As summer settles over the Lincolnshire countryside and sweet pea season approaches its peak, Easton Walled Gardens is once again glorious with colour and scent. From fragrant flowers, romantic borders and peaceful walks to coffee and shopping for gift items, stationery and art materials in The Courtyard, plus summer events, it remains one of the loveliest places in the region to slow down and enjoy the season

Louise Goss samples the lunchtime menu at The George Inn, Oakham, following its major refurbishment

Nicholas & Clare Rudd-Jones sample the delights of Milly’s Bistro on High Street St Martin’s in Stamford at lunch and for afternoon tea

Husband-and-wife team Laura and Paul McSorley have just celebrated two years of ownership of The Millstone at Barnack. Nicholas Rudd-Jones caught up with them and found them still brimful of energy and ideas

Editor Clare Rudd-Jones enjoys an exquisite lunch with her mum at Uppingham’s Lake Isle

If the rich and indulgent food of Christmas has left its mark and the enthusiasm for New Year’s resolutions has faded, then maybe the answer is to detox. Nutritionist Louise Cunliffe is here to help…

Louise and Neil Hitchen’s acclaimed restaurant on Oakham’s Burley Road is the perfect spot for a family lunch, writes Clare Rudd-Jones