Five Wrenhaven bakeries bringing back slow-fermented sourdough loaves
From a converted boathouse to a former post office, a new generation of bakers is reviving long-fermented bread, and customers are queuing for it.
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A waterfall tumbling step by step through the forest
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A water bird hunts for food beneath a waterfall
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Busy bees among purple blooms
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Pick-your-own pumpkin farm draws families to the Asher Valley in its busiest October yet
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Spring flowers: pink on the branches, poppies in the meadows
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Six coast-path walks around Greyling Bay, from easy strolls to a full-day hike
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Lifestyle · page 1 / 2Lifestyle What's in season at the Old Quay weekend market, and what to cook with it
Squash, kale, the last of the plums and the first proper leeks: the market stalls on Old Quay are heavy with autumn produce. Traders and a local chef share what to buy now and how to use it.
Mateo Silva ·Lifestyle Mountain roads: hairpins and high meadows
Tarmac winding beneath the clouds, dirt tracks plunging into forest and pastures opening onto the peaks.
Diego Fernández ·Lifestyle Millbrook's community orchard harvest day: apple pressing and grafting lessons
Around 600 people came to pick, press and learn at the Millbrook community orchard at the weekend, leaving with juice, saplings and the beginnings of a new skill.
Grace Mwangi ·Lifestyle A book club on the morning ferry: commuters read together on the Saltings route
Every weekday at twenty past seven, a dozen or more passengers gather on the upper deck of the Saltings ferry to talk about a novel. The crossing takes 35 minutes; the club has lasted three years.
Leo Novak ·Lifestyle An autumn foraging walk in the Greyling Hills, and the rules every forager should follow
Blackberries, rosehips and sweet chestnuts are plentiful this year, but experts warn that mushrooms should never be eaten unless identified with complete certainty.
Tom Ashworth ·Lifestyle Cold-water swimmers keep going at Shingle Cove through the winter months
A swimming group that began with three friends now has more than 200 members who take to the sea every morning, whatever the weather.
Niamh Gallagher ·Lifestyle Weekend escape: the lakes of the Greyling Hills, a short bus ride from the city
Clear water, rocky slopes and hardly a car park in sight. The lakes of the Greyling Hills are under ninety minutes from Wrenhaven by bus, and they are at their most peaceful once the summer visitors have gone.
Freya Collins ·Lifestyle The Asher Valley rail trail: a gentle two-day cycling break along a former railway
A 64-kilometre traffic-free route follows the old branch line from Wrenhaven to Tarnmere, with flat gradients, cafés in former stations and a village inn halfway.
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