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Stay afloat of the news with the Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 13, 2026Look back at the week just gone with today's quiz.
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The timeless books that will change the way you think about your house and garden, as recommended by Britain's leading interior and garden designersWe all stand on the shoulders of giants, and the interior designers, architects and landscape designers in the Country Life Top 100 are no exception. They spoke to Amelia Thorpe to share the timeless books that have been enduring sources of inspiration in their work.
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The most famous suitcase in the world was built to last: 'It's been dinged by elephants, it's fallen off safari trucks, it's traversed five continents'If you only ever buy one suitcase, make sure it's one from Globe-Trotter.
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A lost Surrey garden infested with peacocks and influenced by Gertrude JekyllValewood Farm and gardens was described as 'straying into a Hans Christian Andersen fairy story'
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What is everyone talking about this week: From ecology to football, why does France beat us at our own games?The French have started winding down for summer: a concept alien to our Protestant work ethic. Yet they always seem to outperform us in the disciplines that we helped to create. Could the two things be linked?
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Peace, love, pirates, Bentley and the Big SurJeremy Taylor explores counterculture and meets some unlikely yoga companions driving a Bentley Continental GTC on California’s iconic Highway 1
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The kind, loyal and goofy dog facing an AI-era identity crisisAlice Hare meets the family-friendly — and a tiny bit stubborn — Gordon setter.
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Five homes for sale, from a thatched cottage in Devon to a breathtaking private island, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the finest homes to come to market through Country Life this week — and one of them is probably the prettiest Cotswolds home we've seen this year.
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Warwick Castle is a masterpiece that's become a medieval theme park — but then again, it always has beenJohn Goodall looks at the development of Warwick Castle since the 16th century and the way in which its history has been enriched by legend. Photography by Will Pryce for Country Life.
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Life's a beach — especially if you live in one of these epic homes by the seaBritain is hot — so it's time to move to a beach house. Julie Harding picks out her favourites on the market right now.
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The best antique dealers across the country, as chosen by Britain's top interior designers, architects and garden designersAmelia Thorpe asks some of Britain's best creative minds where they source their antiques.
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Gyles Brandreth: ‘Who would play me in a film of my life? Kermit the frog’Ahead of his Edinburgh Fringe show, Lotte Brundle talks to the author, presenter and former politician about his podcast, hoarding issue and love of the Muppets.
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The Terrace Rooms & Wine review: The boutique bolthole in Britain's Amalfi, run by one of the UK's top sommeliersAgnes Stamp checks in to The Terrace Rooms & Wine in the pretty Victorian seaside resort of Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight.
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Generations of owners at Fonthill destroyed the house and neglected the gardens — today, they're simply perfectOver the past 20 years, the long since dilapidated Arts-and-Crafts garden at Fonthill House in Wiltshire — the home of Alastair Morrison, Baron Margadale — has been gently coaxed into its resplendent new guise. Christopher Stocks paid a visit; photography by James Stopforth.
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The best furniture makers in Britain, as chosen by the nation's top designers and architectsMembers of Country Life's Top 100 for their recommendations when it comes to choosing a furniture maker.
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The Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 10, 2026 is a real gemGemstones are today's pick of choice for the Country Life Quiz.
