Presents for the countryman and town man
The perfect present ideas for the countryman this Christmas


1. Bantam Midget model, £290.50, Authentic Models (0844 879 4258; www.occa-home.co.uk) 2. Racing-green jacket with checkered inside, £115, Nehru Clothing (www.nehruclothing.co.uk) 3. Ted Baker stag laptop sleeve, £35, Wild & Wolf (01225 789909; www.wildandwolf.com) 4. Hunting whip of stag horn and leather-braided lash, £304.99, Fleck (01352 763350; http://fleck-uk.shptron.com) 5. Swarovski Optik CL Companion binoculars, available in 8x, £720, or 10x, £820, Kay Optical (020-8648 8822; www.kayoptical.co.uk) 6. Treehouse heated gilet, from £99 (10% discount for Country Life readers when quoting code HEAT002), Treehouse Sporting Colours (01299 851625; www.treehouseonline.co.uk) 7. Perigon marble game, £498, Clarendon Games (www.clarendongames.com) 8. A subscription to The Field, save 35% by quoting code APW2 (0844 848 0848; www.magazines direct.com/irg2) 9. Silver-plated cartridge wine coaster, £37.95, The Handpicked Collection (0844 482 9709; www.handpickedcollection.com) 10. Cricket-stump loo-roll holder (available in walnut, light oak or natural), £65, Wicket Ideas (07971 846398; www.wicketideas.co.uk) 11. Balmoral tweed dog collar, from £42, Mutts & Hounds (01249 782281; www.muttsandhounds.co.uk) 12. Long-peak flat cap (available in Harris tweed, English wool, new wool and cashmere), £75, Laird & Co Hatters (020-7240 4240; www.lairdhatters.com)
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