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July 2021
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- July 31st
- A grand estate in the Chiltern Hills with over 477 acres, 11 additional properties and a cool £30 million price tag
- Curious Questions: What was the world’s greatest sea rescue?
- A weekend in Charlestown: What do do, where to eat, where to stay — and what to sail
- The gardens at The Old Rectory, East Woodhay: The creation of an owner with a designer's eye and a true feeling for plants
- July 30th
- The grand country houses where you can stay for the weekend
- 10 of the best rosé wines for summer
- A neo-Classical 338-acre equestrian estate on the edge of the Cotswolds, complete with pavilions, indoor pool and wine cellar
- In Focus: The cello's incredible range, 'the whole way from bass to soprano, very rich and mellow', set to star at the Proms 2021
- July 29th
- Best waterproof jackets for hiking and walking through Britain's hopelessly unreliable summers
- A 'little piece of rural England' in the shape of a compact estate that comes with an 8,000 sq ft main house, two cottages, numerous outbuildings and 94 acres
- Seven wonderful restaurants across Britain that will make you feel like you're on holiday (perfect if you can't go right now)
- July 28th
- A very pretty Cotswolds stone cottage in the heart of a sought-after village, with an exciting opportunity in the garden
- Skylarks: the birds that inspired countless poets and one of Britain's most revered music pieces
- Dressage: How 'horse dancing' evolved from ancient, deadly beginnings to modern Olympic glory
- A beautifully presented farmhouse in East Sussex, that comes complete with over eight acres, a tennis court, paddock, woodland and a small lake
- Country Life 28 July 2021
- July 27th
- A gorgeous house and estate on Jersey that blends seclusion and grandeur with sub-tropical gardens
- Lord Crewe Arms: A beautiful guest house beloved of W. H. Auden
- A postcard-perfect Georgian house set amid acres of pristine Suffolk countryside
- A summer of rediscovering the traditional British seaside holiday
- July 26th
- A wonderfully unique house set on the River Thames that comes with its own boathouse, a 120 ft mooring and separate studio
- Why 'blue and green should never be seen' is outdated, absurd and just plain wrong
- One of London's most iconic buildings, with 1,100 rooms and 2.5 miles of corridors, transformed into luxury apartments
- My Favourite Painting: Sir Tim Laurence
- July 25th
- Kinloch Castle: One of Scotland's most beautiful buildings for sale at £750,000 — but only to a buyer who's able to save it from ruin
- Fuchsia jam, rowan brandy liqueur and the curiosities you can make from an English country garden
- The enduring appeal of Peter Rabbit
- Taitlands: A beautiful restoration that went so well that the owner ended up marrying the builder
- July 24th
- An incredible opportunity to own a stretch of land atop the White Cliffs of Dover — and to build a dream home overlooking the Channel
- Curious Questions: Who invented the bread maker?
- The Peak District: What to do, where to eat, where to stay
- Britain's best seaside architecture: The playful details that shaped our coastal towns, from funicular railways to Victorian masterpieces
- July 23rd
- How your choice of bricks can have a transformative effect on your project, by Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer
- Best hiking shirts you can buy, from strolling around a lake to climbing a mountain
- In Focus: Britain's traditional brass bands, the musicians with the lungs of Olympians, and how they were 'the Justin Biebers of their day'
- July 22nd
- Susan Deliss's fresh country-house drawing room that shows how to be smart without being stuffy
- One of Britain's grandest — and certainly one of the largest — country houses is up for sale as the fully-restored Trafalgar Park hits the market
- Tom Parker Bowles in search of the perfect strawberries and cream
- July 21st
- A wisteria-clad dream home in Jersey, with one of the best private gardens in the Channel Islands
- The ancient watercolour that showed the way for the National Trust's transformation of the Killerton estate
- An 8,500sq ft slice of Utopia on Richmond Hill, with poolhouse, balcony and breathtaking views
- Country Life 21 July 2021
- July 20th
- The cosiest castle you'll ever find, with paddock, ancient moat, tennis courts and a billiard room
- Bobbin furniture: The timely revival of a look that proves less isn’t always more
- A sprawling water-side home with 4,600 sq ft of accommodation on the English Riviera
- Jason Goodwin: The eccentric millionaire who conned me into buying a dodgy potato peeler, and other tales of the unexpected
- July 19th
- A completely secluded rural paradise with breathtaking views over Dartmoor, originally built for just £1,000
- How to create an antique-style kitchen
- A stunning country home set within the rolling Wiltshire countryside in need of a little TLC
- Maker&Son: 'For us, true comfort is a physical and mental state of being'
- My Favourite Painting: Ronel Lehmann
- July 18th
- Arthur Parkinson: 'Chicken company and chat is underrated. Chickens will accompany you around the garden, happily running to greet you'
- Border terriers: The low maintenance dogs beloved by Sir Andy Murray, Lorraine Kelly and Country Life
- The Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast: 'The Ulster acropolis'
- July 17th
- July 16th
- A former fisherman's cottage up for sale in a prime spot on Salcombe harbour
- The best walking shoes, hiking shoes and trail running shoes for men
- BMW 4-series review: An executive lounge on wheels that hits 60mph in seven seconds with room for the golf clubs
- In Focus: How Rodin became not only the father of modern sculpture, but the first global celebrity artist
- July 15th
- A Gothic-style home in the coastal town of Saundersfoot, that is as beautiful inside as it is out
- Best lampshades: 12 of the finest lampshades to bring light into your life
- A spectacular coastal home, with one of the best sea views in the country — and it's even got its own lighthouse
- Harnessing emerging market opportunities: Key considerations
- Everything you need to throw the perfect posh picnic, from luxurious wool rugs to ready-made cocktails
- July 14th
- July 13th
- A spectacular river-side property in Cornwall, up for sale for only the third time in its history
- Hotel Château du Grand-Lucé: An impossibly romantic hotel with a fascinating history, in France's Loire Valley
- Staffordshire's famed 'pink castle', once visited by King Edward VII, comes to the market
- Historic Houses president Martha Lytton Cobbold: 'We aren’t looking for special treatment, simply an equal playing field'
- July 12th
- July 11th
- 11 breathtaking homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Iford Manor: How to introduce modern touches into a historic garden
- Keeping goats: Cheap, simple — and they'll be your friend for life (as long as you don't mind the odd demolished wall)
- Stormont Castle: How a 'plain house' in Belfast became the seat of power
- July 10th
- A beautiful Yorkshire lodge set in 20 acres of woods and farmland in the heart of Swaledale
- Curious questions: Does water divining actually work? (N.B. Einstein thought it probably did...)
- South Kensington: How the zeal of Prince Albert and the Victorians transformed one of London's greatest areas
- The Gardens at York Gate: Courageous, innovative, and slathered in truly exquisite plants
- July 9th
- July 8th
- A unique period house, just a stone's throw from the seafront, where Lewis Carroll stayed whilst writing 'Alice in Wonderland'
- 11 of the best kitchen chairs and dining chairs to place around a country house table
- A panoramic, Grade II-listed hall in need of updating in Northumberland
- Still making your own sourdough and cooked-from-scratch curries? Great if you are, but help is at hand if not
- July 7th
- July 6th
- A truly outstanding Georgian house that is up for sale for only the fourth time in its 278-year existence
- Mallorca's transformation from sun-and-sangria to sophisticated Mediterranean destination
- The former home of Alan Turing — the man who cracked the Enigma code — is up for sale, and it isn't just the previous owner that's impressive
- Joe Gibbs: 'Six oxen were roasted and liquor was on hand in abundance'
- July 5th
- A 'compact' estate, nestled near the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, that offers wonderful additional income streams
- How Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird yacht has been restored and reinvigorated for its 90th anniversary
- A sweet three-bed cottage in the heart of England's 'prettiest village' — where Downton Abbey, Warhorse and Agatha Christie's 'Poirot' were filmed
- My Favourite Painting: Bryan Ferry
- July 4th
- A stunning Georgian house with two acres of park-like gardens and an impressive orangery, in a leafy part of Kent
- Six of the best beach houses for sale in the world today
- The true meaning of Dumbledore, Chiggypig, Hornywink and Lang lugs, and the other old English animal names all but lost to us
- St Paul's Cathedral: Part church, part street spectacle, all masterpiece
- July 3rd
- A magnificent Cornish estate that's 'one of Cornwall’s best-kept secrets', for sale for the first time in three centuries
- A wonderfully restored, 10,000sq ft country house that was once home to a couple who wintered in Gstaad and summered in Monte Carlo
- Villa Capra, aka La Rotunda, and how a 16th century Italian inspired some of Britain's greatest country houses
- Byron, Shelley and how the Georgian proto-jet set turned Grand Tours into lives abroad
- July 2nd
- Maker&Son: Furniture that is natural, sustainable, beautiful — and very, very comfortable
- Property in the country still soaring as London lags behind, but are cities fighting back?
- The best smart watches with traditional faces, from a classic Tag to one that's 'like having a doctor on your wrist'
- A hidden delight in the North Yorkshire National Park that has easy access to the seaside town of Whitby and the Yorkshire Moors
- 'Dogs are wonderful, but they're naughty too... then again, there's not much fun in a dog sitting quietly'
- July 1st
- A palatial Victorian country home in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just a hop away from the local pub
- Inspired by Wimbledon? Expert tennis tips to help brush up a rusty game
- Best outdoor cushions to bring a touch of style to your patio and garden
- An incredible chapel conversion that pulls off the trick of blending cosiness and comfort with the building's innate grandeur
- In praise of the humble pork scratching: Pub snack, aphrodisiac and catnip for film stars
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