Friday, 03 July 2009

Fashion highlight: Creating a stir

Jan Huntley-Peace Meet textile designer and jewellery maker Jan Huntley-Peace. Read the full feature in February's issue on sale now

My Cumbria Life: Simon Berry, English Lakes Hotels

Simon Berry, english Lakes Hotels Read the full feature in February's issue on sale now

Interiors - On the waterfront, Ullswater

Ullswater boathouse Jane Loughran hears how one of the most photographed buildings in Britain, the Duke of Portland boathouse on Ullswater, has been turned into a contemporary home

Wildlife - Fallow deer, the stately roam

Fallow deer You'd expect to find hers of fallow deer in well-manicured country estates but in a peaceful area of south Cumbria these graceful animals live as truly wild animals

Gardens - Cumbria's Finest, Mirehouse Garden, Nr Keswick

Mire House Mirehouse, near Keswick, is both typical and special. In many ways, it is a typical ancient manor house with an equally typical ancient garden, both of which have developed gradually over centuries and retain traces of the changing styles and tastes of many generations. On the other hand, it is a very special place, both because of its situation and because of its intimate connections with many major literary figures of the 19th century.

Culture - Kendal sketchbook, drawing on history

Kendal sketchbook Architect Michael Bottomley has spent decades capturing Kendal's distinctive buildings and places in drawings and paintings. Now the results have been brought together ina beautiful book