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10 reasons not to miss this month’s Hertfordshire Life magazine

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Don’t miss the fabulous April issue - on sale Thursday March 14

Fossils and flowers: wildlife havens of Hill End and Barkway chalk pits

Monday, March 18, 2019 Words: Sarashka King

Nationally rare chalkgrassland at Hill End

Former chalk pits near Hitchin and Royston are secluded spots rich with life ancient and rare. Work is underway to make them better known and studied

March 2019

Jamie Cullum: ‘The left-field jazz that you can dance and lose yourself to is what Cheltenham does well’

Thursday, March 14, 2019 Katie Jarvis

Jamie Cullum will be showcasing songs from his new album at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and it’s going to be emotional

Hertfordshire art collection goes to auction

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Edward Bawden, 'The Road to Thaxted' (Hertfordshire County Council)

Herts County Council is putting a major collection of post-war British art into auction. The authority’s Simon Hoggett outlines the history of the collection and why it’s being sold

March 2019

Stately homes in Hertfordshire: 7 grand estates to visit

Friday, March 8, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Hatfield House (photo: Paul Hudson, Flickr, http://bit.ly/2vsEax8)

Opulent country houses, perfectly kept formal gardens and sweeping parkland vistas: Hertfordshire’s stately homes make perfect days out

100 years of health at Champneys spas

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Yoga at the Tring resort. Furniture had to pushed out of the way (photo: Champneys)

It’s nearly a century since the foundations of what would become Champneys spas were created in Tring. Julie Lucas talks to two remarkable women at its heart

January 2019

Try the new craze of ‘forest bathing’ therapy in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Photos: Taryn Paterson

The benefits of getting out in the fresh air are well-known, but a new take on it, forest therapy, is growing in popularity as a way to unwind and improve health. We asked Herts-based forest therapy guide Sam Wright to explain

January 2019

Homes & Gardens

Pretty Hertfordshire home: Totteridge farmhouse

Monday, March 18, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley. Photos: Khaled Kassem

Charming yet spacious, with country living near the city, this Totteridge farmhouse is a family home par excellence

Hertfordshire home: Grade II* listed medieval hall in Hunsdon

Monday, February 11, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley

The property retains its original late medieval hall plan with additions over the centuries (photo: Fine & Country)

With its roots deep in the medieval period, this Hunsdon former hall house makes a surprisingly comfortable, open and bright family home

American inspired, fresh family home in Knebworth

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley

Inspired by the architecture of New England, a couple took on an ordinary family home in Knebworth and made it their own

Interiors: vintage Christmas at an Edwardian cottage in Bushey

Monday, December 10, 2018 Words: Natalie Flaum. Photos: Darren Chung. Styling: Sian Williamson

The fireplace grate is from a local salvage yard and the gold over mantle mirror is from Brissi. The vintage French white armchair is from Home and Colonial. A local carpenter installed cupboards and shelves either side of the fireplace (photo: Darren Chung / Real Homes)

A young family moved from an outgrown flat in London to an Edwardian cottage in Bushey, lovingly bringing it back to life with vintage finds and sympathetic updates

December 2018

Home of the month: stylish renovation in Bishop’s Stortford

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Words: Pat Bramley

The open plan dining-kitchen room is off the large hallway and opens to the garden (photo: Savills)

A ready-to-move-in house is the last thing this Bishop’s Stortford couple want. Serial renovators, they’ve had the vision to take on three tired homes, including this latest project, and make them into something remarkable

Afternoon tea in Hertfordshire: 32 of the best

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Afternoon tea is a hallmark of British culture that these days comes in many varieties. With its green landscape, attractive towns and beautiful venues, Hertfordshire is a great location for this delight. Here are 32 of the best places in the county to indulge

Exclusive sneak peek at Berkhamsted High Street’s new bar and restaurant

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Berkhamsted High Street's former town hall will be home to a new bar and restaurant, Copper House (photo: synx508, Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Click through to view an artist’s impression of the new bar which is opening next month in the former Town Hall building

Restaurant review: Bistro Gautier, Harpenden

Thursday, March 21, 2019 Words: Richard Cawthorne. Photos: Brian Arnopp

Poisson du Jour (sea bass). Whole fish (£15.95) baked with lemon and stuffed with fresh herbs served with sautéed new potatoes or French fries and green beans (photo: Brian Arnopp)

Carrying on their father’s remarkable legacy, a brother and sister are providing a taste of authentic France in Harpenden

March 2019

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Our food and drink newsletter is brimming with all of your local foodie highlights.

It’s official: the world’s best martini comes from Hertfordshire

Monday, March 4, 2019

The Campfire Gin martini - the world's best (photo: Puddingstone Distillery)

This Hertfordshire distillery has won the prestigious award at the 2019 World’s Best Martini Challenge

March 2019

People

50 richest people in Hertfordshire 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

From film and sport to construction and pharmaceuticals, discover who the richest Hertfordshire people are this year and just how they’re faring in strange times

Wallington: the Hertfordshire village that George Orwell called home

Monday, March 18, 2019

Gerge Orwell c 1940 (photo: Cassowary Colorizations)

Seventy years on from the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, Liz Hamilton walks in George Orwell’s footsteps in the village that played a pivotal role in his life and works

March 2019

Jamie Cullum: ‘The left-field jazz that you can dance and lose yourself to is what Cheltenham does well’

Thursday, March 14, 2019 Katie Jarvis

Jamie Cullum will be showcasing songs from his new album at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and it’s going to be emotional

Nostalgic old videos of Hertfordshire

Friday, March 1, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

These old photos of Hertfordshire will leave you feeling nostalgic (photo: deserontoarchives, Flickr)

Travel back in time to the good old days of Hertfordshire’s past with these nostalgic archive videos

Ad Feature School and college open days in Hertfordshire

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Hertfordshire schools and colleges open days

Thinking of a new school for your child? Visit these great Hertfordshire schools and colleges for their open days

Jamie Cullum: ‘The left-field jazz that you can dance and lose yourself to is what Cheltenham does well’

Thursday, March 14, 2019 Katie Jarvis

Jamie Cullum will be showcasing songs from his new album at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival – and it’s going to be emotional

Hertfordshire art collection goes to auction

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Herts County Council is putting a major collection of post-war British art into auction. The authority’s Simon Hoggett outlines the history of the collection and why it’s being sold

Nostalgic old videos of Hertfordshire

Friday, March 1, 2019 Samuel Mathewson

Travel back in time to the good old days of Hertfordshire’s past with these nostalgic archive videos

John Mills: sculptor to the nation

Monday, February 18, 2019 Photos: Chris Frazer Smith

John Mills with the finished cast for Tommy

In John Mills’ long career he has created pieces that sit at the heart of British culture. Richard Burton met the sculptor at his Hinxworth studio ahead of a Herts retrospective this month

Lee Simmons: combining sculpture, design and architecture

Monday, January 21, 2019 Words: Sandra Smith

Quadrilinear from the roof of the Schoen Clinic. The sculpture was inspired by old maps of the Wigmore Street area (photo: Lee Simmons)

At just 30, Hitchin’s Lee Simmons combines sculpture, design and architecture to create remarkable public works

Afternoon tea in Hertfordshire: 32 of the best

Exclusive sneak peek at Berkhamsted High Street’s new bar and restaurant

The dramatic life and passing of Prime Minister Lord Palmerston

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

21 great days out in Hertfordshire

Harry Potter Studio Tour (photo: mdpettitt, Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

20 of the best restaurants in Hertfordshire

Food at The Grove, Watford (photo: Chris Tubbs)

20 of the best pubs in Hertfordshire

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