
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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Five superb homes, from a Wiltshire mansion to 'the best flat in Battersea', as seen in Country LifeOur look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes several places with pools and tennis courts.
By Toby Keel Published
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The Norfolk home of the grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has come to the marketLady Fermoy's former home Uphall is on the market, with 11 bedrooms, endless charm and a Victorian swimming pond in the gardens.
By Toby Keel Published
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The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the cityThe aptly-named River Haven is for sale in Thames Ditton, and it's a gorgeously exotic home.
By Julie Harding Published
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A Grade II-listed farmhouse just outside the Cornwall village dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea', on sale for the first time in 500 yearsIn the hills above Mawgan Porth, a wonderful opportunity has come up to take on a Georgian farmhouse, and the 167 acres that come with it.
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'They've nourished us, sheltered us, protected us... we owe trees far more than they owe us': Aidan Meighan on the folklore of treesAidan Meighan, author of The Folklore of Trees, joins the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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17 charming rural hideaways, from under £600,000 to £9.5 million, as seen in Country LifeOur look at some of the best homes to come to market via Country Life this week includes a charming farmhouse with stables and a home in a breathtaking spot on the South Downs.
By Toby Keel Published
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Thinking of running away from the world? Then you'll need one of these log cabins, hillside villas, mountain retreats or island homes, from £75,000 to £6 millionSometimes the world feels like a lot — and when it does, you could do with a place to get away. Here are some of the most intriguing for sale today across the world — from £75,000 to £6 million.
By Toby Keel Last updated
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The latest 'best places to live' ranking of 1,447 towns, cities and villages... and there are some very odd winners and losersRedbourn has been named the best place to live in the country.
By Annabel Dixon Published
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Can you tell the difference between a trefoil and an embrasure? A pictorial guide to medieval architectureMedieval architecture is easy to admire, but its terminology can be impenetrable. Matthew Rice's illustration unlocks it.
By Toby Keel Published
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Adders, Exmoor ponies and the future of the human race: Tom Hilder on the Country Life PodcastTom Hilder, winner of the 'Rising Star' category at the Schoffel Countryside Awards, joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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A grand seven-bedroom manor house with 11 acres, stables, 600 metres of river front and space for a grand pianoAmid the beautiful countryside of south-west Scotland, you'll find Kings Grange Manor — a house that offers a huge amount for under the £1 million mark.
By Julie Harding Published
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'If romance was a property, this would be it': A wonderful Georgian house in a conservation village in the heart of West SussexAt the centre of a circle which takes in Chichester, Arundel, the South Downs and the South Coast, Eastergate House is a home which ticks every box.
By Julie Harding Published
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Five magical homes for sale, from an 18,000sq ft mansion in Devon to a 1960s-period piece right on the waterfront in CornwallOur look at some of the best homes to appear in the pages of Country Life in the past week or so includes a gem in Surrey that's deceptively new, and an eco-home in Hertfordshire.
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A golden-stone manor that's just about as perfect a Cotswolds home as you could wish forFord Manor sits in an idyllic hamlet in one of the most beautiful parts of England. Toby Keel takes a look.
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John Constable's old school is for sale, and it's now a 500-year-old house in the wonkiest village in BritainAmid the gorgeously misshapen houses of Lavenham in Suffolk, The Old Grammar School is a beautiful home with a fascinating tale to tell.
By Julie Harding Published
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A mesmerising portrait in the eerie country house that inspired Charlotte Brontë to write 'Jane Eyre'A dark episode in the family history of Norton Conyers inspired a young Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre — but the hidden attic is just one of many treasures in this grand Yorkshire house.
By John Goodall Published
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The house where a young Stephen Fry fell in love with Norfolk is for sale, and it's a charming (and enormous) family home filled with character and warmthBooton House, in the open countryside between Norwich and the coast, is seeking a new owner.
By Toby Keel Published
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Katharine Hay, the woman who's walking the length and breadth of ScotlandTwo years and two thousand miles into her epic journey on foot around Scotland, The Scotsman's rural affairs correspondent Katharine Hay joins the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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Nine fixer-uppers for sale, from a six-bedroom farmhouse with a pool for £300,000, to a charming village dairyA house in one of the south coast's most sought-after beach communities is also among the homes needing new owners with time, patience and vision.
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A riverside home that's Victorian country house on the outside and five-star boutique hotel withinOn the banks of the River Yare in a village just outside Norwich, Hill House is a classic country home that's full of surprises.
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Six superb country homes for sale across Britain, from £1.1 million to £13.5 million, as seen in Country LifeThis week's pick of homes on the market via Country Life features a light-filled house on Jersey and a sprawling Berkshire estate.
By Toby Keel Published
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The Sussex mansion of a member of one of the biggest bands of the 80s is for sale, and it's an Art Deco delightThis gorgeous house in a village near Horsham is on the market for only the second time since it was built.
By Toby Keel Published
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Tropical paradises for sale, from a breathtaking rainforest lodge in Brazil to a 144-acre private island in The BahamasWe're not even going to try and pretend that this isn't a slice of pure escapism: here's our round-up of palatial escapes in warm, sunny places.
By Toby Keel Published
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This 18th century watermill saved from the verge of collapse has become a spectacular 21st century homeThe Mill House in Hartford End has been rescued from the brink. Now it's looking for a new owner, as Toby Keel reports.
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