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Introduced to the art of haiku by James May, Downton Distillery explores this timeless Japanese form of poetry through nature and craft. Two original haiku celebrate the hum of the...

In this exclusive Q & A, we caught up with Merlin Evans as he completed his awe-inspiring walk across South America, a journey that spanned mountains, rain forests, deserts, and...

Every year a wonderful festival happens in the village of Broad Chalke just over the hill from the distillery. From humble origins in 2011 it has grown, now covering a 70-acre...

Written by Peter Salenieks Over two thousand beacons were lit across the United Kingdom and further afield on 2 June, marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee by continuing a tradition that...

With summer upon us, there has never been a better time to discover the joys of wild swimming. Over recent years, the sport has experienced a remarkable rise in popularity...

One of our Explorer’s last year was Colonel Percy Fawcett who disappeared in the Amazon whilst trying to find the ‘Lost City of Z’. His theory of a lost civilisation...

This month we were informed about a lady called 'Arabella Slinger' by one of our readers, who is currently in Antarctica trekking 600 miles over 40 days. Her journey will...

Our Explorer of the Month is adventurer Lucy Shepherd, a modern explorer whose achievements already place her amongst the most accomplished expedition leaders of her generation. At just 23 years...

Our Explorer of the Month is a remarkable adventurer whose achievements remain surprisingly overlooked today. Gertrude Bell travelled further, saw more, and influenced events on a scale few explorers ever...

Our Adventurer of the Month is one of Britain's greatest aviation pioneers, a woman whose courage, determination and ambition helped redefine what was possible during the golden age of flight....

300 years after Raleigh tried to find El Dorado, Percy Fawcett set out to find a different city, a city that he called 'Z'.  Steven Spielberg & George Lucas based...

This summer both Meike and I went on holiday to the Turkish side of Cyprus. Not having any expectations of what lay in store we were delighted to see both...

The definition of 'zingy' is someone or something full of zest that is full of flavour and brings spark and life to something. This is exactly what the lemon does...