James Fisher
James Fisher is the Deputy Digital Editor of Country Life. Born in the USA, he moved to a barn in Suffolk when he was 10 years old, which is when he first saw a cow and fell in love with the countryside. After studying economics at Newcastle University, he decided to travel the world. After the success of his blog, he then foolishly decided to make a living out of writing. He has worked full-time at Country Life since 2016 and has written extensively on the countryside, travel, motoring and property. He lives in Bermondsey, London, with his partner Annabel and a large-white cat called Ted. He also hosts the Country Life Podcast, which you should absolutely listen to.
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Five bedrooms and an indoor pool nestled into the sought after slopes of England's fourth-highest mountain
Ben Y Craig near Keswick might be one of the best houses in one of the most sought after locations in the Lake District National Park.
By James Fisher Published
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The 2024 Country Life Editor's Christmas Quiz: The Answers
How did you do? Check your answers to the quiz
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A fisherman's cottage in Port Isaac in which you can write the next Great American Novel
One-bedroom The Shrimp is as cosy a cottage as you are likely to ever find. It's hard not to be inspired by its character.
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The interiors of this converted church in Oundle might be all the proof you need that there is a God
Designed by Sir Ninan Comper, this property is a substantial home of some 3,000sq ft that would be a blessing to whoever buys it.
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The best wedding pictures you'll ever see, what's the point of a law you don't enforce and talking about gin with James May
Plus our property of the day and the quiz.
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Mushroom gin, Lego houses, and dull men and women, with James May
That bloke off Top Gear joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about making his own gin, how to run a pub, why dull men and women are anything but and why he hates the North Pole and suitcases with wheels.
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Dacia Jogger: Perfection is many things, but most of all it's simplicity
The Dacia Jogger is that rarest of things: a simple car that does the things you want very well. Also, if you want, you can sleep in it.
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Asian hornets losing ground, Britain's most bashed bridge bashed once again and how to buy a dinosaur
Plus sumptuous property for sale and our quiz of the day.
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Eight magical homes for sale, from Scotland to London and from £1.25m to £29.5m, as seen in Country Life
Our weekly look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life includes a seven bedroom home in Mayfair, an astounding Scottish estate and a glorious Edwardian home on the River Thames in Bray.
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'We’ve never experienced anything like this. Nothing has even come close': An incredible home in Wales where you can surf in the morning and go climbing in the afternoon
Like a phoenix from the flames, Plas Yr Eifl rose from the ashes of a fire to become one of the finest contemporary homes on the Llyn Peninsula.
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Thirteen really is lucky for some — and specifically for those paying £36,000 less if they're happy to live at No. 13
Every day, I am inundated with emails telling me how to raise or reduce the value of a house. Turns out, superstition was what I needed all along.
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Santa's making the kids cry, a vast organ finds its voice and letting the saltwater into Gloucestershire
Plus a very peculiar Northumberland property and the quiz of the day.
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A Grade I-listed home in Northumberland that is both round and square, with more bedrooms than I can count
Milbourne Hall was designed by a pupil of Robert Adam, and is one of the more architecturally curious homes we've seen.
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Want to live like the Grinch? You'll need £125,000 and a new roof
We love Christmas films. We also love property. We've found four houses that will let you live out your yuletide fantasies.
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The best house for sale in the world right now, and we're furious that it's not in the UK
The return of Rivals, where to find the UK's largest Christmas tree and why the new Jaguar isn't as bad as you think.
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Can I just shock you? I quite like the new Jaguar
Amid declining sales, the real betrayal would have been letting Jaguar die a slow and painful death by doing nothing at all.
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A five-bedroom West Country house with a heart of glass — and it's just down the road from one of the Cornwall's finest beaches
Fernbank in St Agnes is a veritable cabinet of curiosities. We're a fan.
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Killer whales with salmon hats, the secret lives of eels, the Nutcracker and some still lifes
Plus the quiz of the week, Country Life's best properties and the science of names.
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Georgian precision and symmetry with eight bedrooms in one of Somerset's best villages
The Wash presents itself perfectly in this Special Landscape Area, and has lashings of amenities on its doorstep to keep you entertained through all seasons.
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It's not all glass and horror: Two of London's latest luxury apartments show us that good taste and sensitive design still reign supreme
The restoration of The Whiteley department store continues apace, while new apartments at 60 Curzon are sympathetic complements to the Art Deco style.
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How to feel like the most important person at an England rugby game
The hospitality experience at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham promises much. But does it live up to expectations?
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A four bedroom Grade II-listed villa in Kent with interiors reminiscent of the temples of the Greek gods
A house fit for a king? No, a house fit for Zeus himself.
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Why calling a fox sly is an insult, the loo with a view, and the end of Billingsgate and Smithfield markets
Plus our quiz of the day and some of our favourite pieces from the Country Life website that you might have missed.
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A four-bedroom house that was once a bank on the high street of a Cotswolds town for less than £1 million
This property in Shipston-on-Stour is a staggering example of how to do a conversion the right way.
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