The Stubborn Light of Things is a lovely nature diary from a woman who swapped her city life in London (moving from flat to Tube to office) and took the plunge, moving to rural Suffolk, where she reconnected to nature by talking walks with her adopted dog: swifts nesting in a nearby church, ivy-leaved toadflax…
East of England
a guide to Essex, naturally
Jo Grundy Essex is not just Bluewater shopping centre, the Dartford Tunnel and cheeky boys! In fact, most land is home to pretty villages and beaches (after Devon, this county has the longest coast in England at over 350 miles – along with the world’s longest pier at Southend). You’ll even find hidden spots like…
a guide to Bedfordshire, naturally
Jo Grundy Bedfordshire is a small and mostly rural place set amid the Chiltern Hills. The town of Bedford (birthplace of both Ronnie Barker and John Le Mesurier) is home to more Italians than anywhere, due to an immigration drive back in the 60s. So you won’t have far to look for a good plate…
a guide to Cambridgeshire, naturally
Barbara Peirson Cambridgeshire is towards the north of the East Midlands, the university founded by a group of scholars fleeing Oxford, over 800 years ago. Its famed mathematical bridge is so-called as it’s an arch shape, yet built with straight timber (a ‘feat of engineering’). The Fens are boggy marshland with fertile soil that means…