Features Archive | June 2021

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June 30th
- A elegantly pretty house with delightful gardens in the heart of Berkshire, combining period character with modern living
- A kitchen that shows off 'a fresh country house look... yet with a nod to contemporary style'
- A stunning period country home that is set within three acres and comes with its own lake
- Country Life 30 June 2021
June 29th
- 10 great places around the world to base yourself for overseas adventures, from wild swimming to, er, playing boules
- Best hiking trousers for men, from mountaineering gear to smart trousers with hidden powers
- Opinion: In the 19th century we couldn’t do without coal, in the 20th we couldn't do without oil. In the 21st, we're learning to prosper without either
June 28th
- A wonderfully-bonkers Victorian bathhouse that brings all the fun of the fair — but best not to apply if you're scared of clowns...
- 'Few things of beauty were intended to be cut loose in a Minimalist void': How context enhances art
- The UK's top property hotspots over the last 10 years — and the place where property is cheaper now than a decade ago
- How planting trees on your land can help the environment, the wildlife, farmland and more
June 27th
- Alan Titchmarsh: 'I share my patch with all manner of animals, birds, bees and butterflies, and creepy-crawlies — they have every right to be there, but so do I'
- How to pick a Labrador puppy
- Elton Hall: A 'house of many faces', with one of the greatest private art collections in Britain
June 26th
- An entire village beside a lake, for sale at just £125,000 — but you'll have to share it with the local ghost
- The Double Red Duke: A beautiful inn with wonderful food, and the joys of the Cotswolds on the doorstep
- The gardens at Holcombe Court, where the team was told to 'plant whatever you like, as long as it's not pink'
June 25th
- In Focus: The rediscovered Old Masters set to light up London Art Week 2021
June 24th
- Best outdoor rugs, from geometric tiled-inspired prints to natural Jute, that will transform any outdoor space
- A graceful Edwardian house transformed for the 21st century with three acres of land, an orchard — and an 'indoor pool volcano'
- How to make strawberry cheesecake with a Pimm's glaze, just in time for Wimbledon
June 23rd
- How to make elderflower cordial and wine
- Everything you need to know about Foxgloves: Beautiful, useful, poisonous — and a dream for bumblebees and plant-breeders alike
- A wonderful renovation opportunity in the shape of a pretty farmhouse up for sale for the first time in 100 years
- Country Life 23 June 2021
June 22nd
- The best weekend bags and finest holdalls that (rather a lot of) money can buy
- A magnificent estate in Devon that offers the chance to own over 120 acres of Dartmoor National Nature Reserve
- Jason Goodwin: 'I can’t think why anyone, man or bird, would want to travel abroad'
June 21st
- The great rotation: Will it endure?
- A modern country house for sale in Buckinghamshire that made British architectural history
- Best smart speakers for non-techie people: What to expect, what you'll love and what doesn't work
June 20th
- Built for an Admiral in 1820, this property, dubbed 'the largest in Kingsbridge' has since been occupied by a number of high-ranking members of the armed forces
- How the 'greatest gardener ever' helped make British roses as we know them today
- Six British dragonflies to spot in Britain this summer
- Athelhampton: The idyllic Tudor home that inspired generations of country house lovers
June 19th
- Exotic, grand and beautiful, this Nash-style villa in Hertfordshire is up for sale for the first time in its history
- Curious Question: Do goldfish really have a three-second memory?
- The truth about Britain's deer population, and what we can do to best manage it
- The Gardens at The Manor, Priors Marston: A house bought on a same-day impulse that became a 20-year labour of love
June 18th
- A stylish 3 bed apartment for sale in Albury Park — the setting for George III's post-coronation ball and the film Four Wedding's and a Funeral
- The six types of deer in Britain
- An equestrian dream house for sale with beamed ceilings, and its own indoor riding school
- The tiny wooden chest handed down through the generations that turned out to be worth over £1 million
June 17th
- A beautiful mews house in the middle of Edinburgh's New Town
- Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer on getting the right team for your project, and keeping the client at the epicentre
- Listed-building mistakes and how to solve them
- How to make Rick Stein’s Maryland crab cakes with tarragon-and-butter sauce
June 16th
- A glorious manor with beautiful gardens in Shropshire
- Six of the most beautiful green watches money can buy
- Best Father's Day gifts for foodie fathers and thirsty dads
- A grand country house with unparalleled nature views near Chichester
- Country Life 16 June 2021
June 15th
- A modernist house by the architect that inspired James Bond's arch-villain
- The best socks for walking
- Why it’s time for the Royal Family to turn Buckingham Palace Gardens into a public park
- A magnificent manor house in glorious Shropshire countryside
June 14th
- A fairytale cottage in need of work in North Devon
- Unlocking the potential of a beautiful Edwardian house: A new floorplan,hand-carved furniture, and an armoire to last a lifetime
- How Clerkenwell turned from monastic outpost into a hotbed of revolutionaries only to become one of London's most sought-after villages
- My Favourite Painting: Peter Sheppard
June 13th
- Eight fine homes full of potential for sale, as seen in Country Life
- How to grow blackberries that are 'consistently plump, reliably sweet and almost laughably juicy'
- The tale of how London Zoo survived and thrived through lockdown
- The architecture of the National Gallery, 'one of the defining landmarks of London'
June 12th
- A charming, Grade II-listed house with its own ancient tortoise
- Curious questions: How do you swat a fly?
- Urchfont Manor, Wiltshire: From local council facility to 'inspired contemporary creation'
June 11th
- An elegant property in the heart of Somerset, with ballroom, cinema, paddocks and its own cider orchard
- A guide to Upexe, Devon
June 10th
- The Faroe Islands: What to do, where to eat, where to stay
- A home with exquisite interiors and an idyllic setting on a private stretch of the River Stour in Dorset
- Opportunity for change in real estate markets
- An impressive family home set within the beautiful surroundings of the Exmoor National Park with spectacular coastal views
- Teal: The tiny ducks that can’t walk straight, but can corkscrew through the air at 50mph
June 9th
- A truly exquisite Cornwall mansion that's been owned by war heroes, Nobel prize winners and the Earl of Warwick, aka 'the Kingmaker'
- The best new gardens opening to the public in 2021 under the National Garden Scheme
- What to deadhead and what to leave alone
- Country Life 9 June 2021
June 8th
- A dreamlike Dorset home built by a viscount, with fishing rights, a ha-ha and an orangery
- How you can help heroes like Bruce live life after injury
- Mary Colwell: Britain's reputation for being a green and pleasant land is under threat as we bulldoze countless little Edens
June 7th
- A seven-bedroom home set in a pretty village with views of a castle, yet just three miles from the centre of Bath
- Wilderness Reserve, Suffolk: A country estate where creative restoration is hitting new heights
- Jewellery for years to come
- A house that blends five centuries worth of architecture, set on the shores of a famous salmon river in Devon
- My Favourite Painting: Finlay Scott
June 6th
- One of the finest Georgian homes in Cheltenham has come up for sale
- How to tell if a dog is about to bite
- Arthur Parkinson: 'Dahlias don't just give a garden colour — they give it life'
- Windmills: England's beautiful remnants of a simpler time — from the outside so scenic, yet mechanical marvels within
June 5th
- A secluded house with private beach on the shores of a spectacular loch, on sale at £450,000
- Curious Question: Where is the world’s shortest street?
- Crofting in the 21st century: The passionate, hardy farmers still working the ancient lands of the Highlands
- The gardens of Armadale Castle: Clan Donald's crumbling, magnificent retreat tucked into a corner of the Isle of Skye
June 4th
- A magnifcent house and 117-acre estate in North Yorkshire, restored as the dream house of a young boy who rode past with his father
- Eight of the best houses with lifestyle businesses attached up for sale across Britain
- In Focus: John Croome, the 'mouse that roared' of the art world
June 3rd
- A historic house complete with a peel tower, closely situated to the Yorkshire Dales
- The best wardrobes and armoires you can buy
- How to make Tom Parker Bowles's pasta with artichokes and pecorino
June 2nd
- A beautifully situated mid 19th century Gothic style villa overlooking the historic walled town of Conwy
- Splendid, beautiful and frankly enormous Cotswolds country house once home to the Duke of Beaufort’s son
- Feargal Sharkey: From Top of the Pops to crusading for Britain's rivers
- Country Life 2 June 2021
June 1st
- A beautiful family home in Buckinghamshire, with delightful gardens and a stream
- A charming 17th century village house that's been home to archbishops to jockeys, now seeking a new owner
- Jonathan Self: The collections that made me, from pressed flowers to my 416 'do not disturb' signs stolen from hotels