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ON THE COVER (Lef t) Irene wears: Jumper, jacket, skir t , boots Dior (Right) Connie wears: Jumper, jacket, skir t , boots Dior Fashion Director: Nicole Smallwood Photographer: Louise Samuelsen Hair and make-up: Ruth Warrior @ Ray Brown Represents using By Terr y and Hair by Sam McKnight Models: Irene Shaprovska @ Titanium and Connie Savill @ The Hive
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FEATURES CONT... 111 EARTHLY DELIGHTS Paganism is a l ive and k ick ing in the UK, finds Luke Abrahams 116 REGENER ATING IBIZA Sarah Lang ford looks at how new landowners are confronting old ideas when it comes to what to do with the soil 120 GOLDEN HOUR Upping the countr y st yle stakes 128 ON LOCATION Go BTS of our cover shoot 130 UNDER THE HOOD Charlie Colville finds out the st yle secrets behind Claudia Winkleman’s k i l ler outfits 132 IS THE GREAT BRITISH BOOZER
OV ER? Tessa Dunthorne investigates the future of the pub 136 BACK TO SCHOOL Learn about whisky with a l it t le i l lustrative help from Ralph Steadman, plus the latest distil ler y news ON DESIGN 141 Countr yside interiors have never looked better –
and in our dedicated special section Carole Annett has just how to nail it in your own home TR AVEL 163 LA V ITA E BELLA Who doesn’t love
Ita ly? From road trips to the secrets of Venice, we dive deeper into the countr y 173 THE ESCAPIST Travel news 176 ROUND THE R AGGED ROCKS
Kate Eshelby v isits some of the most pristine landscapes on earth in Oman 178 THE TRIP What Ultra-High-Net-
Worths rea l ly rea l ly want 180 POSTCARDS FROM... Marbella 182 LOCH DOWN From cabin to castle, Scotland offers the best of a nature-culture staycation FOOD & DRINK 187 LIQUID SUNSHINE The cocktail cometh 190 RECIPE River Cottage’s pork pie 192 CULINARY COMFORT Ottolenghi cooks up some soul food PROPERTY 195 HOUSE OF THE MONTH 196 WOULD YOU BU Y A HOUSE ON
INSTAGR AM? Anna Tyzack investigates the rise of propert y influencers 199 FIV E OF THE BEST Countr y estates REGULARS 14 EDITOR’S LETTER 16 CONTRIBUTORS 48 PART Y PEOPLE
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