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January 2018 Archive

93 articles

31 January
Six spectacular country houses for sale at £700,000, from thatched cottages to country mansions
Country Life January 31 2018
30 January
How to make Tunworth cheese, caramelised-shallot and oat tarts
A remote Scottish island home that’s the stuff of dreams
Jason Goodwin: ‘The boys excavated a rusty buckle and I carelessly tossed it over my shoulder – later, we found its identical twin, labelled Roman, in the museum’
29 January
The designer’s drawing room: ‘When you mix things together, each piece has to have integrity’
The demolition of Halnaby Hall is a warning from history, but destruction needn't always be a disaster
28 January
24 magnificent houses, as seen in Country Life
British finches: A simple guide
Stockton House, Wiltshire: An Elizabethan house packed with 21st century surprises
The last bicycle maker in the Midlands: 'Our founder wanted small numbers and high quality. We've stuck rigidly to that.'
27 January
Burfield Hall: An ideally-sized house and land in Norfolk at the price of a flat in Belgravia
Country Life and Huntsman's guide to wearing Black Tie
How to choose the perfect Mother of the Bride dress, shoes, hat and accessories
26 January
The only listed house on the Wentworth estate is up for sale after a decade-long rebuild saga
Giardini La Mortella: A lost world of near-tropical beauty tucked away on an Italian isle
Monkeys, cows and slugs on the runway: The life of the rural pilots who keep our communities alive
25 January
The best fish and chip shop in Britain for 2018 has been officially crowned
The stunning converted barn with its own timber cabin
13 things you never knew about weasels, from taking on rabbits to squeezing through wedding rings
24 January
Dunsborough Park: A home for sale next door to Wisley with gardens that look like they've been created by the RHS
Country Life January 24 2018
23 January
The designer’s bedroom: ‘Juxtaposing colours and pattern is great, but you still need to know when to pull back’
The incredible gardens at Wilton Castle, a 900-year-old home looking for a new custodian
Jason Goodwin: ‘He was lying and I knew it, but his lies were so egregious I couldn’t quite bear to call him out’
22 January
Aspen property: What to buy, where to buy it in the St Moritz of the Rockies
My favourite painting: Sarah Sands
21 January
Six stupendous properties in Britain and beyond, as seen in Country Life
Nine of the best new crime thrillers for 2018, from Ruth Rendell to Anthony Horowitz
Longthorpe Tower's 700-year-old insight into the medieval mind
The political cartoonist: 'Politicians hate how I depict them, but they'd hate it even more if I ignored them'
20 January
A beautiful country house and gardens in a startlingly picturesque medieval fishing village
How to make chocolate-and-orange upside-down tea cake, with orange whipped cream
Six common garden problems, solved by our experts
19 January
Ablington Manor: A magnificent house and gardens almost untouched by the passing of time
An immaculate apartment in one of London’s first purpose-built blocks of mansion flats
The Scottish artists who mashed up Dali and Boticelli to make their mark in the 20th century
18 January
A beautiful former rectory with equestrian facilities and a lake
Nelson's Union Jack from HMS Victory sells for almost £300,000
The practice of landscape: 10 great gardens by Humphry Repton
17 January
The Maytime Inn review: ‘A tranquil, hidden gem off the usual beaten track’
A gorgeous Shropshire country house whose owner is heading back to town
Country Life January 17 2018
16 January
How to make roast pheasant with bacon and braised lettuce
A glorious mansion in the Borders with turrets and an artist’s studio
David Attenborough's Zoo Quest Expeditions: The memoir of a young, madcap film maker
15 January
How to combine colour, pattern and texture without making a complete mess of things
The classic country house designed by Quinlan Terry that comes with its own lake
My Favourite Painting: Thomas Marks
14 January
Nine magnificent homes across Britain and Ireland, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: Grevillea, the winter flower which can stop you in your tracks
Ince Castle, Cornwall: A country house risen from the flames
The traditional fence-maker who has been turning out wattle hurdles for nearly 25 years
13 January
Everything you should know before getting a double-barrelled name
How to light a fire perfectly, every single time
12 January
A beautiful listed farmhouse with land, stables and a refeshingly realistic price
The six breathtaking finalists in the South Downs photography competition
10 ways interior design will change in 2018: The death of minimalism and an end to trend-chasing
11 January
Bruern Holiday Cottages: A cosy Cotswolds getaway perfect for a winter weekend
A magnificent new mansion with interiors by Linley – and the best views in St George's Hill
11 things you must know before commissioning a bespoke suit
10 January
The 12th-century castle that comes with the chance to buy title of 'Lord'
The story of the Oxfordshire house where Dylan Thomas wrote Under Milk Wood
11 steps to creating a perfect bathroom for your house
A Georgian townhouse in the centre of Bath that's a perfect blank canvas for a new owner
Country Life January 10 2018
9 January
Kickstart your detox with chicken-and-kale fritters with hummus
Il Pampero: An Italian restaurant in Belgravia dishing up that home-cooked feel
Britain’s top property hotspots for 2018, and what you could get if you moved there
Is the farmland price boom at an end after two decades?
8 January
Nine delightful properties overseas, from an Irish mansion to a Barbadian delight
16 fascinating pictures showing life in 1918, from the Country Life Picture Library
My favourite painting: Mark Wood
7 January
11 absolutely magnificent properties, as seen in Country Life
Life, death and daphnes – and the variety that goes in and out of extinction peril
Marston House, Somerset: A magnificent example of Victorian enrichment of a great Georgian country house
The Saw Maker still turning tools by hand: 'Cabinet makers love these – a lot of doctors and surgeons buy them'
6 January
The nine greatest cats in literature, from Macavity to the Cat Who Walked By Himself
The snowdrops of Oxford: How the city fell in love with winter's most entrancing flowers
5 January
A gorgeous thatched home on Dartmoor with an orchard, stables and its own cricket pitch
The regional bespoke tailors who offer a proper alternative to Savile Row
Beyond Blue Nun: Three German wines that are truly worth drinking
4 January
How the St James's Park pelicans sparked a Cold War stand-off between Russia and the USA
Two magnificent houses which show why more and more buyers are looking north
The 18th-century duelling pistols which ended up in the hands of a notorious British spy
3 January
In praise of cats, our 'lithe, scrupulously clean and interesting companions'
Country Life January 3 2018
12 wonderful things to do in 2018 which showcase the very best of Britain
The most important country house sales of 2017, from £950k to £45m
2 January
Jaguar XJ R-Sport review: 'The non-pareil for comfort and elegance'
Perfect island getaways in the Maldives, Madagascar and St Lucia
Why socks are the new ties – and what yours say about you
1 January
Haunted houses, a Gunpowder Plot and the castle of Bluebeard’s widow: Country Life’s top architecture stories of 2017