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10 truly breathtaking images from Country Life to celebrate the landscapes and seasons of Britain
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From Windsor Castle and the Reform Club to the house where Ghosts is filmed: Country Life's best architecture stories of 2023
We take a look back at a wonderful year of architecture articles in Country Life, including an astonishing look inside Windsor Castle with pictures taken just days before the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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The biggest country house sales of 2023, from the ultimate Padstow getaway to one of Britain's greatest stately homes
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Country kitchens, period house insulation and open fires: Country Life's best interiors stories of 2023
We take a look back on the most popular interiors articles in Country Life over the past year.
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A seaside gem with sensational views that is 'one of the very best coastal residences anywhere in Cornwall'
Billed as 'one of the best coastal properties anywhere in the country', this light-filled barn conversion is set in 35 acres, situated close to St Ives.
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The ten best properties for sale in Country Life in 2023
From spectacular stately homes to a delightful thatched cottage, these homes that came up for sale this year were the most popular property stories of the last 12 months at Country Life.
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The 2023 Country Life Editor's Christmas Quiz
Test your festive knowledge with Country Life's biggest quiz of the year, as compiled by Victoria Marston.
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‘The love we share at Christmas is a refuge. It replenishes our depleted batteries and allows us to go out again into the world’: The 2023 Country Life Christmas message, by Revd Colin Heber-Percy
A safe haven, a refuge for rest and relaxation, the place we feel we belong—the concept of ‘home’ differs for each of us. At Christmas, home is so much more than a physical location: it is all around, says the Revd Colin Heber-Percy.
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Eight beautiful homes with incredible chimneys and fireplaces to make a perfect welcome for Father Christmas
Spare a thought for Father Christmas on 24 December, surely the busiest day of the year for him. So we’ve given him a helping hand and picked out eight of the best places with chimneys to come down.
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A West Sussex barn conversion with pretty garden office in mature grounds
The five-bedroom timber-clad home comes with more than two acres of secluded gardens, plus a hot tub and sun-drenched terrace.
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My week surviving on an uninhabited Scottish island
Patrick Galbraith joins the Country Life podcast to talk about his week living on the uninhabited island of Scarba, off the west coast of Scotland.
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A divine manor house in the heart of the South Downs — just beware of the naughty peacocks
Errant peacocks and playful gargoyles are just some of the former inhabitants of seven-bedroom Folkington Manor
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A wisteria-clad wonder set in eight idyllic acres that offers country charm, village community and is still commutable to London
Soft purple hues catch the eye at Shellingford House, a seven-bedroom home in the Vale of the White Horse. James Fisher takes a look.
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Five gorgeous country houses for sale in Buckinghamshire, from £1.5 million to £75 million
From a thatched cottage to a castle, and from a former pub to one of Britain's greatest privately-owned homes, Buckinghamshire has a huge amount to offer.
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An idyllic barn conversion with far-reaching views of the surrounding Norfolk countryside
The five-bedroom home is nestled in leafy landscaped gardens close to the charming market town of Loddon on the River Chet.
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Six character homes for sale at under £200,000, from beautiful Cornish hideaways to a remote barn in the Pennines
£200,000 might not buy you much in the property market these days, but it's still possible to find homes with space, charm, great locations and fine potential — though you'll have to be willing to get your hands at least a little dirty.
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George Harrison's Garden: How the Beatle and his wife turned a 'tangled jungle' into a magnificent garden
When George Harrison first saw the famous Topiary Garden at Friar Park in Oxfordshire, it was a tangled jungle of overgrown yews. The work he began has been continued by his wife, Olivia, and, now, the display is back to its full glory, finds Charles Quest-Ritson.
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The wave of homes set to come to the market on Boxing Day
The Boxing Day bounce, how the rental market is ‘starting to turn’, plus what UK homeowners and potential buyers searched for every 23 seconds this year: Annabel Dixon runs through what you need to know in the world of bricks and mortar.
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An enchanting Cornish house with stunning harbour views
This secluded property overlooks the historic church and harbour at the mouth of Mylor Creek, near Falmouth.