Inspiring
FEEL-GOOD FACTOR
ON THE WILD SIDE
5. EAST SUSSEX
Learn the art of survival and experience
the pleasures of living outdoors at expert
Ray Mears’ Woodlore expedition-style camp in East Sussex. Instructors lead you gently into the world of bushcraft, showing you
how to make shelters, demonstrating various methods of fire-making and opening your eyes to the useful trees and plants around us. Courses include a two-day introduction, one for parents and young children, juniors, and
a week-long adventure where you can learn how to find food, water and shelter, navigate in difficult conditions, track humans and animals, and even live off the land! From £300 per person for a two-day course.
BE A TV STAR
6. COUNTRYWIDE
Ever wondered how you can appear on BBC TV shows like Bargain Hunt or DIY SOS? Fancy free tickets for the recording of BBC TV and radio shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Weakest Link? It couldn’t be easier.
Just go online and apply!
www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/beonashow
THE STATELIEST OF STATELY HOMES
7. BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE
If you saw the film The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, you’ll have already discovered the beauty of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, for many of the scenes were filmed there, where the Duchess Georgiana actually lived.
Built to be shared with visitors, the ‘Palace of the Peak’ remains the family home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. It contains one of Europe’s finest private art collections, representing 4,000 years of European culture and craftsmanship, from ancient Greece to modern work by British artists. Between March and October these treasures can be seen throughout the house, from the grandeur of the 1st Duke’s Painted Hall and State Apartments to the 19th-century Library, Great Dining Room and Sculpture Gallery. There are also displays of furniture, silver, tapestries and porcelain and a gallery of neo-classical sculptures. Famous curiosities include four royal thrones, a giant ancient Greek marble foot, a lace cravat carved from wood, the fan of a Rolls Royce jet engine and the unique illusionistic painting of a violin hanging on a door.
Chatsworth has something for everyone – as well as the house there’s the 105-acre garden with five miles of walks taking you past rare trees, shrubs, formal hedges, temples, and sculptures old and new. Prices from £15 for adults and £9.50 for children.
