Inside this issue:

• find out how a village pub influenced television presenter James May, in his move to the south of the county

• international furniture designer Luke Hughes creates furniture on a grand scale

• in part one, of a two part series, we discover why a coaching route across the county was popular with the fashionable

• in lockdown, artist Richard Hoare rediscovers the beauty of the landscape on his doorstep

• Woolley & Wallis reveal some of the recent lots that have gone through their salesroom

• we also start the new year with a month by month series full of hints and tips for successful season on the allotment.