Features
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Stowe Hall and the renaissance of the country house
In 1975, the end seemed nigh for the great country houses of Britain, but, 50 years on, our built heritage has exceeded expectation and undergone a remarkable revival, John Goodall writes.
By John Goodall Published
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Nanjizal Beach lets you experience a very different Cornwall to headline-hogging Land's End
The beach — which is also known as Mill Bay — sits about half an hour’s walk south of Land’s End, though the two couldn't be more different.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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What would you do with 2,780 acres of pristine land in Dumfries & Galloway?
The Cally Estate offers a world of possibilities, and four separate properties.
By James Fisher Published
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The Salt Path: The 630-mile trail that saved one couple’s life and inspired Britain to lace up its walking shoes
Raynor and Moth Winn were homeless and battling terminal illness when they made the decision to walk the South West Coast Path — and now Raynor’s best-selling book has been adapted for the big screen.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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‘In Rome, you can see through the cracks of the world into all of human history’: Assouline's new book is a visual declaration of love to the Eternal City
To mark the publication of Roma Eterna — which celebrates the Italian capital through the medium of photography — we asked one travel writer to write his own love letter to Rome.
By Christopher Wallace Published
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'When you are blind, your physical world is only as far as your arms can reach, but with my guide dog, my world is limitless'
Tubby little bundles of joy, guide-dog puppies may be irresistibly sweet, but they’ve been expertly engineered to perform life-changing duties, discovers Katy Birchall.
By Katy Birchall Published
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If this five-bedroom home in Oxfordshire was good enough for the Emperor of Japan, it's good enough for you
The Old Rectory in Besselsleigh is an archetypal English home with outstanding royal connections.
By James Fisher Published
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The first new botanical gardens to be created in the UK in almost 200 years is celebrating its 25th birthday
The National Botanic Garden of Wales helped put Carmarthenshire on the map and its Great Glasshouse, designed by modernist architect Sir Norman Foster, was once the largest single-span glasshouse in the world.
By Matt Collins Published
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The beauty’s in the detail: How English stone specialist Artorius Faber helped to bring Country Life's Chelsea stand to life
Presented by Artorius Faber
When the interior designer Isabella Worsley conceived Country Life's ‘Outdoor Drawing Room’ at last week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, she worked with English stone specialist Artorius Faber to create bespoke architectural features including windows, a chimneypiece, a water trough and floor sourced from its own quarry in Dorset.
By Artorius Faber Published
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Capability Brown's former Cambridgeshire home lives up to its rich history, and comes with two apple trees planted by the man himself
The Old Manor in Fenstanton is an enchanting four-bedroom home for sale.
By James Fisher Published
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Schumacher's winning 2001 Ferrari sells for €15.98 million in Monaco
The chassis, number 211, won in 2001 at the iconic street circuit, and also secured the German his fourth world title.
By James Fisher Published
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'The few days on the show ground are exhilarating, but it’s the garden’s legacy that truly excites us': What happens to the gardens after Chelsea Flower Show
RHS Chelsea is now only a stop along the way, before the gardens end up somewhere where the trees, the structures and the idea have a further life.
By James Alexander-Sinclair Last updated
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Gill Meller's recipe for a herb-filled tart that makes the most of Spring produce
Make the most of the last few days of May and Spring's bumper crop of ingredients with this herby spring tart recipe.
By Gill Meller Published
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Mawgan Creek: The unspoilt antidote to some of Cornwall's busier corners
The creek feeds into the Helford river and is a short distance from Frenchman’s Creek, known best because of Daphne du Maurier’s 1941 novel of the same name.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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Flint Homes
Flint Homes is a Norfolk-based property buying agent.
By Country Life Published
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A Victorian chapel in the South Downs ascends into glory as a four-bedroom family home
Woodlands in Bramdean shows just how exciting a church conversion can be.
By James Fisher Published
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Sea Containers London: The 1980s called and it wants its bedroom back
The Sea Containers hotel on London's South Bank has unveiled four bespoke ‘cabin suites’, inspired by four different decades.
By Richard MacKichan Published