Country Life 5 May 2021
Country Life 5 May 2021 is our Cotswolds special, but we also look at modern manners, dandelions and the battle between curtains and blinds.


Find out more:
BASEBALL: How America's favourite pastime came to Chipping Norton.
RUPERT BROOKE: Gloucestershire's part in the life of the poet and his friends.
MANNERS: 39 steps to modern manners, as proposed by Debora Robertson.
PORTRAITURE: The evolution of the art of painting children.
LONDON LIFE: West Chelsea's best spots, and on-street dining.
WINCHESTER: Fiona Reynolds wanders its ancient paths.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: The RNLI's chief picks a naval scene.
BAMPTON CASTLE: The unfinished castle is being revived, 700 years on.
DANDELIONS: Vicky Liddell on the humble little beauty.
INTERIORS: Curtains or blinds?
GARDENS: The American Museum in Bath has fine outdoor spaces.
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.
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The otterhound — the story behind Britain's rarest breed of dog
Bred for centuries to hunt otters in icy rivers, these shaggy, web-footed hounds were once favoured by royalty. Today, fewer than 1,000 survive worldwide.
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Five magnificent homes for sale, from Highland escape to a 17th century school, as seen in Country Life
We take a look at some of the best homes to come to the market via Country Life.