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August 2024
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- August 31st
- August 30th
- Pale and interesting: The textile technology that's bringing back cream interiors
- An Oxfordshire village mansion where Thomas Hughes wrote his most famous book
- The Legacy: Charles Rolls and 'the best cars in the world'
- The glittering new home of Hancocks London, the jeweller that makes the Victoria Cross
- George Stubbs (1724–1806): Hero of the turf
- No calls after lunch? The Probate Office is in disarray and the new Chancellor needs to sort it out, and fast
- August 29th
- Animals that trespass on our railways, ranked by how often they do it
- The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that never was, thanks to an assassination, a war, an abduction and an invasion
- 'I loved it like a best friend, and shed a tear when it was finally consigned to the great junkyard in the sky': Country Life's team on our first cars
- Main character syndrome: How to live like the stars of your favourite tv show
- The story of the Victoria plum, and how to serve them roast with nuts and cream
- August 28th
- 'World's cutest sheep' for sale in North Yorkshire
- 'It was Labour that ushered in chemical-driven agriculture: it must be Labour that puts that legacy to rights'
- A unique insight into Blenheim Palace, with the interior designer whose family have lived there for 12 generations
- High in the saddle
- A rare opportunity to own a house near some of Cornwall's best restaurants with a private path to a sought-after beach
- Newly revealed letters from the Dickens family reveal strange names, odd jobs and mutual distrust
- August 27th
- August 26th
- The ship that was in two different centuries, two different years, two different months, two different days and two different seasons, all at the same time
- Six of the best Scottish Properties for sale in this week's Country Life, from £18.5 million to £980,000
- The Spice Girls, The Stage and the state of the Arts, with Alistair Smith
- August 25th
- August 24th
- Wet wet wet: How water has been irrigating the imagination of our gardens for centuries
- British homebuyers crave living near the pub, new research reveals
- You rang, your majesty? What it was like to be a servant in the Royal Household
- Haymarket Townhouse hotel review: Where to stay when out on the town in London’s West End
- August 23rd
- The Rolls-Royce Cullinan II: As smooth as a 'bubble bath with Roger Moore'
- One of the few private dwellings on Cornwall's Percuil River comes to market, with astounding gardens and waterside living
- Tiny sanctuaries: The best huts in Britain
- 'But for a few twists of fate, she might well have been Queen of England': Who was the mystery woman in the Hilliard miniature?
- August 22nd
- La Réserve Ramatuelle review: A St Tropez hotel with a detail-oriented approach and slippers to die for
- One of the largest banknotes ever printed to be offered for auction
- Rarer than pandas: Meet the native breeds that have a crucial role to play in food security and conservation
- Flower of Scotland: An estate near Edinburgh that was inspired by the gardens of Versailles hits the open market for the first time
- Better than Heinz? How to make your own tomato ketchup
- August 21st
- A cosy cottage in the North Wessex Downs in which to relax, unwind and revive
- Patrick Galbraith: 'For a couple of hours, I was part of a rich culture that will soon be lost'
- Shipwreck of the Earl of Abergavenny receives protected status
- A manor house built for the British Empire Exhibition in London that was transported to Salcombe brick-by-brick
- August 20th
- August 19th
- August 18th
- August 17th
- August 16th
- Rolls-Royce launch the Phantom Scintilla private collection, one of its 'most personal vehicles to date'
- The Designer's Room: A sitting room splashed with colour, space and style
- From the Pyrenees to Los Angeles without getting off your sofa. How to shop for property in Virtual Reality
- The tragic tale of Rex Whistler, the brilliant young artist whose time at the Front Line lasted less than 24 hours
- August 15th
- 'Although exams are important, they are a limited measure of talent and no guarantee of future success': Or, why you shouldn't take your A-Level results too seriously
- More home-grown food needed in the face of global instability and climate change, says NFU, as it marks 'self-sufficiency day'
- One of Ireland's great estates, once lived in by Fred Astaire's sister, and with salmon fishing on the Blackwater, comes to market
- The ultimate starter: Tempura courgette flowers stuffed with smoked salmon and ricotta
- August 14th
- Gather, grow and regenerate at The Newt in Somerset, with star-studded festival lineup announced
- New gene-drive technology could be the magic bullet to save our red squirrels, say scientists
- 'Keep thy device clean': Country Life's Tech Commandments
- A thatched cottage in the New Forest where ponies come to your door that's also ridiculously energy efficient
- August 13th
- The Last Word: 'Portmeirion’s charm is rooted in eccentricity and this is why I love the place'
- Country Life 14 August 2024
- David Messum: Whimsical tales from the life of one of Britain's greatest art dealers
- 'A wreck' in Herefordshire that's been transformed into a wine-producing mini manoir on the banks of the Frome
- To Oliver Walston: A visionary, a farmer and a friend
- August 12th
- August 11th
- Five magnificent country homes for sale, from a palatial Georgian masterpiece to an equestrian dream home in Hertfordshire
- The year of the umbellifer: the glorious plant jesters thriving in the summer rain
- Whistle while you work: why the sheepdog still owns the fields and hills of Britain
- 2,000 years of fountains, from Roman Britain to a 300ft modern masterpiece in Gloucestershire
- August 10th
- A remarkable Edwardian country house in one of Herefordshire's most enviable locations hits the market for the first time
- Curious Questions: Why do we still love pirate stories, 300 years on from Blackbeard?
- At a home designed by the architect of the Royal Botanical Society, a new garden takes shape
- University Arms, Cambridge, review: The hotel where a book butler comes as standard
- August 9th
- A castle folly in Weston-super-Mare from which to relax and enjoy views of the Severn Estuary
- A London townhouse kitchen created for work, rest and play
- Thatch under threat? Poor harvests, labour shortages and war are causing the industry to struggle
- A unique dinner and tour celebrating the life and works of the iconic photojournalist Lee Miller
- August 8th
- August 7th
- August 6th
- Greatest recipes ever: Heston Blumenthal's chips
- There are 200 chalkstreams in the world, almost all are in England, and they're the most biodiverse freshwater habitat on the planet
- 800 years old and bubblegum pink, take a look inside this Suffolk longhouse
- Country Life 7 August 2024
- 'Water was coming in through the roof, the windows and the stone walls. It caused mushrooms to grow in the bedrooms, and sizeable bits of the ceiling to detach themselves without notice'
- August 5th
- A Scottish island with beaches, castle and farmhouse that's for sale at the price of a two-bedroom London flat
- Bay watch: Why laurel leaves have done everything from crown emperors and Olympic champions to flavouring stews
- From Tudors and Georgians to pet monkeys in Roman Britain: Matt Thompson of English Heritage on telling the stories of the past
- 'I can’t look away. I’m captivated': The painter who takes years over each portrait, with the only guarantee being that it won't look like the subject
- August 4th
- August 3rd
- An exquisite, completely refurbished Georgian country house with grandeur, beauty and a brilliant treehouse
- The 1930s eco-warrior who inspired David Attenborough and The Queen, only to be unmasked as a hoaxer and 'pretendian' — but his message still rings true
- The Artist Residence, Penzance, hotel review: Boutique luxury in the heart of Cornwall
- The garden at the Old Rectory, Preston Capes: Happily ever after
- August 2nd
- A converted medieval monastery set in 16 acres of Somerset that has a miniature castle as its poolhouse
- Nightjars: The ventriloquist magicians of the bird world which sing 1,900 notes a minute
- Waterside homes are cheaper than they have been in years — but it won't last
- The years when Art was part of the Olympics — and the double-gold winning painter who became its greatest champion
- August 1st
- What the Monopoly board would look like at 2024 property prices
- A Pembrokeshire hideaway that's a perfect family home, with seven bedrooms, 15 acres, and its own river island
- How to make cherry and pistachio cake that's perfect for a summery afternoon tea
- How to eat seasonally in August, by Tom Parker Bowles
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