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SUMMER DISCOVERIES
EDITORIAL Editor Louise Hoffman 01223 492249
louisehoffman@bright.uk.com Editorial director Nicola Foley 01223 499459 nicolafoley@bright.uk.com Chief sub editor Matthew Winney Sub editors Zanna Buckland & Minhaj Zia ADVERTISING Sales director Sam Scott- Smith 01223 499457 samscott-smith@bright.uk.com Ad manager Maria Francis 01223 492240 mariafrancis@bright.uk.com CONTRIBUTORS Mark Box, Charlotte Griffiths, Phoebe Harper, Sally Petitt, Charlotte Phillips & Elisha Young DESIGN & PRODUCTION Design director Andy Jennings Magazine design manager Lucy Woolcomb Junior designer Hedzlynn Kamaruzzaman
The temperature is rising, the calendar is filling up and children across the city are chomping at the bit to finish for the school holidays – it must be July! Since I last wrote, one of my summer highlights has been trying out executive chef Lee Clarke’s new seasonal menu at Parker’s Tavern – such a marvellously inviting venue, with that touch of grandeur afforded by the high ceilings, stained-glass windows, art-gallery-style walls and exemplary service to make every visit a special occasion. The wood-oven-roasted Norfolk chicken with parmesan, bacon, egg yolk and grilled baby gem lettuce was to die for – especially when paired with Koffman skin-on chips with dill salt. What a treat! I was also pleased to catch the current exhibition on display at the Cambridge University Library. Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World brings together a truly captivating collection of manuscripts and objects, opening a portal into a past where medical science was at once sophisticated and... ahem... very much a work in progress! I was particularly drawn to a beautifully illustrated 16th-century herbal ( De historia stirpium commentarii insignes by Leonhart Fuchs), the charms and amulets, as well as Staycationers can enjoy day trips and minibreaks with our spotlight on Saffron Walden and round-up of holiday ideas
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the instruments and diagrams that revealed how closely medicine and astrology were linked in the medieval mind. Open until 6 December (free entry, although booking is essential), there’s still plenty of time to go along if you’re intrigued! If questionable remedies aren’t your thing, fear not, we have plenty of other diversions to offer in the pages that follow. Art lovers can immerse themselves in this year’s Cambridge Open Studios (page 22); families can rise to the challenge of some top adventure activities (page 42); and staycationers can enjoy day trips and minibreaks with our spotlight on Saffron Walden (page 34) and round-up of last- minute holiday ideas for late summer and beyond (page 48). Enjoy!
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ON THE COVER Illustration by Holly May, inspired by a photo from @emilian. primov.landscape on Instagram
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