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Top tips for how to achieve comfy English Country Cottage style decor in the bedroom. Throw away all the rules of home decorating and discover this great informal look.

Dorset is Thomas Hardy country, mainly near Dorchester with the author's birthplace, grave, and house at Max Gate, all easily seen from a country cottage holiday home.

Lovelynch Barn in Somerset is one of Farm and Cottage Holidays best English country cottages for rent in the West Country with horse-riding, fishing, walking and more.

Dorset Coastal Cottages rent self-catering English country cottages providing accommodation on or near the Jurassic Coast and Coastal Path in South-West England.

Sissinghurst is the creation of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. Their ideas on garden design and innovative planting have made it a mecca for gardeners worldwide

Howick Hall Gardens are close to the beautiful Northumberland coast. After viewing the gardens you can enjoy a walk by the sea.

Discover beautiful bed and breakfast accommodation at historic British inns whilst travelling through beautiful parts of Shropshire, Lancashire and Devon in England.

Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy grew up in Dorset, England. Today visitors to the West County can see the region and the English country cottages that influenced his work.

Located just 15 miles north east of York England, Castle Howard is known for its large art collection and beautiful gardens.

Visitors to the historic Abbey town of Sherborne, England will find a variety of country inns, pubs, hotel accommodations and cottages to suit every taste and budget.

Brief descriptions of American Country, Country Cottage, French Country, English Country and Sun Country Decorating Styles.

Gooseberries are a sweet delight in English cookery. They are easy plants to grow and once harvested can be used in a number of dishes including gooseberry fool.

Here are some simple ideas for the music, dances, costumes, food, and decorations that will take partygoers back to the time of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.

The Woodleigh Replicas are a slice of British history in miniature and are perhaps the most unique family attraction to be found on Prince Edward Island.

For more than 1300 years, Sherborne in the West Country in Dorset has been a gathering place for pilgrims and travelers. Today it's a great place for a family holiday.

English country cottages and country inns abound in Dorset, England, but this historic coaching inn offers spacious, en-suite hotel accommodations and an excellent pub.

Travelers to the West Country looking for self catering holiday cottages will find pet friendly White Horse Farm an ideal base for visiting Dorset tourist attractions.

Country cottage gardens are reminiscent of traditional England; learn how to create and choose traditional cottage garden flowers for an old English style summer garden.

Grinling Gibbons, influenced by the Baroque style of the Netherlands, created realistic still life woodcarvings from limewood. His skill has never been surpassed.

Gittisham village is a timeless country scene, the "ideal English village" HRH Prince Charles said. It's also home to a gorgeous country hotel - Combe House.

Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria never visited Galveston, but chances are they would feel right at home December 1 -2, 2007 at the 34th Dickens on the Strand.

Before George Washington fought the British and became President, he roamed the cobblestone streets of Alexandria. Now the city honors him with a month-long celebration.

Let Agatha Christie's novels to join forces with PG Wodehouse in your mind, then add a plethora of very rude romps. James Lear's hilarious crime erotica is what you get!

The fourteen interconnected botanical gardens of The Huntington provide outside time, culture, and some education about the plant world. Spend time here and relax.

If you want to rent a cottage in England, Scotland or Wales that suits a baby or young child under-5, a new website helps you find that child-friendly accommodation

This small garden in the north of England was created by Gertrude Jekyll in 1911. Reached via the Causeway at Holy Island and overlooked by dramatic Lindisfarne Castle.

Marjoram has been used as a folk remedy, culinary herb, fragrance and medicine; today, sweet marjoram essential oil has a number of uses and properties in aromatherapy.

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, with her knitting, gardening and shrewd view of human nature, solved crime based on her experiences in the country village of St. Mary Mead

One of P.G.Wodehouse's finest comic techniques was to make jokes out of familiar cliches.

Queen Elizabeth, and other members of the royal family would often leave the formality of Buckingham Palace for the relaxed atmosphere of the Royal Yacht Britannia.

It is possible to have gorgeous wedding flowers without spending half the budget on a florist. Here's how:

With the Plum Festival in August, the Asparagus Festival in Spring and the Farmers Arms at Birtsmorton open all year round, Worcestershire is a great place to visit.

The allure of teaching abroad is one that most of us have thought about at one time or another. Whether in between careers, deciding what to do after graduation or you are already teaching abroad but don’t meet all of the pertinent criteria, beware of the dangers that exist for anyone thinking of teaching illegally.

Somerset in SouthWest England has lots of good things to do and places to visit including Bath, Wells, Exmoor, Glastonbury, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole, and Minehead.

Calke Abbey, an English baroque house, is one of the most fascinating tourist attractions in Derbyshire.

Parents looking for different names for a new baby boy can check ancient cultures for choices. Greek, Hebrew, German, Celtic, and Italian roots appear in many names.

There are more than 47,000 churches in Britain, but less than 10% of the population are attending them. What's happening to all those empty spaces?

Crowning a week of extraordinary auctions in Indian and Islamic art, the marble bust of Maharajah Duleep Singh sold in London for 43 times its estimated value.

Greywalls Hotel is known in the golfing world as the best place to stay if you want to play on the Muirfield Golf Course - a venue for several British Open championships.

Three national historic sites that were home to some of America's most famous figures are all within minutes of visitors to Hyde Park, in New York's Hudson River Valley.

The companion volume to the British television series hosted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows locavores how to really get down to food basics.

Would you pay to stay in stranger's house? Avoid common mistakes and find the rental property that is right for you, at a price you are happy to pay.

Perhaps it's the damp climate, but the British have developed a taste for some very wacky ways of passing the time.

English novelist Jane Austen's short life spanned the end of the 18th century and early 19th century amid the simplicity of a quietly chivalrous and fairy tale society.

Not sure where to start? Flip through the pages of this book to help identify a look that you can love living with.

A coded message summons Sherlock Holmes to the aide of Jack Douglas but, before he can get to him, Douglas is found dead.

Young merchant Thomas Halsey typified American colonists who were leaders in founding new communities. They were forerunners of the middle class,

Escape the busy city in the walking paths and hiking trails of the parks in Hong Kong.

From the Nightwatch to the Rikjsmuseum to free classical music concerts, a medival community to carillons, barrel organs Amsterdam has a host of free entertainment.

One of the most important aspects of civilian life during the Second World War was keeping up morale and one of the most popular activities was a visit to the cinema.