Christmas

Celebrate Christmas in the countryside

Discover delicious Christmas Day recipes, best ever Boxing Day walks, quirky Christmas traditions, inspiration for homemade crafts, our Christmas Gift Guide 2018 and much more... Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas tree farm

Christmas tree guide: how to choose the perfect tree, plus homemade decoration ideas

Christmas gifts

Christmas gift guide 2018: stocking fillers and ideas for every budget

Father Christmas Heligan

The best places in Britain to find Santa’s grotto this Christmas

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UK’s best festive days out, winter walks and Christmas markets

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Five places to go for a festive swim this Christmas

Sara Maitland: Why do we pine for Christmas trees?

Sara Maitland

Festive food

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Seasonal recipes

Festive recipes from River Cottage chef Gill Meller

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Seasonal recipes

Home-cured gammon for Christmas

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Food and Recipes

Christmas recipes: Festive vegetables

Food and Recipes

Use up leftovers with these Boxing Day recipes

Food and Recipes

Easy party bakes for Christmas

Food and Recipes

Christmas recipes: Perfect roast potatoes and stuffing

Winter walks

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Britain’s best winter beaches

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Best Boxing Day walks

BCDTTJ Parkhouse Hill from Chrome Hill, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK

Best walks in the Peak District National Park

Wasdale Head Inn in Wasdale, Cumbria @Alamy

Best winter walker’s pubs in Britain

History and traditions

Mistletoe (Viscum album) plant with berries

Guide to mistletoe: history, how it became a Christmas tradition and how to grow your own mistletoe

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How to have a traditional country Christmas

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Britain’s quirky Christmas traditions and facts

These sheep all turned to look at me as they stood in snow sun went down on cold winters day.

Food and Recipes

Tales of Christmas past

Homemade Christmas crafts

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Make a rustic bauble

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How to make your own Christmas cards and wrapping paper

Make your own pebble dominoes, perfect for homemade gifts

Christmas crafts: How to make pebble dominoes

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Christmas crafts: How to make handmade soap