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August 2021 Archive

113 articles

31 August
Ben Goldsmith: 'Families who have worked the same land for generations are best placed to breathe life back into our landscapes'
A highlands estate with over 900 acres of pristine Scottish landscape — and two houses powered by wind turbines
Tales from a post-lockdown holiday: 'The first thing we do is reverse the hire car into a tree'
30 August
The gardens at Elton Hall: A 40-year transformation, an 'absolute hell of weeding and mulching ', and more than worth the effort
Peace and grandeur on offer in a 900-acre estate that offers world class fishing, walking and sport — but you'll have to be quick
My favourite painting: Turtle Bunbury
29 August
'One of the finest houses in Dumfries and Galloway' up for sale, with grand rooms, grander views and a kitchen which looks like a set from Downton Abbey
Alan Titchmarsh: How to grow exotic flowers in English country gardens
The six most destructive dog breeds
What you need to know before trying to save a crumbling country pile
28 August
An £11 million castle for sale in Kent, with 130 acres, views over to France, and absolutely breathtaking both inside and out
Curious Questions: Who invented the lawnmower?
A weekend (or longer) on Skye, Scotland: What to do, where to eat, where to stay
The ultimate way to see The Lake District? By air, from the cockpit of an autogyro
27 August
A slice of Scottish paradise in a beautiful estate with wildlife, open space, and its own private island
In Focus: The life and times of Mouse Macpherson, a truly extraordinary wildlife artist
26 August
How to choose the perfect dog to fit your lifestyle, family and home
Beautiful windows and accessories, from hand-carved stone mullions to cast iron handles
Ted Dexter: The Italian-born icon who brought dash and glamour to English cricket
How to make a picture perfect blackberry tartlet with mascarpone, maple syrup — and a few chocolate hob-nobs
25 August
Things to do: Music in the gardens, the buildings of the Weald & Downland and a circus at the cathedral
Country Life 25 August 2021
24 August
Best poolside accessories, from loungers to shades
A grand country house with its own salmon fishing stretch at the price of a London terrace house
Jason Goodwin: My new life as a Swiss hotelier in the heart of Dorset
23 August
The great sash-window debate: Repair, replace or drag them into the 21st century
A Scottish estate with over 4,600 acres and eight lochs on offer for those seeking adventures
My Favourite Painting: Kiki McDonough
22 August
17 wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Best tulips: The bulbs to buy now to light up your garden throughout next summer
How to go on a butterfly safari
Colebrook House: The serene English country garden with a touch of Tuscany
21 August
A country house in Kent once battered by storms and neglected by rock-and-roll royalty, now restored and on the market
2,000 years of the dock leaf
Meet the intrepid explorer who ran the entire 630 miles of the South West Coast Path
Avoiding the Insect Apocalypse: 'Love them or loathe them, we need insects'
20 August
The uncomfortable problem of how to find the perfect bed
A Wiltshire mansion in 30 acres of land with three floors, 10 bedrooms and a lifestyle business as part of the package
10 of the best beaches in Britain and Ireland, from sandy spaces for families to places of exquisite natural beauty
In Focus: The art that has broken out of London's galleries and made it onto the street
19 August
The finest outdoor kitchens and grills
'One of the finest houses in the Channel Islands' for sale in Guernsey, an exquisite clifftop paradise with breathtaking style
The case for UK equities
An 'intensely Gothic mansion' on the market in the heart of Devon
How to make raspberry-and-pistachio choux Paris-Brest, perfect with a glass of rosé
18 August
Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer: 'The impact of windows on a building’s appearance can be transformative'
A farmer's-eye view of Holkham, the ultimate example of profitable food production and wildlife conservation going hand in hand
A Herefordshire house for sale that was restored from a smouldering wreck by the architects who saved Windsor Castle
Country Life 18 August 2021
17 August
A gorgeously-updated Victorian home with poolhouse, bar, a truly stunning bathroom — and an eight-figure price tag
Carla Carlisle: 'Maybe we have to accept that dogs share our rage at growing old'
16 August
How to create an outdoor room you can use all year round
My favourite painting: Andrew Love
15 August
A really wonderful Georgian country home that sits adjacent to the North River and has a bar in between the first and second floor
How to get rid of bindweed
Rewriting the history of the Clumber spaniel
Turvey House: Seven generations and 230 years in the same family, and how they have brought new life to a grand old house
14 August
A wonderful house and estate in Hampshire with over 1,000 acres of farm, deer park and woodlands
Curious Questions: What is a weed?
The Gardens of Brodsworth Hall: Intensely personal, endlessly original, deeply quirky — and enormous fun
13 August
A home in one — a mesmerising Georgian country house tucked away in Kent that has a golf course in the garden
The Anglepoise lamp, a British invention that puts all other lighting in the shade
A gorgeous apartment in an Elizabethan house near one of the best beaches in the South Hams
In Focus: Bernardo Bellotto, the Canaletto of the North
12 August
A stylish, carbon-free house in the heart of the countryside, yet just 30 minutes from London
Wethersfield: The finest example of a classically inspired 20th-century American garden
A gloriously presented Cotswolds stone farm house with a heritage steam train running through its fields
How to make Richard Corrigan’s roast grouse and foie gras pie
The Glorious 12th: 12 facts about the first day of the grouse shooting season
11 August
A family home with fabulous grounds close to good schools in West Dulwich
Stone curlews: The oddball of the bird world with a touch of the prehistoric look
A stately Manor House in Oxfordshire with an historic icehouse in the garden
Best walks in London, from Kew Gardens and Eltham Palace to Lesnes Abbey and the 'Cathedral of Sewage’
Country Life 11 August 2021
10 August
A 1920s house with sea views in Devon that was built as an homage to a property in South Africa
The instant garden room hideaway inspired by the bothies of Scotland and the shelters of Scandinavia
A handsome period property from the 17th century with additional courtyard outbuildings and impressive leisure facilities
Tracking the Norfolk spoonbills: 'We’ve hardly walked a mile before a string of three white birds flies towards us'
9 August
Why Dulwich is the perfect home for families
Anne Glenconner: How rehabilitating Princess Margaret made her a literary phenomenon on the cusp of her tenth decade
A sprawling farm in Bedfordshire reaching over 1,300 acres is up for sale for the healthy sum of £17 million
My favourite painting: Sally Clarke
8 August
The home of Captain Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame is for sale — but safe to say he might not recognise it if he woke up there today...
Why cauliflowers forced me to break every rule about what I grow in my garden
The man who spent a year spotting all 59 of Britain's native butterflies
Down House, Kent: the house where Charles Darwin lived for almost 40 years
7 August
A magnificent 15th century, Grade I-listed Manor House in West Sussex, with two cottages and 15 acres
Great Yarmouth: Endless skies, endless rides and the evolution of the Great British seaside holiday
The best days out in the UK, picked by top experts
6 August
A Regency-style manor house set amid orchards, woodland and lawns that was once an idyllic yoga retreat
Best summer hats for the season, from Panamas to Ascot hats
A beautiful former water mill with an equally beautiful cottage in the garden is up for sale for the first time in over half a century
In Focus: John Hassall's iconic travel posters
5 August
A world-class development in the heart of Westminster, with views over the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
How Japanese design influenced the world
The mouthwatering Victorian recipes that made Victorian cook Mrs Crocombe a 21st century phenomenon
4 August
Why is most new-build housing in Britain is awful — and why it doesn't have to be this way
Why 'the agricultural counter-revolution is being driven by farmers on the ground'
A 13th century house in Kent, once home to an Archbishop of Canterbury, with walled garden and swimming pool
'The allegation that racehorses who show little ability on the racetrack have no future off it is simply incorrect': How retired racehorses are finding new lives
Country life 4 August 2021
3 August
A 16th-century home in Surrey with a Provence-style garden that's 'the perfect example of contemporary living with period charm'
Chalkstream fishing on the River Test and River Dever: 'You have to be as surreptitious and precise as a sniper'
A stunning contemporary home in West Wittering with plenty of elegance and charm, just 500 metres from the famous beach
Why reNaturing is better than rewilding
2 August
The most valuable property postcode outside London? It's Hove, actually
How to make dried flowers: What to pick, when to pick them and how to dry them
The new London apartments bordering Holland Park
My Favourite Painting: Edie Campbell
1 August
Seven spectacularly pretty country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: 2021 was the slowest-starting Spring of my life — but my garden has given me more pleasure than ever before
The English villages that are hotbeds of murder, intrigue and endless summer days — at least in the minds of novelists
'We tell the story of England — 6,000 years of history. We look after it and bring it to life': Kate Mavor of English Heritage