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December 2022
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- December 31st
- You're going to break all your New Year's Resolutions, but don't worry — you're in good company
- The biggest country house sales of 2022, from the house built by Lutyens for Jekyll to a dream home that 'could have sold six times over'
- The garden at Fullers Mill, where 'childhood delight in wild flowers meets the idea of making a garden'
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- December 17th
- A perfect 'chocolate box' cottage in the New Forest where you won't have to compromise on modern comfort
- Curious Questions: Is there a 'right' way up to use aluminium foil?
- Perfect roast goose recipe from Mark Hix
- Gleneagles Townhouse review: The contemporary townhouse hotel with a beguiling history
- Re-wilding isn't new: Britain's best gardeners were inspired by wilderness 300 years ago, and here's what we can learn from them
- December 16th
- Christmas drinks gift guide: Best gin, best whisky, beer and more for the festive season
- A Cotswolds attic that's been turned into a fairytale fantasy bedroom
- Evelyn Waugh's former house, dubbed 'one of the most beautiful houses in Gloucestershire', sold at auction
- In Focus: Britain's forgotten impressionist, whose works of genius lay undiscovered in an attic for over a century
- December 15th
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- December 11th
- 19 delightful and intriguing homes for sale across Britain, as seen in Country Life
- The transcendent joy of a really wonderful compost heap — and how the odd bucket of urine will help it come along nicely
- How to teach a dog tricks, by expert trainer Ben Randall
- Draper's Hall: Inside the exquisite and spectacular place that's one of the finest halls in London
- December 10th
- December 9th
- Property Talk: 'The worst of the market volatility' strikes the UK property market
- The splendour of gilded furniture, and the experts who look after it for generations to come
- The 'perfect rural retreat' in County Durham with a self-contained leisure suite and excellent equestrian facilities
- An absurdly perfect slice of country life in a thatched cottage made with beams from a shipwreck, and boasting a 500-year-old door
- In Focus: The enduring appeal of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera'
- December 8th
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- December 4th
- An imposing historic castle in Ireland that comes with 300 acres and a stunning country mansion — and an €8.5 million price tag
- The magnificently beautiful house and garden of the writer who helped make Country Life what it is today
- How to leave a dog alone in the house without it getting stressed, by training expert Ben Randall
- Turning an old barn into a new income stream: Meet three people who've made it work in style
- December 3rd
- December 2nd
- A tour of Broughton Hall, home of the Tempests for 1,000 years and the inspiration for Tottering-by-Gently
- Property Talk: The happiest places to live in Britain (and what you could afford if you moved there)
- A breathtaking 14th-century farmstead has come to the market in an idyllic spot in Norfolk
- The traditional British toy makers still crafting wooden tops, rocking-horses and teddy bears
- In Focus: Lucian Freud's plant portraits, from the tiny to the vast, all years in the painting
- December 1st
- Buckingham Palace: 'There is not a historical capital in Europe which cannot show a more imposing Royal palace'
- A beautifully-refurbished former writer's home in one of the greenest spots within the M25
- Four of the best cheeses for Christmas, as recommended by the cheesemonger celebrating its 225th birthday
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