How to make the most of 2016

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published 21 January 2016

The snowy-white pages of a new diary can quickly turn from being thrilling to being disconcerting in their emptiness. Here, we bring you the ultimate diary dates and ways to make 2016 a year to remember: the country houses and gardens to visit, Britain's most interesting shops, enchanting country shows and some new places to eat drink and stay in 2016.

Special places to stay

Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in 2026.

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