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January 2025 Archive

101 articles

24 January
'Were the soil a jungle, the worm would be its elephant': Why everything you thought about soil is probably wrong
A wisteria-clad former rectory in Stevenage that used to host Sir Winston Churchill
Be more squirrel: What you can learn from Britain's favourite woodland animal
23 January
'There seems to be little sympathy, understanding or respect for the kind of work that goes on in the world’s leading horticultural charity': Alan Titchmarsh calls for RHS Wisley compensation
Right on time: Our Luxury Editor’s favourites from LVMH Watch Week
An exquisite former vicarage for sale in a charming medieval village that's just outside London — and which has somehow escaped listed building status
'Leeks are the unsung hero of winter recipes’: Melanie Johnson's smoky leek and butter-bean sourdough pain perdu
Dawn Chorus: Shepherd’s hut staycations, living walls and our quiz of the day
22 January
Caisley
Watling Reclamation
A classic Arts-and-Crafts house with 4,000sq ft, superb gardens and endless character, just 20 minutes from central London
Hampshire better to visit than the Galapagos Islands? It's not so crazy as you might think
Freddie Mercury's London bathroom, perfectly recreated in a family home in Surrey
This week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
Come and work for Country Life
Dawn Chorus: Rent a house with a shark in the roof, red squirrels run riot in Yorkshire and superstitious planning enforcement
21 January
A gorgeous home in one of England's most sought-after villages, which offers an easy way in to country house life
Country Life 22 January 2025
Opinion: The countryside is too loud
Dawn Chorus: How the Lottery is protecting our heritage, David Hockney's biggest exhibition yet, and Lewis Hamilton's first day at Ferrari
20 January
Unputdownable: 12 page turners to see you through the rest of the winter
A 12,000sq ft Georgian fantasy mansion has come up for sale in the rolling hills of Wiltshire
Joe Gibbs: 'There are many reasons why a chap might be found crawling across the floor of his London club of an evening. In my case, I was in search of a digital hearing aid'
Dawn Chorus: What our gardens can tell us about our culture, climate and history
19 January
Five beautiful country homes for sale from £1.8m to £7.95m, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: The neat planting trick which means I almost never have to do any weeding
The suburban golf club with an outrageous Baroque masterpiece as a clubhouse
18 January
The light at the end of the tunnel is a car club
A modern home in Kent with an open-plan kitchen and swimming pool, and a built-in fishtank
Curious Questions: Why do woolly hats have bobbles?
Chalet Machapuchare: Does France's best ski chalet live up to its reputation?
'Dozens died, and during the 1683 Thames Frost Fair a party of skaters was caught by the wind and blown out to sea': The risky business of skating on thin ice
17 January
A country house hotel all of your own in the West Country, with paddocks, pool and a gorgeous kitchen garden
Style and substance: Why the handkerchief remains a small symbol of civilised behaviour
Athena: Perhaps the time has come to be more honest about the importance of beauty
More than a quarter of property sales collapsed in 2024. Here's why.
Dawn Chorus: Why the Moon matters and Festival of Speed's plan to commemorate 75 years of F1
16 January
'The one thing we'd change? Honestly, nothing.' Why The Mark hotel in New York ticks all the right boxes
'Sometimes, it’s about the journey, rather than the destination': The fascinating history of the double-decker bus
Jewels of the Mediterranean: Luxury multi-generational villa holidays
Injecting colour, pattern and character into a once-plain sitting room
A sublime restored Georgian family home in one of north London's most exciting areas
The steam train line in Yorkshire named as one of the world's top things to do in 2025
15 January
I would like to lie on the Rhamses Bed by Louis Malard and be fed grapes
Ceiling beams, stone floors and gorgeous gardens at an ivy-clad manor house in one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds
There's no place like home: How animals find their way back to their owners is a mystery we are still trying to solve
The test-tube cow, a bit of beaver bother, and the strings of Barbara Hepworth
14 January
Minette Batters: 'I naively believed we could help teach our fellow African farmers how to farm. How wrong I’ve been; we have so much to learn from them'
Country Life 15 January 2025
Best country houses for sale this week
A dozen walks to do before you die
A slice of La Dolce Vita lands at Claridge’s London
The second-happiest place to live in Britain is a complete bargain, where a dream farmhouse with stables goes for £600k
13 January
Epic views, land and a ballroom to die for at a Surrey Hills home created by one of the greatest architects of the Arts-and-Crafts movement
Tom Parker Bowles: The Lancashire hotpot, a stew 'that's as straight talking as a Bolton costermonger after his third pint of Thwaites Gold'
The National Trust's big birthday present, and how much does a tuna the size of a motorcycle cost?
12 January
6 glorious country houses for sale in the south of England, as seen in Country Life
The ultimate joy of winter gardening? Heading for sunnier spots knowing that your garden won't suffer from your absence
Saints alive: How St Albans Cathedral has entered the 21st century in vibrant style, thanks to sculptors, artisans and dazzling colour projections
11 January
Lexus LBX 2025: Where compact luxury meets affordability and economy
Bonnie banks, cliffs and seas: The top Scottish properties that sold in 2024
Curious questions: how an underground pond from the last Ice Age almost stopped the Blackwall Tunnel from being built
‘Imagine a hotel being built beside Stonehenge': Euphoria Retreat in Greece, where to feel better, you have to journey backwards
G&T to Gravetye and 'the David Attenborough of garden visiting': The Garden tours to book in 2025
10 January
A Suffolk sitting room that's a perfect example of how to bring joy and warmth
Patrick Galbraith: Lisbon, Voices of the Old Sea and some dodgy oysters
'Like living in an episode of Top Gear': The beautiful rural spots where people use McLarens and Ferraris to pop down to the shops
Dawn Chorus: The world-famous fashion icon who found global fame in her 90s, beating the January blues and our quiz of the day
9 January
The 12 architecture books you should read in 2025, by our architectural editor John Goodall
Five country houses with glorious open fires to warm up your winter, from £375k to £3.6 million
A Traitors-style castle, complete with round table for banishments, at the price of a Shepherd's Bush terrace
8 January
The very hungry otter who stunned passers-by in the middle of Stratford
Would you betray your friends to live in this Traitors-esque castle in Devon? Yes. Yes I would
Guinness rustling in the Midlands, how to look after a listed building and why oat milk might make you depressed
7 January
Country Life 8 January 2024
'I’ve come here this evening to experience darkness. I’ve been craving it, the richness and peace of it, the way you crave silence when you’ve had too much noise'
A four-bedroom home overlooking Salcombe where you can dream of summers to come
Dawn Chorus: The former acrobat arena you can now call home, the return of the obelisk and our quiz of the day
6 January
Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale, starting from under £700k
Aberdeen Angus, the beef that's the best of all worlds
Carla Carlisle: 'Writing a weekly column is like being married to a nymphomaniac'
Dawn Chorus: How to clean a priceless chandelier, a Bohemian rhapsody for sale and our Quiz of the Day
5 January
5 country homes for sale, from £1.575 million to £12 million, as seen in Country Life
Taste explosions: How to grow micro leaves that pack a serious punch
How to train a new puppy: Five bits of advice that'll save you days, weeks and months of trouble
The tale of St Alban: An abbey, a Cathedral, and a martyr so holy that 'his executioner’s eyes popped out of his head'
4 January
Animals, obelisks and bare plaster: Country Life predicts what will be hot in interior design this year
'People love land': The top estate sales of 2024, from the Duke of Northumberland to first-time farmers
Curious questions: How a horse on a treadmill almost defeated a steam locomotive
New Year, new me: Pip Durell goes on a quest to reboot her health at SHA Wellness Clinic
Villa Frere: The centuries-old garden created by an English diplomat, reclaimed by Nature, and now once again restored by Man
3 January
A sausage, cabbage and lentil tray bake to brighten the dark days of January
New opening: Inside The PIG’s first Cotswolds hotel — and it has its own pub
A bohemian paradise is up for sale with pool, stables and endless country charm
Soft colours and bold geometry inspire this Notting Hill sitting room
2 January
Farmer's Life: Supermarket eggs can be several weeks old. The ones I sell are usually six hours old — but I still get customers who worry because they don't have best-before dates stamped on them
John Lewis-Stempel: The English village, that beguiling habitat closest to the heart
A house that comes with 3,500 acres of Loch Lomond National Park
1 January
Don't fancy Dry January? Try our list of London's best bars instead
Country Life 1 January 2025
Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler