Country Life 1 April 2020
Country Life 1 April 2020 looks at falling back in love with your home, books to bring comfort and enjoys the greatest ever April Fools jokes.


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LONDON LIFE: The joys of Notting Hill described without a single mention of Hugh Grant or Julia Roberts.
APRIL FOOS: Best gags through the ages, from spaghetti to tartan paint.
THE MAN WHO SOLVED THE CUCKOO MYSTERY: The strange tale of a sleuth of the avian world.
CHILDHOOD BOOKS: Country Life share their favourite comfort reads.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Martin Waller picks some stunning graffiti.
IT'LL ALL COME OUT IN THE WASH: Fiona Reynolds walks East Anglia.
OXFORD STREET: A quarter of a millennium as a shopping destination.
UPTON WOLD: Tilly Ware is bewitched by a Cotswolds dream.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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Robert Redford's Oscar and this week's unique royal funeral: Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 17, 2025
One of Hollywood's greats is remembered in Wednesday's quiz.
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The Gallivant review: The Camber Sands retreat with show-stopping seafood and a penchant for happiness
The coastal hotel in Rye, East Sussex, is utterly unique and almost faultless, but is seamlessly eclipsed by the real showstopper, its Anglo-French restaurant, Harry’s.