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MAY JUN 2024

10 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.COM | May / June 2024

COLUMNS 28 THE GOOD LIFE Alice B-B has decided to decamp from the countr yside 32 THE WILDIST Meet our new Editor-at-Wild 34 THE RURBANIST The River Cottage’s

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 216 LAST WORD Michael Hayman learns a lot about himself in an Army-style bootcamp

STYLE 37 COCOON ME It ’s a wrap 38 THE ST Y LIST Seek ing a v intage bargain 40 THE EDIT Fashion, beaut y and jeweller y news 42 TO THE NINES St yle for The Season 50 WELL GROOMED Rich pick ings for men 54 THE MAGPIE Shiny things 57 TIME TO SHINE Simon de Burton brings you the latest watch models to ogle at

HEALTH & WELLBEING 65 HIT YOUR STRIDE We can’t a l l look l ike

Gisele Bündchen but we can admire her from afar 66 BODY & SOUL Combating pollutants at home 68 BODY LANGUAGE Olivia Falcon checks out

London’s latest longevit y clinics 70 THE SCOOP Tr y ing out a blood sugar sensor 72 BEAUT Y DILEMMA Bye-bye sk in la xit y

CULTURE 75 EN PLEIN AIR Open-air theatre is back 76 CULTUR AL CALENDAR Your must-have guide to what to see, read and do 87 ARTIST’S STUDIO Sophie Charalambous 88 THE EXHIBITIONIST Female artists are centre-stage, says Ed Vaizey 90 GOOD NEWS Raising your spirits 92 THE CONSERVATIONIST Are you prepared for a wet and wild future? 94 THE SOLUTIONISTS How do we change the way we travel? Here are three innovations 96 THE GREEN LANE Jeremy Taylor tests the mettle of the new Corsa Electric 98 SCARFES BAR Tamara Harvey and Daniel

Evans are the dream duo at the helm of the RSC

F E ATU R E S 100 HIGH KICKS Having fun with pattern and colour at Beaverbrook ’s Dower House 108 YOUR SUMMER STARTS HERE Clear your diar y – we’ve got a l l the summer smash hits you don’t want to miss 100