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Country Life UK
Wood you rather
Meticulously executed programmes of restoration and renovation have left three medieval masterpieces well equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century
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November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Raise your glass
Restoration jobs may be keeping the craft alive, but why aren't we commissioning new stained glass? Mary Miers immerses herself in a world saturated in colour
7 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
He who pays the piper
Learning a language is one thing, getting to grips with a pig in a poke is another altogether. Octavia Pollock explores some of our best idioms
4 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Hitting the sweet spot
How did an imported Eastern delicacy become a favourite of our Tudor monarchs and an enduring British Christmas staple? Matthew Dennison discovers why so many of us love marzipan
5 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
What to serve when
Village drinks? Teenage gatherings? Carol singers? Christmas and Boxing Day lunch? Wine savant Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW has a wine for every festive occasion
3 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Well, isn't that just the icing on the biscuit?
Gin and tonics, first-aid assistance and hugs are all on the menu at Biscuiteers, where there is always a reason to biscuit'
6 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
I'll have a side of drama, please
Tableside cooking is nothing new, but modern-day diners have forgotten how fun it can be, says Tom Parker Bowles, who makes his case for its renaissance
5 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Glory of the garden
Flower farmer and florist Rachel Siegfried uses woody plants and perennials to bring colour to late-season arrangements, three of which she has made for COUNTRY LIFE
5 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Mastered in every detail
The stories of Henry James are full of descriptions of country houses. Jeremy Musson explores the messages these houses convey, with the help of specially commissioned drawings by Matthew Rice
8 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
Claus for celebration
Lights and turkeys and bells, oh my! Embrace the festive spirit with Amie Elizabeth White's A to Z of Christmas
8 min |
November 29, 2023
Country Life UK
County of contrasts
The Garden of England provides the ideal backdrop for three beautiful country homes
5 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
Time and tide wait for no avocet
On a lonely November day at Thames end, where the wildness of Nature is intensified by the closeness of our capital city, John Lewis-Stempel is happy to be accompanied only by the birds of the mudflats
4 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Cure and simple
Flavoursome and flourishing, the British air-dried sausage offering is catching up with its Continental counterparts
6 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
As hard as nails
Known as ironwood thanks to its ability to blunt saws, the densely muscular hornbeam is often overlooked and frequently misidentified
4 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Enjoy your winter greens
THE minor early-19th-century poet Thomas Hood is best known for writing ‘I remember, I remember, the house where I was born’, listing roses, violets, lilac and lilies. Less well-known is his gloomy November poem, which begins:
3 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Devoted to daphne
The bewitching scent of daphnes hangs heavy in the winter air, making them an essential plant at this time of year
3 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Betty, Belle and other stories
leaves the city behind to go wild in Exmoor in a Land Rover Defender
6 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
The devil is in the detail
Devil’s Dyke? Satan did it. The Devil’s Shovelful? Guess who. The Devil’s Punch Bowl? Actually that one was giants. recounts some imaginative explanations for our ancient monuments
6 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Game, setter, match
An affectionate free spirit in a glamorous feathered coat, the English setter comes in Robin Reliant or Ferrari mode
6 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Stirring the pot
On the last weekend before Advent, families gather to make Christmas pudding-but they probably don't serve it with roast beef.
3 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Native breeds
Did you know?
1 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Classicism in the Deccan
The restoration of the former British Residency in Hyderabad has helped encourage local craftsmanship, as the architect involved
7 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
My favourite painting Gavin Plumley
The Druids: Bringing in the Mistletoe
1 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Clarity not carte blanche
Developers need clarity as to where they can build, We need to zone our countryside to prevent conflict and the erosion of this limited and precious resource
5 min |
November 22, 2023
Country Life UK
Speak like a Georgian
The 18th century was a golden age of slang, with a phrase for every body and bodily function, from 'fubbs' for curves to 'fizzle' for quiet 'emissions', finds
3 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
Ariddle wrapped in a mystery
The late Robert Kime chose his pieces as much for their history as for their quality, but the stories of some of the works sold in the phenomenally successful dispersal of his collections may never be fully revealed
3 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
Off the beaten cycle path
I RECENTLY returned from the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey after a magical week with The Slow Cyclist, a specialist tour operator I know well from previous travels in both Transylvania (Romania) and the Mani Peninsula (Greece).
2 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
Home from home
There's nothing better than settling in on holiday. Here are our favourite out-of-theordinary private homes and villas available to book in Europe and beyond in 2024
6 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
Down with the Durrells
On Corfu, a silent war is raging between developers and the allies of a way of island life immortalised by Gerald Durrell. Away from the big resorts, Jo Rodgers discovers that it is still possible to travel off the beaten track with children in tow
4 min |
November 01, 2023
Country Life UK
A nightingale sang...
Formal elements have provided firm foundations for a garden that is planted for wildlife and surrounded by newly established woodland, reports
4 min |