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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Sophia Money-Coutts: Is it ever okay to throw your dog a birthday party?Sir Lewis Hamilton did it, so why not throw a birthday party for your canine companion, Sophia Money-Coutts asks.
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A 500-acre estate that spent 11 centuries in the same family, for sale for only the second time in its historyIn the beautiful hills of north Wales the Garthewin estate has come up for sale, including a great country house once restored by the architect who created Portmeirion. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.
