Country_Homes_and_Interiors_-_November_2019

ON OUR DOORSTEP

Visit...‘WestonbirtArboretum

(forestryengland.uk/westonbirt-the-

national-arboretum)has 600 acres

ofwell-tendedplantsandtrees;it’s

greatforwalkswithchildrenand

dogs,andhasthingstodoallyear

round,includingEnchantedChristmas

whentheylightupthetrees.’

Shopat...‘ScumbleGoosie

(scumblegoosie.co.uk) near Stroud,

whichhaslovelyfurnituremadein

rawmangowood(looksgreat

unpaintedorpainted,andallpieces

canbecustomised),andlotsof

otherinteriorsaccessories.’

Goforamealat...‘TheBell

atSapperton(bellsapperton.co.uk)

fordeliciouswell-sourcedfoodand

excellentSundayroastsina lovely

traditional pub setting.’

ExteriorThe18th-

centuryhousewasoriginally

a farmcottagethathasbeen

extended over the years

WILTSHIRE COUNTRY HOUSE

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FEATURE

VIVIENNE AYERS

PHOTOGRAPHS

POLLY ELTES