Country Life 1 May 2019 celebrates the Cotswolds, looks at the extraordinary Mitford family and ponders why we're all bonkers about conkers.
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THE COTSWOLDS: 71 pages of the finest property for sale in one of England's most charming areas.
AN EXQUISITE JACOBEAN HOUSE: The Hall in Bradford-upon-Avon comes under the microscope.
WALKING: Fiona Reynolds visits Exmoor.
GET LUCKY: Why do we love lucky charms and mascots?
WATERCRESS: Melanie Johnson weaves her magic with perhaps the humblest ingredient of all.
THE RETURN OF THE MILKMAN: We're once again enjoying the joys of morning delivery.
BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Kate Green on 70 years of this wonderful event.
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Sir Cameron Mackintosh on a theatrical painting.
GARDENS: The English love affair with a perfectly-manicured lawn.
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The Good Life 2025? A development promising 'Britain's greenest homes' blends zero carbon, organic allotments and a touch of luxury in the Kent countrysideHartdene Barns, sitting on a disused dairy farm in Kent, is a vision of what sustainable living one day mean for all of us.
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‘This isn't just silver — it's a story of a man who fell in love with a woman who society deemed unworthy': The large silver sculpture of rutting stags that scandalised Victorian societyGeorge Harry Grey, the 7th Earl of Stamford, was shunned when he married a circus performer. This sculpture was his way of showing the world that he was a fighter — and it's now been acquired by the National Trust.
