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What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Chawton House virtual gardens

Chawton House virtual garden festival

What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Chawton House virtual gardens

Chawton House virtual garden festival

What have you missed?

Here we are, a full year after lockdown was announced. Let’s face it, tempers feel a little bit frayed this week, which is natural, really, as we approach the final furlong towards (hopeful) freedom!

Chawton House virtual gardens

Chawton House virtual garden festival

Recipes from The Bell at Ramsbury 

James Graham, talented head chef at The Bell at Ramsbury shares two gorgeous recipes to make and tuck into at home 

Recipes from The White Hart, Fyfield

We’re sharing two recipes from The White Hart in Fyfield, which was recently named one of the UK’s top 50 gastropubs

Recipes with Clodagh McKenna

We’re sharing two recipes to make the most of the last of summer thanks to Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna.

Atul Kochhar’s Chicken Tikka Pie recipe

Atul Kochhar, star of our second Spotlight podcast, shares the recipe for the delicious pie he cooked up for Angela Walker.

Emily Kerrigan’s Gluten-Free Kitchen Recipes & competition

We share fuss-free food inspiration from The Gluten-Free Kitchen by registered nutritionist Emily Kerrigan from Thame, published by Vie, £10.99.

Paul Clerehugh’s Goosebury Crumble

Crooked Billet’s Paul Clerehugh shares his Gooseberry Crumble recipe with Round & About readers.

Fitwaffle’s No-Bake Baking recipes for families

We’re sharing a taste of easy oven-free recipes from the book by Eloise Head AKA Fitwaffle who will star at Big Feastival.

Star Q&A with Tim Rice ahead of tour  

Liz Nicholls chats to the multi-award winning, internationally renowned lyricist Sir Tim Rice who returns to a theatre stage near you this spring with Tim Rice My Life In Musicals I Know Him So Well 

Star Q&A exclusive with Tom Parker Bowles 

The Castle Hotel, Windsor, will welcome British food writer and critic Tom Parker Bowles for an exclusive Q&A event following the release of his latest book, Cooking & The Crown.

Star Q&A with Craig Revel Horwood

Director & choreographer of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical gives us an insight into the stage show.

Star Q&A with chef Clodagh McKenna

Irish chef, author & TV star Clodagh McKenna tells Liz Nicholls a few of her favourite things.

Towersey Festival Q&A with Billy Bragg

Liz Nicholls chats to singer songwriter and activist Billy Bragg who will star at the last ever Bucks highlight Towersey Festival – the 60th highlight – from 23rd to 26th August, and urges you to book your tickets.

Star Q&A with Dizzee Rascal

Liz Nicholls shares a chat with Dizzee Rascal MBE who headlines Party In The Paddock at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday, 17th August.

Star Q&A with Sharron Davies MBE

Liz Nicholls chats to Sharron Davies MBE as she looks forward to The Olympic Games – her 13th – starting later this month in Paris.

Win! A set of five of Enid Blyton’s most iconic books.

Win! A set of five of Enid Blyton’s most iconic books.

Win! Earrings from Lena Cohen Jewellery

Win 18k white-gold gemstone earrings worth £520 from luxury British brand Lena Cohen

Blenheim reflections in paint and poetry 

A new book unites Rod Craig’s watercolours and Peter Adamson’s verse in a lyrical tribute to Blenheim Park. We have five copies to be won  

Win! £150 worth of 100 Acres goodies 

Our lucky winner can enjoy £150 worth of botanical beauties from 100 Acres 

Win! A Greenacres dome glamping stay 

Between 14th November and 7th January Greenacres in the Oxford countryside will offer a magical Winter Wonderland experience in one of the deluxe dome. You could win a stay 

Win tickets to Festive Fizz highlight 

We have four tickets to Vineyards of Hampshire’s Festive Fizz 2025, 11am-5pm on Saturday, 29th November, at Winchester Guildhall  

Win family Stourhead light trail tickets 

We’ve teamed up to offer a family ticket to Christmas light trail at Stourhead which will transform into a spectacular illuminated wonderland, 28th November to 31st December