I just came back from a wonderful time in Yorkshire. With my monthly Tristram Shandy reading group, under the expert guidance of a true Shandean, we visited Shandy Hall, the architecturally quirky home of Laurence Sterne in Coxwold. We were warmly welcomed by the curators, and stayed the night in a lovely cottage in the garden (which can be hired for a holiday or as a writer’s retreat). The gardens and the views of the surrounding hills were just stunning. What a way to spend the weekend…