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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What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show: Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole on the Country Life PodcastClive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole join the Country Life Podcast live from the Chelsea Flower Show.
By James Fisher Published
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Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Highlights from day two of the nation's favourite flower showCountry Life reported live from the second day of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London — here are the highlights of everything that happened at the world's most famous horticultural event.
By James Fisher Last updated
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Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The entirely unofficial awards, according to Country LifeThe coveted Gold Medals are the preserve of the RHS's elite band of judges — but our team in SW3 had a different take on the best of RHS Chelsea 2026. Here are our highlights, our lowlights, and the things that made us smile.
By Toby Keel Published
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Mother Earth carved from a fallen tree, a dry-stone arch and plants sourced from fly-tipped garden waste: The story of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the YearThe Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: ‘On the Edge’, designed by Sarah Eberle, has been named RHS Garden of the Year at the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show.
By Toby Keel Published
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See all the medallists from the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower ShowThe judges have judged, the awards have been awarded — and these are the gardens that won the prizes at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
By Toby Keel Last updated
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Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: The highlights of the opening day at SW3Country Life is reporting live from RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Join us for all the goings on at the world's most famous horticultural event.
By James Fisher Last updated
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Living in Chelsea: Why SW3 is still one of London's 'golden postcodes'Chelsea Flower Show burst into bloom this week, putting Chelsea firmly in the spotlight.
By Annabel Dixon Last updated
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Five superb rural homes for sale, as seen in Country LifeFrom the outskirts of London to the open spaces of Derbyshire, here's our pick of the places to come up for sale through Country Life this week.
By Toby Keel Published
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Anyone for naked tennis? The six grandest homes for sale in the Cotswolds right nowWith the new series of Disney+'s 'Rivals' becoming the most talked-about TV series of the year, we take a look at six Cotswolds homes that look like they've just leapt out of the pages of a Jilly Cooper bonkbuster.
By Toby Keel Published
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A house with 'privacy, elegance and unparalleled beauty' — and a medieval castle in the gardenThis Arts-and-Crafts-inspired home has a truly magnificent setting on the Pembrokeshire coast.
By Julie Harding Last updated
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Mary Berry's daughter is selling her Oxfordshire home — and it's a wild fantasy of a home, the likes of which you've never seenBlenheim Farm, near the village of Ewelme, defies every convention of the country house.
By Toby Keel Published
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Housing in Britain has been broken for seven decades — here's how to fix it: Jonathan Glancey on the Country Life PodcastThe architecture writer Jonathan Glancey joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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Five magical country houses for sale, as seen in Country LifeSome of the finest homes in the Cotswolds are on the market now — and several of them make our list of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week.
By Toby Keel Published
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Callie Coles became famous for letting her horse run free in the kitchen — and now she's put her beautiful Devon home up for saleWould you buy a house where the kitchen was open to the farmyard animals? If so, then Callie Coles's wonderful home in Devon is up for sale. And if not, it's fascinating to hear that she's not the only one doing this...
By Toby Keel Published
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The most photographed house in the 'prettiest village in England' is up for saleBridge House in Castle Combe is the epitome of Cotswolds charm — and it's seeking a new owner.
By Toby Keel Published
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'I hadn't seen anyone who looked like me moving outdoors': Bethany Handley on nature, access, and going up mountains in a pink wheelchairThe author, poet and campaigner Bethany Handley joins the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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10 grand country houses across Britain, from Dorset to North Yorkshire, as seen in Country LifeOur look at some of the finest homes to come on to the market through Country Life this week includes a wonderful Bedfordshire mansion and a home with a truly exquisite poolhouse.
By Toby Keel Published
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A 1,000-year-old medieval monastery that's now become a stunning waterside home on the banks of the River ThamesIn one of the prettiest spots along the River Thames in Berkshire, The Cloisters is a house that takes the breath away.
By Toby Keel Published
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An apartment for sale in the iconic mansion that hosted George III's coronation banquetAlbury Park, a great country house whose design is the work of some of Britain's greatest ever architects, is these days divided into wonderful apartments — and one of the finest of them is currently up for sale.
By Julie Harding Published
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'One of Somerset's finest houses' has come up for saleRight in the heart of the Quantocks, Triscombe House is a magnificent country home with nine bedrooms, a winter garden and a wine room.
By Penny Churchill Published
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'Properties of this calibre simply do not exist': The world's most expensive house has just come up for sale at £300 million39 bedrooms, 70,000 sq ft of space, and a jaw-dropping list of features make 11201 Chalon Road a truly unforgettable home — and 'the trophy property of the United States' has just come on to the open market.
By Toby Keel Published
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Is the cure for modern life as simple as going for a walk?Annabel Streets, author of 'The Walking Cure', joins the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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An ivy-clad farmhouse for sale in a hopelessly idyllic spot where they hold dog shows and play cricket on the village greenShamley Green has been home to billionaires, Oscar-winning film directors... and now it could be you.
By Penny Churchill Published
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18 wonderful houses across Britain, from £725,000 to £9.5 million, as seen in Country LifeFancy a home with a former chapel now used as a table tennis room? It's all in this week's pick of homes that have come to the market through Country Life.
By Toby Keel Published
