In this issue

How doodle-you-do?
The rise and rise of the Labradoodle.

Revealed: top100 designers and architects
Wild cattle, plant doctors and London Life

Make mine a labradoodle

In the past 30 years, this well-mannered crossbreed has stolen our hearts, yet the man responsible has likened it to Frankenstein’s monster. Kate MacDougall finds out more

6 mins

A flash in the pan

One of Britain’s outstanding Baroque houses vanished in 1747, having been sold within three years of its patron’s death. William Aslet looks at the tantalising fragments that survive and what they tell us about this prodigy building

8 mins

Where the wild things are

With a primeval bellow that echoes around the medieval castle walls, the rare wild cattle of Chillingham are a scientific wonder, discovers Vicky Liddell

3 mins

Listen To The Language Of Belonging

The sounds made by the birds around us are intricate, responsive and humorous. Yet, somehow, we have forgotten how to hear them, says David George Haskell, as he urges us to go outside and pay attention

6 mins

The Country Life Top 100

Britain is blessed with some of the world’s greatest architects, interior designers, garden designers and specialist craftspeople. For the fourth year running, COUNTRY LIFE selects those with a demonstrable track record in creating the perfect country home

10+ mins

Shiver my timbers

Part art and part history, these timber-frame houses are some of England’s finest

5 mins

A growing success

The Plant Specialist, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire A good garden starts with great plants. Juliet Roberts visits one of the finest suppliers

4 mins

Stoppard returns to his roots

The octogenerian’s last play is more starkly emotional than usual and the ethics of spying are debated in a topical new work

4 mins

Designs For Health And Beauty

The coming of mass tourism to the seaside produced an era of iconic Modern architecture and design, as Clive Aslet discovers

3 mins

Set fair for 2020

The year’s trade had an excellent start, with high prices achieved for a cheese-toasting dish, a stone Apollo, an Art Deco rug and slabs of the Berlin Wall

4 mins

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Country Life UK Magazine Description:

Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.