Toby Keel
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature and more.
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The shortlist celebrating Britain's best museum gift shops
Our Friday morning news review on museum shops, beech trees, ash dieback, and a rail replacement service you'll be happy to see the sight of.
By Toby Keel Published
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The fate of the last wolf in Britain? Country Life Quiz of the Day
Our daily quiz tests your gut instinct, powers of deduction and downright luck. Unless you happen to know all the answers for sure.
By Toby Keel Published
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The hero who inspired this great monument? Country Life Quiz of the Day
Our daily quiz tests your gut instinct, powers of deduction and downright luck. Unless you happen to know all the answers for sure.
By Toby Keel Published
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Strutt & Parker: Property sales gather apace
Sponsored by Strutt & Parker
The year has started with a burst of positive energy in Strutt & Parker offices around the UK.
By Toby Keel Published
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The city where The Beatles played for two years? Country Life Quiz of the Day
10 questions to test your memory, nous and instinct for a wild guess.
By Toby Keel Published
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What's the name for a baby hedgehog? Country Life Quiz of the Day
10 questions to test your memory, nous and instinct for a wild guess.
By Toby Keel Published
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Dawn Chorus: How to listen to The King's new playlist, Spike Milligan's wonky house and Burgh Island
Monday morning's Dawn Chorus round-up finds presidential inspiration, a comedic home and more.
By Toby Keel Published
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Five classic country houses for sale, from an equestrian home to a manor with a wisteria-draped pool, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life this week includes a house with a beautiful outdoor pool,
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Quiz of the Day: Houses, volcanoes and a bullseye
10 questions to test your memory, nous and instinct for a wild guess.
By Toby Keel Published
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A glorious 17th century home in one of the most exclusive waterside villages in Britain
Orchard House was lucky not to have been sunk beneath the surface of Rutland Water when it was created in the 1970s — but it did, and today this wonderful spot is looking better than ever.
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Robin Hood's seaside getaway, and who appears on the £20 note?
Our daily quiz features one of the most beautiful spots in Britain... but where is it?
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Ladybirds, the Nobel Prize, and who wrote 'Greensleeves'? Country Life Quiz of the Day
Try your luck at our daily quiz.
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Which English king literally lost his head? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 4 2025
It's time for your daily dose of the confidently-remembered, the faintly-ringing bells and the wild guesses.
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Who was the king immediately before Queen Victoria? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 3 2025
It's time for your daily dose of the confidently-remembered, the faintly-ringing bells and the wild guesses.
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Dawn Chorus: The perfect job for incurable romantics, Britain's rudest roads, woodland workshops and spring in Cornwall
Living on a near-deserted island, and getting paid for the privilege? No wonder tens of thousands of people were keen.
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Six wonderful rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of the best homes to feature in Country Life over the past week includes a grand Sussex estate and a delightful riverside home.
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Falcon Farmhouse: A dreamy hilltop retreat with fun on tap
Overlooking a beautiful Staffordshire valley, Falcon Farmhouse is a country retreat that mixes relaxation and fun in equal measure. Toby Keel paid a visit.
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Spot the £30 million house, and Jagger's first ever Satisfaction: Country Life Quiz of the Day
It's our final Quiz of the Day for this week — best of luck.
By Toby Keel Published
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'As fun a dog as you’ll ever come across’, and a global icon — so why have smooth fox terriers become so rare?
Once so popular they were labelled the ‘English terrier’, numbers of smooth fox terriers have dwindled to worrying levels. Yet these smart and charming little dogs could rival the labrador if better known, devotees tell Flora Watkins.
By Flora Watkins Published
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The unseen Queen, the ultimate Highland train and the three-bedroom wreck for sale at £695k
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Spot the £30 million house, and Jagger's first ever Satisfaction: Country Life Quiz of the Day
Have a go at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
By Toby Keel Published
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Quiz of the Day: Rick Astley's breakthrough hit, Picasso vs. Van Gogh and guess the country house price
Have a go at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
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Quiz of the Day: Hedgehogs, elephants and what is 'chromophobia'?
Have a go at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
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Quiz of the Day: Four Weddings opening words, black squirrels and 'thundersnow'
Have a go at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
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