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January 2022 Archive

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31 January
Cap Maison, St Lucia: A charming boutique spot in the Caribbean with endless joy, amazing views — and champagne delivered by zipwire
A handsome Georgian property near Hereford with outbuildings and over 40 acres of land that is bursting with potential
My favourite painting: Mick Channon
30 January
14 wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Sofas & Stuff
The revival of Chatsworth's great wooded bank: 'A mountainous place of woods, springs and birdsong'
An incredible chance to live in the grounds of the house which inspired Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Secret Garden'
Fulbeck House: A wonderful home 'that arrests the eye as an ideal of English country living'
29 January
The magnificent 22-bed Italian castle that featured in the Godfather III is up for sale for €6 million
Curious Questions: Who invented the ice skating rink?
Clicker training – The fastest way to teach a new spaniel new tricks
10 of England's best villages, as picked out by archaeologist and writer Ben Robinson
28 January
A heartbreakingly beautiful slice of the Lake District for sale, with a grand Arts-and-Crafts house at its centre
In Focus: The Blue Boy's return to London for the first time in a century, and what it tells us about the state of art
27 January
Recipe: How to make Anna Haugh's Potato and Truffle Velouté
Telegraph poles: What you need to know by the man who is (quite literally) their number one fan
Barry Cryer: An anecdotal stroll through decades of comedic performance on stage, radio and TV
An irresistibly sweet cottage in the Cornish beauty spot for just £145,000 — but it'll need a *very* brave new owner
26 January
A pilgrimage from Tewkesbury Abbey to Gloucester Cathedral: 'Churches, cathedrals and sacred sites, long walks and beautiful places and thoughts'
A fairytale cottage with exposed beams and long country views, in the heart of Jane Austen's Hampshire
Country Life 26 January 2022
25 January
English Tweed: The cloth made 'to look like grandpa wore it, but to feel like butter'
Curious Question: Was St Valentine beaten to it by 1,000 years by the Welsh patron saint of love?
A truly exquisite Georgian townhouse on the south coast with grace, style and a roof terrace
Asset stripping, helicopters to Gretna Green, drinks all round and land at 5p an acre: The Dutchmen who have made a mark in the Highlands
24 January
A striking four-bedroom house in Teddington with beautiful gardens and a rich history
My favourite painting: Charlie McCormick
23 January
Eight majestic homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Charles Quest-Ritson: The secret to enjoying gardens in beastly cold, deepest winter
Living in a fortified medieval stronghold: Inside The Broad Gate, Ludlow, a 13th armoured gatehouse that became a family home
22 January
How the drive for net zero has sparked a boom in the sales — and prices — of Scottish Highland estates
Top tips for grooming a mucky puppy - from easy bath times to tidy pub trips
Eythrope's extraordinary snowdrops, and more winter treasures galore
21 January
An exquisite country house in Sussex that's a dream for horse lovers, with amazing facilities including an 'equine solarium'
In Focus: Vaughan Williams, the composer who wrote 'the world's most beautiful melody'
20 January
'They were serious men on a serious mission in a dangerous world... the contrast with 50 years later is seriously sobering'
A spectacular North Pennines farmhouse with 100 acres, its own power and water, and a 21-bed bunkhouse ripe for an enterprising new owner
Why buy one house when you can have three? A unique opportunity to buy a trio of homes in a Surrey spot surrounded by exquisitely beautiful woodland
Recipe: Chocolate and pomegranate tart, an ideal dish to brighten up January
19 January
Rousham, Oxfordshire: A garden that 'may be the most atmospheric, the most beautiful and the most intellectual in the country'
Dunvegan Castle gardens opened up to RHS members
A truly idyllic family home on the bank of the Helford River in Cornwall with private access down to the waterfront and sublime panoramic views
Country Life 19 January 2022
18 January
The rise of London's St John's Wood: From rural backwater to music mecca
Carla Carlisle: 'There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen'
17 January
Everything you need to transform your bathroom into a stylish oasis, from patterned walls to elegant marble washstands
My Favourite Painting: Virginia Chadwyck-Healey
16 January
A spectacular Georgian townhouse in one of Richmond 's best locations
What you need to know about training fruit trees, from fans and spirals to arches, palmettes and beyond
Walking a new puppy - How long to walk for, where to go and how to recover from inevitable setbacks
Westminster Abbey: History, power, tourism, and its status as 'the single greatest and most eclectic museum of sculpture in the world'
15 January
The best farms and estates sold in 2021, from £2 to £20 million
Curious Questions: Are parakeets a treasure or a curse?
Edward Hudson: The tale of the man who founded Country Life, 125 years ago this month
14 January
Best fire pits: Enjoy an al fresco lifestyle even when the weather doesn't cooperate
The rare images of J.R.R. Tolkien which caused a sensation at auction
13 January
A magnificent copper bath at the centre of a wonderful Buckinghamshire bathroom
A glorious Jacobean manor house that's commutable to London where you could plant vines and make your own wine
12 January
Kew's 2022 list of vital plant species, including a mushroom with teeth, an orchid that grows only in the dark and the Leonardo di Caprio tree
The anniversaries to look out for in 2022, from Ferdinand Magellan to Harry Potter, and from The Beatles to Carter unearthing Tutankhamun
Country Life 12 January 2022
11 January
A beautiful (and very pink Georgian) house in the village where Sir Walter Raleigh was born, for sale for only the second time since 1810
‘I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade'
10 January
Hibernation: How it works, why animals do it, and the creature that can sleep for up to 11 months
My favourite painting: Nigel Prince
9 January
Evelyn Waugh's home for sale in Somerset, with over 22,000 sq ft, stunning views and a party barn
The interior trends of 2022: 'Maximalism is here to stay — minimalists would be advised to emigrate'
Basset hounds: Incorrigible and exasperating, vocal and entertaining... and seemingly almost human
8 January
Curious Questions: Why are Christmas cracker jokes so corny?
The Idle Rocks, St Mawes: A hotel where winter can even outshine summer — particularly if you take the whole place for yourself and your loved ones
125 years of property sold through Country Life, from Chartwell to Stonehenge (yes, really)
7 January
Hold the front page: 12 famous Frontispieces
22 things you probably never knew about Country Life
An almost-magical 'disappearing' snooker table at the Art Deco home where Walt Disney once came to visit
6 January
Recipe: How to make wobbly cheesecake with clementines
An exquisite country house in the heart of Zone 3 that gets away with mixing Jane Austen with a touch of Star Wars
5 January
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to guest edit Country Life to mark her 75th birthday
How Country Life’s 125-year journey began, thanks to a visionary founder
Country Life 5 January 2022
4 January
Digitising Country Life's 125 years of history
3 January
Britain’s most scenic drives: The Black Mountain Pass, Brecon Beacons
Just a mile from the Jurassic coast, an adorable seven-bedroom vicarage that's a huge opportunity for a savvy buyer
Curious Questions: Why do we take Christmas decorations down on January 6th? (And why it should really be the 5th)
2 January
Britain’s most scenic drives: The Atlantic Highway linking Somerset, Devon and Cornwall
Five things that your puppy shouldn't eat - and what to do when they eat them
How London's Grade-I listed 'Victorian Jurassic Park' ended up on Historic England's at-risk list
Marian Boswall Landscape Architects
Johnston Cave Associates - Architects
Charlotte Stuart Interiors
1 January
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Britain’s most scenic drives: The Road to the Isles, Scotland
The 15 best country houses that were sold in 2021, from under £3m to over £15m
In Focus: T.S. Eliot's Journey of the Magi, the masterpiece that was dashed off in 45 minutes
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