Country Life 1 December 2021

Country Life 1 December 2021 looks at white-tailed eagles and drives some of the nation's best roads.

GREAT DRIVES: Buckle up and hit one of these eight scenic roads, from Snake Pass to the Atlantic Highway, advises Annunciata Elwes.

WHITE-TAILED EAGLES: The white-tailed ‘eagle with the sunlit eye’ is back and is being welcomed, finds Vicky Liddell.

CATHEDRALS OF COLOUR: Far from being pale and austere, our churches and cathedrals were once ablaze with colour, says Simon Jenkins. Isn’t it time they regained their splendour?.

LONDON LIFE: Abbey Road Studios, crumbling dinosaurs, cultural Bloomsbury and Joanna Wood’s top spots.

MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Laurence Cummings, music director, chooses a timeless, enigmatic Vermeer.

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