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Hello Kitty, the FBI and the exclusive island of Nantucket: Weird and wonderful tartans, and where to find them
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (440+ words) This Burns Night, Lotte Brundle offers you a brief history of the internationally celebrated chequered fabric. Perhaps you should. This island has now joined Scrooge McDuck, Hello Kitty and an Elvis Presley tribute act in having its own unique tartan…...
Six superb country homes for sale across Britain, from £1.1 million to £13.5 million, as seen in Country Life
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (273+ words) This week's pick of homes on the market via Country Life features a light-filled house on Jersey and a sprawling Berkshire estate. A real rarity in the form of a 250-acre estate for sale in Berkshire. An 11,000 sq ft country…...
Portmeirion: A century of peculiar genius at Clough Williams-Ellis's great village experiment
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (154+ words) Fig 2: A view through the Gatehouse, 195455, with its mural by Hans Feibusch. Fig 3: A view of the Dwyryd estuary. Changes in the weather can transport the viewer from Wales to southern Europe and back again. Fig 4: The hotel was created…...
The best preparation for a half marathon is a long drive in the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (398+ words) Nick Hendrix heads to the south coast for a long run. He felt it was important to arrive in style. I promised myself when I got in the new Aston Martin Vanquish Volante and prepared to assess its potential brilliantness…...
Jazz music has always made a case for revolution, and we're falling back in love again
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (544+ words) There's more than a whiff of swing in the air'and on the airwaves. Will Hosie explores the resurrection of one of music's most exciting genres The word "Glastonbury' tends to inspire more than a flinch from readers. The heady stench…...
The Sussex mansion of a member of one of the biggest bands of the 80s is for sale, and it's an Art Deco delight
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (424+ words) This gorgeous house in a village near Horsham is on the market for only the second time since it was built. The answer is Alan Wilder, a member of the 1980s and 1990s pop band Depeche Mode, who've sold 100 million records in…...
Learning to bring Skye to life through a lens: How a camera-challenged Millennial fell in love with a landscape
1+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) The author (left) and Andrew. Kinloch Lodge is a four-star hotel on the shore of Loch na Dal on the Sleat Peninsula in southern Skye. Formerly a 17th-century hunting lodge, the property has been in the care of the Clan…...
English country gardens once dotted the French Riviera. Now the last of them is about to slip away forever
1+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) Charles Quest-Ritson laments the final closure of the English Edwardian garden at Le Clos. I remember that both of them spoke fondly of Humphrey Waterfield, who had been killed in a motor accident in 1971, and wondered what would happen to…...
Tropical paradises for sale, from a breathtaking rainforest lodge in Brazil to a 144-acre private island in The Bahamas
1+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) We're not even going to try and pretend that this isn't a slice of pure escapism: here's our round-up of palatial escapes in warm, sunny places. An island of your own: Clove Cay. On top of all that, Clove Cay…...
What do Taylor Swift, Guy Ritchie and The King have in common? They all love a 200-year-old fabric born in Scotland’s textile mills
1+ week, 2+ day ago (103+ words) Lovat Mill, the last tweed producer in the Scottish Borders, has fans in Madonna, Taylor Swift and The King " and they're releasing 15 new designs to celebrate the fabric's 200 year anniversary. The model Marie-H'l'ne Arnaud in 1958, wearing a tweed Chanel suit....