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	IN BRITAIN April 2000 Front cover photo: Geoffrey Chaucer ©Bridgeman Art Library

What to find in the April 2000 issue:

Editor's notebook Art Nouveau at the V&A, castle stays in East Sussex, classic Chippendale on view near Leeds, cathedral tours across the country. Forthcoming events What's happening in Britain? Letters to the Editor Write to tell us about your travel experiences, your recommendations for other readers and what you think about IN BRITAIN. Champion Gardens Just what does it take to win one of the Historic Houses Association's Garden of the Year awards? NICOLA STOCKEN TOMKINS visits the glorious gardens of some past winners to find out. The Court Poet's Tale It is 600 years since Geoffrey Chaucer, the first of the great English poets, died. Such was his talent that even today his colourful characters live on, as SALLY VARLOW discovbered on a recent visit to Canterbury. Doing Your Bit for Britain If you care about UK's environment and heritage and don't mind a bit of work, PAUL GLENDELL suggests seeing the country from a different perspective. A Very Scottish Welcome As a new dawn rises in Scotland where the restored Scottish Parliament is in session for the first time since 1707, IAN SCLATER reports on a new breed of colourful and cosmopolitan hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow, offering stylish accommodation and delicious food. An Absolute Brick Meet PETER MINTER, a master brickmaker from Bulmer in Suffolk, where stunning terracotta panels and bricks have been made since the 15th century. Pride of Pembrokeshire So dramatic is the coastal scenery of Pembrokeshire that the entire coast was designated a National Park in 1952. Nearly 20 years later, in 1970, the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path was opened for the public to explore the charms of the rugged Welsh landscape. RONALD BLYTHE discovers why the area remains so special. Happy Bard's Day Each April distinguished guests, excited schoolchildren and impassioned revellers join the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the birth of Shakespeare, their most famous son. ROSIE BRAY dons her costume and joins the party. My Bit of Britain LORD MARCH talks about his home at Goodwood in West Sussex. Cambridge in Spirit JAMES HADLEY stalks the haunted corridors and spooky squares of the Cambridge colleges in search of some spirited company.

IN BRITAIN April 2000 pages 14-15 Some past winners of the Garden of the Year Photos ©Nicola Stocken Tomkins     IN BRITAIN April 2000 pages 32-33 New Hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow Photos ©Still Moving Picture Company     Click for IN BRITAIN April 2000 pages 44-45 Pembrokeshire Coastal Path Photos ©Pembrokeshire County Council     Click for IN BRITAIN April 2000 pages 52-53 Shakespeare birthday at Stratford-upon-Avon Photos ©N Hathaway Collins

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