Where Londoners go for weekends away
Deciding which way to leave the capital on a Friday evening divides people. Do you head east to the Norfolk and Suffolk flatlands, south to the Brighton coast – or west, taking on the A303 for a taste of Somerset’s contemporary art scene in Bruton? For the inside track on escape routes from the capital, Vicki Reeve and Sophy Roberts wend their way into the English shires
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