Innholdsfortegnelse for Jul/Aug 2023 i Britain

The British Cookbook: authentic home cooking recipes from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (£39.95; Smith and Baxter) takes readers on a mouthwatering culinary tour across the British Isles. Author and food historian Ben Mervis has put together 550 authentic recipes in this half cookbook, half cultural history, covering well-known classics alongside surprising regional recipes. SERVES 4 10 minutes, plus 8–12 hours soaking Cook time: 2 hours INGREDIENTS 500g/1lb 2oz (2 cups) yellow split peas50g/2oz (3 tablespoons) butter1 large onion, chopped1 large carrot, diced1 ham hock Worcestershire sauce (optional)salt and peppercrusty bread, to serve METHOD Put the yellow split peas into a large bowl, cover with water and leave to soak overnight. The next day, drain the split peas and set aside. Melt the butter in a large saucepan or…

Nestled along the Cornish coast with truly exceptional views across St Austell Bay, The Carlyon Bay Hotel is a wonderful place to feel inspired and unwind whilst experiencing a taste of Cornish hospitality. Amongst 250 acres of secluded gardens and grounds, you’ll discover luxury facilities intertwined with nature, from an 18-hole championship golf course, tranquil spa and outdoor pool, gym and tennis courts, to award-winning restaurants and comfortable public areas to relax in with 180° sea views. The Carlyon Bay Hotel has been a part of the Brend Collection since 1982, which boasts a breathtaking portfolio of luxury hotels within Devon and Cornwall. The iconic Carlyon Bay Hotel is a historic landmark with a varied past and a story to tell. One lucky reader and their guest will win a…

STAR LETTER STEPPING UP The St. Paul’s & the Polymath article [Vol 91 Issue 2] reminded me of my second visit to London in 2019. I didn’t get to see St. Paul’s during my first visit and I went on my very first full day back. I had to see the inside of the magnificent church Diana was married in. I wasn’t ready for the beauty of the church and the monuments, specifically the Duke of Wellington’s. I made a point to visit the tomb of the architect Christopher Wren which I found was a sad and insignificant place that was very obscure and hard to find for a man who left such a great legacy. Lastly, I took on the challenge of climbing the 500-something steps to the top…

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With its glorious, undulating countryside punctuated by historic market towns and impossibly idyllic villages, it’s no wonder West Sussex has beguiled so many visitors through the centuries. For poet, painter and mystic William Blake, who penned his verse And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time while living in the little village of Felpham, it really was ‘England’s green and pleasant land’. Some 70 years later, Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson fled to the area to escape the starstruck fans who flocked to his front door on the nearby Isle of Wight. He built a new home at Black Down – at 918ft the highest point in the county. From there he could gaze across the purple heather and ancient woodlands, immortalising the scene before him in verse: “You came,…

BRITAIN: What is the first thing you do when you arrive at work in the morning? CPB: I usually get to work for 8am and I’ll make myself a cup of coffee, then settle down and flip through my emails before the day really begins. No two days are ever the same and there might be a number of different projects going on in the house. B: What does your job involve?  CPB: My main responsibility is looking after all the treasures in the house; the paintings, furniture, porcelain, books and textiles. Goodwood has one of the finest art and furniture collections of any English country stately home, with paintings by artists such as Stubbs, Canaletto, Reynolds and Lely. We have an ongoing conservation programme, so every day includes liaising with a…

HERITAGE A new look for the Beefeaters For the first time in seventy years, the Tower of London’s Yeoman Warders, or ‘Beefeaters’ as they’re commonly known due to the medieval guards’ meat-eating habits, now have brand-new uniforms, bearing the cypher of King Charles III. The first Yeoman Warders were recruited to guard the Tower of London in 1485, and have worn every sovereign’s initials embroidered on their uniform since the reign of Elizabeth I. There are now 35 Beefeaters living and working at the Tower, who have all previously served at least 22 years in the Armed Forces. Wearing their colourful uniforms, the Yeoman Warders guard the Tower, conduct tours of the thousand-year-old royal palace and take part in ceremonial duties, including guarding the monarch himself on occasion. The new…

In Cornwall you are never more than a few miles from the sea, and never more than a craggy cove or two from a tale of a Cornish smuggler. The legends of these wily ‘free-traders’, as they were known locally, and their escapades seem to live in every quiet nook and coastal cranny of this almost entirely sea-bound county. These days those hidden smugglers’ haunts are boltholes of a different kind and offer visitors the chance to immerse themselves in this exciting and emotive period of Cornish history. Perhaps the most infamous smuggling village in Cornwall is the impossibly picturesque little port of Polperro. Here ancient cottages crowd down to the calm waters of a narrow inlet where fishing boats bob and gulls call from lichen-dappled rooftops. In the 18th…

On 9 July and 6 August this year, rail enthusiasts will enjoy a spectacular round trip between York and Carlisle, following the Settle– Carlisle route, one of the most beautiful rail journeys in Britain, as at the head, locomotive No. 60103 – aka the Flying Scotsman – shrills and billows. Highlights will include views across the Fells to the Pennine peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, and the ascent of Ais Gill at the head of the Mallerstang valley, on the North Yorkshire-Cumbria border. Meanwhile, train buffs on the valley floor can thrill to the sight of the legendary engine – resplendent in BR Brunswick Green – as the 70ft, 97-tonne behemoth clatters across the soaring Ribblehead Viaduct. Built in Doncaster for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), painted…

The Sackville family has lived at Knole, one of Britain’s great treasure houses, for more than four hundred years. Throughout its history, Knole has lured generations of heirs with the promise of an ancestral place, an aristocratic life, a sense of unearned esteem and belonging. Many of these Sackvilles have revelled in the opportunity. But others, once seduced, have found such a huge inheritance hard to manage. The place has ground them down, becoming a curse, a burden, rather than a privilege or a glory. Knole has always excited a range of different reactions, and not just among members of the Sackville family. It’s a love-it-or-loathe-it sort of place. King Henry VIII liked it so much that he forced Thomas Cranmer, his Archbishop of Canterbury, to hand it to him…

When Dudley North, the 3rd Lord North, stopped to drink from a natural spring that he passed in Kent on his way home to London in 1606, little did he know that hundreds of years later visitors would flock to drink from the very same spring, and to admire the attractive town that sprung up because of his accidental discovery. Tired and thirsty from his journey, Lord North drank from the spring and noticed a ‘rusty’ taste to the water. Feeling immediately rejuvenated, he had some of the water bottled to take back to London with him, and henceforth declared to all his friends that it had health-giving properties. News of the miraculous spring quickly spread and noble visitors came to ‘take the waters’ from the Chalybeate Spring (the name…