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Escape: A light-filled wooden cabin on Skye

Lottie Storey March 28, 2017

See, do, stay, love the UK. This month: India Hobson and Magnus Edmondson experience a window on wildlife in Scotland

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Our regular travel series comes from online UK travel guide This is Your Kingdom, whose handpicked contributors explore favourite places, special finds and great goings on.

You can read about one we love each month in The Simple Things – turn to page 80 of the April issue for more of this Scottish adventure – and plenty of others at thisisyourkingdom.co.uk.

India Hobson and Magnus Edmondson are contributors to thisisyourkingdom.co.uk. Their findings on travel, lifestyle and design are at haarkon.co.uk and on Instagram @haarkon_ 

 

More from the April issue:

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Recipe: Hot Cross Bun Cakes
April 2, 2021
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April 6, 2019
Recipe: Wild garlic soup
April 6, 2019
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April 24, 2017
Escape: Rainy day adventures
April 24, 2017
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More This is Your Kingdom travel: 

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October 23, 2017
Escape | A secret 16th century apartment in Hay-on-Wye
October 23, 2017
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September 12, 2017
Escape | A hipster hideaway in London
September 12, 2017
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August 8, 2017
Escape | A Welsh eco retreat with room to roam
August 8, 2017
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July 10, 2017
Escape | A rustic hideaway in Cornwall
July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017
June 21, 2017
Competition | Win a stay at Bude Hideaways in Cornwall with i-escape
June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017
June 18, 2017
Escape: A converted barn in Wales
June 18, 2017
June 18, 2017
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Escape: Caravan of love

Lottie Storey April 4, 2016

See, do, stay, love the UK. This month: slow living in a showman's wagon in Scotland. Words and photography by Sarah-Lou Francis.

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Our new series comes from online UK travel guide This is Your Kingdom, whose handpicked contributors explore favourite places, special finds and great goings on.

You can read about one we love each month in The Simple Things - turn to page 74 of the April issue for more of this Scottish showman's wagon adventure - and plenty of others at thisisyourkingdom.co.uk.

Sarah-Lou Francis is a contributor to thisisyourkingdom.co.uk. She is a lifestyle and portrait visual storyteller, blogs at lapinblu.com and shares stories from and behind the blog on Instagram as @lapinblu. 

 

 

 

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The Simple Things

Taking time to live well

We celebrate slowing down, enjoying what you have, making the most of where you live, enjoying the company of of friends and family, and feeding them well. We like to grow some of our own vegetables, visit local markets, rummage for vintage finds, and decorate our home with the plunder. We love being outdoors and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.

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