Features Archive | January 2019

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January 31st
- Sporting Life: Who will win the 2019 Six Nations?
- The Grade I-listed home to two Devon dynasties, with a 13th century chapel and five acres of breathtaking gardens
- How to make sticky pomegranate chicken with giant couscous and tenderstem broccoli
January 30th
- Tom’s Kitchen review: Ferocious chefs, ferociously good food
- A pair of English vineyards for sale which offer the dream of a new life in the country
- Country Life 30 January 2019
January 29th
- Where to ski, what to do and where to stay in Les 3 Vallées
January 28th
- A tour of Italy in a classic Alfa Romeo Spider, the classic 60s car promising romance and adventure
- A beautiful 18th-century rectory transformed by the great George Gilbert Scott
- My Favourite Painting: Anya Hindmarch
January 27th
- From the Sweet Lady to the Crème de Cognac: Three expert opinions on the top dahlias to buy and plant now
- In praise of Fish and Chips, the ultimate British dish – and our pick of places to try it
- The willow weaver: 'I like to let the host structure feed the form'
January 26th
- A beautiful former rectory on the market in the Hampshire village that Jane Austen called home
- Curious Questions: Why is walking down the middle of the road called 'jaywalking'?
- Skiing in South Tyrol: Mountains that inspired Le Corbusier, exquisite dining and the world's most picturesque museum
January 25th
- The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Scarves aplenty, whisky candles and some charitable cushions
- The picturesque cottage which escaped demolition to become a beautifully-refurbished family home
- In Focus: Leonora Carrington's extraordinary portrayal of Max Ernst, the surrealist pioneer who inspired Dalí
January 24th
- Sporting Life: Botham, Gower and 17 pints on rest days – a look at cricket in the 80s, through the eyes of Derek Pringle
- Three perfect houses which show just why so many of us dream of moving to a waterside home
January 23rd
- How to transform a dark Victorian kitchen into a charming social space with bespoke joinery
- A Georgian townhouse with perhaps the best views in Bath and not a small amount of history
- Country Life 23 January 2019
January 22nd
- Hyundai Santa Fe review: Yes, it's a Hyundai. But it's a bloody good car.
- Pinkmead review: A private estate all to yourself in one of the Isle of Wight's prettiest spots
- A truly remarkable Grade II-listed Georgian villa within a mile from the Bath city centre, surrounded by rolling countryside
- Jason Goodwin: The quiet miracle of 'paths of will', where we shrug off authority and trust the people who have gone before
January 21st
- A perfectly-preserved home on an ancient stretch of land in one of the prettiest spots in Wiltshire
- My Favourite Painting: Harry Christophers
January 20th
- Three picture-perfect country houses, as seen in Country Life
- David Austin, Britain's late, great king of roses: The man who brought about 'a revolution in taste, expectations and how we garden'
- 12 spectacular photographs from the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition
- Why we all love a crumble and how to make yours the best in the family
January 19th
- A chance to build an outrageously beautiful treehouse within glorious Cotswolds woodland
- Curious Questions: One for sorrow, two for joy – but why are we so superstitious about magpies?
- Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast: Golf, Game of Thrones and the most spectacular cliff walk in Europe
- In praise of the great British sausage – and five of the best bangers you can buy
January 18th
- The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Step back in time with nightshirts, port and good old fashioned dice games
- A beautifully-restored family home with walled garden within 'the most beautiful space in England'
- In Focus: The mesmerising work of Anni Albers, the Bauhaus graduate who turned weaving into fine art
January 17th
- Sporting Life: Can you learn to ballroom dance in seven weeks?
- Why those 'win a house for £10' raffles should come with a health warning
- Recipe: Mini blue cheese Croque Madame with quail's eggs
January 16th
- Three irresistible homes in the middle of nowhere
- Country Life 16 January 2019
January 15th
- Tahiti: Lush mountains, glorious beaches and paddling with sharks in the paradise that entranced Captain Cook
- An idyllic Somerset country house with secret garden, orangery and a music room
- Jason Goodwin: On 1930s gardeners, the tragedy of tree diseases and the sexual habits of earthworms
January 14th
- A perfectly-formed small bedroom, as designed by Nina Campbell
- Stamp duty: What it is, why we have it and why you might be due a refund
- My Favourite Painting: Hilary McGrady
January 13th
- Why we love our mongrels, by Jilly Cooper, Jeremy Irons and more owners who love their Heinz 57s
- A superbly luxurious Berkshire haven for sale, as seen in Country Life
- The trials of collecting snowdrops: 'Is there no love for a Heffalump or a Grumpy?'
- The secret history of the milestone, from Roman Britain to Industrial Revolution and beyond
January 12th
- An 578-acre estate within the Lake District National Park, including the Cumbrian retreat of interior designer Robert Kime
- Curious Questions: Can a swan really break your arm?
- Gstaad: The year-round gem of the Swiss Alps that's 'Hollywood with snow'
- Simon Hopkinson's top ten cookbooks, from The French Menu to Food from the Far East
January 11th
- The utterly inessential shopping list: A toaster you'll want to drive, the world's smartest cardigan and a £2,700 bedside lamp
- Stunning Grade II-listed character property in Berkshire, half an hour from central London by the new Elizabeth line
- In Focus: The Rembrandt portrayal of Christ which contains the fingerprints of the great master himself
January 10th
- A nine-acre estate with plenty of room for improvement, wonderfully secluded in the north of England
- Recipe: Simon Hopkinson's Gravadlax, a delightful Swedish cured-salmon dish
January 9th
- Traditionally trendy: The stunning bathroom of a completely refurbished Grade II-listed Georgian rectory
- A magnificent period property with a boathouse, tennis court and its own private cinema
- Country Life 9 Jan 2019
January 8th
- A wine tour of Malta: New tastes, a wine-making sage and endless rough and ready charm
- A pilgrimage to the garden at Villa Lante, an incomparable flower of the Italian Renaissance
- 10 glorious vineyards for sale across the world
- Jason Goodwin: 'His novels tend to involve a party of opinionated conversationalists descending on a remote country house to talk, drink, dispute and fall in love'
January 7th
- The dangers of touch screens: handy device or hazardous distraction?
- Five tempting plots of land for sale, starting from £25,000
- My Favourite Painting: Johnnie Boden
January 6th
- The eight trends that'll define the London property market in 2019
- Why you should grow your own potatoes and the 8 varieties you need to try when you do
- Triumph, tragedy and mangling Shakespeare: Michael Billington hands out The BIllies for 2018
- The Pietra dura maker: 'Everyone else in Florence was looking at the paintings, but I was looking at the pietra-dura floor'
January 5th
- Curious Questions: Has the tea cosy gone forever?
- 11 cookbooks to inspire you to try something new in 2019
- Sonoma County: Proving that there's so much more than to California than surf, sea and wine country
January 4th
- The utterly inessential shopping list: A pair of swim trunks with your name on them, the chair fit for a yeti and a very special sausage roll
- A stunning Arts-and-Crafts country house, with six bedrooms and a swimming pool
January 3rd
- The abandoned dairy building that has become a stunning four-bedroom country home
- A stunning eight bedroom family home, ready to live in, with the potential to keep even the most enthusiastic doer-upper busy for the foreseeable future
- Recipe: Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone
January 2nd
- The ‘magical’ sheep shed that was lovingly turned into the perfect anniversary present: A weekend hideaway
- A country house with a clock tower ready for conversion on this beautiful Wiltshire estate
- Country Life 2 January 2019
January 1st
- The ten best dogs in literature
- Five magnificent winter walks in Britain, from the Brecons to the Broads