Country Life 4 December 2019
Our first December issue this year features a London Life full of Christmas lights, a lion who fought a dinosaur and the wonderful qualities of the Gordon setter.


LONDON LIFE: Explore the capital's best Christmas light displays
THE GORDON SETTER: The gentlemanly dog that has fallen out of style
BOND, JAMES BOND: The origins of the greatest spy character ever written
HARLOW CARR: Soothing colours and scents flood this garden
NATURE IN THE NEW FOREST: Mark Hedges relaxes in an idyllic cottage
ISLAND PROPERTIES: Holly Kirkwood seeks out the best Caribbean homes for those looking for winter sun
ANIMAL MAGIC: The lion that took on a T. Rex
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS: The much-maligned veg gets a makeover.
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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Chelsea Flower Show 2025: What else to do in SW3 if you're coming to the world's greatest flower show
There's more to Chelsea than just the Flower Show so we've rounded up some of the best places to eat, stay and shop.
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Uniquely unique? The Yorkshire grain silos transformed into a home that's a symphony in glass, steel and curves
Amid the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire, on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate, The Silos is a property for which the word 'house' simply doesn't cut it. And that's not the only way in which it's made us throw out the dictionary.