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Sir Denys Lasdun: The brains behind the building branded 'a clever way of building a nuclear power station in the middle of London’ by The King
By Carla Passino
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Hard water, parrots and God's Own Country: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 12, 2025
By Country Life
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Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy
By James Fisher
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The perfect summer house? A country home, beach house and rural escape rolled into one in a prime spot in Sussex
By Penny Churchill
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A hoover for goose droppings, a tree-planting battle with the Hilton, and a disgusting banana: Inside Buckingham Palace and its gardens
By Lotte Brundle
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This week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
By Country Life
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A six-bedroom modern masterpiece mere minutes from Europe's best golf course
By James Fisher
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Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
People & Places
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Seeking substance and style: Island hopping in the Cyclades
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The finest wines available to humanity, and how to buy them, with Beth Pearce
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Sir Noël Coward sold this spectacular Art Deco cottage in the shadow of the White Cliffs of Dover to Ian Fleming — and now it could be yours
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'Each one is like a coral reef in an agricultural desert': One man's mission to rewild the swimming pool
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Property
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The perfect summer house? A country home, beach house and rural escape rolled into one in a prime spot in Sussex
By Penny Churchill
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A six-bedroom modern masterpiece mere minutes from Europe's best golf course
By James Fisher
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Plush Manor in the heart of the Piddle Valley is a musician's paradise waiting for a new owner
By Arabella Youens
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Five properties for sale, from £550,000 to £7.5 million, as seen in Country Life
By Toby Keel
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Everything the light touches… The London penthouse for sale that will make you feel like a king
By Rosie Paterson
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This converted mill is the epitome of bucolic beauty and its grounds were masterminded by one of the finest garden designers alive today
By Penny Churchill
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Yes to padel, no to swimming pools: How to attract a new generation to the countryside
By Annabel Dixon
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Our expert voices
Interiors
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Kitchen island or table? The little distinction that makes a big difference
By Arabella Youens
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Why four-poster beds aren't for historic houses alone
By Arabella Youens
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23 of the best antique dealers across the country, as nominated by Britain's top interior designers, architects and garden designers
By Giles Kime
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21 of the greatest craftspeople working in Britain today, as chosen by the nation's best designers and architects
By Giles Kime
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The transformative renovation of a Grade II-listed property with an 'unusual footprint'
By Arabella Youens
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I've seen the light: How a dark and gloomy kitchen in the Scottish Borders was reconfigured for 21st century living
By Arabella Youens
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'Comfortable, cosseting and far from the madding crowd': The recently refurbished Cornish cottage that proves Victorian decor is making a comeback
By Giles Kime
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18 inspiring ideas to help you make the most of meals in the garden this summer
By Amelia Thorpe
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LIFE & STYLE
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Jeep Avenger 4xe North Face Edition: You've got the clothes. Now get the car
By Adam Hay-Nicholls
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Ford Ranger PHEV: The eco-pickup for campers, builders and post-apocalyptic survivalists
By Jason Barlow
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From James Bond to Centre Court, how terry towelling took the world by comfort
By Matthew Dennison
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Sophia Money-Coutts: If I’m sending a thank you card to a friend, do I really have to address it to ‘Mrs W Butler’ as if it’s 1928?
By Sophia Money-Coutts
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COUNTRYSIDE
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Storm overflow plan 'needs flushing down the lavatory once and for all' say angling groups as perilous state of English rivers revealed
By Kate Green
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‘Though she be but little, she is fierce’: Everything you didn't know about sparrowhawks
By Mark Cocker
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An ode to Britain's wildflowers, from the London bloom which grew in the craters of the Blitz, to the weather-predicting scarlet pimpernel
By John Lewis-Stempel
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Gardens
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The curious incident of the vanishing glasshouses: Country Life's photographs are all that remains of these awe-inspiring structures
By Melanie Bryan
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Eat up your daylilies: The underappreciated east Asian flower that's a marvel in the kitchen
By Mark Diacono
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'Knoll offers a masterclass in the adaptability of grass': The Dorset garden that went from tourist attraction to specialist nursery
By Tilly Ware
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'Each one is like a coral reef in an agricultural desert': One man's mission to rewild the swimming pool
By Flora Watkins
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The grass isn’t always greener on the other side: Five alternatives to lawn, from fleshy sedums to aromatic thyme
By Rosie Paterson
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What everyone's talking about this week: It's time to follow in the footsteps of King’s College, Cambridge, and kiss the lawnmower goodbye
By Will Hosie
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ART & CULTURE
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Art saved for the nation? Not enough, it would seem
By Athena
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Good things come in small packages: The art of an excellent miniature
By Carla Passino
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Louis Wain: The Edwardian artist who was 'perhaps the best PR cats have ever had'
By Lotte Brundle
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'The greatest collection of Surrealism to emerge in recent history’: The contents of iconic art collector Pauline Karpidas’s London home are heading to auction
By Lotte Brundle
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Travel
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Seeking substance and style: Island hopping in the Cyclades
By Lucy Halfhead
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Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, hotel review: 'Doing nothing has rarely, if ever, felt so good’
By Mark Hedges
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Sophia Money-Coutts: I’m going to stay with a friend in her holiday villa. Should I tip — and if so, how?
By Sophia Money-Coutts
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‘Anyone who has once known this land can never be quite free from the nostalgia for it’: The Country Life guide to Sicily
By Rosalyn Wikeley
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Raffles London at The OWO hotel review: How eight years and £1.4 billion transformed the birthplace of Bond
By Emma Hughes
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Step into the light: An insider's guide to summer in St Moritz
By Rosie Paterson
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Food & Drink
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Not mush-room for error: The tasty-looking fungi that could be the last thing you ever eat
By John Wright
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The 11 best restaurants in London for al fresco dining
By Will Hosie
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The quiet corner of Suffolk where the country pub is thriving — and why it matters
By Agromenes
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'You have to commit, due to the time it takes, but it’s worth it. The flavour is unbeatable': Slow down, and barbecue better
By Paula Minchin
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Britons bin 86,000 whole lettuces every single day — here's how to eat sustainably and cut down on waste
By Jane Wheatley
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From the headless king to the mouths of the masses: Britain's ice-cream origins
By Jack Watkins
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Eat our local cheeses or lose our local cheeses, warns Neal's Yard Dairy
By Emma Hughes
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