Country Life 27 November 2019

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published 27 November 2019

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.

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 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.