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Island life, an hour from London
A rehab clinic on Osea Island has been relaunched as an upmarket retreat, with eight cottages, two beach houses and an imposing Edwardian manor house, writes Joanne O’Connor
The Square gets hip
Long populated by louts and touts, London’s Leicester Square is shedding its tacky image, as a scheme to improve the area is now under way
The expert selection: British gourmet pubs
An easier way to experience star chef Heston Blumenthal’s food is to head off to The Hind’s Head, situated at the heart of the pretty village of Bray in Berkshire
High style in Robin’s hood
A new breed of luxury treehouse, complete with hot tub and games room featuring a big TV, pool table and other diversions, has arrived in Sherwood Forest
Discovering Eden
Between the peaks of the Pennines and the Lake District lies the lush Eden Valley. Rory Stewart takes an autumn walk along its length
The Cotswold ways
See beyond the glossy-paged, tour-guided, twee and vulgar, and discover the other side of the world-famous English villages
On holiday with Martin Parr
Catherine Nixey takes a weekend course at the Isle of Wight with Britain’s greatest seaside chronicler to document the ‘vulgarity, nostalgia and brashness’ of UK holidaymaking
Seaside surrealism
Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project aims to give the heritage-obsessed English a chance to revel in the luxury of modern design, says Edwin Heathcote
The Savoy’s £220m revamp
After a £220m refurbishment and nearly three years, the grande dame of the city’s hotels, which has an unmatchable heritage, will be welcoming patrons again, says Tom Robbins
The best pubs with rooms
Roger Protz, editor of the ‘Good Beer Guide’, selects his 10 favourite English country inns – known to patrons for their brew, food and accommodations
