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My Favourite Painting: Virginia Wade

Virginia Wade chooses her favourite painting for Country Life.

My Favourite Painting: Lynn Barber

Lynn Barber chooses her favourite painting for Country Life.

My Favourite Painting: Sir Christopher Frayling

Sir Christopher Frayling chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.

Read School Life Autumn 2014

Read our latest School Life supplement, packed with ideas about the best independent schools, and the latest on your child's education

Country mouse on an active summer

Summer is the time for messing around on boats and ponies for Rupert's children

The top five events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

My Favourite Painting: Edward Stourton

Edward Stourton chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.

My Favourite Painting: Sam Waley-Cohen

Sam Waley-Cohen chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.

My Favourite Painting: John Kasmin

John Kasmin chooses his favourite painting for Country Life.

My Favourite Painting: Dame Helen Mirren

Dame Helen Mirren chooses her favourite painting for Country Life.

Country house tour: Astley Hall, Lancashire

An outstanding country house languishes in obscurity. John Goodall tries to unpick some of its secrets

Spectator: Two hives of bees move in

Lucy takes a delivery of two hives of bees of a ‘wonderful disposition’

Rate and review Country Life July 16

The July 16 issue of Country Life - our Game Fair issue- is available now in shops, or on your tablet; rate and review it on Itunes to let us know what you think

Period property for sale in Surrey

This pretty country houses sits in over an acre of gardens in a great location in Surrey

Retro recipes

Simon Hopkinson brings some favourites from the 1970s into the modern age

Country house market has good summer

It's been a good start to the summer for the country house market, particularly in the South East as London money is filtering through to the countryside

Recipes for rocket

Try Melanie Johnson's delicious recipes with rocket including rocket pesto

Country house restorations

Penny Churchill admires East Barsham Manor in Norfolk, Cold Ashton Manor near Bath and Clermont Hall back in Norfolk

Country Life property survey

You could win a case of champagne if you fill in our latest property survey

Top 5 UK beaches for a picnic

We pick the prettiest spots for having a beach picnic this summer in Britain