It’s cold outside but you can make it cosy this winter. Use Scandinavian style, soft furnishings, and scent to create a winter retreat in your home You know that lovely feeling you get when you’re snuggled up at home when the weather is awful? Well, the clever Swedes have a name for it, as Catharina […]
Living Magazine visits The Red Lion at Water End, to discover how it’s catering for post-lockdown visitors I have driven past The Red Lion on the Leighton Buzzard road so many times and wondered why its car park is always so full. Now that I have visited, to experience its latest menu and the safety […]
A Million Dreams By Dani Atkins Published by: Head of Zeus Out now The story tracks Beth Brandon and Izzy Vaughan and their mutual families, through love and friendship. Both must make heart-wrenching decisions that will affect the rest of their adult lives. A superb read that will grip you from the first page! Dani […]
Make this scrumptious squash cake as a seasonal treat for Hallowe’en. Ingredients 300g self-raising flour 300g light muscovado sugar 3 tsp mixed spice 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 175g sultanas ½ tsp salt 4 free range eggs, beaten 200g butter, melted and slightly cooled finely grated zest 1 orange 1 tbsp orange juice 500g butternut […]
How did a mysterious wild boy from Germany find his way to Northchurch? In the churchyard at St Mary’s, Northchurch, is a gravestone with a rather unusual engraving. It simply says PETER the Wild Boy 1785. So, who was Peter, and how did he come to be buried in a small Hertfordshire village? His tale […]
The Bly family has a long association with the town of Tring, as John Bly explains ‘The Bly’s first connection with Tring dates back to the 1440s when a group of French noblemen, their sires and assorted retinue arrived in the area and settled here. ‘And when a descendant of Stephen of Blois married into […]
Delicious served warm with some whipped cream, ice cream, or just with a cup of coffee, this Bakewell Tart is a perfect teatime treat for the whole family. Ingredients 200g shortcrust pastry 2tbsp raspberry jam 125g caster sugar 125g soft margarine 2 medium eggs 80g ground almonds 60g plain flour 1tsp almond essence 40g flaked […]
Did lockdown make you realise your house isn’t big enough? A garden building could be the answer. We show you how to create a ‘man cave’, a games or playroom, an office, gym or guest room As so many of us have spent a lot of the spring and summer at home, you may have […]
As children go back to school – many of them after a break of almost six months – it will be important to support them ‘When they have a big change, children can have underlying anxiety,’ says Gayle Hamill, integrative psychotherapist and founder of Tring-based Circle Therapy. Gayle explains what parents can look out for […]
Summer may be coming to a close, but you don’t have to head indoors and hibernate. Clever use of autumn planting, lighting, outdoor heating, garden buildings – even cosy blankets – can help you enjoy your outdoor room throughout the autumn During lockdown, lots of us got busy making our outdoor space a lovely place […]
You don’t have to pound the streets or whizz up and down country lanes on two wheels to get fit. Here’s our guide to a more gentle way of exercising There were two kinds of people over lockdown – those who busily posted up their latest 10km run route, and those who busily took a […]
This walk initially follows the ancient Ridgeway with stunning views from the top of Pitstone Hill before returning through the beautiful woodland of the National Trust’s Ashridge Estate. START/END: Tring Railway Station, Station Road, Tring HP23 5QR Grid ref: SP 950122. An alternative start point is the National Trust Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre car park. […]