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June 2023 Archive

105 articles

30 June
Property Talk: When is the right time to downsize?
A 13th-century home with boldly exotic 21st century interiors that you’ll either love… or not
Life, the universe, cave art... and no longer believing in Heaven, by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
29 June
Country Life wins Cover of the Year award — with help from The Queen and The Princess of Wales
Seven slices of interior inspiration for summer, from lazy lounging to a masterclass with a legend
The ‘undiscovered’ Arts-and-Crafts farmhouse in Suffolk that’s come to the market
How raw milk is fighting its way back to our tables: 'One taste and you'll be hooked... there's no going back'
28 June
A traditional farmhouse with a perfect touch of modern living — and an easy commute to London or Cambridge
Country Life 28 June 2023
Chaumet the sparkles
27 June
Buy once, buy well — and repair is better than replacement: The new philosophy of sustainable interiors
A gorgeous country home with grace, space and an original medieval moat
Carla Carlisle on Martin Amis: The 'passionate, graceful, fierce' writer who scared us, challenged us, and brought us understanding
26 June
A walk in the footsteps of Evelyn Waugh at Madresfield Court, the real-life inspiration for Brideshead Revisited
A 1,000-year-old medieval monastery that's been turned into a spectacular riverside home that's just 50 minutes to London
My favourite painting: Skye Gyngell
25 June
Seven stupendous country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
The rose variety that's ridiculously easy to grow: 'Stuff some cuttings into the soil and two years later, they'll be flourishing'
How to stop a dog biting and nipping, by award-winning trainer Ben Randall
Powered by the wind since 1887: The past, present and future of Britain's wind turbines
24 June
Why do stars twinkle?
One of the greatest houses in England is on the market for the first time in its 300-year history
Bailiffscourt hotel review: I can't believe it's not medieval
The dazzling interiors event in London that shows how design has the capacity to transform our experience of our daily lives
23 June
The £35 million London penthouse with 1920s glamour, 2020s luxury and a roof terrace that overlooks the Houses of Parliament
Rising interest rates, the mortgage squeeze... so what next? The four questions everyone needs answered about the property market
How a £25 set of fake pearls made £150k at auction — and were a bargain at the price
22 June
Alan Titchmarsh: A foolproof guide to growing wisteria
Tom Parker Bowles: Gooseberries are 'a fat green blob wearing three-day stubble' — but I love them anyway
21 June
£25,000 bounty put on the Loch Ness Monster
A glorious Grade-I listed country house for sale that Nelson and his mistress once used as their lovenest
Curious Questions: When does summer actually start?
Hazel dormice being introduced into a slice of Britain's ancient woodland: 'We hope this is the first of many'
Country Life 21 June 2023
20 June
Munstead Wood, the house built by Lutyens for Jekyll, has been saved for the nation
Best gifts for dads, from 'the ultimate experimental whisky' to gadgets, hampers and more
A love-at-first-sight Georgian mansion for sale, set in 70 acres of parkland created by Humphry Repton
Keeping cool
Jonathan Self: My 146-year-old timepiece is the antithesis of the smartwatches — and it's all the better for it
19 June
Peacocks: Everything you need to know about 'the limousine of the avian kingdom'
A castle in miniature in Herefordshire that comes with parkland, pool and its own on-site cinema
My favourite painting: Joanne Ooi
18 June
17 outstanding homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Sweet cicely: A delightful plant with a scent that's 'a gorgeous coming together of fennel, liquorice and star anise'
How to stop a dog barking at the fence, by leading trainer Ben Randall
Audley End: The 'great and splendid country house' that beguiled a king
The Wrought Iron and Brass Bed Company: Local heroes
17 June
‘One of the grandest homes in Hampstead’, previously owned by Oscar-winner Ridley Scott, is now up for sale at £28 million
What is an aspidistra? Why do you never see them any more? And will they ever fly again?
The Datai Langkawi review: A jungle paradise with conservation at its core
Country Life's Little Green Book: The top eco-friendly companies making the world a better place
16 June
A gorgeous house where you could forget the world exists — yet it's walking-distance from the centre of Bath
Bank of Mum and Dad has become the 'Hotel of Mum and Dad’ as young workers priced out of renting
The best open air theatres in Britain
Thorington Theatre: How a WW2 bomb crater in Suffolk became one of Britain's most beautiful theatres
15 June
Opinion: Continuing feuds instead of seeking compromise is irresponsible. As we argue, British wildlife collapses
A charming Cambridgeshire cottage with a secret underground tunnel dating to the reign of Henry VIII
How to make strawberry and lemon cake, topped with chamomile whipped cream
14 June
One of the greatest houses built in Cornwall in the last decade has come to the market
A 2,400-acre coastal estate on the Isle of Skye at the price of a three-bed terrace in the London suburbs
Our countryside is utterly magnificent — now is the time to find the will to save it
13 June
A Grade II-listed thatched delight in a charming Cornish village for under £700k
Country Life 14 June 2023
A living room that's a lesson in how to restore lost character in a historic space
Patrick Galbraith: 'And so I found myself totally naked, walking 12 miles with a bunch of IT consultants, retired teachers and a Frenchman in a little red hat'
12 June
The 10 best shrubs for your garden, by the legendary gardener who's dedicated his life to them
The centuries-old grudge over the name of the tiny Dartford warbler
22 delightful country houses for sale, from under £300k to over £15m, as seen in Country Life
My favourite painting: Beatrice Grant
11 June
Plants really do 'talk' to each other and work together — and gardeners can use it to their advantage
How to keep your dog calm in the car, by top trainer Ben Randall
Broadwoodside: A farm steading in the heart of a magical Scottish landscape
10 June
Elegant, beautiful and arresting, a Georgian house and estate in the heart of rural Herefordshire
Curious Questions: How did garden gnomes take over the world — and even The Queen's private garden?
Tottering-by-Gently abroad: Annie Tempest's paintings of a cruise around the Mediterranean
9 June
Property Talk: ‘Storm clouds’ gather on the horizon for house prices
The best regional art galleries in Britain, from Cornwall to Orkney
8 June
How to tell a blue tit from great tits, coal tits and the rest of Britain's tit population
An utterly irresistible thatched property near Winchester with some of the prettiest gardens you could imagine
How to make gnocchi with peas, spinach, asparagus and mozzarella
7 June
How to get rid of rats
A Tuscan villa transported to Devon, completely secluded and with its own tranquil lake
'The countryside faces either terrible harm or uplifting good. Which will it be? It really is up to us'
Susie Watson on the secrets of a well-loved home
6 June
Country Life 7 June 2023
Tamsyn Mason Interior Design Studio
A striking former windmill-turned-family home in Cambridgeshire with a unique business opportunity in the garden
5 June
A perfect hideaway in County Durham where you’ll never have to buy fruit again
My Favourite Painting: Christopher Jackson
4 June
Anna Pavord: The point of gardening? Not a mad rush to get it done, but relaxed enjoyment of the act of doing it
Ask Country Life's canine agony uncle a question about your dog
Castle Drogo: The extraordinary challenge of building a castle in the 20th century — and saving it from ruin in the 21st
3 June
A grand Georgian villa in Cornwall with grace, charm and its own waterfalls
Curious Questions: Why did the Victorians become so obsessed with travelling the world?
Is the Orient Express the best way to see Europe?
Harriet Anstruther's 'magical' garden in West Sussex is 'a seductive, deeply comfortable haven'
2 June
A £12.75 million masterpiece in Buckinghamshire once owned by JFK's sister-in-law
Will the hot tub lose its fizz? There's an alternative that's cheaper, easier and just as relaxing
A country house that could pay for itself? The sprawling house that became one of Britain's best-loved country hotels, now up for sale
Discover why the Cotswolds continues to be England’s favourite area to live — and how it appeals to all generations
William Shakespeare: The original Nature boy
1 June
Blue tits: Beautiful birds, wonderful singers... and absolutely no morals
An utterly idyllic — and rather enormous — thatched cottage in Cambridgeshire for under £800,000
How to make a 'carrot cake' swiss roll
Property for sale by UK county