Country Homes & Interiors

“This is a rural retreat for mind, body and soul”

Kathryn Freeland is a firm believer in lists. ‘If you’re not sure what you want out of life, I suggest writing down absolutely everything you dream of, big and small – and then work out how you can make it happen,’ she says.

It’s a practice she has put to good use in her own life. After studying classics at university (‘but with absolutely no idea what I wanted to do afterwards’) she joined a boyfriend who had a job in Mombasa, Kenya. ‘I started going to aerobics classes, simply for something to

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