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Rising temperatures mean many of us will find ourselves reaching for an ice cream. Jack Watkins traces the sweet treat's roots and discovers that its popularity owes a lot to London's ingenious residents and Regent's Canal
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August 03, 2022
Country Life UK
Art for east's sake
The eastern stretches of London are home to some of the capital's largest and most accessible art collections, including sculptures by Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley. Carla Passino takes a look at what you can visit on foot
5 min |
August 03, 2022
Country Life UK
Shooting season blighted by partridge shortage
The perfect storm of Brexit, covid and avian flu means that many shoots are having to reduce the number of days offered or close entirely
2 min |
July 27, 2022
Country Life UK
Heroic restorations
Three fine country homes have had new life breathed into them by their determined owners
5 min |
July 27, 2022
Country Life UK
A perfect marriage
A house that is in perfect harmony with its surroundings will enhance the everyday lives of its owners
2 min |
July 27, 2022
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In with the new
There's no doubt about it-new-build homes are increasingly popular. From convenience and preference for local materials to environmental benefits, Annunciata Elwes finds out why
3 min |
July 27, 2022
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'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it....
With Bananarama's hit ringing in his ears, our piscatorial correspondent David Profumo recalls a late-April foray after trout down South
4 min |
July 27, 2022
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Tiny cogs in a giant machine
If we woke up one day and there were no bees left, people would pay attention. Yet the steady eradication of our life-giving insects is no less horrifying, points out George McGavin
4 min |
July 27, 2022
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Instant gratification
Tiffany Daneff visits a recently built property in the Home Counties, which proves that, with forethought, a new garden needn't look new
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July 27, 2022
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A close call
With the curlew-that wader with a haunting call-now almost extinct in the South of England, Simon Lester meets the Duke of Norfolk, who is hoping to pull them back from the brink on his West Sussex estate
6 min |
July 27, 2022
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Young, gifted and thriving
Escaping to the country is a long-cherished retirement dream for many. But, as Fergus Butler-Gallie discovers, an increasing number of young people are making the move and bringing valuable skills with them
7 min |
July 27, 2022
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Getting to the pointer
They are arrestingly handsome, built for efficiency and have an unmatched prey drive, yet German shorthaired pointers are a rare sight in the field, laments Arabella Byrne
5 min |
July 27, 2022
Country Life UK
A town-house transformation
The shell of an 1860s coach house has been internally reconfigured to dazzling effect with the help of the finest contemporary craftsmanship.
7 min |
July 27, 2022
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Flower power
As the Battle of Flowers celebrates its 120th anniversary this summer, Martha MacDonald traces the event's quirky past
3 min |
July 20, 2022
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Our Queen, the Duke
From a brace of mallards to a placid cow, Matthew Dennison examines the unusual connections between Jersey and the Royal Family
4 min |
July 20, 2022
Country Life UK
Where trains once crossed
Antonia Windsor takes in the views along Jersey's Railway Walk
3 min |
July 20, 2022
Country Life UK
Over the hills and far away
It has taken decades of patience and dedication to create a garden from what had been a working farm in unspoilt Marcher country, reveals George Plumptre
4 min |
July 20, 2022
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And the rest is history
The Surrey Hills is very much Lutyens and Jekyll territory, notably at their first-ever collaboration at the garden designer's home, Munstead Wood, and nearby Munstead Place
4 min |
July 20, 2022
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Founding fathers
In COUNTRY LIFE's 125th year, Editor-in-Chief Mark Hedges pays a visit to Lindisfarne, the castle owned and restored by the magazine's founder as his Northumberland retreat
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July 20, 2022
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Living with the Romans
The Romans may have long departed, but the remains of their presence are still evident on several country estates. Bronwen Riley meets the proud custodians of these remarkable and sometimes haunting sites
6 min |
July 20, 2022
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Sapphires in the cereal
John Ruskin declared that 'blue is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight'. Thankfully, our wild cornflowers have come back from the brink to be that source, reports Ian Morton
3 min |
July 20, 2022
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Scent to try us
Lithe, opportunistic and with a predilection for poultry, these elusive, often pocketsized predators have long raised a stink for farmers and gamekeepers, but not all of them deserve such an otterly bad rap, believes John Lewis-Stempel
10 min |
July 20, 2022
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ENGLISH HOMES OLD & NEW
Each month of this 125th-anniversary year, COUNTRY LIFE describes a period in the development of the English great house. In the seventh of this 12-part series, John Goodall looks at the mid-Georgian world
8 min |
July 20, 2022
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The king's invention
Many monarchs of the Enlightenment showed an active interest in architecture. Inspired by a new facsimile of royal drawings from Sweden, Clive Aslet looks at the designs of Gustavus III
7 min |
June 15, 2022
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What lies beneath
The UK's seagrass meadows are an important wildlife habitat and fundamental to combating climate change, but they're disappearing at a rapid rate. Jack Watkins finds out more about the ongoing fight to save them
5 min |
June 29, 2022
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Thinking big, thinking Wagnerian
With the summer country-house-opera season in full swing, delightful Longborough Festival Opera in the Cotswolds is distinguished for the ambition of its programming. Henrietta Bredin reports
4 min |
June 29, 2022
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Urban streams
The need for clean water in 19th-century Britain led to a new and magnificent genre of street furniture. Kathryn Ferry examines the drinking fountain
7 min |
June 29, 2022
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Oh , Mr Porter
WHAT I like about film work is that it is constructive. You're building up a character all the time,' Will W Hay once explained.
4 min |
June 15, 2022
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How to be more dog
The sports commentator and labrador owner on a startling rise to fame
5 min |
June 15, 2022
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Small by name, but not by nature
Five smallholders tell Julie Harding about their journey towards self-sufficiency
7 min |