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April 2024 Archive

122 articles

29 April
Everything that's wrong with housing in Britain — and how to put it right
An £8 million gem that is 'the sort of country house we all dream of', less than 90 minutes from London
'We cannot have beauty without paying for it': The glorious revival of Rochdale's Town Hall
The chair of the National Gallery names his favourite from among the 2,300 masterpieces — and it will come as a bit of a shock
28 April
14 breathtaking houses, from £600,000 to £17 million, as seen in Country Life
The poisonous plant that can 'run riot' in your garden, was a favourite of Elizabeth II and is more beautiful than a rose
How to stop your dog from chasing and barking at cats, by expert trainer Ben Randall
27 April
Curious Questions: Why did the Garden Cities of Tomorrow never catch on?
The mystery of the hedge: How an exhibition on these living walls seeks to explain our fascination with their place in the landscape
Is this the best holiday house to rent on Cornwall’s north coast?
26 April
Glebe House, Devon: 'The antithesis of big brand hotels'
The 10 cheapest cities for first-time buyers, where getting on the housing ladder can still be done for £100k
Caravaggio: The brutal life and early death of the sinner who painted saints
An irresistible 'gardener's paradise' in Somerset that's on the market for the first time in 52 years
25 April
'Not cheap... but cheaper than a divorce lawyer'
18 of the best places across Britain to go and see bluebells this spring
An achingly modern five-bedroom home in Kent that's perfect for horse lovers
‘I have nothing but rapt adoration and the greatest of respect for this sugary art form’: Tom Parker Bowles on the perfection of puddings
24 April
Sterrekopje: A centuries-old sanctuary hidden in a blessed corner of South Africa
'Seagull Boy' aged nine from Derby copies seagull, wins European Championship
Best country houses for sale this week
14 things to book today to make the most of the 2024 Summer Season
Rosanna Bossom Limited
23 April
'As if a cathedral had been flooded with turquoise waters': The Spanish hotel where Gothic and stained glass meet time off in the sun
A converted barn in West Sussex with some of the most sumptuous advertising copy we've ever read
This week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
Country Life 24 April 2024
An oak-timbered home in a picture-perfect Surrey village with pub, church and village hall, and under an hour from central London
Jonathan Self: These are a few of my favourite things (audio version)
22 April
A stunning house on the Surrey/Sussex border 'that's more like being in the Scottish Highlands' than the commuter belt
Behind the scenes at Blenheim Palace, from the £40m leaky roof to towing visitors stuck in muddy fields
Could using a buying agent save you money?
'A wonderful reminder of what the countryside could and should be': The 200-year-old watercolour of a world fast disappearing
21 April
Upon reflection: How to buy an antique mirror
Five staggering country homes, all commutable to London, from £2.5m to £18m
Rough collies: The dogs made famous by Lassie that are hardy, clever, agile, and 'good for the soul'
The magnificent buildings of Lancing College
20 April
A gorgeous Victorian country house with its own private gate on to Windsor Great Park
'Within a month, one was eaten by a tiger, one was burned alive, five disappeared and the sole survivor emerged with 7,000 specimens': The unique passion engendered by orchids
Curious Questions: Was music's famous 'Lady of the Nightingales' nothing more than a hoaxer?
The garden of Midsummer House: An Oxfordshire gem that's small but perfectly formed
Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge: The west at its wildest, showiest self
19 April
RW Armstrong
Britain's most expensive street outside London, where homes average £2.6 million — and a bare plot is up for sale at £5.5m
Ben Randall: Ask Country Life's canine agony uncle a question about your dog
Getting a wiggle on: How 're-wiggling' our rivers can save our countryside
A former racecourse in Cambridgeshire with 200 acres that is waiting for a new lease of life
One of the 'prettiest little houses in London' for sale, right next door to the house where AA Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh
The ancient decorative painting technique enjoying a revival 2,000 years after being the talk of Pompeii
18 April
Rose of Jericho
Tom Parker Bowles shares his sublime fish pie recipe, but with a few rules attached
17 April
A Norfolk home with six bedrooms and some of the finest interiors is up for sale for only the third time since the 1700s
The neglected weed with 100 different names that 'deserves more than a passing thought'
A musician's paradise at a Georgian rectory in one of Dorset's most beautiful (and most unfortunately named) valleys
Rare-breed poultry and pigs on the decline according to latest Rare Breed Survival Trust Watchlist
16 April
Country Life 17 April 2024
A surfer's ideal home? The Cornwall seaside haven just yards from the beach in the village of Polzeath
Jason Goodwin: When gaucho chic in Dorset becomes something 'between instrument of torture and decommissioned nuclear reactor'
15 April
Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country house
Six breathtaking houses for sale, from a converted mill to a 1,000-acre estate, as seen in Country Life
A glorious medieval hall in Norfolk with England's largest brick-built Tudor barn, a moat, and nine acres
The Legacy: Philip Wayre, the man who saved the otter
14 April
What to collect when you're collecting
When sheds become art: The 'mini temples' that stand proud on 200-year-old allotments
How to stop a puppy waking up at 5am, by award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall
'One of the great landmarks of the Sussex coast', finally finished some 156 years after work was started
13 April
A recently refurbished Jacobean hall with 100 acres, a clocktower, lake, gardens and events business
Curious Questions: Who wrote the Happy Birthday song?
19,000 miles of exquisite beauty: Britain's incomparable coastline
How to make a garden good enough for Country Life from scratch
12 April
The British Museum is at a nadir in its fortunes — it's a brave person stepping up to take charge
After a quick house sale? Here’s where to look
150 years of the Impressionists, being celebrated in Paris and London
11 April
Minette Batters: We need to trade on a level playing field
Farmers warn of looming food crisis after 'wettest winter in 150 years'
An unlisted Arts-and-Crafts home in one of Cornwall's most desirable villages
Asaparagus and prawn pappardelle with chorizo that sings of Spring
10 April
The Dos and Don'ts of decorating your house free of inhibitions
Six of the finest gardens in Britain, but only one can be the winner
A gorgeous house in Devon with 12 acres of land priced at just £250,000... but there is a teeny, tiny catch
The woodpecker's maracas and the duets of owls: Why Nature is the unbeatable soundtrack of Spring
9 April
The history behind London's latest power-station conversion
Country Life 10 April 2024
A £6.5m super-prime home in Devon: The 'best of both worlds' seaside home right across the water from Devon's most expensive town
Once the home of the Elgin Marbles, now a luxury four-bedroom apartment in Mayfair and yours for £26.25 million
Opinion: I'm a vicar — and an agnostic. Here's why that makes sense.
8 April
The Badminton Horse trials at 75
How to create a serene, yet hard-working kitchen
A five-bedroom home that's a mile south of Farnham and a mile north of the South Downs
The Legacy: Sir Joseph Banks, the naturalist who created Kew
7 April
21 fine homes for sale from £300k to £5.5 million, as seen in Country Life
How to grow lovage — and the reasons why you'd want to bother
How to help a rescue dog with food issues and separation anxiety, by expert trainer Ben Randall
Cluny Castle: Granite, grandeur, and testimony to the exceptional wealth of its creator
6 April
A wildly dramatic clifftop home built by the man who escaped the Cornish tin mines to become an international diamond trader
Curious Questions: Who was the first person to take a driving test?
An 18th century gem that's immaculate inside and out, with beautiful interiors, spa pool and outstanding equestrian facilities
Five of the most amazing mazes according to a man who makes them
5 April
11 stunning character properties for sale at under £400,000
Why kitchens are going green — literally
Why does the tax year start on April 6th?
A Georgian masterpiece is for sale that's somehow escaped listed building status
Carla Carlisle: 'Sometimes, repetition brings revelation'
4 April
Lucy Cunningham
A 'labour of love' that's literally on top of one of Cornwall's most beautiful surfing spots, on the market for the first time in its history
The house in Wales where there are so many bees honey comes out of the walls
A house in a valley in Devon that's actually seven houses in a valley in Devon
Exclusive: First look at trailer for 'Wilding', the documentary of the Knepp Estate
Spring onion beignets that are perfect for dipping and dunking
3 April
Why do we get so many April showers?
A 112-acre estate in Hardy country with nine bedrooms and glorious gardens that is far from the madding crowd
'Where birds and a wild Englishman roamed': The world's first nature reserve granted listed status
2 April
Harris Bugg Studio
An island retreat with 27 bedrooms and a swirling staircase on the Queen of the Hebrides
Country Life 3 April 2024
A contemporary Sussex home with a cinema room taken from the First Class section of a Jumbo Jet
1 April
A gorgeous old rectory which featured in a Thomas Hardy Novel, for sale in one of Dorset's most deliciously-named villages
The real meaning of Easter, and how to make a vicar's dog collar from a Bounty bar
From organic pools to £100k huts, the seven trends defining the housing market today
Patrick Galbaith: If you don't keep using your local pub and butcher, you won't have a community worthy of the name
A look inside Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage
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