
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 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 warmth
Booton House, in the open countryside between Norwich and the coast, is seeking a new owner.
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Katharine Hay, the woman who's walking the length and breadth of Scotland
Two 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.
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Nine fixer-uppers for sale, from a six-bedroom farmhouse with a pool for £300,000, to a charming village dairy
A 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 within
On 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 Life
This week's pick of homes on the market via Country Life features a light-filled house on Jersey and a sprawling Berkshire estate.
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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 delight
This gorgeous house in a village near Horsham is on the market for only the second time since it was built.
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Tropical paradises for sale, from a breathtaking rainforest lodge in Brazil to a 144-acre private island in The Bahamas
We'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.
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This 18th century watermill saved from the verge of collapse has become a spectacular 21st century home
The 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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Reimagined by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Victoria Sackville-West, a Brighton home for sale in the Regency square that inspired 'Alice in Wonderland'
Much of this beautiful home in Sussex Square was filled with rubble and hidden beneath a concrete slab for years. Annabel Dixon and Toby Keel take a look.
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A six-bedroom Highland lodge on the shores of Loch Ness for the price of a modest London flat
Sealladh an Loch is an eco-friendly dream home that feels like it could pay for itself. Julie Harding takes a look.
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The 'micro mosaic' at Holkham Hall that uses a fascinating, unusual technique pioneered by the Vatican
John Goodall speaks to the Earl of Leicester about one of the most unusual and beautiful objects at Holkham Hall in Norfolk.
By John Goodall Published
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1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine
Country Life's 100th podcast celebrates Mark Hedges's 1,000th issue at the helm of one of Britain's best-loved magazines.
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Six great country houses, from £1.2 million to £13.5 million, as seen in Country Life
One of the grandest country houses in Worcestershire is amongst this our pick of the homes featured in Country Life over the past couple of weeks.
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A 1960s pop star's 'iconic' mansion right by the water's edge in one of prettiest spots on the Thames
Exquisite views, a swish interior and two boathouses for exploring the water are part of the appeal of this Thames-side house near Henley.
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This treasure-filled palace for sale was built by one of the greatest architects of the 18th century, and became the birthplace of Italy as we know it
Palazzo Doria D'Angri, in the centre of the city of Naples, is as fascinating as it is breathtaking.
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The last house built by Edwin Lutyens, an Oxfordshire masterpiece with 27 bedrooms and its own cricket pitch, has had a £3 million price cut
The Grade I-listed Middleton Park is a monumental work that was the vision of one of Britain's greatest 20th century architects.
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The 'new Notting Hill': A world of beautiful architecture, one-bedroom flats with seven-figure price tags, and the sort of private gardens where Hugh Grant might kiss Julia Roberts
The complicated interplay of urban trends, property prices, tax policy and new boutiques have made Notting Hill more popular than it has been for years. Will Hosie takes a look at a couple of places currently for sale in one of its prime spots.
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A 300-year-old home with grace, style and history, yet unlisted and exempt from mansion tax
Linethwaite Hall is a fascinating house that blends Georgian architecture with flourishes reminiscent of a Mediterranean palace, all hewn in sandstone and set in a peaceful corner of Cumbria.
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The nearest thing you'll get to a beach house in London: this four-bedroom Georgian home for sale that's right by the water's edge
This riverside home sits in Strand-on-the-Green, once a medieval fishing village, now a charming spot in one of London's most sought-after postcodes.
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A huge farmhouse that mixes Georgian charm with an 80 foot party barn and a swimming pool
If the Christmas and New Year period left you hankering after a home where you could really go to town with your celebrations, Julie Harding has the answer: a house with a huge party barn.
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Country Life's top 10 garden stories of 2025, from Alan Titchmarsh's hardy annuals to David Beckham's Cotswolds paradise
We look back at the most-read architecture stories on the Country Life website in 2025.
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Country Life's top 10 architecture stories of 2025, from the South Wales terrace with an exquisite Georgian interior, to Ireland's remarkable country houses
We look back at the most-read architecture stories on the Country Life website in 2025.
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Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarket
In our last episode of 2025, James Fisher is joined on the Country Life Podcast by Kevin Balmforth and Andrew Simpson.
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Country Life's top 10 property articles of 2025, from the homes of JFK and Alan Titchmarsh to the castle for sale for the first time in 700 years
We look back at the most popular property articles of 2025 on the Country Life website.
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