All content Archive | December 2017

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December 31st
- Prince George starts school, bargain of the year and horse v Maserati: Country Life’s top Facebook posts of 2017
- 15 fascinating things about animal actors, from dogs and cockroaches to the penguin who was fired out of a cannon
December 30th
- The Billies: Country Life's 2017 theatre awards, from best play to Ayckbourn's 'crushing disappointment'
- The 12 essential cupboard ingredients that will let you cook (almost) anything
December 29th
- An impossibly romantic, wisteria-clad home in Cornwall which could be straight from a BBC drama
- Apple pie, scones and perfect Welsh rarebit: Country Life’s top recipes of 2017
- The tale of a ‘real-life’ Billy Elliot: How cricketer Alexander Campbell swapped batting for ballet
December 28th
- In the cathedral’s shadow: The Cathedral Close, Wells
- Pride & Prejudice, a party barn and a 22-bedroom country mansion: The 10 best properties for sale in 2017
- The fascinating story of the 'lost' royal art collections of Charles I and Charles II
December 27th
- Five Gold Rings: Country Life's top 5 jewellers to help you choose the perfect wedding ring
- Best bottles of whisky for any budget to bring in the New Year in style
- Wildflowers, perfect ponds and a luxuriant, sheltered garden tucked away in Scotland: Country Life’s top gardening stories of 2017
- Dining room v Dining in the kitchen: The great debate
- Country Life December 27 2017
December 26th
- Charades: An exclusive Rebus short story for Country Life at Christmas, by Ian Rankin
- From golden autumn sunlight to stunning Roman Baths: Country Life’s 10 best Instagram posts of 2017
December 25th
- The Country Life Editor’s Christmas Quiz
- Sunsets, dormice and Hurricane Ophelia: Country Life's top nature stories of 2017
- The Country Life Christmas message, by the Bishop of Gloucester: ‘The light shines in the darkness and the darkness of the present can never put it out’
December 24th
- Is it too late to ask Santa for Christmas Cottage?
- Nine unforgettable things to serve at your Christmas party
December 23rd
- An old rectory that’s ‘one of the finest privately-owned homes in the East Riding of Yorkshire’ comes up for sale
- Dukes and their dogs: Why Britain's aristocracy are just as mad about their canine friends as the rest of us
- A gourmand's Christmas dream: The ultimate day of indulgence, from midnight to midnight
December 22nd
- Video: A gentleman’s guide on how to dress, coming to Country Life in 2018
- Things to do in the Christmas holidays, from Winter Wonderland to Hogwarts in the snow
- Wells Cathedral, Somerset: A symphony of architecture
- How to drink your way through Christmas lunch
December 21st
- Budock Vean review: A heavenly spot on the Helford Estuary
- The mysteries of 'topping off': Why workers erect trees and crack open a beer when they finish a building
- Why we still love pantomime ('Oh no we don't'...'Oh yes we do'...)
December 20th
- A vine romance: Why we should all celebrate the beauty of ivy
- The life of a modern magician: Razor blades, ballet shoes and bumping into the Obamas
December 19th
- Four beautiful overseas boltholes, whether you're after an Alpine lodge or Barbadian splendour
- Father Christmas rescued by RNLI after falling off sleigh
- Maserati Levante review: 'An angry gargoyle grafted onto the body of a pedigree racehorse '
- Jools Holland shares a few of his favourite things
December 18th
- A Dartmoor manor house with its own hydro-electricity, and space for horses and helicopters
- Why bobble fringes are the new tinsel this Christmas
- My favourite painting: The Bishop of Warwick
December 17th
- 22 beautiful houses, from a heavenly Hampshire home to a loch-side lodge in Scotland
- Christmas at Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, France
- The Yorkshire institution that sells 200,000 mince pies and 26,000 Christmas cakes each year
December 16th
- An Elizabethan masterpiece in Kent, touched by the genius of Lutyens
- The joys of farming in December: Winter sunshine, leaping sheep and hens who lay an extra Christmas present
- 10 things you need to know about Operation Santa: How the Royal Mail helps Father Christmas reply to children across Britain
December 15th
- A Cotswolds home with a beautiful balance of old and new, village life and seclusion
- Six audiobooks for Christmas, from Dickens to the latest Booker Prize winner
- ‘It’s all about wonder and to look, to be able to ponder’ – the story behind spectacular nativity scenes
December 14th
- Dealing with the farmer’s worst nightmare: Bovine TB
- How to make perfect smoked salmon with potato pancakes
December 13th
- A breathtaking 500-acre estate in Scotland up for sale with two cottages, fishing rights and stables
- Handel's Messiah: Nine of the greatest places to enjoy a wonderful Christmas tradition
- The best hot chocolates for Christmas
- Country Life December 13/20 2017
December 12th
- A pretty, manageable country house just eight miles from Bath
- 10 gorgeous Christmas decorations
December 11th
- The awkward questions that still need answering about Da Vinci's $450m Salvator Mundi
- Five beautiful houses, including a Cotswolds manor and Cornish waterside dream, as seen in Country Life
- My favourite painting: Helen Oxenbury picks a piece by 'the funniest cartoonist in the world'
December 10th
- Nigel Havers on meeting Mick Jagger, turning down Chariots of Fire and a poodle puppy
- Cesky Krumlov Castle's exquisite theatre: The scene of princely diversion
- The fan maker: ‘If you can fold a piece of paper, you can do it’
December 9th
- Six lovely cottages bursting with character, close to London – and all under £390,000
- How to prepare your home for Christmas entertaining
- Special delivery: The finest mail-order food companies
- Battersea Dogs Home's place in the country, where you'll find dogs for walking and working
December 8th
- Queens Hotel, Cheltenham: A Georgian gem in one of England’s prettiest towns
- Christmas gifts for men, from beautiful boxers to a classic cocktail shaker
- A complete one-off for horse lovers: House with stables, manege... and a racetrack
December 7th
- One of Bath’s most architecturally significant – and rare – Georgian buildings comes to the market
- Maple-and-mustard pork chipolatas with braised red cabbage and lentils
- How to make gingerbread vodka
- The rare 'ducks foot' pistol, plus five other bizarre and unusual weapons
December 6th
- Lech, Austria: Superior slopes and the ultimate Alpine retreat
- VW Amarok review: The poshest pick-up truck on the road... or field, or motorway
- Country Life December 6 2017
December 5th
- A magnificent Regent's Park apartment being sold by the Agent Provocateur millionaire
- Barbara Taylor Bradford shares a few of her favourite things
- Canapé of the Year: Eight near-perfect mouthfuls – and one that gets absolutely everything right
December 4th
- Longhirst Hall: A beautiful country house with a little touch of Ancient Rome
- Stilton: A grand part of our culinary heritage
- My favourite painting: Stephen Bayley
December 3rd
- Six stunning properties with beautiful fireplaces
- 24 beautiful houses from Cumbria to Hampshire, as seen in Country Life
- Alan Titchmarsh: Why a log cabin set up for the arctic beats a Classical temple in the garden
- Cesky Krumlov: Inside one of Europe’s greatest castles
- The trombone maker: ‘There’s been a lot of trial, error and scrap - but after 10 years, we got there'
December 2nd
- The real-life Peter Pan home – where Wendy and the boys lived – is up for sale
- The tale of Mr Toad: From medieval instrument of torture to The Wind in the Willows
- Seven stupendous wine cellars which go light years beyond dusty old storage
- The Christmas crackers you need on your table this year
December 1st
- The Cotswolds manor house rumoured to be Prince Harry and Meghan's new home
- Grange Park Opera's latest plans, plus a reader offer for the 2018 season
- How to make the perfect Yule Log, as served at The Dorchester