A self-sufficient farmhouse with three trout lakes, two holiday lets and a vegetable garden
Halamiling in Cornwall is the perfect place to ride out the apocalypse with an income source, a vegetable garden and a beautiful garden to explore.
Country Life
The voice of the countryside
Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. The magazine comments in depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, property, the arts, gardens and gardening, the countryside, schools and wildlife. This eclectic editorial mix, combined with stunning photography and high-end property advertising ensures that week after week, Country Life is read by people who live the real country house lifestyle. Countrylife.co.uk brings over 100 years of editorial and commercial excellence to the web and is one of the best and most enjoyable places to browse for luxury property for sale online. The site also showcases the best of the editorial from Country Life magazine as well as carrying its own exclusive online content covering rural news, seasonal recipes and countryside events.
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'Isolation is a revelation... there’s the time to see in depth what, before, we’ve only caught in passing'
Country Life's mystery columnist Agromones finds the silver lining in self-isolation.
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How to make banana bread, the ultimate comfort food of lockdown
Rosie Paterson is famed, and rightly so, for her banana bread. As its popularity sweeps the nation like never before, she shares her classic recipe.
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How to create a warm, decorative bathroom for a country house
Interior designer Nicole Salvesen, co-founder of Salvesen Graham, offers advice on adding warmth and decorative detail to a bathroom.
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My Favourite Painting: Sarah Raven
'Last year (on the back of a tricky calving season), I fell in love with cows. Looking at this painting is the perfect antidote to an anxiety-filled Brexit, coronavirus world.'
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16 majestic houses for sale around the world, including a home designed by Thomas Jefferson
Now is not the time for going on viewings, of course — but planning and dreaming continue as usual. Here's our pic of overseas properties to appear in Country Life recently.
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Rage against the buttercups: How to wage war on the weeds in your garden
Charles Quest-Ritson loves plants — but in his garden, he only wants the ones he chooses.
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The dogs of lockdown: How our four-legged friends are surviving (and thriving)
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Shawford Park, Hampshire, an idyllic 17th century house by the river where 'the old and the new spark off each other'
John Goodall visits Shawford Park, Hampshire, the home of Peter and Elisabetta Mallinson, and finds an idyllic 17th-century house set between two branches of the River Itchen. All photographs by Paul Highnam for the Country Life Picture Library.
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How to make a delicious wild garlic pesto the wild garlic in your garden — or on the route of your daily exercise — into a delicious, home-made pesto
The damp winter hasn't been much fun for any of us, but at least the wild garlic has thrived — and Tiffany Daneff knows exactly what to do with it.
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Six magnificent apartments for sale in stately homes across Britain
If you're after the grandeur of stately home living without the maintenance headaches of managing your own little estate, these superb flats, apartments and maisonettes have the answer.
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Curious Questions: Why do the clocks go forward in Spring?
As we move from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time, Martin Fone ponders the reasons why — and wonders if we'll always continue to change the clocks twice a year.
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The beautiful Edinburgh streets and buildings which are the stars of ITV's Belgravia — thanks to a sprinkling of production magic
If you've been wondering where ITV's Belgravia is filmed, the answer may surprise you: Edinburgh. Ali Wood paid a visit to the beautiful Scottish capital to find out more.
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10 utterly glorious images from the South Downs National Park photography competition
An image of horses enjoying a peaceful stroll on the South Downs was voted the best picture in the national park's annual photography competition — but the others on the shortlist are just as worthy of celebration.
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The brilliant tractor tribute to the NHS from a group of Warwickshire farmers
People around Britain have been paying tribute to the efforts of our NHS workers at the time of the coronavirus pandemic — but few have been as creative and clever as this one.
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Creating a graceful, beautiful and above all cosy bathroom in a period house in Wiltshire
Emily Todhunter took a restrained approach to the decoration of her Wiltshire bathroom. She explained more to Arabella Youens.
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The wine, beer, spirits and other alcohol delivery services still operating during lockdown
There's no getting away from it: spending weeks on end sitting at home will mean you'll probably drink more. Here's how to make sure the well doesn't run dry during self-isolation.
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The 7 most spectacular properties for sale in the world right now
We've trawled the globe to find the best properties on the market, from a bubble palace above the Bay of Cannes to a historic château in the Czech Republic.
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In Focus: The Heath Robinson Museum at Pinner, home to decades of gently satirised modern life
Huon Mallalieu tells the story of the small museum in Middlesex, where you'll find the last records of the county before it became overrun by suburbia.
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A tour of the trailblazing Elmley nature reserve: 'Little more than an hour from London and we feel we’ve been on safari'
One family’s steadfast commitment to Nature means the privately run Elmley National Nature Reserve in Kent teems with wildlife, including the country’s largest lowland collection of breeding waders
