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FOOD Lifestyle – Autumn 2025

Issue 206
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Food Lifestyle Autumn 2025

Features

Eight things to do this season

Our fave finds for autumn.

Tastemakers: George and Aurora Aykroyd 

Meet the couple behind The Lost Kitchen near Tiverton. 

Bite size: Ollie Vernon

Chewing the fat with the head chef of The Chagford Inn on Dartmoor.

Eating out

Restaurant reviews

We visit Brasserie on the Bay, Ogo, Halwyn, Heydays and The Castle Inn. 

Autumn feasting at The Farm Table

Grilling George Dart and Tom Chivers for seasonal inspo. 

Travel

Cool places to stay

Special spots for an autumn staycation.

The spa inspector: Source Spa

A marine-inspired thermal journey at Saunton Sands Hotel in north Devon.

The curation: weekends in the wild

Chunky knits and wellies at the ready ‑ autumn getaways at smart rural inns and pubs with rooms. 

The full works: The Nare

The pleasures of luxe old-school hospitality at the seaside. 

Tried and tested: Praktyka jewellery workshop

Slip into a creative flow state in Devon. 

Weekend cooking

The fermenter: wet walnuts and fermented fruits

Matthew Briddon introduces us to the mother of all cheese accompaniments.

The magnificent seven 

Stonking cheeses for your autumn cheeseboard.

Lemon-thyme digestives

Scott Paton shares his cheeseboard biscuit recipe.

Drinks

Five of the best: English still wines

They’re having a moment! 

Jane Rakison’s drinks diary

Our drinks expert indulges in the ultimate autumn nectar.

Autumn Glow Collins

Give your Tom Collins a glow-up.

Win! 

Win a stay at The Wellington in Boscastle, lunch at Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary and a spa break at Budock Vean Hotel and Spa. 

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