Sir Roger Daltrey comes from his Jacobean manor house on the hill to chat fishing, farming and brewing. We might talk about My Generation yet you sense he’s happiest speaking…
Features
Meet the women at the helm of four of the countryside’s best-loved fashion brands
Jade Holland Cooper, Holland Cooper Fashion and the countryside have always gone hand in hand for Jade Holland Cooper, who grew up on a farm. In fact, she turned down…
Alice Plunkett interviewed by The Field
When Alice Plunkett was given a day riding out for trainer Roddy Armytage for her 16th birthday, she turned up at his Berkshire yard dressed in her hunting gear complete…
What to wear shooting: dress code and some must-have essentials
Country wear, shooting kit, shoes, boots and ladies sporting kit ... all with The Field's seal of approval
Shooting etiquette: some do’s and don’ts
A shooting etiquette checklist Do Respond to a shooting invitation promptly. As any host will know, waiting for weeks for a guest to answer is unhelpful. Ask if you can…
Robson Green interviewed by The Field
Sixteen years ago, I met actor Robson Green at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow during a cage-fighting event. Dressed for a hunt ball, I fought my way through a sea…
Dame Prue Leith interviewed by The Field
Prue Leith is insatiable. One of her earliest memories is her father saying “never get between Prue and her victuals”. But this hunger and passion is for pretty much everything:…
Which butterflies have you seen?
Many of the UK’s butterflies are under threat but, thanks to Butterfly Conservation, it is not all doom and gloom. Deirdre Shields is all of a flutter.
Croquet: a quintessential part of a British summer
The Great Exhibition of 1851 saw a dazzling variety of inventions shown to the public for the first time, from flushing toilets and waterproof watches to Samuel Colt’s Navy revolver.…
Lord Lonsdale
Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, was born in 1857. He was the second son of Colonel Henry Lowther and Emily Caulfeild, who was the daughter of St George Caulfeild…