Country Life May 30 2018
Wonders of the West Country; the marvels of Somerset; plus the Chelsea Flower Show 2018.
Country Life May 30 2018 takes a rosy look at Somerset; visits Sydenham House; and explores a superb Repton-designed garden. Find out more here:
SOMERSET: Britain's best county? Rupert Uloth takes a look
FOOD & DRINK: The British wine awards
ARCHITECTURE: The restoration of Sydenham House following a fire.
DU MAURIER'S MASTERPIECE: Rebecca continues to enthral 80 years after publication. Flora Watkins explores Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel
BARN STORMING: Advice on barn conversions from Tom Howley and Maria Speake
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: The lock-gate maker
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FAVOURITE PAINTING: Lord Hesketh makes his choice
PROPERTY: Glorious houses in the West Country, and living on the moors
LUXURY: Susan Hampshire's favourite things
CHEDDAR: How Quicke's Dairy make Britain's favourite cheese
GARDENS: Non Morris visits the Repton-designed grounds of the Endsleigh Hotel in Devon
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Brockfield Hall, the great Yorkshire house that's gone from Regency mansion to modern family home
Brockfield Hall in North Yorkshire is the family home of Charlie Wood and Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden, who have transformed it since they came here in 2020, winning multiple awards in the process. John Martin Robinson reports on the restoration project that revived this compact Regency house as a modern family home. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
By John Martin Robinson Published
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Barbour’s heritage jackets get a floral makeover courtesy of Erdem
Utilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act, inspired by some of our greatest countryside icons.
By Amy de la Haye Published