Country Life 27 November 2019
Country Life 27 November 2019 is one of the highlights of the year: our now-legendary, award-winning Advent calendar cover. But what's inside? Find our more here.


CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Things that your nearest and dearest will actually want.
THE BEST MINCE PIES MONEY CAN BUY: We've tested them all — and we're pretty sure that the winner will be a very pleasant surprise.
CAMELS: Nativity stars
ROYAL FLOWERS: Shane Connolly, florist to the Windsors, shares Christmas tips.
CANAPÉS: The results of our Canapé of the Year competition.
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S HOUSES: A look at the homes which inspired the writer's country house mysteries.
CHRISTMAS PANTO: Michael Billington on which ones are worth your time.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
THE REAL-LIFE WILLY WONKAS: Chocolate Libertines' crazy creations.
THE CONVERTED SHED KITCHEN: A quite beautiful space created from an unlikely part of a Surrey home.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH 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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Canine muses: Lucian Freud's etchings of Pluto the whippet are among his most popular and expensive work
In the third edition of our limited series, we meet the dogs who've inspired some of our greatest artists.
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Maybach SL680: A modern motoring marvel from the marque that once catered for Maharajas and movie stars
The Maybach name has been attached to many of Germany's most luxurious cars over the last century — so does the latest iteration live up to the reputation? Simon de Burton got behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 — but only after a quick pronunciation lesson.