Country Life October 26 2016 is our super sporting and country number in which we discover the joys of walked-up shooting and speak to masters of the sporting trinity: hunting, shooting and fishing. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Judith Hill describes the remarkable history of Charleville Castle in Co Offaly, which was inspired by Strawberry Hill
GARDENS: Steven Desmond surveys the autumn glory of the restored Arts-and-Crafts garden at Standen in West Sussex
INTERVIEW: Simon Hart, the MP and Countryside Alliance chairman, talks to Kate Green about standing firm on fieldsports
THE SPORTING TRINITY: We talk glibly about the huntin’, shootin’, fishin’ man, but does he really exist any more? Adrian Dangar tracks down keen exponents of all three arts
WALKED-UP SHOOTING: The relaxed atmosphere of a day’s walked-up shooting can remind you why you love the sport, says Simon Lester
FISHING: David Profumo has a rip-snorting year from Perthshire to Hampshire and looks forward to autumn success
MOTORING: The Porsche Macan’s covetable curves and performance leave Charles Rangeley-Wilson lovelorn
VINYL: It’s time to dig out your vinyl albums: Jonathan Self celebrates the record rennaissance
DEATH MASKS: The death mask gives us access to a long-lost chapter—James Litten looks death in the face
LUXURY: Hetty Chidwick discovers what Jimmy Doherty and Mariella Frostrup couldn’t live without, how to care for wood with David Linley and the latest news in the world of luxury
COOKING: Melanie Johnson’s warming ways with butternut squash
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‘To this day, it is as attractive as when Hercules first laid eyes on it’: How to escape the crowds on the Amalfi Coast, according to those in the knowThe Amalfi Coast is one of the world’s most famed holiday destinations, but, in recent years, mass tourism has made parts of it unbearable. Here’s our guide to making the most of it — in peace and in style.
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The garden created by a forgotten genius of the 1920s, rescued from 'a sorry state of neglect to a level of quality it has not known for over 50 years'George Dillistone’s original Arts-and-Crafts design at Knowle House, East Sussex, has been lovingly restored and updated with contemporary planting. George Plumptre tells more; photography by Clive Nichols.
