Features Archive | May 2018

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May 31st
- E.H. Shepard's original map of the Hundred Acre Wood from Winnie-the-Pooh is up for auction
- 'One of Devon's great country houses' for sale, complete with orangery, chapel and helicopter hangar
May 30th
- Salt restaurant review: The Stratford hotspot masterminded by the brightest new talent in British food
- Incredible things you never knew about duelling, from Wellington and Lincoln to poisoned sausage at 12 paces
- Country Life May 30 2018
May 29th
- Aboard the Orient Express: The iconic and elegant 1920s train is back at its best
- Jason Goodwin: 'I learned to leave judging beauty pageants to people with natural tact, such as Donald Trump'
May 28th
- A glorious townhouse restored by a top interior designer in the ‘best piece of townscape in Gloucestershire’
- Curious Questions: Why do you wake up just before the alarm goes off?
- My favourite painting: Cath Kidston
May 27th
- 50 spectacular homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Port Sunlight, Merseyside: A shining example of how planned housing can be humane, successful and beautiful
- The Fine English gunmaker: ‘If you open up a Holland & Holland gun, it’s just as beautiful and well-executed inside as it is on the outside’
May 26th
- 10 utterly irresistible character homes for sale under £750,000
- Rivercatcher Log Cabins: Getting away from it all in the heart of Snowdonia
- The fascinating story behind the world's most beautiful, blissful avenues of trees
May 25th
- Things to do in half-term, from Legoland to Petworth, and a deer safari in Shropshire
- Glin Castle, Co Limerick: The garden that tells the tale of a succession of artistic women
- How to turn your home into a film location
- In Focus: Charles Sheeler's cool take on 'America without that damned French flavor'
May 24th
- How to make Simon Hopkinson's linguine with mussels and saffron
- A beautifully restored Grade II listed family house with delightful gardens
- Audi RS4 Avant review: A rocketship cleverly disguised as a family estate
May 23rd
- Fischer's at Baslow Hall: A perfect country house weekend
- A fabulous converted lighthouse for sale at a bargain price, with the ‘best views in Somerset’
- Country Life May 23 2018
May 22nd
- In Focus: The Norman Ackroyd landscape etchings that have sparked comparisons with Turner
- 37 surprising, unusual and useful things to look out for at the Chelsea Flower Show
- All the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show medal winners
- Jason Goodwin: ‘After a year, absolutely nothing had happened – not a shoot, not one feathery frond’
May 21st
- Thinly sliced beef with roasted radishes and radish-top pesto
- A magical medieval manor just outside Glastonbury, available for the first time in half a century
- Why farmers are growing to love trees – with the help of the Woodland Trust
- My favourite painting: Monty Don
May 20th
- ‘The oldest house in England’, once lived in by William the Conqueror’s brother, is up for sale
- Curious Questions: Why do we still use the QWERTY keyboard?
- 11 things you never knew about the jackdaw, the bird that just loves people
- The glass-eye maker: ‘I make sure that the eye fits, but psychology comes into my work as well’
May 19th
- Beagles: The smart little hounds that are both furry friend and working dog
- Anglo-American marriages: The special relationships
May 18th
- The royal afternoon teas at London's top hotels to celebrate the Royal Wedding
- The five golden rules of wearing a hat to a wedding
- A stupendous country house near St Andrews that is the ultimate golfer's mansion
- Meghan Markle - the profile: 'She and Harry symbolise the best of a modern, progressive Britain’
May 17th
- Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire: An American evolution
- The castle home of the Earl of Warwick – the King Maker himself – for sale for the first time in 35 years
- HRH Prince Harry – a profile: An exceptional young man in an exceptional situation
May 16th
- Ginza Onodera restaurant review: Comfort food for the mobile gastronome – and a main course priced at a month's rent
May 15th
- Country Life May 16 2018
- Warren House's exuberant gardens, shaped by Jekyll's uncle, now looking finer than ever
- A hilltop home in Sussex with outstanding views that you can enjoy even while sitting in the bath
- Jason Goodwin: Keeping up with the Jehovahs
May 14th
- 10 magnificent men's watches good enough to pass down as heirlooms
- My favourite painting: Humphrey Berney
May 13th
- 24 magnificent homes, as seen in Country Life
- The incredible story of Britain's hundreds of regional accents – and while they'll last forever
- Painshill Park, Surrey: A garden of the Golden Age
- The lace-maker: ‘We make something that the Chinese can’t copy’
May 12th
- Two stunning houses for sale in perhaps Surrey’s most sought-after village
- Curious Questions: Can you actually compare apples and oranges?
- How the rainbow has inspired art, myth and poetry through the ages
May 11th
- How to make hummingbird carrot cake, an traditional favourite with a twist
- In Focus: Queen Elizabeth I at the apogee of her power, restored to perfection for the Armada's anniversary
May 10th
- The original Art Deco lido that'll soon be as warm as a bathtub, thanks to Icelandic-style geothermal energy
May 9th
- The generation game: Jewellery you'll want to pass on as a family heirloom
- An idyllic country home with a breathtaking 17th century interior, plus pool, stables and an indoor arena
- Country Life May 9 2018
May 8th
- The Lulworth Cove Inn: A cosy base for exploring some of Britain's most extraordinary coastline
- Jason Goodwin: 'You can tell it’s GCSE time again... it's like an old episode of The Generation Game'
May 7th
- How to make perfect pineapple scones
- My favourite painting: Pam Ayres
May 6th
- 14 spectacular properties, as seen in Country Life
- Delights of the daisy: The tiny flower with huge charm that's entranced artists for centuries
- Duck End House, Oxfordshire: Why this 17th century house is a work of art in itself
- The Blackpool rock maker: ‘We’ve done Marmite flavour, tikka-masala flavour – whatever the customer wants’
May 5th
- Curious Questions: Do you get wetter running or walking in the rain?
- Nine absolutely beautiful shepherd's huts for dreamers, writers and those who just want a bolt hole at the end of the garden
May 4th
- An open letter to Meghan Markle, from one transatlantic bride to another
- A real-life Hobbit house as mentioned in the Domesday Book, within commuting distance of London
- Asparagus and baby-vegetable sweet-potato pizza
May 3rd
- Girls in pearls on horseback: British event riders in Country Life
- Tina – the Musical review: A recreation of Tina Turner so good that the star's name 'should be set down in pillars of lasting fire'
May 2nd
- Who will win Badminton Horse Trials 2018?
- Country Life May 2 2018
May 1st
- Kew's iconic Temperate House re-opens this weekend
- An Art Deco 'sailor's paradise' in Suffolk with glorious views across the water
- Jason Goodwin: ‘Most of them look like a cross between a walkie-talkie and Rosa Klebb’s toecaps ’