Christmas

Sloe gin recipe

Seasonal recipes

The perfect sloe gin recipe

Makes 2 bottles

Someone sitting by a burning log fire

How to create the perfect log fire

Phoebe Smith hikes across britain

Walking across Britain: Phoebe Smith’s epic Christmas walk

Britain's country Christmas traditions

Britain’s top country Christmas traditions and their origins

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

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

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) adult female, antlers in velvet, walking across upland moor, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, August.

Reindeer guide: top facts and where to see in the UK

Britain's quirky Christmas Traditions (Photo by: Getty Images)

Historic places

British Christmas traditions and their origins

Spiced Christmas Tree biscuits (Photo by: Maciej Nicgorski / EyeEm via Getty Images)

Seasonal recipes

Spiced Christmas tree biscuits

1 h Makes 30/35 biscuits

Make your own Christmas cards

How to make your own Christmas cards and wrapping paper

EG05EA Landscape of Castleton and The Hope Valley in snow, taken at Blue John Cavern in The Peak District National Park, England. Uk

Best Boxing Day walks

Father Christmas

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

Christmas crafts: Ice Lantern

Christmas crafts: Ice lantern

Birch Advent Candleholder

Christmas craft: Birch Advent Candleholder

Homemade Christmas Garland

Christmas crafts: Festive garlands

Sausage and bramley apple Christmas stuffing (Photo by: Getty Images)

Seasonal recipes

Sausage and bramley apple stuffing

Serves 8