This week in Country Life Magazine we have our smaller country houses issue - which celebrates the charm of the country cottage, as Ptolemy Dean explores the magic of local materials. In addition:
** Catherine Austen asks what makes Cheltenham Festival so memorable
** Charles Quest-Ritson admires the romantic walled and water gardens at Birtsmorton Court in Worcestershire
** We talk to the people who gave it all up for the countryside
** In the first of two articles, John Goodall explains the evolution of Haddon Hall: one of Derbyshire’s most celebrated houses
** From a pound of Englishmen to a sneer of butlers, we discuss our favourite collective nouns for people and professions
** Plus Simon Hopkinson makes perfect puddings
** If you miss this issue in the shops you can buy it online here, or download it now to your tablet
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Can you buy happiness? The latest list of Britain's happiest places, and what you could end up with if you moved thereCan you buy happiness? Of course not, but you can buy a nicer house in a better town... and, well, that's probably going to help quite a bit.
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Is the British Museum's attempt to save a Tudor-era pendant with links to Henry VIII proof that the institution is on the up?After years of neglect and controversy, Britain's premier cultural institution seems to be finding its feet again.
