The great and the good

Seasonal suggestions

Sunflowers are at their best in August and, although you’ll be hard pressed to find any in London’s centre, there are fields upon fields of the sunny-looking flowers on the city outskirts. There are three huge sunflower fields at in Esher, Surrey. Entry is £4 and the cost is deducted from your ‘pay and weigh’ bill at the end (). Sunflowers and lavender grow side by side at in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Entry is from £5.50; remember to pick up a paper bag at the entrance and take a pair of scissors (). Chichester Festival Theatre’s revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s is in London until August 28, as part of a UK tour, starring Julian Ovenden of fame