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WELCOME

ften when I talk to folk who have moved to Rutland and Stamford, they cite the greenery and our pastoral scenes as one of the main motivators for their relocation. Little wonder; one of the nice things about nature is that amid Covid and the ups and downs of the economy, the natural world is a sort of constant. It’s omnipresent and provides reassuringly consistant sights, sounds and experiences year after year. As summer gives way to autumn, and as green leaves turn brown and crunchy underfoot, it’s a reminder that seldom is turmoil permanent, and that, despite the fact that we’ve had to forgo the pleasure of summer events like the Burghley Horse Trials - which should be taking place as Pride goes to press - life goes on and normal life will resume very soon.

We’re already working on our November and December editions so I think we should make each other a promise to make this winter as good and as successful as possible for the area’s local businesses following a summer of uncertainty. Back to this edition, we’re investigating some of Stamford’s most interesting buildings with local author Chris Davies; we’re exploring the Duke of Buccleuch’s Boughton Estate on the border of Rutland. We’re also enjoying winter holidays and curating a fine art collection with one of the area’s newest galleries. Our best wishes for a wonderful month and for a great autumn, too!

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50 CONTENTS NEWS & EVENTS 08

NEWS The best ‘good news’ stories from across Rutland and Stamford including the welcome news that Burghley will be back in 2021!

dining at home throughout October.

HOMES & GARDENS 64

WELCOME HOME A beautiful country home near Stamford... this month’s featured property.

Local author Chris Davies on Stamford’s best buildings, each with a story behind them.

HOMES Autumn makeovers with beautiful fabrics from the area’s best interior designers.

FINE ART ON MILL STREET

GARDENS The poet’s garden, Clare Cottage at Helpston, opens to visitors.

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Enjoy a tour of Rutland’s newest gallery with art dealer Cory Fuller.

THE DUKE’S GREAT ESTATE Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, provides a tour around the country estate of Boughton.

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TRAVEL Why island destinations are proving popular with holidaymakers post-Covid.

FOOD & DRINK 50

RECIPES & WINE Enjoy delicious

DINING OUT Enjoying fine dining at The Chubby Castor near Stamford.

LADIES & GENTLEMEN 101 FASHION Fabienne provides bold prints and sleek separates for your autumn wardrobe.

106 HAPPILY EVER AUTUMN An out of season wedding at Deene Park.

AND FINALLY... 124 MOTORS Aston Martin’s impressive DBX family-friendly off-roader.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Burghley will be back in 2021...

2021 HORSE TRIALS CONFIRMED FOR 1ST-5TH SEPTEMBER 2021 AFTER CANCELLATION

STAMFORD Alas, as Pride goes to press we should have been enjoying a sunny Burghley Horse Trials weekend, but it was not to be. The whole Horse Trials team was devastated at having to cancel 2020’s event but happily they have at least been able to confirm that 2021’s event will take place from September 1st-5th. As well as being a first class country show, celebrating all that rural life has to offer, Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is also a world-class sporting fixture, attracting 167,500 visitors in 2018 and contributing £20m to Stamford’s economy. 2020’s event was sorely missed by those seeking to enjoy world class equestrian entertainment, and by the 600 exhibitors who enjoy a presence at the event each year.

Sir Richard Jewson, Chairman of the Burghley Horse Trials Committee, commented: “One of the joys of being involved with Land

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Rover Burghley Horse Trials is to be continually reminded how much this iconic event is loved by the many who create, take part and attend.”

“We must now focus our efforts on planning the 2021 event and which all of us are sure will be a special celebration.” n

PETERBOROUGH We hope Kate Holmes isn’t scared of heights. As Pride goes to press, Kate, of Architectural Heritage & Scanning Ltd, will abseil down the iconic west front of Peterborough Cathedral to complete a condition survey. The high resolution laser scans Kate will take on her descent will add to one of the most in-depth digital captures of an historic building ever carried out. The results of all this scanning will not only provide safer and more cost effective access to information for

maintenance and repair purposes, but also a rich and inspiring educational resource. The scans can also generate 3D printing and the initial concept is that some of the statues Kate will scan on the west front, with other carved details on the building, may become part of a unique, limited edition Peterborough Cathedral chess set, reproduced in cast stone resin. Peterborough Cathedral may well end up being the most digitally recorded historic building ever at this point, with 16 billion data points and 30,000 images. n

TOD’S PIECE REOPENS IN UPPINGHAM

UPPINGHAM Children in Uppingham are celebrating the opening of a new play area at Tod’s Piece. The new play area is officially up and running following a launch party attended by the High Sheriff of Rutland, Richard Cole at Tod’s Piece on Tuesday. New all-weather surface and swings, slides and climbing equipment are included in the new play area, which was funded by a £50,000 grant from FCC Communities Foundation.

Steve Rozak, Mayor of Uppingham says: “This play area is going to make a real difference to the community in Uppingham.” “We are extremely grateful to FCC Communities Foundation for providing funding as we it would not have been possible without their support. The new space is for children aged eight and under and the improved all-weather surface is ready for everything the British summer has instore!” n

Castle & Museum Reopen SEPTEMBER SAW THE REOPENING OF TWO OF RUTLAND’S BEST HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS...

STAMFORD 12-year old entrepreneur Ollie Clarke is putting his skills in the workshop to good use by cresting bespoke bird boxes to sell online. Ollie is selling natural bird boxes for £15, and a high quality version which is sanded and painted for £25. Mum Coleen supervises as Ollie drills and sands his boxes, which are available via the young businessman’s Facebook page Ollie’s Birdbox or by calling 01780 693033. n

OAKHAM Oakham Castle and Rutland County Museum are both reopening as Pride goes to press, following their closure in March due to Covid. Oakham Castle’s Great Hall reopen with new opening hours of 10am to 1pm, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, whilst Rutland County Museum will reopen as Pride goes to press with new opening hours of 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Both attractions will reopen with safety measures in place, to help prevent the spread of the virus. Visitors will also be asked to leave contact details to assist NHS Test and Trace. n

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STAMFORD South Kesteven District Council says it will still invest the £250,000 needed to create new office accommodation for startup businesses on the town’s Elm Street in spite of Covid. Kelham Cooke of SKDC says there is still strong demand for office space in the town, and that the building will provide premium office space for 15 people. n

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AREA TO LOSE RUTLAND RADIO AS OWNER BAUER TO REBRAND STATION Bauer has confirmed that as Pride goes to press the name Rutland Radio will be lost as it rebrands the station to bring it in line with its Greatest Hits Radio brand. Despite a petition signed by 2,500 people, the station name will be dropped with more national content fed in from Bauer’s headquarters. Simon Mayo will join the station to present a new weekend programme called The Album Show. The changes will take place from early September and Bauer has confirmed that job losses are also possible. n 9

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STAMFORD’S ARCHITECTURE

Stamford in Six

BUILDINGS In a town with 600 listed buildings, how do you pick the most interesting...? Author Chris Davies’s book might help. It’s a guide to Stamford’s 50 most notable buildings, we’re featuring just a few here... Words: Chris Davies.

STAMFORD has a reputation for being one of England's finest stone towns. It has a happy mix of medieval and Georgian architecture that was untouched by the Industrial Revolution or later large-scale developments.

Stamford in 50 Buildings explores the history of the town through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures, from medieval churches to picturesque town centre buildings. Burghley House is a given, so we’ve omitted that here.

But choosing fifty buildings from a town that can boast 600 listed buildings was never going to be an easy task when Chris Davies created his book on the most notable 50 buildings in the town.

“Stamford is not a museum, and its buildings reflect the age in which they were built. In more modern times, such building has not always been sympathetic to the surrounding buildings or the townscape in general – buildings erected, as Sir Neil Cossons put it, ‘with thoughtless haste and ill considered imitation.’ Nevertheless, they are of their age, and we have to accept them as such.”

“Many may disagree with those I have chosen and feel that their favourite building should have been included. My apologies for that!” says Chris. “But I at least hope that they will understand the rationale behind my particular selection. What I have tried to do is to show something of Stamford’s history through its buildings and the people who lived in them.”

“I have therefore tried to select buildings that reflect Stamford’s long history, as well as having merit in their own right, 53 years since the town was named Britain’s first conservation area.”

1. ST LEONARD’S PRIORY... With the exception of the Cistercians, most of the major monastic orders were represented in Stamford, and remained here until the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1541. The Benedictine order was represented by St Michael’s Nunnery, which lay to the south-west, just outside St Martin’s parish, and St Leonard’s Priory, which was a Benedictine cell of Durham. There is an element of confusion about a foundation date for the priory. The belief among earlier historians was that St Leonard’s was founded in the seventh century by St Wilfred. The first reliable reference to St Leonard’s is in the confirmation of Durham’s possessions by Pope Eugenius in 1146. The main function of the priory seems to have been to manage Durham’s estates south of the Humber, but in the early fourteenth century it also prepared students for study at Oxford. For many years the priory was part of the Burghley estate and to judge from early drawings, seems to have been used for storage by the adjacent farm. The priory is now in the care of SKDC, but in recent years Stamford Civic Society have taken a leading role in caring for the site. n

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2. GOTHIC HOUSE...

3. BROWNE’S HOSPITAL...

Its proper name is Gothic House, although you’ll probably know it better as Walker’s Books! There’s very little obvious timber-framing in Stamford, since much of what does exist has been hidden by later refronting. A case in point is Gothic House in High Street. The building probably dates from the sixteenth century and is a long, narrow plot running at right angles to the street. The early parts of the building are timber-framed, with a jetty down the west side. The passage that ran down the west side of the building was incorporated into the shop sometime in the 1960s. This effectively brought the outside wall of the jettied timber framed building inside, which can be clearly seen when ascending the stairs inside. The Gothic Revival frontage was added in 1849 and was described by the Stamford Mercury as a ‘fine specimen of the revived Tudor style.’ During the late eighteenth century the shop was occupied by Thomas Rayment, a clockmaker. There is a painted inscription on one of the collars in the roof space: ‘T Rayment 1788.’ Rayment went bankrupt in 1792 and the Mercury announced, in June of that year, that his stock was to be sold off at the Town Hall. The town post office was here for a time in the nineteenth century, and for a number years Gothic House was one of the many outlets run by Parrish & Sons, who were one of the town’s leading retailers n

Browne’s Hospital was founded by William Browne, a wealthy wool merchant, and his wife Margaret in 1475. It was originally called Cleymont Hospital, after the area in which it was built. In the 1480s Browne and his wife decided to convert it into a family hospital, which was to be called the hospital of William Browne of Stamford. The hospital, which was described by Pevsner as ‘one of the best medieval almshouses in England,’ provided accommodation for ten poor men and two women under the supervision of a warden and confrater. We should, perhaps, be clear that the terms hospital, almshouse and bedehouse, were all applied to Browne’s hospital; it was not a medical facility in the modern sense of the word. Unusually, the building is of two storeys. Recent research by Nick Hill and Alan Rogers suggests that the building originally had two purposes: a hospital and a guildhall, the hospital being on the ground floor and the guildhall on the first floor. The ground-floor arrangement followed the medieval pattern of a communal hall with cubicles along each wall. In 1870 the hospital was considerably altered by James Fowler of Louth and accommodation for the inmates was provided in small cottages around a rear courtyard. Browne’s hospital still exists as a charity and provides accommodation for a number of elderly people. n

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4. STAMFORD THEATRE...

Stamford Theatre is another of the town’s buildings which has a chequered history. Now part of the Stamford Arts Centre complex, the theatre was built by built by an Irish actor manager called James ‘Jemmy’ Whitley and local alderman and mason William Clarke, on land leased from the Earl of Exeter. The building was completed in 1768 at a cost of £806, opening on 14th March 1768 with a performance of ‘Love in a Village’ by Mr Witley’s own company of comedians. Whitley appears to have been something of an entrepreneur and worked a circuit system, which meant that he attracted some of the famous names of the day to Stamford. Local audiences, therefore, were able to see William Charles Macready, Charles Kemble, Mrs Siddons and Edmund Kean, to name but a few. The theatre also became indirectly involved in the town’s politics. It was the practice to induce people to vote for a particular candidate by giving them free tickets to the theatre. In September 1830 a ‘blue’ (drunkard) attempted to gain admission to the theatre and was refused admittance. A riot broke out and the doors of the theatre were thrown in the river. Following the Second World War, the building was put to a variety of uses. The United Nations Youth Group used it as a meeting place and the Stamford Horticultural Society held shows there. In 1970 the Stamford Mercury reported, ‘The old theatre was unlikely ever to be used again by actors.’ However, the Stamford Arts Centre Committee thought otherwise and, with foresight and a considerable amount of energy, they set about restoring it. The 170-seat theatre that was opened by the Duchess of Gloucester on 18th November 1978. n

5. THE PORTICO...

The Portico is the proper name of Stamford’s public library. This site was purchased by Stamford Corporation in 1801 as a site for the new butcher’s shambles. The portico was opened in 1808 to a design by William Legg. Stylistically, the building bears a strong resemblance to Inigo Jones’ St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. An excellent description of the market appears in John Drakard’s book of 1822, where he wrote: “The south and principal entrance opening on to High Street through iron gates, forms the white meat market or butter market, and is a lofty portico that measures withinside fortyone feet by twenty-eight feet; it is supported by eight plain columns at the ends and by side walls, the latter of which are terminated by watch-houses, house for the beadle and other offices. At the back, or north side of this portico is the fish market, which has covered stalls on each side, and a large stone conduit or pump in the centre. This market forms a square whose side measures about fifty feet, and is separated from the Butchery by a double flight of ascending steps. As can be seen from the earlier photograph, this was an open portico supported on Tuscan columns. Drakard goes on to say that there were fifty-three butcher’s stalls.” The sides and front of the portico were later filled-in, and in 1906 it was opened as a library. For many years the town’s museum was situated on the mezzanine floor, before it moved to the old Technical Instruction School in Broad Street. n

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6. STAMFORD CASTLE... Stamford Castle occupied a large area to the south of Sheepmarket on the crest and slope of the Welland Valley. Built shortly after the Norman Conquest and formerly a motte and bailey structure, Domesday Book records that five houses were demolished to make way for it. The castle was besieged twice and finally captured during the civil wars of the mid-twelfth century. It remained in use throughout the thirteenth century, but by 1340 was described as: ‘Old and the walls decayed; within are an old tower, a great hall, a chamber, with solar, a chapel, a turret and a house for a prison.’ The buildings continued to deteriorate, and by 1600 none remained. The outer wall on the corner of Bath Row and Castle Dyke, is all that now remains of the castle buildings. The motte was levelled in 1936 to make way for a bus station. During the medieval period the town was encircled by walls, enclosing an area of around 75 acres. Speede’s map of 1610 seems to indicate that there may have been as many as five bastions, although Leland has it that there were seven. While virtually nothing remains of the medieval walls now, the line of them can be traced through the present road and street pattern. The line is broadly preserved by West Street, North Street, Elm Street, Brazenose Lane and Wharf Road. The castle bailey was subject to an archaeological excavation in the 1970s prior to work starting on the housing development that now occupies the site. n Stamford in 50 Buildings is available from all good county bookshops published by Amberley Books. It has 96 pages and 120 illustrations, featuring 50 of Stamford’s most iconic buildings. Written by Chris Davies. £14.99, for information call 01453 847800 or see amberley-books.com.

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GLADWELLS RUTLAND

GLADWELLS OPENS ITS DOORS IN OAKHAM It’s a gallery with as much provenance as the art within; three generation of experts and a heritage that dates back over 260 years. Gladwell Patterson now enjoys a presence of Oakham’s Mill Street - Gladwell Rutland - with a mission statement to bring beautiful art to the area... On entering the welcoming green door in Mill Street - mind the step - novice and art connoisseur alike are met with the inimitable ambience of a rich and exquisite collection of paintings and sculptures. Each item carefully selected with a discerning eye and a true passion for art, giving a nod to the owner’s expertise and experience. Gladwells’ 260 years’ heritage is evident from the start. Passed through several generations it nurtures the very gallery where the art is displayed. Surrounded by such delightful works there is an immediate temptation to acquire. Cory Fuller, third generation of the Fuller family greets us with a warm welcome and explains; “Collecting art is about forming a relationship with someone in the art world who you can trust.” “Our reputation and our clients’ trust are our most valuable assets and it is our strong, long term relationships with our clients that has sustained the business over time.” “The key is to be in a position to buy well, to discover new artists and to be sufficiently confident to buy outright. Many hours are spent searching, researching and viewing works of art in situ, all over the world. We listen to our clients and their specific objec-

Opposite: Rue de Clignancourt, soleil, le quatorze juillet by Gustave Loiseau, Oil on Canvas, 66cm x 55cm £195,000.

tives, recognising that an art collection is a deeply personal and unique asset that may one day be passed down through the generations.” Cory talks about the ‘thrill of acquisitions by clients; they learn from us and we learn from them.’ An initial purchase may be the start of a collection and it is the role of the art dealer to assist and advise on the suitability of the next piece to enhance every step. Cory’s enthusiasm is palpable when she talks of the paintings and artists, emphasising Gladwells’ philosophy of only buying art that they themselves like. We learn that the focus is on 19th and 20th century oils and water colours, complimented by contemporary paintings and sculptures by leading artists whilst holding true to the core business of representational art. >>

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Top/Left: Soleil d’Hiver, Giclée Blanch, Oil on Panel, 41cm x 33cm £19,500. Left: In the Scrub, by David Shepherd, Oil on Canvas, 79cm x 122cm £85,000. Top: Bords de L’Yonne, Printemps, Georges Charles Robin, Oil on Canvas, 50cm x 60cm £15,000. Centre: Anthony Fuller and Cory Fuller in the Mill Street gallery. Above: Pair of Sitting Grouse, Simon Gudgeon, bronze, 23cm x 36cm x 23cm £7,500.

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Chateau Pichon Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, 1982 Pauillac by Paul S. Brown, Oil on Canvas, 81cm x 99cm, £39,000.

There is the odd excursion into abstraction – when the work in question is just too good to miss. Here it’s important to note Cory’s lead in the Gladwell’s art advisory service that sources specific works for clients worldwide and combines transparent advice with broad reaching art market intelligence. Navigating today’s art market with an annual turnover of some £52 bn, is not for the faint hearted and competence gained over several generations provides a sound platform for successful acquisition and provides a comfortable point of entry for the client at all levels. As with all investments, Cory explains due diligence is the key alongside, provenance and authenticity and this goes hand in hand with quality and price. An additional gallery at this time is a sign of quiet confidence in its own expertise and a growing client base in Rutland.

Founded in 1752, Gladwell is one of the oldest established art dealers in London and steeped in history; the archives reveal connections to several Lord Mayors of the City of London, The National Gallery, The National Portrait Gallery and Royal Warrants granted from services to Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra, King George V and Queen Mary. We also learn that the young Mr Gladwell became a close friend and correspondent of Vincent van Gogh whilst the artist was working at Goupils during his stay in London. A persuasive heritage that led to Cory’s grandfather taking over the business in 1927, with his son Anthony joining the gallery in 1969 and later with Cory and her brother Glenn waiting in the wings. “Our parents have given us the greatest gift

and their values of integrity, trust and love of art are at the centre of our endeavour to facilitating people finding that special piece that is right for them.” With Cory and the Fuller family at the helm, it is easy to see how this gallery will thrive and develop into something of a focal point in Oakham, and possibly Rutland. A place for enjoying and absorbing art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and gaining informed comments and sound advice. Cory hopes that, if you haven’t already been, please do pay a visit and enjoy some very special pieces of the current display and try to catch her before she delves into the gallery’s very first dedicated exhibition in October, namely Portraits of France, that promises to be a vibrant and evocative display of French impressionists’ and post-impressionists’ work that will mellow the autumnal chill. n

Find Out More: Cory Fuller is the third generation in the Fuller family of gallery owners and the founder of Gladwells Rutland. Cory studied art history at Kings College, London and continued her post graduate studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art, specialising in French 19th century painting. Gladwell Rutland is based on Oakham’s Mill Street, call 07866 450070 or see gladwellpatterson.com.

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PROPERTY FINDERS

Home is where the oﬃce is? Local property expert Kate Vincent from Garrington Property Finders discusses how the increase in homeworking is having a signiﬁcant effect on the local property market. After months of lockdown, the property market was finally given the green light to return to action in June and to the surprise of many, the level of activity if you will forgive the pun, went through the roof. Of course, many of the people flooding to buy were those who had had their plans to move home thwarted by the pandemic, but it appears that a significant number were new to the market; reacting to the enforced restrictions in movement and now open and keen to find a new way of living and working. Around Stamford and Rutland, there have been many reports of buyers approaching agents with a new understanding; that it is possible to work effectively from home but living in a relatively small home in a city during a pandemic is not much fun and the lull in Covid19 cases and Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday offers an enticing window of opportunity to move home. New needs Whilst in the past, access to excellent transport links, a garden for the children to play, an open plan kitchen-diner have all been top of the features list homebuyers have required, space to work has not been a priority for many. Before now most households accepted an appropriate corner in a room or if they were lucky, a small study in which to complete 30

household paperwork or for the odd hour working away from the office. But of course, now that has all changed, with many of the largest employers actively encouraging their staff to work from home and looking into the future to work out how they can support staff ‘Home and Roam’ as coined by BT. Matters to consider If you are looking to buy a more appropriate space for the new way of working, there are several factors that need to be taken into consideration. Questions to ask are; how often will you need to travel to the office and if it is considerably less, then are you willing to increase your commute time or change the means of transport? If both you and your partner are going to be working from home, can you work together, or do you need two separate areas to work? What about if you have children, does the workspace need to be away from the hubbub of the family, either in a different part of the property or perhaps in the garden? What sort of broadband speed will you need and do your favourite areas provide this? Finding the solution With the increased number of buyers frantically looking for an effective homeworking environment, the choice of properties is receding and the competition to secure the ideal property has become increasingly fierce.

In light of this, some buyers are looking for properties that can be adapted to their future needs whether it be through an extension, conversion or installation of a garden office. Seeing opportunities and understanding what can be achieved via planning approval or permitted development rights is not always easy, particularly in a pressurised market. A local property finder will help you spot opportunities, assess the feasibility and advise you on areas to consider in the context of your needs and future lifestyle. In a difficult environment, where the clock is ticking, it pays to have a trusted advisor on your side. If are looking to buy a property and would value some advice on the local market and opportunities that exist, Garrington offer a commitment free discussion with Kate Vincent who would be delighted to share her knowledge of the area and the dynamic market that exists. Garrington work on behalf of private clients who want to buy, rent or invest in property throughout the UK. They also provide a negotiation only and overseeing of sales service. If you are thinking of moving this year and would like further information on how Garrington can assist, contact Kate Vincent: Tel: 01780 408377 Email: info@garrington.co.uk www.garringtoneastmidlands.co.uk

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BOUGHTON HOUSE

THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH’S

GREAT ESTATE Boughton House is the family seat of Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Here, the country estate’s property manager Charles Lister takes us on a tour of a country home which, for 500 years, has existed in tranquillity throughout the ups and downs of history... Words: Charles Lister.

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“An exceeding delightful place and nobly adorn’d with basins, jet d’eaux, statues, with the platanus, lime tree, beech, bays etc., all in exquisite form and order.” Historian John Morton, 1712

WELL KNOWN as the county of ‘squires and spires,’ this area is peppered with famous estates including those of Burghley, Belvoir, Althorp, Deene, Castle Ashby and Rockingham Castle; while neighbouring counties vie for attention with gems such as Woburn and Blenheim. However, much less well known, yet arguably pre-eminent among these, in terms of its pristine, unadulterated nature, is a house, which has lain quietly in its ancient parkland outside the town of Kettering, for at least these last 500 years. Boughton House remains very much a family home, for both the Montagus, who originally acquired the estate, and their descendants, the Buccleuch family. Its grand gardens and Designed Landscape were created in a burst of flamboyant enthusiasm in the late 17th and early 18th century and after a long period of slumber only reawakened in the 20th century. Our story beings with the Chief Justice to the Kings Bench of Henry VIII, Sir Edward Montagu who purchased the manor in 1528, creating a house and gardens that would reflect his growing status. His son and namesake succeeded him and regularly had exotic seeds and plants, including apricot trees, brought from London to stock the fine gardens at Boughton. Whilst known locally for his part in the suppression of the ‘Newton Rebels,’ the 3rd Sir Edward and later first Lord Montagu was himself against the controversial policy of enclosure. In 1639, Charles I granted him permission to clear the forest and extend the park at Boughton. Like his father, the second Lord Montagu was a Puritan but unlike him, favoured Parliament in the conflict between them and the king.

In these years of great turmoil little changed for Boughton or its gardens. However, his son would transform everything in the most spectacular way. Ralph Montagu was a formidable courtier of his time, rapidly appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary to Louis XIV and with his entry into Paris being “so magnificent that it has scarce ever been since equalled.” Whilst on the continent, he was inspired by the delights of Versailles and other French palaces but also by the royal gardens at Het Loo, in the Netherlands and later by those at Hampton Court. They boasted labyrinthine wildernesses, multitudinous fountains, parterres and radiating walks designed by the Huguenot Daniel Marot, whom Ralph himself later employed. He also found time in France to acquire a wife, pursuing across much of France the rich and beautiful widow, Elizabeth Wriothesley before she would accept him as her husband. She would prove a loyal and rather forgiving wife. Also brought to England by Ralph was the Dutch gardener, Leonard van der Meulen, who became head gardener at Boughton in the Spring of 1685. A skilled land surveyor and water engineer, it was his task to create the desired extravagant acres of formal gardens, lakes and canals as well as the trees-lined avenues and walkways. Ralph had embraced the accession of William and Mary and he had in turn been rewarded with promotion to the earldom of Montagu. In October 1695, William himself would travel to view the transformation of Boughton into a grand house with State

Right: Situated on the border of Rutland and Northamptonshire, Boughton House is renowned for its outstanding collections of fine art, furniture, tapestries, porcelain and carpets as well as its gardens, which have been subject to a substantial restoration in the past decade.

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Top: Ralph 1st Duke of Montagu. Above: Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Main: The west front of the property with its deer. Right: The sensory garden.

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Apartments that would reflect those that Ralph had witnessed at the court of Louis XIV. The king was a passionate garden lover and Ralph would have been keen to impress the monarch with his developing scheme for his own landscape. The River Ise which previously meandered through the park was transformed into a canal system flowing through various complex features all linked by terraces and tree-lined walks and ending in a great cascade. The exiled Marquis de St. Evremond, a frequent visitor to Boughton wrote in 1700: “I hope the Cafcade, the Octagon, the Water-Sheafs and the Water-Spouts, shall have made my Lady Sandwich forget France.” Whilst Michel le Vassor recorded that: “Ralph first Duke of Montagu, polished Lord, magnificent, zealous defender of the freedom of his country, has so much embellished by the buildings, by the grand gar-

dens, by an extensive canal, by the large ponds, by the extraordinary water jets, by a waterfall that outshines any in Italy and in France.” On the 2nd March 1705 Ralph’s son and heir John was married to the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough whose influence was instrumental in finally bringing Ralph the Dukedom he had so long sought. Ralph would enjoy his last years in comfortable retirement at Boughton, surrounded by literary and artistic friends including SaintÉvremond who wrote: “I never desired anything so earnestly as to go to Boughton to see my Lord, the Good Company and learning in its full lustre.” He was succeeded by John 2nd Duke of Montagu, still known locally as “John the Planter” after the great avenues of lime trees he created that radiated out from House. He was very different to his father - an infamous practical joker but also appreciated for his devotion to animals, the Reverend

William Stukeley writing of him: “He would have no cattle or horse killed but brought to end their days peacefully in a special paddock while he was surrounded by dogs, the ugliest of which he favoured because no one else would be kind to it.” He travelled to Europe to follow his father in law, the great general Marlborough on campaign and would rise himself to become Master of the Ordnance and founded Woolwich Academy to train military engineers. His interest in engineering extended to the continuing transformation of the landscape at Boughton, spreading out over 100 acres of intricate design with more than a mile of canals and over 30 miles of avenues, “A river has been diverted for a distance of five miles, and after forming a lake of about ten acres in front of the house, it makes a bend and divides into several very long channels before falling into a cascade similar to the one at Chantilly, with five separate foaming falls, ending in a large basin of geometrical design.” 37

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“Above the great cascade, there are another thirteen jets of water…Since this cascade consists of the actual river itself, it never ceases to flow, and is of very great beauty,” said Edward Southwell MP With no surviving male heir, on John’s death inheritance came to the two surviving daughters, Isabella and Mary. Whilst Isabella received a considerable settlement, the bulk of the actual estates went to her younger sister, prompting a legal battle that lasted for several decades. Boughton was consequently little used during this period, with the sisters each having other homes more convenient for London. Mary expended considerably more effort at Warkton church, where she had the

great sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac create outstanding tableaus to the memory of her parents. As George and Mary’s son died before them, Boughton again passed through the female line to their daughter Elizabeth, who was already married to Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. By all accounts, a love match, the two would combine vast estates, Henry himself being from a powerful Scottish family with great estates in the Borders. It is understandable then that Boughton became a backwater – loved and maintained by staff but infrequently visited by the Family.

The Family Montagu

Boughton House as it stands today is largely the work of Ralph Montagu, later 1st Duke of Montagu, who inherited what was then a simpler Tudor building, in 1683.

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Their son and his wife, the 9th Duke and Duchess continued this process, balancing the necessary conservation requirements with the changing times and the needs of a family. In 1975 the 9th Duke had the great Broadwater lake at the heart of the landscape once more dug out, restoring the view across it to the West Front and becoming a well-known feature to intrigue those travelling along the A43. The current Duke and Duchess have built on this solid foundation, exploring the gardens and archives as well as the outstanding fine art collection and architecture. Music and dance have been re-kindled in the Great Hall and striking new sculptures appeared in the historical landscape. Informed by the impressive collection of maps and designs from the original scheme, key features have been investigated and where possible carefully restored. Two miles of historic avenues lost over the centuries have been replaced with limes cultivated from the original stock. The great lake has been boarded, the canalised river system recreated and most recently in 2014 the Grand Etang in front of the North Front was reinstated in its original glory â&#x20AC;&#x201C; complete with a fabulous fountain.

Left: What was once a simple Tudor manor, with a Great Hall at its heart, is now a palatial residence on the scale of the most splendid in the country.

In 1792 Boughton gardens were thrown open to the park and the deer and other stock were admitted and for the next 150 years, Boughton remained quiet save for occasional entertainments or brief stays by members of the family. The once lavish gardens faded into the background due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;benign neglectâ&#x20AC;? and the impressive water features once more became little more than a meandering river. The Victorian Age saw no great changes to the architecture or gardens, and so the many grassed over and half-forgotten features of the historic landscape remained intact and awaiting rediscovery.

Find Out More: More information on Boughton House can be found by calling 01536 515 731 or visiting boughtonhouse.co.uk.

It was the 8th Duke and Duchess who began the long and costly process of installing modern conveniences and making the house a home once more.

Both the House and gardens remain a place of innovation as well as history, the needs of the family and the desire to please visitors melding in its evolution. In 2008 Kim Wilkie was commissioned to create a modern, but complementary feature, reflecting the great Mount of Duke John. He chose to mirror this historic feature, spiralling down some 23 feet below the level of the nearby canal whilst acknowledging the beauty of the Fibonacci-sequence spiral upon a nearby stone rill. In 2013 Angela Conner created a sculpture, Life Force at the Lily Pond which interpreted of the vibrant flow of energy through the landscape. Yet it also remains a place for roses and wisteria to ascend the walls of the House, for the scent of the herb garden to calm the garden explorer and the park is surrounded by a vibrant, hardworking Estate with farming, forestry and property all helping to ensure the continuation of Boughton as a highlight of the area, and a wonderful place to visit this autumn. n 39

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Truly Independent Financial Planning • Efficient Portfolio’s Charlie Reading • Author of The Dream Retirement

Financial Planning is for Everyone! No matter what stage of life you’re at, ﬁnancial planning is critical, that’s why authors Charlie Reading and Charlotte Colton have created their book, Smart Money, free to download now!

conﬁdent that we would have enough? Educating our younger generations about this topic is crucial, but so is educating yourself- whatever your stage of life.

LONG WITH polo, fine wine and opera, financial planning is often mistakenly regarded as the preserve of a certain demographic: the wealthy, socially elite, privately educated and those aged over 50. This rather archaic view is grossly erroneous; it’s also incredibly damaging, as it is putting an invisible barrier between the benefits of financial planning and those who would actually gain the most from it. The truth is, financial planning is for everyone and the sooner you embrace it, the more you can benefit.

It’s never too late to start. Initial lack of wealth is absolutely not a reason to fall short of your goals; but lack of planning is. Once you understand how to harness ﬁnancial planning, you can begin to reap the rewards. To help with this very topic, in 2017 we wrote ‘SMART Money’: How to Be Financially Free’. Designed to develop a ‘savings psychology’, so that you can ﬁll your life with what you love and how to build, manage and protect your wealth, it teaches how powers such as compound growth work and how you can maximise these tools.

To use a rather apt simile, financial planning is like compound interest: the sooner you start, the more you will get back. More than that, the earlier in life you start to save, the less you have to regularly put away in order to achieve your desired goal. The same analogy can be applied to financial planning in general. When I was a kid I was fortunate enough to attend Oakham School. I owe a lot to the education I received in my formative years, and I’m thankful for the inspirational style of teaching, abundant opportunities and friendships that were forged. However, I can’t help thinking that my education lacked a key component: how to manage my money. I believe that a common problem with the British education system is the lack of teaching around money management. Young adults are suddenly thrust into the ‘real’ world between the ages of 16-21, but don’t know how to sensibly use a credit card, obtain a mortgage, and, almost more importantly, save for their future. Kids are encouraged to think about what they’d like to achieve in life, but are never taught how to achieve those goals through their finances. And sadly, most adults are in the same boat.

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Kids are encouraged to think about what they’d like to achieve in life, but are never taught how to achieve those goals through their finances...

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I can almost hear some of shouting ‘that’s great, but what if I haven’t got any money in the first place?’ I’d counter this by saying ‘If you don’t have a goal, aim or ambition have can you ever achieve it?’ If schools taught students about the benefits of saving for the future, the power of things like compound growth, and the importance of financially protecting yourself against risks such as illness, maybe more of us would feel Charlie Reading created Efficient Portfolio to offer entirely independent financial advice and helping people clarify and realise their dreams and goals through financial planning.

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WINTER HOLIDAYS WITH MORE TRAVEL

Winter Holidays WITH MORE TRAVEL

It’s been a summer of complete disruption for the travel industry, but if you’re keen to enjoy a winter getaway, you can still travel in safety and with complete peace of mind by taking advantage of the 30 years of experience that Helen Dooley has within the industry… Words: Rob Davis.

UNDOUBTEDLY 2020 has been a disastrous year for the global travel industry. If this year has proven anything it’s ‘the bigger they are, the further they (can potentially) fall.’ When established High Street travel name Thomas Cook failed in October, 555 shops and 2,000 jobs were saved by Hays Travel, which itself had to cut 900 of its 4,500 jobs less than a year later. Tui also announced 8,000 redundancies mid-pandemic and more recently Virgin Atlantic has also filed for bankruptcy. Amid the uncertainty though, smaller independent travel experts are thriving. Without big overheads, and with the ability to offer stronger customer service, companies like Stamford’s More Travel, which has 10 years provenance in the town, are thriving. The Office of National Statistics reports that compared to 2019, the first quarter of 2020 saw a 24% decrease in people taking holidays abroad with just 13.9m travelling overseas, and expenditure on travel down 20% year on year to £9.2bn. Helen Dooley of More Travel says it’s an unprecedented time… Those seem quite shocking figures…

I’m surprised it’s not worse, but those are Q1 figures; the second and third quarters of

How has it effected the business?

We’ve been effected in three ways. New bookings have ceased almost completely as people wait to see how travel restrictions are lifted or remain cautious about overseas travel. Clients who were due to travel have been seeking our advice, and as we offer a complete suite of protection we’ve been providing them with a complete refund, or discussed alternative travel arrangements or destinations. 2020 will be even more concerning for the industry. Covid happened so quickly; in mid-March the virus came into people’s consciousness and within just a week or two its severity became apparent. I’ve been in the travel industry for 30 years and established More Travel 10 years ago. In that time there have been incidents like 9/11 and Eyjafjallajökull’s ash cloud which disrupted air travel, but those incidents were localised. The pandemic, by contrast, has disrupted the travel industry worldwide. But you’re weathering the storm well?

We’re a smaller independent firm of travel advisors. That means we don’t have the overheads, we don’t have hundreds of premises to maintain and we don’t have huge number of employees.

Finally we’ve had clients who are already abroad who have needed help to return home amid changing travel restrictions. How have you coped with that?

Really well. One of the advantages of being a smaller independent travel firm is that we’re in a better position to react quickly and dynamically to a constantly evolving climate of travel disruption. We know our clients well, and our continued success is predicated on retaining their trust. So when other travellers who have booked online or with huge operators have been on hold for hours to call centres or have been told to just send an email, all of the phone calls we’ve received have been dealt with by a team who know their customers individually. >>

Main Image: Enjoy an outdoor massage and spa treatment on the Cambodian island of Song Saa.

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WINTER HOLIDAYS

>> My mobile was ringing in the middle of the night. On went the bedside light, and I’d be helping clients overseas whose travel plans had been disrupted.

We’re able to go on a greater number of familiarisation trips so we can offer first-hand experience and advice. We can also offer more flexible payment terms.

They had the peace of mind of knowing they had a named person who was familiar with their circumstances - someone who really cares - and I had hot cocoa and a biscuit.

So, personalised travel plans?

That’s the difference between using a local independent expert and a large firm. Is that the only benefit of using a local firm?

No. We offer only travel to destinations that we’re familiar with and we can offer greater flexibility in terms of creating a completely bespoke itinerary.

There’s absolutely no typical customer, no typical budget or destination. Most people travel for 10 nights and most travel twice a year but some of our customers can travel up to eight times a year, some for up to six weeks at a time. There’s no average which is why our strength of being able to accommodate the uniqueness of each customer is so valuable. What types of customer are you seeing now?

Some clients have obviously been hit by a sense of cabin-fever during lockdown.

They’re desperate to get away and want to get something booked soon, but they also want help and advice. Others want to travel but are still cautious. Naturally our ability to offer independent advice comes into its own in both circumstances. What peace of mind can you offer as an independent?

Some online or transnational travel firms can leave customers to fall between the cracks in terms of consumer protection. Some aspects of their trip may be covered, others aren’t covered by international regulation. By contrast there are no such quibbles or ‘gotchas’ with us.

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When you book a travel arrangement with More Travel, we offer the full gamut of consumer protection from the EU’s Travel Package Regulations to ATOL. The responsibility is ours and it’s for the whole package. That isn’t always the case with larger firms or online retailers. What travel trends are emerging?

City destinations and travel to similarly ‘busy’ places are both sluggish. By contrast island destinations to places like the Maldives are buoyant, as those types of places are contained, they offer space and freedom. I think we’ll see an increase in those and in destinations on the ‘great outdoors’ theme – from Africa to the

Scandinavian wilderness. We’ve also seen an increase in destinations where the traveller is in control; self-drive trips to the US for example. There’s a slight increase in UK-based travel destinations like Cornwall but people are generally still sceptical of a less than reliable British climate. Where would you book this winter?

Well, travel is really subjective and everyone has their own preferences, but I’ll be looking at island destinations, and I have provided a few suggestions of these over the page. I think they’re safe destinations which offer luxury and a great experience. >>

“Island destinations to places like the Maldives are buoyant, as those types of places are contained; they offer space and freedom as well as safety...” Opposite: Outdoor dining at The Brando on Tetiaroa. Below: Water Villa on the Maldives’ Varu by Atmosphere. Song Saa, and Porto Vecchio. Over the Page: Helen recommends her favourite ‘Islands in the Sun.’

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Helen Dooley of More Travel recommends her top six ‘islands in the sun’ for safe post-lockdown luxury travel...

1. Song Saa, Cambodia Enjoy the luxury of a Private Island... An ethical luxury resort in Cambodia... all things to all people, from a carefree paradise, to an intimate escape, crafted with love, inspired by its surroundings. Song Saa Private Island offers luxury, serenity and a deep connection with the environment Cambodia’s first private-island resort is located amidst a string of islands full of virgin rainforests, tropical reefs and glistening white beaches. The 27 villas were built with sustainable materials and with the deepest respect for the natural environment. Thoughtful touches include sunrise yoga, in-villa movie evenings, rainforest encounters and more. Spa services are offered inside or out throughout the resort, providing a combination of traditional Khmer techniques and Ayurvedic principles. n Guide Price: £6,500 for two people, seven night stay in a Jungle Pool villa, with economy flights from March 2021.

3. Andronis Arcadia, Santorini Relax by the pool or enjoy a spa treatment in a luxury hotel...

2. French Polynesia The Brando on Tetiaroa is ideal for those seeking pristine nature... A unique luxury resort on the beautiful private island of Tetiaroa – an atoll composed of a dozen small islands surrounding a sparkling lagoon 30 miles north east of Tahiti. The Brando offers carefree luxury in the midst of pristine nature. With access to the island by private plane, the resort features 35 villas on white-sand beaches frequented by sea turtles, manta rays and exotic birds. n Guide Price: £30,000 for two people, seven night stay in a one bedroom villa, with economy flights in March 2021.

Located near picturesque Oia, ideally situated to ensure peace and privacy. The all-suite hotel of Arcadia offers guests the highest standards of comfort and elegant living space. Every luxury suite in Oia has its own pool, situated to capture the magical views towards the Aegean sea and the island’s unforgettable sunsets. The hotel is a place of natural harmony and pastoral enchantment in Santorini.

Perched along the cliff, each suite boasts a private pool to capture the captivating views of the caldera. Guests can indulge in treatments at the Evexia Spa or bask in one of the luxurious private cabanas. n Guide Price: £4,500 for two people, seven nights, in a Sunset Suite, with economy flights, October 2020 - a good time to visit as this year offers a unique opportunity to visit Santorini without the cruise visitors.

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WINTER HOLIDAYS WITH MORE TRAVEL

4. Varu by Atmosphere, Maldives

5. Shungimbili Island

Enjoy ﬁve star luxury in a beautiful secluded resort...

An island paradise in Tanzania... Nestled within Shungimbili Island Marine Reserve, Thanda Island is located between the mainland of Tanzania and Mafia Island. It is eight hectares in size and surrounded by coral reefs. It offers spectacular snorkelling, diving, fishing and many other adventures. The surrounding seas are home to the gentle whale shark, sea turtles, dolphins and dugongs. Thanda Island is one of the world’s most exclusive island getaways. Everything on the island has been created for adventure, relaxation, unapologetic luxury and total privacy. n Guide Price: £25,000 per night for up to 18 people and fully inclusive, no flights.

Nestled in the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean, Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts presents its newest resort, the Maldives’ Varu by Atmosphere. Enjoy your first moments in paradise, on a 40-minute speedboat ride from Male International Airport to the North-West of the Maldives. Experience local culture and its warm hospitality while you submerge yourself in a five-star service throughout your stay. Varu in Dhivehi, the local dialect, refers to strength, resilience, and life in abundance, represented at the resort with its perfect blend of

contemporary architecture and tropical vibes of the island paradise. Facilities on the resort include water sports, a spa complex, gym, snorkelling and local excursions as well as four restaurants specialising in fine dining and Mediterranean cuisine, and two Enjoy bars to enjoy. n Guide Price: £7,500 for two people, seven nights, in a Water Villa with pool, and economy flights in March 2021.

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Please note prices are estimates and as More Travel specialises in creating bespoke travel experiences, a personal consultation is advised. Call 01780 433333.

6. Porto Vecchio & Bonifacio, Corsica

Discover one of the Mediterranean’s best-kept secrets... Corsica was once known as Kalliste, ‘the most beautiful;’ a fitting tribute to its stunning Caribbean-style beaches, rugged mountains and legendary maquis wilderness. Two centuries of French ownership have diminished none of the island’s strong national pride and on a holiday in Corsica, you’ll discover how much there is to be proud of. An extraordinary history

is evident in its ancient citadels and lies along the twisting coastal roads that take you into traditional villages and glamorous towns. Luxury lies in the exclusivity of Corsica and More Travel can recommend luxury villas, apartments, and boutique hotels to help you make the most of it. n Guide Price: Seven nights in September or October £4,000 for two including flights.

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THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, BUT YOU CAN TRAVEL BETTER... More protected More flexible More memorable More meaningful More personal We’re here, whenever you’re ready.

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Celebrating 40 years Enviably located overlooking Rutland Water, Hambleton Hall with its 17 classic bedrooms is a haven of gastronomy and a treat for the senses. Beautifully landscaped gardens and lovingly-curated antiques blend with opulent furnishings to produce an elegant, comfortable bolthole.

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Chargrilled squid starter with beetroot, cucumber and yuzu mayonnaise.

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FOOD & DRINK

The Chubby Castor

CASTOR, PETERBOROUGH Chef Adebola Adeshina and his team celebrate their first three years in the village of Castor, having created a restaurant with dazzling dishes, civilised dining and a generous helping of theatrics... Words & Images: Rob Davis.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR... that’s my advice. After days of searing temperatures and 40°c heat, I was grumbling quite vocally in the office for some respite from the stuffy, close atmosphere. Upon reaching The Chubby Castor between Stamford and Peterborough, to meet chef Adebola Adeshina, though, the heavens opened. Bang went the idea of me dining and photographing outdoors, not to mention the picture I had in mind of the pretty 18th century thatched restaurant bathed in sunshine. Instead there was thunder, lighting and torrential rain. It was dramatic, but not half as dramatic as what was about to appear at the table. Ade and his team are simply phenomenal. I’d been looking forward to visiting The Chubby Castor for a while and it didn’t disappoint in terms of theatrics, or the sheer professionalism and talent of the five chefs in the kitchen.

“THREE YEARS AGO, ADE DECIDED TO BRING HIS DAZZLING FINE DINING TO A MUCH NICER LOCATION...”

meet the CHEF CHEF PATRON ADEBOLA ADESHINA The chef comes from London and spent the late 90s and 2000s working for Gordon Ramsey at Maze and Aubergine, and with John Torode at Mezzo in between. He was instrumental in helping Restaurant Gordon Ramsey gain its third Michelin star and has seasoned his CV with a sprinkling of other London restaurants like Claridges at the very time they were at the top of their game. But of course, there comes a point in any Londoner’s life when they want to swap Tubes and skyscrapers for idyllic villages and a better quality of life. Hence three years ago, Ade and partner Alina created The Chubby Castor in the old Fitzwilliam Arms, bringing dazzling civilised dining to a much nicer location... with more civilised prices, too. >>

Food History: Ade worked in London for chefs like Gordon Ramsay and John Torode before establishing The Chubby Castor, his third restaurant, three years ago. Food Heaven: “I love all food. I have lots of favourites, you can’t make me choose!” Food Hell: “Grubs or insects... I couldn’t appear on I’m a Celebrity!”n

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Smoked duck breast with lavender honey, pears and courgettes.

>> The outdoor dining area is very pleasant, though not when 2020’s worst storm is passing through the village, so instead we enjoyed the stylish 45 cover restaurant. Two private dining rooms are also available for private parties, and there’s an open kitchen so you can see Ade and his team at work in the freakishly neat and clutter-free kitchen. Menus? Well, there’s a set menu which runs during lunchtime and evening service, with two starters, main courses and desserts, changed fortnightly.

OPEN FOR FOOD Wednesday to Saturday: 12 noon - 2.30pm (2.30pm last booking) 6.00pm - 10pm (9.30pm last booking). Sunday: 12 noon - 2.30pm. The Chubby Castor’s innovative version of Sunday lunch.

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on the MENU FROM THE À LA CARTE MENU AT THE CHUBBY CASTOR Starters Orkney scallop, plantain, peanuts, curried aioli. Fillet tartare, Cornish salt, pickled radish, yuzu mayo, mushroom powder. Main Courses Pave of Icelandic cod, mussels, kohlrabi, lemongrass and raisins vinaigrette. Barbecue Burghley lamb, sweetbreads, harissa and pancetta couscous. Roasted Squab pigeon, sand carrot, giblets & vegetable pithivier.

Arborio rice pudding with caramelised peaches and peach soup.

Alternatively, there’s a seasonally-changing à la carte menu with a choice of five dishes per course. Finally, the dedicated Sunday lunch menu promises a contemporary twist on old favourites, and two or three courses for £26 or £30 respectively. Presentation is stunning and our duck breast was smoked under a cloche at the table. Such features are novel, but happily, at The Chubby Castor they don’t detract from the technical quality of Ade’s dishes and the fundamental requirement of food at this level to be delicious and flawlessly executed. Chefs can only do the ‘bells and whistles’ if they get the basics right and in terms of the flavour, texture and composition of each dish, The Chubby Castor can’t be faulted. From the flatbread and focaccia with homemade butter to our chargrilled squid starter, to our duck, every aspect was both confident and flawless. Bread, amuse bouche and pre-desserts are served to all diners, whilst good wine recommendations appear alongside each item.

Our intention is to return after lockdown to enjoy the restaurant’s seven course taster menu, at £80/head or £130/head with a flight of wine. But for now, suffice to say à la carte dining is a really polished experience not just in terms of the appearance of the food and restaurant, but very much manifest in the dishes themselves. Whilst some ingredients are supplied locally - game from the estates of Deene and Burghley, for example - Ade and the team also reach a little further, sourcing poussin and Iberico meat direct from suppliers in France and Spain respectively. Naturally at the level at which The Chubby Castor operates, bread, sauces, desserts, ice creams and sorbets are all made in house. A shout-out, too, to sommelier and front of house man Stephen Andrei Neagu, and to Head Chef Cory White. Alongside Ade, Alina and the rest of the team, The Chubby Castor is comfortably one of the smartest, most innovative and one of the most enjoyable dining experiences in the area. n

Tournedos Rossini; dry aged fillet, duck liver, brioche, scottish girolles, truffle sauce. Dessert Arborio rice pudding with caramelised peaches and peach soup. Strawberry soufflé, strawberry and mint salsa, basil sorbet. Lemon curd tart, ginger tuile, Scottish raspberries. Alto el Sol chocolate, chocolate and honeycomb soil, honey ice cream. NB: Featured dishes are subject to change.

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In the KITCHEN The taste of autumn... tender pork with apple. This pulled pork dish is an ideal midweek supper, taking mere minutes to prepare but cooking slowly. The best things really do come to those who wait...

EASY PULLED PORK Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 4 hours 5 minutes. Serves: 6-8. Ingredients: 1.5kg skinned pork shoulder • 2 tsp sea salt • 1 tsp ground black pepper 100ml Aspall Organic Cyder Vinegar • 1 tbsp light brown soft sugar • ½ tsp chilli flakes ½ tsp Tabasco sauce • ½ tsp sea salt • ½ tsp ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 160°C, gas mark 3. Remove any string from the pork and rub all over with the salt and pepper. Place in a roasting tin and cover tightly with foil. Roast for 2 hours, then uncover and baste with the juices. Re-cover and roast for another 2 hours until there is no pink meat and the juices run clear. Remove the foil and carefully lift the pork onto a plate. Skim off any excess fat from the tin, but leave any roasting juices (add a splash of water to loosen if needed).

Return the pork to the roasting tin and shred with 2 forks, turning the meat in the juices. Warm the sauce ingredients together in a small pan over a low heat until the sugar dissolves. Pour over the pork and toss together. Serve with coleslaw and baked sweet potatoes, if liked, or piled into buns. If a whole pork shoulder is not available from the meat counter, use the same weight in shoulder steaks instead.

Recipes & Dishes: Find thousands of recipes online at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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In the KITCHEN What’s life without a little passion...? What’s life without cake? Happily we can marry the two together with this month’s delicious loaf cake...

PASSION FRUIT DRIZZLE CAKE Preparation Time: 15 minutes plus cooling. Cooking Time: One hour. Serves 10-12. Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter, very soft, plus extra for greasing • 250g white caster sugar 3 medium free range eggs, at room temperature, beaten • 250g self raising flour • ¼ tsp salt • 160ml can coconut cream For the drizzle; 3 passion fruit, halved • 2 limes, 2 tbsp juice • 75g white caster sugar Preheat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4. Butter then line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Using electric beaters, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy and very pale. Add about 1 tbsp egg, beat again until fluffy; repeat until all of the egg has been incorporated. Sift in ½ the flour with the salt; fold in carefully with a spatula. Fold in the coconut cream until entirely combined, then the rest of the flour, to make a soft batter. Scrape into the tin, level the top and bake for 1 hour, until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin on a rack, until barely warm.

Sieve the passion fruit pulp over a bowl, pressing hard with a spatula to extract the juice. Rinse 2 tsp of the seeds; set aside. Mix the passion fruit juice (about 2 tbsp) with the lime juice. Poke holes all over the cake with a cocktail stick, then brush ½ the juice over the top. Add 75g sugar and the rinsed seeds to the remaining passion fruit juice (about 1 tbsp). Immediately spread over the cake. Allow to cool completely (overnight for maximum crunch) before serving. Cook’s tip: To prevent any spills, line the tin with paper, ensuring it stands a few centimetres above the sides of the tin.

Recipes & Dishes: Find thousands of recipes online at www.waitrose.com/recipes.

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Wine of the Month

The artisan gin that’s music to your ears...

San Leo Prosecco Brut NV, Veneto, Italy £9.99 / 75cl / 11% ABV

Bandsman Gin is a thoroughly brilliant artisan gin with a unique flavour profile thanks to its use of tomatoes, basil and elderflower in addition to its other botanicals. “Our original gin launched in July 2019,” says James Wood. “We have poured our pride and love into Bandsman Gin to create a crisp, fresh-tasting spirit with strong juniper overtones. The result is a smooth, almost creamy taste to the gin allowing it to be enjoyed with a variety of mixers.” £34 / 50cl / 40% ABV. bandsmangin.co.uk

The Wine Cellar LOCAL WINES AND SPIRITS, PLUS A GREAT VALUE PROSECCO AND A TRIO OF DELICIOUS FRENCH FANCIES FOR AUTUMN... CURL UP BY THE FIRE AND ENJOY THIS MONTH’S TOP TIPPLES! BACK TO BORDEAUX: A trio of French fancies for Autumn... 1. Château Laroque SaintÉmilion Grand Cru Classé is available at Waitrose and provides a superb Merlot-dominated profile, with rich, fragranced fruit. £29.99 / 75cl / 13.5% ABV.

2. Château Thieuley 2013, Bordeaux is a white Bordeaux with exotic fruit favours with subtle citrus and grapefruit notes. Exclusive to Waitrose, it’s one of the driest wines from the region and has a Semillon/Sauvignon grape mix. £10.99 / 75cl / 13.5% ABV.

3. And finally, Château Guiraud, Sauternes 2014 is a Bordeaux which is sweet, with a honey hue and tropical fruit on the nose and palate. £34.99 / 75cl / 14.4% ABV.

Wine experts are forecasting a fall in the popularity of Prosecco, but San Leo’s wine is definitely bucking that trend. With a stunning citrus flavour and a fantastic mousse it’s easy to see why this wine is among the top sellers of all the UK’s supermarkets and wine merchants. Medium to high amount of acidity and large, frothy bubbles. Dominant flavours typically include apple, honeysuckle, peach, melon and pear. Adored by hard nosed wine judges and customers alike, this Prosecco is the genuine article bursting with citrus-rich character and bundles of charm. Very highly recommended. Stockists include waitrosecellar.com.

Perfect for Autumn Award-winning wines from Lincolnshire

Pale gold in colour, Ovens Farm’s Solaris has elegant aromas of passion fruit and rose petal. The palate gives a fruit forward rush of delicious, juicy, grapey character, with citrus notes lingering on the finish. Bright acidity, but balanced well with fruity depth of flavours. Partner with spicy Thai dishes; or try with prawns or lobster. Awarded Bronze medals in both Wine GB and Midlands vs North Wine awards. £78/case six.

n Our featured wines are available from

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HOMES & INTERIORS

BEAUTIFULLY

PRESENTED

This month’s property is a beautifully restored country home that’s so impressive it has been nominated in the International Property Awards. Words: Rob Davis. Images: Dean Fisher.

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Some properties can boast a beautiful location. Some can boast character and period features. Others still can provide those seeking a new home with the results of a comprehensive renovation often years in the making. This month’s featured property near Stamford can offer all the above and more. It’s so desirable, in fact, that it has been put forward by estate agents Fine & Country as a contender in the International Property Awards which, to the layperson, is a sort of estate agent’s choice award. Suffice to say it’s pretty special. And its owner, Mark Aitchison, is fairly unique too.

Top: The property is arranged over two floors and carries a Grade II listing. Its interiors have been designed by Elizabeth Stanhope Interiors whilst Alexander Lewis created the bespoke kitchen.

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A Liverpudlian and a biologist by education, Mark then found himself specialising in agronomy and soon found himself helping farmers and landowners to ensure better yields before gradually transitioning towards the corporate elements of the agricultural business.

“The property, which dates back to 1750 and carries a Grade II listing, is set within an acre of grounds...”

From new pointing and plasterwork, new electrical and plumbing, a replacement of the floors and the installation of new oak doors, the property itself was soon beginning to take shape, structurally and in terms of its utilities, at which point it was time for Mark to turn his attention to the details.

Mark founded his business, Frontier, in 2005 and in just 15 years the business has grown to support 25% of the UK agricultural supply industry – becoming a business that employs 1,200 people across 56 different sites.

of Stamford with beautiful panoramic views of the Welland Valley. At that time though, the property was pretty hard to love.

With three reception rooms – currently arranged as a living room, drawing room and a dining room adjacent to the living kitchen, Mark enlisted the help of Mill Street interior designer Elizabeth Stanhope to furnish the property with a range of luxury fabrics and tasteful neutral colours.

Mark found himself working across the UK and needed a home from which he could commute to his head office just south of Lincoln - and from which he could reach the capital easily. In 2014 he came across Welland House in Tixover - a satellite village

“It was in a really poor condition,” says Mark. “The roof leaked, the windows were rotten and it was damp throughout… needless to say it required a lot of attention.” The property, which dates back to 1750 and carries a Grade II listing, is set within an acre, and Mark chose Fordson Developments to carry out a comprehensive refurbishment lasting over two years.

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arranged around a central island, and neatly integrated into the kitchen is a boiling water tap and two Miele dishwashers. On the first floor of the property there are three large bedrooms with the two largest rooms having en suite bathrooms. The master bedroom also enjoys a dressing room built into the mezzanine level and there’s a fourth bedroom downstairs. “We’ve created a garden with different levels and incorporated oak sleepers and raised beds. There’s a greenhouse and potting shed, and a garage complex with a workshop, so there’s plenty of space for storage. The views over the Welland are really lovely and we’re visited by lots of wildlife like otters, kingfishers and red kite soaring overhead.” Left: The property has four bedrooms, two with en suites. Right: The house is set within an acre of grounds.

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“To the bottom of the garden is the River Welland, and the property comes complete with fishing and mooring rights.” Mark is currently in the process of restoring the Old Forge in the grounds into a twobedroom annexe, ideal if the property’s next owners are seeking additional accommodation to use as a holiday let or for elderly relatives. “The village is very beautiful indeed,” says Mark. “I’m a bit torn really because I’m spending more time travelling on business, but I still want to keep a foothold in Stamford too, so I’ve put the property on the market, but I’m really sad to be leaving it.” “It wasn’t a property I renovated with a view to putting it on the market, and I’m the sort of person who’s very keen on fine detail. So together with the team who have helped me, we’ve really invested a lot of time in making sure the property looks and feels lovely.” “I won’t get to enjoy it when it’s sold, but at least I know I’ve created a stunning home for its next custodians to really enjoy!” n

WELLAND HOUSE

TIXOVER, STAMFORD Location: Stamford six miles. Style: Beautifully renovated Grade II listed country house. Bedrooms: Four with two en suites. Receptions: Three drawing, dining and living rooms. Guide Price: £1.85m. Find Out More: Fine & Country, 01780 750200 or see www.fineandcountry.com. n

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The Green Deal thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help to keep you warm all winter long... New windows and doors can contribute to reducing your annual energy bills and qualify for grants under the new Government Green Deal... Homeowners in England can apply for vouchers of up to ÂŁ5000 from the Government to help make their homes more energy efficient. The vouchers are to help pay for more environmentally friendly improvements such as loft, floor and wall insulation, or replacing single glazed windows and doors with double glazing. New Energy efficient doorsets replacing pre 2002 ones also qualify. There are two classes of improvements that will qualify, all the insulation work to walls, lofts and floors are classed as primary work and you need to commission this work in order to get the glazing mentioned approved. Applications for the grant can be submitted starting September 2020 and will run through until the mid-part of next year. In any event installing modern windows and doors should be considered even if the grant does not win approval, your energy bills will reduce and help pay for the improvements as well as adding considerable value to your home. The recent history regarding the development of modern windows and doors is worth consideration. The high demand for double glazing sales in the late 1970s and through the 80s was driven by poorly maintained windows and doors that were installed in the post war building boom. The motivation for the purchase was usually driven by the increase in home ownership and the deterioration of the existing windows

which were single glazed wood or steel framed, drafty and kept little heat in the house. Keeping up with the neighbours was also a significant driver with little thought other than the added insulation from double glazing was evident. Aluminium was the first material used for frames by double glazing firms that initiated the sale and then came uPVC which by the end of the last century was the dominant material. Improvements in the development of engineered timber components have now made wood a suitable material for the frame to giver longer life expectancy and other key benefits, like security and ability to meet conservation requirements. Today the world has moved on and we now must face up to the changing climate, cost and replacement of fossil fuels and the need to conserve energy. We are being told every day how to insulate our houses, reduce our energy bills and prepare for the future by recognising the change being made in the Building Regulations and Codes of Practice. On the back of the awareness now of global warming, the carbon footprint is all important. The Government has issued targets for energy conservation and wants to achieve a zero carbon society by 2050, this means that any energy consumed in the process and the ongoing running must be offset by carbon gains and renewable energy resources. n

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Left: Bowood (on panels/footstool) is a Colefax & Fowler design based on a document originally discovered by John Fowler at Bowood House. Sofa in Dart Stripe. Above: Botanist collection by Clarke & Clarke. Right: Annadale linen fabric by Sanderson. Opposite: Ashbury Tassel fabric from Colefax & Fowler. Volanges Celadon wallpaper from Manuel Canovas.

Local Suppliers... Delcor Interiors, Stamford 01780 762579 www.delcor.co.uk. Furleys, Rutland 01572 755539 www.furleys.co.uk. H-Works, Stamford 01780 754605 www.hworksdesign.co.uk. Hunters Interiors, Uffington, Stamford PE9 4TD, 01780 757946 huntersinteriorsofstamford.co.uk. Lumison Lighting, Oakham, 01572 724600 www.lumisonlighting.co.uk. Sarah Harding Interiors, Uppingham, 01572 823389 www.sarahhardinginteriors.co.uk. n

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RUTLAND SHUTTERS

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SHUTTERS Bespoke shutters are easy to clean, practical and most importantly, they look great in any room in your home. Discover a better way to stay cool, achieve privacy and add value to your home... Words: Rob Davis.

IT’S 40°C OUTDOORS... not that you’d know it. Steven Riordan is sitting with me and explaining the benefits of bespoke shutters. Not that he needs to. The fact that we’re temperate and comfortable is all the convincing I need. We can decry 2020 for many things, but not the intensity or longevity of its summer heat. That’s why Steven is busier than ever, with scores of customers discovering both the practical and aesthetic appeal of shutters. “Where do we start?” says Steven. “Our clients tell us that our products are ideal for moderating heat & light and providing privacy. They’re also easy to adjust and wipe clean with a wet wipe... considerably easier to clean than a heavy pair of curtains.” Steven began his career as a curtainmaker, and spent 20 years in London before moving to Rutland in 2004 to start his business. By then he’d already discovered the benefits of shutters over curtains or blinds and was keen to bring the advantages to a wider audience. Completely bespoke, measured and manufactured to suit your home, they’re available to suit any window in any room, even those in the most awkward spaces.

“Half of our customers are attracted by their practicality, and half by their looks. We provide shutters that are both Victorian in style - solid - or louvred shutters that can be adjusted.” “Our half-height designs are especially popular in homes that face the street Stamford’s town houses, for example - as they can provide privacy without blocking out light. We’ve installed a number of shutters in our clients’ kitchens too, as shutters are easier to wipe clean and don’t adopt cooking odours or grease.” “We have plenty of repeat businesses too, in fact we’re installing shutters in some clients’ third successive house, so they’re really doing their job well.” “What’s more our shutters are available in practically any colour and in both traditional and modern designs, so they suit any property, and they can used in conjunction with curtains if you’d prefer your curtains were purely aesthetic, not used to moderate heat or light.” “The options are endless, so I’m always delighted to have a no obligation chat about how to stay cool and make your home look wonderful with bespoke shutters.” n

Find Out More: Steven Riordan provides completely bespoke shutters for your home, and can be contacted on 07768 695236 or by visiting www.rutlandshutters.co.uk.

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BAREFOOT

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Create a stylish, relaxed ‘Hamptons’ vibe with soft furnishings, accessories, furniture and lifestyle products to pamper yourself, or to give the gift of wellbeing to your loved ones. It’s all at Barefoot Sunday, at Rutland Garden Village...

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HOMES AND INTERIORS

New In Stock: A range of gorgeous candles and reed diffusers from the wonderful Article White from £20

Distinctive Furniture: Like this statement side table which will suit any home £140.

Above: Accessories that are timeless – with lovely, soft scarves, and tote bags that all add a touch of effortless style to your day. Scarves from £12, bags from £15. Right: A range of lovely rattan furniture, as well as an extensive collection of cushions, from £8.99 to £69.99.

<< Margaret Dabbs London, continues to be a bestseller nationally and, fittingly, at Barefoot Sunday – the ‘Fabulous Feet’ Discovery Kit £39, is a must-have!

<< A range of beautiful tableware from fish swirl chopping boards (£18.99), bowls (£27.99) and serving spoons (£13.50), along with earthen ware teapots (£29) and cups. Right: Accessories to adorn your home from a selection of vases (from £9.99), to wall hangings including this Visit Barefoot Sunday: No5, The Courtyard, Rutland Garden Village, Ashwell, Oakham LE15 7QN. Call 01572 335800 or see www.barefootsunday.co.uk

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Inspiring Collections from Lewis & Wood

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OUTDOORS

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GARDEN For year-round interest and a fascinating visit which takes in the disciplines of literature and history, as well as the inherent pleasure of a beautifully curated garden, we suggest a visit to Clare Cottage... Words & Images: Rob Davis.

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Gardens and poetry have an important feature in common. Both are good for the soul.

John Clare COTTAGE Located in Helpston, the home

Indeed, my visit to Helpston’s John Clare of John Clare (1793-1864), with Cottage recently was a real tonic; a Friday Press in 2014 to coincide half an acre of gardens. Clare morning with temperatures in the mid-20s and with the 150th anniversary lived in the village for his a dazzling display of heritage variety hollyhocks first forty years from of the poet’s death. This 1793 until 1832. all combining to provide a really uplifting way to collection of poems provides spend a couple of hours. a calendar of the country year, in which the various tasks performed I’ll caveat this article by pointing out that my solo visit took by the farm labourer take their place; place last September, and though the custodians of the garden ploughing in February, lambing in March, claimed I’d missed the garden at its very best, I couldn’t imagine and hay-making in June. it looking better at any time. During lockdown, the team closed the cottage and garden to visitors, but still provided photographs, hosted online, of the garden for visitors to enjoy ‘virtually.’ It’s hoped that the gardens at least will be open as Pride goes to press, though this is still subject to the curse of 2020. Visitors in late September and October when this edition of Pride is in circulation, are more likely to be treated to displays of Michaelmas daisies, that short-live perennial scabious and the last brachts of astrantia, with perhaps a sweet willow or two punctuated by the odd Sweet Willow fuchsia. The team of volunteers who look after the garden are increasingly trying to ensure there’s all-year-round interest, not just a flurry of exciting plants in the high summer months. They also work hard to ensure that the gardens not only look good but reflect the peasant poet’s inspiration for his work. Clare’s anthology of poems The Shepherd’s Calendar was his third published volume and was republished by the Oxford University 94

Above: During our visit, Clare Cottage was rich in hollyhocks and lavender, but later summer and autumn visits will bring their own charms too.

The collection is also punctuated by our traditional celebrations and festivals, such as May Day games, sheep-shearing feasts, Harvest Home, and Christmas. Rooted in popular culture, Clare’s poetry has many vivid descriptions of the flowers, birds, and beasts of the hedgerow and field. It’s just this kind of idyll that the gardens are intended to reflect. “We work with the Cambridge University Botanic Garden to ensure our planting schemes are commensurate with those that Clare would have seen during his life,” say volunteers. Clare was alive from 1793 to 1864 and lived in part of the thatched whitewashed cottage until 1832. >>

Right: Curators David and Janet Dykes work alongside seven gardeners and a total of 24 volunteers.

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>> Latterly he was committed to two mental asylums with what might be deemed bipolar behavioural tendencies today. During his life Clare wrote in excess of 3,500 poems and published four volumes of work. In 2004, the John Clare Trust was founded by Dr Paul Chirico and Barry Sheerman to purchase and maintain the cottage using HLF funding. By 2013 that funding was paid back and now the trust-run Clare Cottage is curated by David and Janet Dykes as well as 24 volunteers including seven – Allan, Barbara, Caroline, Linda, Linda, Paul and Richard responsible for maintaining the gardens. “We usually open on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays and usually the volunteers work on the gardens on Fridays, putting in about four hours and maintaining the flower borders and the herb garden, which would of course have had a very practical use as a source of medicine in Clare’s day,” says Barbara.

The orchard beyond the dry stone wall of the cottage garden with its flowering herbaceous borders, fruit bed and vegetable patch also has an orchard, recreated with help from Adam Frost for 2012’s Chelsea Flower Show on what is believed to have been the former site of a quarry. “The newer areas of the garden are maturing nicely with trees, hedging and the flower borders now all very well established.” “The garden volunteers have further developed the garden by planting new specimens, constructing compost areas and extending dry stone walls.” “All of the volunteers care deeply about the Cottage and about keeping Clare’s literary legacy alive. But there’s something about the garden in particular which is so tranquil, so lovely and so ever-changing throughout the year, that makes it a real pleasure to maintain and, hopefully a real pleasure for our visitors all through the year, too!” n

JOHN CLARE

COTTAGE GARDEN About: Half-acre garden created following 2004 restoration of Clare Cottage by charitable Trust. Planted in conjunction with Cambridge University Botanic Gardens to ensure period scheme. Opening Hours: Call to confirm reopening and dates for 2020. Price: £4.95/adult; £4.20/conc. Refreshments: There is a café serving home made food and drinks. Find Out More: Visit Clare Cottage at 12 Woodgate, Helpston PE6 7ED. Call 01733 253330 or see www.clarecottage.org. n

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AUTUMN ALMANAC

This month sustainable fashion brand Fabienne Chapot celebrates the arrival of autumn with some beautifully bold prints, soft ﬁbres and sleek separates for when you’re enjoying October events... This Page: Billy Dress £135.

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Happily Ever

AUTUMN

With its crenellated walls and beautifully maintained gardens, Deene Park near Stamford is just perfect for brides and grooms seeking the perfect location for an exclusive fairytale wedding. This month weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve teamed up with local stylists to provide all the inspiration you need for autumn nuptials... Words: Rob Davis. Image: Sky Photography.

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“The estate looks absolutely beautiful no matter what time of year it is,” says Georgina. “The default choice for many brides is a summer wedding but you can really create a unique and special event with autumn colours too...”

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Without doubt the wedding industry faces an uncertain year. Those weddings which were due to take place in 2020 which were subsequently cancelled have left brides desperate to rebook for a 2021 wedding date, and inevitably that will lead to some couples being disappointed or limited to when they can book their chosen venue. Sound advice, then is to not discount the possibility of an out of season wedding. Our styled shoot, hosted at Deene Park, took place right at the end of summer, but with grounds that look stunning in the autumn and spring season too, the estate is fortunate enough to be able to extend the wedding season and provide couples planning their wedding with a few more options for when they will reschedule their wedding.

Equidistant to Stamford, Peterborough, Uppingham and Oundle, Deene Park is a stunning venue as our images show. The Grade I listed 16th century house has been the home of the Brudenell family since 1514 and is now available for couples who want to take advantage of the 500 acres of grounds, beautiful gardens and walled garden for their wedding. A marquee in the estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grounds enable brides to create a completely bespoke wedding venue, and in-house wedding specialist Georgina Guest is available to help couples plan a unique and memorable day. Dates are available for 2021 and 2022 weddings, and appointments for personal tours around the estate with Georgina are available throughout October. n

Our Local Suppliers Wedding Venue: Deene Park, 01780 450361, www.deenepark.com/weddings. See Instagram, @deeneparkweddings. Photography: Sky Photography, 07913 112011, www.skyphotography.co.uk. Decoration: Princess Occasions, www.princessoccasions.co.uk. Florist: Rockabilly Rose, 01933 274298. Wedding Catering: Portfolio Events, 01604 215606, www.portfolioevents.com. Bar & Glassware: The Occasion Bar Co., 07792 405468, www.theoccasionbar.co.uk. DJ & Lighting: Strobe Disco Roadshow, 01780 470983, strobediscoroadshow.co.uk. Cake & Favours: Lindsey Pemberton, 07909 960189, www.lindsaypemberton.com. n

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5. Super Results with Superfood... Elemis has formulated its Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser to prime and hydrate the skin to reveal a smooth and radiant complexion. It is formulated with an energising blend of Kombucha and Fermented Ginger to help brighten, as well as illuminating microminerals to impart a subtle radiance. It can be used as a daily moisturiser, a hydrating makeup primer or as a highlighter, £39/60ml.

6. A blush of colour thanks to Clinique... Clinique Powder Pop Flower Highlighter is shown here in Lunar Pop shade. It’s a beautiful highlighter that will give you a spectacular effect with a light or strong glow and silky texture. £26.50/9g

4. Achieve Balance BareMinerals’ Mineralist Hydra-Smoothing lipstick is seen here in Balance shade. Highly recommendable, it’s a creamy moisturising lipstick is made with minimal ingredients for maximal results and hydration, £20/3.6g.

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G&T AESTHETICS

A BETTER APPROACH TO

HEALTH & BEAUTY Dismayed at the way the beauty, cosmetic and aesthetic industry treats its customers, Stamford’s Charli Wilson decided it was time to shake things up. Launching G&T Aesthetics, she decided that graceful, tasteful and ethical was the way to go in order to make her clients feel good and remain healthy... Words: Charli Wilson.

THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY should not be burdensome or perilous - it shouldn’t make you feel bad or unworthy, but rather empowered and desirable. That seems like a blindingly irrefutable statement, and yet much of the beauty, cosmetic and aesthetics industry finds itself invested in finding imperfection and preying on people’s insecurities, professing to ‘fix’ your ‘problems…’ and the perfectly natural process of ageing is a favourite ‘go-to’ flaw. Charli’s inspiration to enter the industry stemmed purely from her longstanding motivation to help people around her feel good about their unique differences, to help them accentuate their favourite features and find confidence in themselves, not the promise of perfection… Charli and her mother moved to Stamford from Lewisham before she began her Business & Management degree at Hull University in the early 2000s. As a student, short on cash, Charli made her own cosmetics and hair products from locally sourced organic ingredients to save money and voraciously studied the different ingredients, processes and marketing claims to verify what they did and didn’t need to incorporate – and what they shouldn’t incorporate. Her interest in beauty also led her to take a part-time job at a couple of the leading cosmetics brands’ counters in a department store… not that she lasted long… The Problem with Beauty

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mineral oils, non-water-soluble silicones (which acts as an occlusive agent on the skin). All ingredients that run contrary to the maintenance of healthy skin. Worse, though, was the industry itself.” “Consider the lab coats which falsely suggest a counter led by science not retail, the commission model of pay for staff, or the need to problematise and find fault with someone’s appearance in order to ‘fix’ a flaw. It’s the industry at its worst and an industry which focuses on mere appearance, not health or well-being of those investing in it.” Charli’s Manifesto

“I established G&T Aesthetics to counter the harmful emotional and physiological impact the beauty industry has historically had on women.” “There was a time where beauty was believed to be a natural consequence of health, and I believe this is the best approach to help the body; I empower my patients by educating them on the tools necessary for both health and naturally enhanced beauty.”

ethical practices are always expected in a clinical environment, they are not always guaranteed. Each person I treat has their own individual needs, I take the time to get to know my patients and establish a sense of mutual trust. It is for this reason that I expect to be with a client for a lifetime, not just a day. As an ambassador for safe aesthetics, I strive to lead the way for others in the industry in hopes that this approach one day becomes commonplace for all practitioners involved in the aesthetics industry.” Science not Pseudoscience

“Much of the cosmetics industry relies on pseudoscience. How often have you been told that a product contains this, or that – often multisyllabic names or arcane sounding botanicals or minerals or extracts – without being told exactly what that means, what the ingredient is or what it does.” “I personally use and stock two cosmeceutical ranges (iS Clinical and PCA Skin) – both of which utilise prescription-grade actives. This essentially means that the ingredients are potent enough to bring about physical changes in the skin.”

“There are certain aspects of our processes that help facilitate this… For example, at G&T Aesthetics, we offer unlimited aftercare support and skincare advice to ensure our patients do not suffer at the hands of false marketing or misleading claims from the open beauty and aesthetics industry.”

“Their unique delivery system ensures the integrity of the ingredients are maintained while they work on the skin and penetrate to the deepest dermal layer, continuing to take effect over the course of 10-hours all the while, adjusting the composition of the skin on a molecular level; consequently, both home-care and in-clinic treatment results are undeniably evident in a relatively short space of time.”

“Ensuring safety, transparency and ethical clinical practices are at the forefront of everything I do. One thing that personal experience has taught me is that while

“The potency of our in-clinic treatments mean results may be seen that very same day, this is often required for short notice events and special occasions…”

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Other Treatments…

“I also offer IV Vitamin Infusion therapy tailored to each individual and administered following sign-off by a qualified doctor prescriber. Bypassing the gastrointestinal tract, means nutrients are absorbed in an effective means, boosting essential nutrients in the blood. As a result, IV's efficiently assist with the recovery from illness, intense training, or symptoms of a fast-paced lifestyle. Boosting the presence of vitamins and antioxidants in the blood also helps to slow the ageing process and the impact of exposure to free radicals.” “Other popular treatments are derived from the concept of cryotherapy, utilising a precise jet of nitrous oxide to target sun damage, age spots and skin tags.” “Cool Lifting is another cryotherapy treatment, one which uses low temperature and high pressure to provide visible anti-ageing benefits, stimulating collagen production and reducing cellulite. I also provide Aqualyx fat dissolving treatments, biorevitalisers and dermal fillers, both injectable systems for fine lines and wrinkles. We are also one of a handful of clinics in the UK to offer the industry’s first 12-point nonsurgical facelift to restore lost facial volume.” Charli’s Approach

“I’m proud of our range of homecare and in-clinic treatments, and the fact that I’ve researched them and used them myself before adopting them. But treatments are only as good as the practitioner, and the practitioner is only as good as their ethics and their approach to their work.” “I only treat three patients a day at the most, this allows me to wholly devote myself to delivering the best results and patient experience for every treatment I carry out, you will never feel rushed or pressured... I don’t proceed with treatment unless I know the client is entirely informed of that treatment’s implications. There’s a better way to provide aesthetic treatments; an ethical way… and I want to act as an ambassador for that approach.” n Find Our More: Charli Wilson provides aesthetic treatments from her clinic in central Stamford on Tinwell Road, with privacy and a no-pressure approach guaranteed. New clients can claim 20% off two or more treatments by mentioning this article. 0% Finance is also available for all in-clinic offerings. For a free, no-obligation chat about G&T Aesthetics’ treatments, call 07802 237489 or visit www.gtaesthetics.co.uk.

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DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE

25 Years of Creating BEAUTIFUL SMILES For over 25 years Colin Sutton and his team at the Dental Health Centre have been specialising in creating beautiful smiles and happy patients. This autumn, why not discover how visiting the dentist can be a pleasure, not a chore? WHY SHOULD YOU dread something that’s so good for you? Why can’t staying healthy and looking great be a pleasure, not a chore? That’s what Colin Sutton wondered, 25 years ago. Back in 2005, David Cameron took over as head of the Conservative Party, Dr Who returned to our screens, and we were rocking out to a series of Live 8 concerts. Closer to home, Colin sought to create a dental practice which would put patients at ease and offer a range of treatments to improve both the health and appearance of their smiles in a welcoming and professional environment. Grantham’s Dental Health Centre, run by Colin Sutton with dentists Simon Reeves and Elisa Lago Garcia alongside their team, is one of the best and most modern, wellequipped, user-friendly practices offering everything from general dentistry to the latest cosmetic treatments, all virtually pain-free in a contemporary, well-equipped practice. The practice also invests in the latest technology to ensure patients receive the most prompt service possible. For instance, crown patients benefit from the Centre’s CEREC machine - a sophisticated computer controlled milling machine which takes a 3D scan of the mouth and allows Colin and the team to design, then mill, replacement crowns with sub-millimetre

Another patient, Mrs Welton of Grantham says: “A lot of people who live around here think they need to go to London for the best care but they don’t realise what an absolute gem they have on their doorstep.” Best of all, the centre offers a free implant consultation - no-obligation, pain-free guidance on how modern dentistry can help to improve your smile. With such a vast array of treatments on offer, it can be difficult to know which course of action would best suit your needs. accuracy whilst the patient waits, preventing the need for a second visit. Colin Sutton also specialises in creating implants to replace missing teeth with dental implants that look, feel and work like the real thing. Dental implants are specially designed to match and blend in with your existing teeth and can replace a single tooth, multiple teeth or provide a secure anchor for bridges or dentures. One of their recent patients, Mrs C from Lincoln says: “Implants have changed my life. The treatment has made such a fantastic difference to my appearance and my health! It sounds melodramatic but this has changed my life. The treatment has made such a fantastic difference both to my appearance and my health too.”

That’s why Colin Sutton has enlisted the help of treatment coordinator Paula Parkes to provide free, consultations so potential patients can discuss the options available to them. Paula can assess the potential for improving the appearance of your smile, then talk through viable treatments so you can make an informed decision about the procedure, time scale, cost and benefits. “The service we offer isn’t just dentistry,” says Paula. “We provide our patients with confidence and reassurance. A dental practice that will take care of people and offer a great service doesn’t just give them a better smile, it also gives them something to smile about too, which is such a pleasure.” “The happiness of a patient after their treatment is why we love our job and why we’ve been such a successful practice over the past 25 years!” n

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MOTORS

DBX-Factor The handling and performance of a sports car, but designed to function well on the area’s broken road surfaces. Aston Martin thinks it has created the perfect compromise for those torn between performance and practicality... Words: Rob Davis.

SPORTS CARS are all well and good on the track, when the surface is smooth and even, but our roads are in a poor state to say the least, making a 4x4 de rigueur in our part of the world. Given the state of our roads it’s little surprise that SUVs with their heightened ride and larger wheels are storming ahead in the sales charts compared to saloon and estate cars. When Porsche release its Cayenne 4x4 the motoring world was surprised, but the car has proven a sales success over the past 18 years, leading equally unlikely manufacturers to announce their own SUVs; Bentley’s Bentayga, Rolls Royce’s Cullinan, the Lamborghini Urus etc etc...

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Aston announced its DBX off-roader some time ago but hasn’t exactly rushed to get it to market. Recently, Aston’s boss Andy Palmer was replaced by former Mercedes AMG lead Tobias Moers... a shame really, as Andy returned the company to profit and has been a steady hand for the Aston. The DBX is Andy’s last motor, his swan song, as it were. In short; it’s brilliant. DBX offers the practicality of a four seater, four wheel drive SUV and is able to stomp over potholes and pitted roads, dodgy verges and gravelled areas, or squaddy fields. Ironically, given that an AMG man has ousted Palmer, it’s Mercedes AMG which supplied the DBX’s engine. >>

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>> Still, there are few better powerplants that come to mind... it’s a lovely 4.0V8 twinturbocharged unit that generates 550ps and 700nm torque. The DBX will reach 60mph in 4.5 seconds, and blast on to 181mph if you’re on a closed track. You’ll be lucky to achieve the claimed 19.7mpg though. Given the DBX’s elegant profile it’s difficult to gauge its size, but for the record the 2.8 tonne SUV is as wide as a Bentley Bentayga and 4cm longer than a Range Rover. With 632 litres of boot space and 40:20:40 split folding rear seats DBX possesses all the flexible load capacity expected of an SUV with class-leading interior space. The load 126

“The DBX looks the part and has the luxury and power necessary to justify its £158,000 price. It could also consolidate the 4x4 and the sports car sitting on your driveway...” space offers a practical and cleanly designed space. A narrow load sill and broad aperture maximises the practicality for a variety of luggage, such as suitcases, golf bags and ski equipment. The seats are trimmed in sumptuous, full grain leather, sourced from long term partner Bridge of Weir whilst a 10.25” TFT screen sits elegantly flush in the centre console, while a huge 12.3” TFT screen provides a wealth of information to the driver.

Apple CarPlay comes as standard, as does a 360-degree camera system and ambient lighting that offers 64 different colours in two zones. The DBX certainly looks the part and has the luxury and performance necessary to justify its £160,230 price tag. If that seems steep then fine, but consider this; the DBX has the capacity to consolidate your Range Rover ‘daily driver’ with your ‘something for the weekend’ Aston, in a single car. n

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Four by Roar: All Wheel Drive performance cars...

Lamborghini Urus £159,925: Using a 4.0V8 twin-turbo Lamborghini takes a gamble on producing an SUV which would perhaps best suit the slippery winter slopes of Val d’Aosta, the Urus may have an unpleasant sounding name but you can’t argue with its 641bhp, 3.3 second 60mph dash or its whopping 23” wheels. Certainly not for those who like to make a discreet entrance! n

Maserati Levante Trofeo £124,900: An exotic brand, and a bit of a left-field choice among a sea of AMG and Range Rover Sports. Lots of natural leathers and shimmering veneers to choose from but only one engine choice in the Trofeo flagship; it’s a 3.8 litre V8 that’s good for 572bhp, 60mph in 3.9 seconds and 188mph flat out on a track. Traction is excellent, and the Levante will appeal to keen drivers but arguably more modest models in the range have just as much appeal as an exotic sports SUV. n

ASTON MARTIN DBX Price: £160,230. Drivetrain: 4.0 V8 twin-turbo, 700nm torque, 550ps. Performance: 0-62 mph: 4.5 seconds. Top Speed: 181mph. Economy: 19.7mpg. Equipment: Leather upholstery, 360° camera, navigation, climate, folding rear seats, 10” screen with infotainment system, nine-speed auto gearbox. n

Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition £86,685: The larger Range Rover Sport is looking a little older and more conservative next its smaller style-oriented sibling, the Velar. Despite the fact that its design cues - like flush door handles - are halo-ing down other models in company’s lineup, the Velar is still the loveliest looking Range Rover, hence our recommendation here over the larger Sport model. Despite a long and silly name, this flagship offers ludicrous performance from its lovely 5.0V8 engine. n

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MOTORS

Defender’s Back

JIM RATCLIFFE £40,000 BMW-ENGINED DEFENDER UNVEILED AHEAD OF 2021

Fancy a brand new Bentley for just £6,995? Just one catch... Snapping up a Bentley for under seven grand might seem like an opportunity too good to pass up... although there is a slight catch. It’s a 1:8 scale replica. Bentley has invested meticulous attention to detail and thousands of hours into crafting the exquisite model, which features impeccably-copied cross-stitching for the seats, lustrous wood veneers on the dash and plush carpets. Even the doors and boot open to allow you to admire the intricately replicated interior! n BENTLEY

GRENADIER When you’ve £50bn in the bank, like British engineer Jim Ratcliffe, you can take certain liberties. Like not taking no for an answer when Land Rover announced the Defender would be no more. Of course, Land Rover has presented us with a brand new and rather brilliant Defender, but for some it’s too digital; far too luxurious. For those people, news of Jim Ratcliffe’s

Grenadier will probably appeal more than Land Rover’s new Defender iteration. His car shamelessly copies the Defender design and uses a BMW-sourced V8 which Ratcliffe believe will provide a car more faithful to the ethos of the original Defender when it goes on sale in 2021. We’re promised an interior that can be hosed out and rugged, back to basics mechanicals. n

Electric Mini Milestone

MINI PLANT OXFORD HAS BUILT MORE THAN 11,000 MINI ELECTRICS SINCE PRODUCTION BEGAN A YEAR AGO...

MINI MINI Plant Oxford has hit a significant milestone by building more than 11,000 MINI Electrics since production began, just before the plant’s annual summer shutdown. Premiered in July 2019, during the brand’s 60th anniversary year, MINI’s first all-electric model is fully integrated into the production process at Oxford, running down the same line as the combustion engine models. Since its launch, more than 3,000 MINI Electric orders have been placed in the UK. Priced at £24,900 the Mini Electric has a range of 145 miles, and takes 12 hours to charge at home. n

MOTORING

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TO DRIVE IS HUMAN, TO PARK IS DIVINE... Churches in the UK are making more than £20,000 each month, an average of £200 each, by renting out their empty car park spaces to motorists needing somewhere to park. The latest research by YourParkingSpace.co.uk also found that more than 100 churches are listed on the portal’s pre-booking parking website, where motorists can find more flexible, and alternative, options to on-street parking and traditional car parks. However, as there are some 16,000 registered churches this represents only a fraction of the total number who could be making a tidy additional income given that YourParkingSpace.co.uk estimates that over 85 per cent of churches have suitable parking spaces. One such church is St Wilfrid’s which spotted an opportunity to offer affordable parking, while attracting people to look around the church. Rebecca Oliver, said: “The parking income helps to support the running costs of the church, which as a Grade I listed building are significant. Harrison Woods, at YourParkingSpace.co.uk, said: “Churches offering their empty parking spaces makes perfect financial sense, you could almost describe it as ‘pray and display.’ n

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Stamford Pride October 2020

Articles inside

MOTORS Aston Martin’s impressive

HAPPILY EVER AUTUMN An out

GARDENS The poet’s garden, Clare

HOMES Autumn makeovers with

NEWS The best ‘good news

WELCOME HOME A beautiful

STAMFORD ARCHITECTURE

THE DUKE’S GREAT ESTATE

TRAVEL Why island destinations

RECIPES & WINE Enjoy delicious

FINE ART ON MILL STREET

DINING OUT Enjoying fine dining