Country Life March 1 2017 features the man who made mazes; chess sets; a bluffer’s guide to education; and the top 10 girls’ schools. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Lyddington Palace in Rutland offers a unique insight into grand domestic life in 1500, as John Goodall explains
MAZES: Clive Aslet unravels the remarkable story of Randoll Coates, maker of extraordinary mazes
WILDLIFE: Simon Lester provides the essential guide to the raptor, the bird group that holds us in rapture
LIBERTY PRINTS: Liberty prints have managed to stay in fashion for more than a century, discovers Matthew Dennison
CHESS: Matthew Dennison reveals how chess won an enduring place in British culture
INTERIORS: Step into comfort and luxury as we explore the carpet’s comeback and the finest flooring
CIGARS: Bolivar wonders whether it’s worth chasing all the special regional editions manufacturers release
COOKING: Melanie Johnson’s warming celeriac soup is delicious
SCHOOLS: Lucy Higginson knows her CAT from her G&T, Ysenda Maxton-Graham reports on how girls’ schools have changed, and Martha Terry wonders whether boarding is better.
PROPERTY: Penny Churchill finds the perfect mix of Classical with contemporary and Annunciata Walton selects houses that offer a grand entrance
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Vertigo at Victoria Falls, a sunset surrounded by lions and swimming in the Nile: A journey from Cape Town to CairoWhy do we travel and who inspires us to do so? Chris Wallace went in search of answers on his own epic journey the length of Africa.
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A gorgeous Scottish cottage with contemporary interiors on the bonny banks of the River TayCarnliath on the edge of Strathtay is a delightful family home set in sensational scenery.
