Dreaming of a life by the sunny shore? Well, look no further than our own gorgeous coastline, where many properties currently on the market are enough to tempt Brits to do away with abroad holiday homes and lay their roots somewhere truly beautiful.
Ozone was granted permission through Paragraph 55, an extremely rare clause which allows permission under the condition that the property “reflect the highest standards in architecture”.
Many beautiful and common plants in the average English garden can prove fatal to household pets. Peter Green, a veterinary surgeon, gives his advice on some of the most common things to look out for.
Apartments at the Landmark Pinnacle will be ready to move into next year, allowing residents to enjoy a panoramic gym, private cinema and the chance to enjoy a contemporary take on the classic London gated garden, spread across the entire 27th floor.
In this 150th anniversary year of Lutyens’s birth it’s especially intriguing to find a house on the market undoubtedly designed by the great man, with gardens created by his friend and mentor, Gertrude Jekyll.
The Surrey Hills are rightly renowned for being full of beautiful homes in spectacular settings. Holly Kirkwood picks out some of the best on the market right now.
We take a look at a pair of the finest homes to come to the market via Country Life in the past week or so.
Sir Edwin Lutyens had a hand in shaping many of the buildings of Surrey but actually conceived fewer than are attributed to him. Now, in the 150th anniversary of his birth, a house in Surrey could be one of the few left unclaimed...
A restored gardener’s cottage, Applegarth bears far more than simple garden tools today. Phoebe Bath reports.
Decked in Regency elegance, The Manor House in Puttenham is as picture-perfect as its setting. Phoebe Bath reports.
Property writer Arabella Youens is naming her favourite small cities in Britain – under the microscope in this piece is Cambridge.
Property writer Arabella Youens is naming her favourite small cities in Britain. Today she turns her gaze towards the fine little spot of Winchester.
In the late 19th century, the eponymous hot baths of this city were recast in their modern form. Clive Aslet describes this fascinating transformation. Photographs by Paul Highnam.
The magnificent Athelhampton House in Dorset is a manor with spectacular Tudor interiors, 19th-century formal gardens and a fascinating history.
York is a city whose restaurant scene ensures that no metropolitan exile will miss the culinary delights of their former home.
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
Rosamund Young, author of the Secret Life of Cows, will be writing a series of columns for Country Life in the next few months – starting with this beautiful piece about what any budding countryside dweller needs to know.
