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Road tripping through the magical European holiday destination that hasn't been ruined by overtourismBy Rosie Paterson -
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Steve McQueen 'f***king loved' this watch, reimagined in super-strong horse leatherBy Trinity Francis -
The oxymoron of luxury tinned tunaBy Will Hosie -
Best country houses for sale this weekBy Country Life -
How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the CotswoldsBy John Goodall -
What you'll find in this week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copyBy Country Life
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Justine Picardie: 'Search dusty attics or muddy boot rooms for forgotten trench coats and sally forth, as gallant Britannic ambassadors'
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Property
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Best country houses for sale this weekBy Country Life -
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A 'masterpiece of engineering' on one of the most dramatic and historic headlands in CornwallBy Penny Churchill -
An Aga so special it inspired the salvation of a magnificent 300-year-old homeBy Toby Keel -
Why build a new country house? There's a long list of things you'll gain if you can live without that lovely patina of ageBy George Saumarez Smith -
Six outstanding homes, from an Elizabethan farmhouse to a miniature castle in Sussex, as seen in Country LifeBy Toby Keel -
Agatha Christie bought and sold homes like she was playing real-life Monopoly — and one of her favourites has come up for saleBy Toby Keel -
'We did that London thing of going "wow, look at how much house we can get for our money"': India Knight on her first house in the countryBy Arabella Youens
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Architecture
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How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the CotswoldsBy John Goodall -
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This ruinous stately home inspired one of Britain's greatest satirical paintingsBy Melanie Bryan -
'A platform that dignifies the views outwards into the world': Doddington Place's elegant prospect towerBy Toby Keel -
The ghost stations of the London UndergroundBy Emma Hughes -
'She is part of its atmosphere, its memory, and its soul': The bucolic final resting place of Henry VIII's last brideBy Toby Keel -
Beheadings, a duplicitous solicitor and a Rembrandt for the price of an Oasis ticket: The sorry story of Sprotborough HallBy Melanie Bryan -
Keep dreaming: The spectacular reimagining of Norwich CastleBy Edward Impey -
'It's both old and new — yet you can’t see the join': Nicholas Howard on one of the greatest treasures at Castle HowardBy John Goodall
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Interiors
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The best specialist companies in Britain for country-house renovationsBy Amelia Thorpe -
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Bring back the scullery: The forgotten rooms of historic country housesBy Deborah Nicholls-Lee -
The gorgeous collection of one of the founding fathers of English Country House style is up for saleBy Lotte Brundle -
How to rebuild an old house and make it a modern marvel, using most of its original materialsBy Arabella Youens -
One Palace Green: Returning style and splendour to a monument of the Arts-and-Crafts MovementBy Arabella Youens -
If you Focus, you too can be inspired by the wit and wisdom of leading experts in the world of designBy Amelia Thorpe -
The art of renovating a house so beautifully, you'd never know it was rentedBy Arabella Youens -
African Kuba cloth is the antithesis of our increasingly digital and mechanised worldBy Amelia Thorpe
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Gardens
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'More is more has always been my mantra': The visionary who made the Eden Project from an abandoned clay pit in CornwallBy James Alexander-Sinclair -
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The expert tips and tricks to creating a tropical oasis in a very British gardenBy Steven Desmond -
'I’m not after perfection; I’m after feeling. If people walk through here and feel joy, I’ve succeeded’: Matthew Rice on his gorgeous garden at Ham CourtBy Tiffany Daneff -
Alan Titchmarsh: 'The best garden gates are a fanfare, an indication of the glories to come'By Alan Titchmarsh -
The garden at Mount St John: Tom Stuart-Smith's contemporary pleasure groundBy Kendra Wilson -
What tulips should you plant this autumn? Alan Titchmarsh, Isabella Bannerman and 10 more of Britain's best gardeners and writers give their answerBy Tiffany Daneff
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LIFE & STYLE
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Steve McQueen 'f***king loved' this watch, reimagined in super-strong horse leatherBy Trinity Francis -
'Flowers were used to communicate sentiments too intimate or improper to say out loud': The forgotten Victorian tradition of floriographyBy Amie Elizabeth White -
Does the world’s most famous route still capture the romance of the open road?By Charlie Thomas -
It ain't nothing but a song about a hound dog: Musical muses of the canine worldBy Harry Pearson
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THE COUNTRYSIDE
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Sheep are getting bad press. Is any of it fair?By Will Hosie -
Are you brave enough to take on Cornwall's 40-foot answer to Hawaii's big waves?By Andy Martin -
The 'hounds of heaven' are in the skies above, and it's one of Nature's greatest sightsBy Mark Hedges
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ART & CULTURE
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'There was blood, graphic nudity, even a portrait of a murderer': A five-minute guide to the 1990's greatest and grittiest momentsBy Carla Passino -
From Pokémon to Iron Man: Why 21st-century collectors are looking beyond artBy Carla Passino -
Contemporary Korean art is still very much a product of its pastBy Carla Passino -
'As dangerous as possible — the best way to be’: Political satirist Ralph Steadman on cartoons and working with Hunter S. ThompsonBy James Fisher
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Travel
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Road tripping through the magical European holiday destination that hasn't been ruined by overtourismBy Rosie Paterson -
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This former soup kitchen, on the crossroads of ancient civilisations, is now an Ottoman masterpiece you can stay inBy Teresa Levonian Cole -
The home of one of Scotland's great eccentric beauties — the woman who took her pet badger on 100mph speedboat rides — is a hotel you can stay inBy Steven King -
What does it take to conserve vast and untamed African ecosystems for future generations?By Rosie Paterson -
'I've found the most enticing cheese trolley in Burgundy': An unmissable guide to France's best wine-producing regionBy Mary Lussiana -
Grace La Margna review: Art Nouveau meets new wave glamourBy Rosie Paterson
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Food & Drink
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The oxymoron of luxury tinned tunaBy Will Hosie -
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Pioneering chef Raymond Blanc on never saying no and eating caviar for puddingBy Lotte Brundle -
Going against the grain: Meet the British bakeries championing ancient and heritage cropsBy Tom Howells -
Angela Hartnett: ‘My husband is a better chef than me. He has a little extra edge’By Lotte Brundle -
Stop trying to make a pub something it isn'tBy Will Hosie -
Shell we? The dressed crab is smart, splendidly laid back and uniquely BritishBy Tom Parker Bowles -
What is everyone talking about this week: How Yotam Ottolenghi inspired a vogue for harvest partiesBy Will Hosie
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