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Pubs are opening camping and caravan sites for the summer - top 7 to bookmark Mirror 4/05/2021 Vicky Lissaman Enterprising pubs have created a brand new “package holiday” of countryside, chilled drinks and home-cooked meals – by turning their beer gardens into pop-up campsites. Faced with lost revenue from months of enforced closures, hostelries around the UK have been thrown a lifeline with permission to set up a temporary camp or glampsite for up to 56 days of the year...

Among the other features is a full-size shire horse made from willow and an ornate horse-drawn carriage. Other displays include the palace’s original tack room, which is open to the public for the first time complete with the family’s saddles and riding equipment, the stable office and an area where live horse displays can take place, as well as the chance to attempt to ride sides saddle. The area will also highlight the key role the wider estate – including its ancient woodland, ro...

Brome Hall, just before demolition. Date: 1958. Picture: EDP LIBRARY - Credit: Archant Some are in ruins, some are lost to time, others are guarded by ghosts: many of the country houses Suffolk once boasted have since fallen victim to the wrecking ball. Weird Suffolk has chosen 10 favourites that remain only as ruins, photographs, distant memories or in one case a mystery, including a hall with a magical stone in its courtyard, one where plastic surgery was carried out in the parkland, one whos...

Country Life Trending: The Summer House folly at Warnford Park, Hampshire. ©James McDonald The Summer House at Warnford Park is an 18th-century bath house in a quiet corner of Hampshire that has found a new life as an idyllic weekend retreat, discovers Cosmo Brockway. What do an Irish countess, an American decorator and a Catalan lampshade designer have in common? They have all had a hand in the fortunes of one of England’s most romantic follies. The Summer House, hidden away in Ham...

Some are in ruins, some are lost to time, others are guarded by ghosts: many of the country houses Suffolk once boasted have since fallen victim to the wrecking ball

Tony Greenway Published: 8:57 AM May 1, 2021    Updated: 9:49 AM May 4, 2021 A show from London-based artist Mel Brimfield includes a constellation of audio monologues, fragmented theatrical sets, moving image work and large-scale drawings - Credit: Mel Brimfield Real-life events are here at last - let Tony Greenway give your a reminder of what to expect...  until August 30  Mel Brimfield: From This World, to That Which Is to Come, The Tetley, Leeds A show from London-based artist Mel Br...

Chatsworth Park and Paines Bridge - Credit: DPC Photography For mere mortals, it can be difficult to keep on top of our own gardens.   How often have we let the grass grow too long, failed to mend that face or let the flowers at the bottom of the garden wither away?  Now imagine being responsible for 105 acres of garden, sat within 2,000 acres of varied and demanding land so beautiful and diverse that it is visited by over 700,000 people a year, all travelling from far and wide to take in...

Drive In Film Club is back at the iconic Alexandra Palace and they are showing The Lion King on Monday. The film starts at 3pm but the gates open 45 minutes before the spots go on a first come first served basis. For older kids, the 90s classic 10 Things I Hate About You will be shown at 6pm. You can also order popcorn, sweets, alcoholic beverages and hot dogs from the comfort of your car.  £15 per ticket including a charity donation. rooftopfilmclub.com Kew is a childrens paradise Credit: ...

Film trucks and catering marquees are erected in the sprawling grounds of Highclere Castle in Hampshire as filming for the Downton Abbey sequel gets underway Aerial pictures from the set show that production is now well and truly underway for the film sequel, which began filming earlier this month Hugh Bonneville, 57, revealed filming had begun earlier this month as he shared a picture on set, as he stated: Good to be back, while the shows official Twitter shared further details  In the announ...

First look at set as filming for Downton Abbey sequel gets underway Rebecca Lawrence and Ciara Farmer For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Film trucks and catering marquees have been erected in the sprawling grounds of Highclere Castle as filming for the Downton Abbey sequel gets underway.  The beloved BBC series is being adapted into a second movie following the firsts box office success, with cast and crew returning to the set in Hampshire, England.  L...