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- June 15th
- 'The whole house shook. Everything was white. For four months, it felt as if we were on Mars': The story behind one of Hampshire's most breathtaking gardens
- 'I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed': Inside Jane Austen's Winchester home, the house where she penned her final words and drew her final breath
- June 14th
- An utterly charming island home in Scotland with gardens so beautiful they made the cover of Country Life
- The legacy od Dad's Army
- You've almost certainly been making cups of tea wrong for years
- Myddleton House: The place that 'will help you learn what true gardening is' is open to everyone, and just 30 minutes from central London
- The East African holiday hotspot that should be top of your travel wishlist — and where to stay
- June 13th
- Merlins: Britain's smallest bird of prey is a 'swerving, zigzagging, 240mph weighted missile' that's gutsy enough to chase off a golden eagle
- Soft tones and a sense of place: A Mayfair duplex that breaks the modern mould
- 'These aren't just rooms. They are spaces configured with enormous cunning, artfully combining beauty with functionality': Giles Kime on the wonders of WOW!house 2025
- 'The very best North Yorkshire has to offer': The £25 million Kirkham Estate
- New vision for old Dartmoor: Prince of Wales leads ambitious plans for nature recovery in Cornwall
- June 12th
- How to make Eton mess strawberry blondies
- Ineos Grenadier: What price nostalgia?
- Wakehurst: 500 years of history, 2.4 billion seeds, 500 acres of planting, and scientists who might just save us all
- The reality of 20 years of house price rises in Britain, from the places that have had a charmed life to the spots where it's a struggle to move back home
- June 11th
- How the deep-lustre of copper brings period glamour to this kitchen
- A historic Yorkshire hall, meticulously restored to its former 18th-century magnificence
- Star of the show: Rose of Jericho's paint created just for Country Life at RHS Chelsea
- Couture’s best-kept secret
- Express yourself with colour
- Sophia Money-Coutts: How do you turn down another godchild without causing offence?
- June 10th
- Winchester: The ancient city of kings and saints that's one of 21st century Britain's happiest places to live
- The era of the £50 burger and chips is here — and it's a revelation
- Rowing past dreams: An idyllic riverside home with a boathouse, croquet pitch and Olympic pedigree
- Hannah Bourne-Taylor: Saving swifts, naked protests and the bird that nested in my hair
- Country Life 11 June 2025
- The profitability of agriculture underpins everything in the countryside. Confidence is at rock bottom
- June 9th
- A bucolic Sussex home that's 'like stepping into a fairytale', yet just 30 minutes from central London
- 'I spent 84 years living in the countryside, and have just moved to a city. Here's what I've discovered.'
- Country Life 4 June 2025
- From the Country Life archive: The St Michael’s Mount Barge long oarsmen
- 'He has 27 camels — and four daughters, too, whom he professes to love almost as much'
- June 8th
- June 7th
- Vibrant colours and exquisite taste make this three-bedroom London townhouse sing
- The imperfect science of the perfect martini and where you can get one in London
- Fields and fashion: why luxury loves the British countryside
- What do 32 pigeons, 38 dogs, four horses and one cat have in common? They've all been awarded a Dicken medal, and now you can have one too
- Forget catnip, it's all about catmint
- 'Victorian magnificence skilfully simplified and distilled': A peek at the restoration of Somerleyton Hall gardens
- Penicuik Estate review: An exclusive use house and cottages for collectors and connoisseurs
- June 6th
- All hail fish and chips: Our guide to the nation’s favourite dish, done right
- Lawns, glorious lawns at this Grade II-listed home in Hampshire where a sustainable future meets a storied past
- What was Andy Warhol really like? The Newlands House Gallery exhibition shows the artist like never before
- The world’s most iconic handbag could be on your arm
- June 5th
- Gill Meller's strawberry, lemon and elderflower meringue
- 'A monument to Edwardian excess' that was built by the millionaire industrialist who founded Pinewood Studios
- Alan Titchmarsh: I've tried every slug control known to man, and these are the only things that have ever worked for me
- Goshawks: The birds of prey that came back from extinction
- June 4th
- Quirky ceramics, Carey Mulligan and Greece: Lucy Williams's consuming passions
- Munder-Skiles and the art of exterior decoration
- One of the most spectacular rose gardens in England has come in to bloom two weeks early
- 'The biggest cavities are in the hearts and skulls of politicians': What hope for the swift?
- Sophia Money-Coutts: When is a thank you letter still mandatory and when will a voice note (under a minute, please!) suffice
- June 3rd
- Prussia Cove: Shrouded in mystery and romance, this former smugglers' paradise is an isolated idyll
- A glorious home in a water tower overlooking Suffolk's finest seaside town
- Simon Armitage: 'I've tried getting AI to write poems — and they've all been reassuringly awful'
- 'We need to make a case for more resources': What next for wild camping on Dartmoor
- Sparkling diamonds: Nancy Astor and Ann Fleming’s jewellery is up for auction
- June 2nd
- The Cold War test facility that became a beautiful family home — complete with two levels below ground
- 'More of a family member than a car': 50 years of the Volkswagen Polo
- From Scotland to Greenland, Earth Photo 2025's shortlisted works showcase our amazing planet
- Ian Adam-Smith Architects
- A five minute guide to the new V&A East Storehouse’s treasures
- From the Country Life archive: The Maori meeting house in leafy Surrey
- June 1st
- Five elegant East Anglian homes for sale, from £1m to £10m, as seen in Country Life
- ‘It's a bit like a pub, but without the requirement of being drunk’: Why we’re all hot for a countryside sauna
- The bow tie: A new statement of counter culture or a 'middle finger around your neck'?
- Stowe Hall and the renaissance of the country house
- Gwithian Towans: A golden sand beach that stretches along the eastern curve of St Ives Bay