Features Archive | December 2020

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December 31st
- The most heartwarming country house sales of 2020 — including the owner who got his beloved home back, 20 years after letting it go
- Country Life's top 10 gardens articles of 2020, from Petworth's private wisteria display to Prince Charles' Aberdeenshire home
December 30th
- The Benmore Estate: Part Treasure Island, part adventure playground on the Isle of Mull
- Three magnificent properties for sale close to the finest golf courses in the world
- Country Life's top 10 travel articles of 2020, from desert islands to a motor tour of the Cotswolds
- Country Life 30 December 2020
December 29th
- Six beautiful homes for sale on the coastline of Britain
- Country Life's 10 best interiors articles of 2020, from baths in bedrooms to colour schemes for Georgian country houses
December 28th
- An irresistibly gorgeous Cotswolds home comes to the market, with five bedrooms, five reception rooms and perfect village location
- Five unique UK holiday rentals to book for 2021
- Country Life's 10 best arts stories of 2020, from the Hay Wain to a taped-up banana
December 27th
- Fancy life in Wetwang, or laying your head in Great Snoring? Five homes for sale in villages with some of Britain's strangest place names
- Country Life's 10 best gardening tips of 2020, from which nurseries to trust online to avoiding naff plant pots
December 26th
- Ten relaxing, sumptuous and charming country house hotels to stay at in 2021
- No Mr Bond, I expect you to buy: The most expensive Bond villains' lairs
- Country Life's 10 best architecture stories of 2020, from crumbling masterpieces to the deserted streets of lockdown London
- The ultimate Boxing Day bacon sandwich – with a surprise ingredient
December 25th
- Country Life's Christmas message, by Reverend Richard Coles: 'I will celebrate Midnight Mass alone, save for my congregation of two dachshunds'
December 24th
- A day for drinking: The hour-by-hour guide to festive tipples this Christmas
- Seven islands you've probably never heard of to visit in 2021, including Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea and Norfolk Island, Australia
- An idyllic cottage in the heart of Cockington that offers the perfect escape from the rat race
- Country Life's 10 best recipes of 2020, from scotch eggs and banana bread to the ultimate shepherd's pie
December 23rd
- How to make mini Christmas cake canapés
- Country Life's 10 best property stories of 2020, from Cotswolds cottages to the 17,000sq ft mansion for sale at £400k
December 22nd
- Eight adventures around the world to inspire you for 2021: Glaciers, desert islands and the world's most scenic railways
- A private island for sale in south west London, with its own bridge and treehouse-style home included
- Country Life's top 10 blogs and columns of 2020, from wise owls to the invention of toilet paper
December 21st
- The step-by-step, stress-free plan for cooking Christmas lunch, by Tom Aikens
- My Favourite Painting: Sister Teresa Keswick
December 20th
- 21 beautiful country houses for sale, from a thatched cottage to a grand stately home, as seen in Country Life
- The best herbs to grow in your garden aren't the ones you use the most. Here's why.
- Carolside, a beautiful and mysterious house tucked away in The Borders, inspired by a Georgian masterpiece
December 19th
- Three cutting edge houses in beautiful, natural locations come on to the market
- Curious Questions: How did curry become Britain's national dish?
- With love from Father Christmas: J.R.R. Tolkien's enchanting Christmas letters to his children
December 18th
- In Focus: The 100-carat diamond tiara once owned by one of history's greatest spendthrifts
December 17th
- A picture-perfect Elizabethan home in a Surrey village that has aged simply beautifully
- How to make monkfish with braised red peppers and hand-made, fresh chorizo meatballs
December 16th
- A charming thatched cottage for sale — but you'll have to beware of the neighbours....
- Country Life 16 December 2020
December 15th
- The Utterly Inessential last-minute Christmas gift shopping list, from £15 to £9,600
- A striking modern house on the oldest road in Britain, yet fitting perfectly into the landscape
- Can private equity thrive in the 'new normal'?
- 11 of the best gins to buy this Christmas
- One man, two Hondas, and a major life decision to be made
December 14th
- How golf and property are stepping up together, with money-no-object courses and private jets for prospective buyers
- My Favourite Painting: Rupert Uloth
December 13th
- Five superb equestrian homes for sale, with space, stables and maneges
- Jerusalem Artichokes: Everything you need to know about growing and eating them
- Templeton House's escape from demolition and oblivion to become an incredible rarity: a country estate within the M25
December 12th
- The market for Scottish estates is booming — and not just among the romantic
- Curious Questions: Why have our oak trees produced so many acorns in 2020?
December 11th
- A sprawling 1,500-acre estate in the heart of Scotland, full of potential for the future
- In Focus: The fine art of cloisonné, the 'appealingly blingy' meeting point of art and metalwork
December 10th
- 10 perfect Christmas gifts for gadget lovers, from £25 to £3,694.99
- How to make truffle risotto, a perfect treat for the family at Christmas
December 9th
- Boomerang Children: How to manage family finances when grown-up children are forced to move back home
- Country Life 9 December 2020
December 8th
- Hackney's journey from bucolic open space to one of London's great melting pots: 'It's the friendliest place I know in London'
- Lucy Baring: 'Mary was a Disney princess, Joseph was a no-show and I had to wrestle the three kings from their phone screens to shove them up the aisle'
December 7th
- Christmas gifts for nature and garden lovers
- Ten wonderfully uncompromising conservatories, orangeries and garden rooms
- A dramatic house and estate up for sale for the first time in over 750 years
- My favourite painting: James Fox
December 6th
- 18 fine country houses, from £430k to £2.5 million, as seen in Country Life
- The best Cox's apple varieties to eat and grow — including one you'll never see in a supermarket
- The houses of Sherlock Holmes: How Arthur Conan-Doyle's architectural savvy shaped literature's greatest sleuth
December 5th
- A rare chance to buy Barton Hall, a spectacular Derbyshire house with breathtaking gardens
- Curious Questions: Why do maps include streets, and even entire towns, which don't exist?
December 4th
- Artichoke's Bruce Hodgson on getting restoration right: 'There is no need for a period house to feel like a museum'
- A gloriously-renovated farmhouse in Devon that comes with four lovely cottages
- In Focus: The forgotten masterpieces of Fabergé, unearthed in a museum cabinet in Brighton
December 3rd
- What you need to know about house insurance while you're renovating your property
- A quick and easy mulled wine recipe
December 2nd
- Growing your own Christmas tree: Alan Titchmarsh on what to plant and where to plant it
- A pocket-sized estate on Dartmoor with a little bit of everything, including a 10-bedroom house and a river
- The High Weald AONB: Rolling hills, endless forest and steam railways puffing through a very English landscape
- Country Life 2 December 2020
December 1st
- Jonathan Self: 'We blocked every hole, engaged a feckless cat and baited traps with the best Camembert, but still they came'