All content Archive | October 2021

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October 31st
- Haunted castles, witches, and really bad news for those called 'Malcolm': Five spooky properties for sale to look at on Halloween
- What you need to know about privet hedges: The good, the brilliant, the quirky... and the one that all my visitors ask me about
- The ups and downs of life with chocolate labradors: 'If one of my chocolates does something naughty, there’s no hiding. They all know it’s mine'
- The astonishing Elizabethan house that lies at the heart of St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff
October 30th
- Careston Castle and its vast estate come up for sale for the first time in a century and a half, an astonishing place with arguably the finest fireplaces in Scotland
- Curious Questions: Where have all the acorns gone?
- Rosie and Jim — Fake landlords, bribing estate agents, and 31 renters for every flat: Welcome to the 2021 London letting market
October 29th
- The Rose family's mega-mansion from 'Schitt's Creek' has come up for sale in Toronto
- Inside Sophie Conran's exquisitely-refurbished Georgian home: 'Comfort, informality and plenty of cake'
- 'The view is incomparable': A country house for sale that charmed Vita Sackville-West, and it's as graceful now as it was in the 1950s
- In Focus: Gary Bunt, the builder-turned-wannabe-rockstar-turned-painter, whose deceptive simplicity captures English country life
October 28th
- A beguiling diamond in the rough, this 17th century property is crying out to be restored to its former glory
- Kent's answer to The White House for sale? A home near London with 10,000sq ft, almost 100 acres and a colonnaded walkway
- How to make Isle of Wight doughnuts, the spiced plum treat unique to this corner of Britain
October 27th
- A spectacular renovation opportunity in Surrey with romantic sweeping gardens and a magical stilted tree house
- What wild Atlantic salmon's decline tells us about the whole ecosystem — and what it can tell delegates at COP26
- Country Life 27 October 2021
October 26th
- A wonderful development in Richmond Hill that offers buyers the chance to live in a truly unique building, with gym and spa facilities akin to a five-star hotel
- The new hotel in Venice that blends 13th and 21st centuries, the antidote to a city full of overly-gold and ornate places to stay
- Five extraordinary homes for sale across the world, as seen in Country Life
- Asia: Income options in an unusual climate
- Helen von Bismarck: I am a citizen of many places, but Britain was the first place where I felt: 'This is it, this is where I fit'
October 25th
- How the Bloomsbury group's interiors at Charleston Farmhouse are still having an impact, over a century later
- A country house in Devon that's part-castle, part-new build, with beautiful Mediterranean-style gardens and space to land your helicopter
- A Grade I-listed waterfront apartment in Devon's Royal William Yard with unbeatable views out over Plymouth Sound
- My favourite painting: Dan Skelton
October 24th
- 16 wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Troy Scott Smith: Iford Manor has been a labour of love — but Sissinghurst calls
- The Puppy Diaries: 'You cannot go to see a seven-week-old cocker spaniel puppy and not fall in love'
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Covent Garden: How a renovation has breathed new life into this shrine to Shakespeare
October 23rd
- A 14-bedroom country house at the heart of a New Forest estate with 1,000 years of history, with ice house, tennis court and its own cricket pitch
- Curious Questions: Why doesn't Stilton cheese come from Stilton?
- A weekend at the Newlyn School of Art: 'You'll find yourself studying breaking waves, changing colours and shifting light in a whole new way'
- Rosie and Jim: Why won't dogs let sleeping people lie?
October 22nd
- The price gap between city and country is closing — but is there more to it than WFH culture and the search for work/life balance?
- 13 truly staggering images from Close-up Photographer of the Year 2021
- An incredibly rare chance to buy your own Iron Age hillfort with 'significant archaeological, conservational and ecological value'
- 50 best interiors tips of the last 50 years, from legendary interior designer Nina Campbell
- In Focus: Richard Wagner's five-hour operas — 'Singers are like athletes doing long-distance competitions. You get to the point where you’ve reached your physical limits'
October 21st
- Country house lifestyle in a miniature castle near Bath as this £650,000 apartment in Grade II-listed Battlefields House comes up for sale
- A glorious, rolling Hampshire estate with grounds designed by Capability Brown, on the market for the first time in three-quarters of a century
- How to make gnudi — the feather-light cousin of gnocchi — with wild mushrooms and chorizo
October 20th
- 'One of the finest and largest apartments in Newcastle' has come up for sale in a beautifully-converted building in the heart of Jesmond
- Tree planting only helps if it's done properly, and monoculture plantations can even hurt native ecosystems, according to Kew report
- Rossley Manor, the Cotswolds country house and estate that became a country club, now a house once more and seeking a new owner
- Country Life 20 October 2021
October 19th
- How to grow a nut tree
- Why craft matters: 'We find ourselves in an exciting era... in a way that couldn't be further removed from the anonymity of the mass-produced'
October 18th
- My Favourite Painting: Phillipa Lepley
October 17th
- An inspiring and recently renovated period town house in London's Old Chelsea for sale at £8.95 million
- What to do with sweet chestnuts, from roasting over an open fire to adding zip to burgers and brownies
- Nine unusual berries that you should be growing in your garden, from boysenberries to wineberries
- Cornwell Manor: A look inside one of the most admired Classical country houses in the Cotswolds
October 16th
- The 'biggest house in Kensington & Chelsea' is for sale, and it's a classic country mansion transported into SW1... with a £35 million price tag
- The new hotels in London to book now that won't break the bank
- Batcombe House: The 'essential Somerset garden' with a gloriously wild display of flowers, a relaxed atmospheric landscape and an unexploded WW2 shell in one of the borders
October 15th
- A hidden gem that's one of the prettiest country houses in Northumberland, set in 24 glorious acres of woodland gardens
- How kitchens are being enlivened with colour, from romantic juniper tones to mustard and olive for the brave
- A riverside home located on the edge of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where the River Avon flows through the garden
- In Focus: How poetry 'offers us something unique at times like this... It does not give us all the answers, but it helps us process the world around us'
October 14th
- A traditional country house bedroom elevated by an astonishing hand-painted wallpaper
- The wonder of walking in Edinburgh: 'What an extraordinary city this is!'
- Kirkby Hall, a sprawling Georgian house for sale with a showstopping entrance hall and a grand, 46ft drawing room
- The traditional Gloucestershire cider producers keeping a great Cotswolds tradition alive
October 13th
- The wine cooler built into a kitchen island, and seven more of the best new looks and ideas for your most-used household space
- A delightful 17th-century home in 'the best-preserved medieval village in England', for sale at under £500k
- The change in law that means gene-edited food could be heading to the shelves
- Country Life 13 October 2021
October 12th
- An easy way to find your own piece of our green and pleasant land, be it a small plot or a great estate
- The best places to live in London, whether you want culture, shopping, bright lights, food... or a slice of relaxing country life within the M25
- The Hampstead home where Charles de Gaulle lived during exile, up for sale for the first time in 50 years
- Carla Carlisle: 'Who thought visas that will expire on Christmas Eve was a good idea? The sooner they delete Bing Crosby’s I’ll be home for Christmas from the Department for Transport playlist the better'
October 11th
- Best new paint colours for the season, from Sea Mist to Piranesi Pink
- A charming thatched cottage with wonderful interiors in a lovely Oxfordshire village — and it's within walking distance of three pubs
- My Favourite Painting: The Marchioness of Northampton
October 10th
- Nine beautiful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Alan Titchmarsh: How to force Christmas bulbs to ensure fresh, beautiful seasonal flowers
- Nine wonderfully-restored Georgian buildings and landscapes, as recognised by The Georgian Group’s 2021 Architectural Awards
October 9th
- A wonderfully sweet Cotswold cottage in a quiet Oxfordshire hamlet that seamlessly blends modern and period features to create the perfect country home
- Curious Questions: Who compiled the first crossword?
- Rosie and Jim: 'Some things have longevity, but it feels like maybe this pandemic isn’t one of them'
- Scotland on film, from Harry Potter and Trainspotting, to its surprise stand-in role as London, New York and San Francisco
October 8th
- A breathtaking, secret idyll on the banks of the River Dart, with stunning views and almost on the doorstep of Dartmouth Castle
- In Focus: The artwork that helped define one of Radiohead's defining albums
October 7th
- The best new looks in bathrooms, from storage and sinks to Philippe Starck’s 'White Tulip' bathtub
- Recipe: How to make The Ivy's Shepherd's pie, perhaps the ultimate comfort food
- A handsome Ashlar stone property in a village named 'The Queen of the Cotswolds' has come to market
October 6th
- A magnificent country house in Somerset with impressive oak beams throughout, and a cute two-bed stone cottage in the garden
- Enter the Country Life poetry competition
- Country Life 6 October 2021
October 5th
- Wimbledon's 'critical' expansion plans spark controversy in SW19: 'The locals feel that Wimbledon used to hold a special place in their hearts. Now, it’s just a big, money-driven machine'
- Why craft makes you happy, with Giles Kime, Ben Pentreath and Ben Johnson
- A house on Britain's most famously picturesque street, for sale at just £150,000
- Jason Goodwin: 'No one ever quite knew if he was telling the truth and the story was too terrible either to investigate or disbelieve'
October 4th
- How keeping chickens boomed in the pandemic — and the charity helping new keepers do it right
- An extraordinary opportunity to create one of the finest houses in Somerset on a 355-acre estate, complete with towers built to impress the former king who was a regular visitor
- My favourite painting: Marine Tanguy
October 3rd
- 17 majestic country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- How to plant the perfect pot of tulips
- The Archer Pavilion: One of Britain's greatest Baroque buildings is finally getting recognition — as is its creator
October 2nd
- A Georgian farmhouse in 'one of Devon's most sought-after locations', untouched for decades, and set in its own private valley
- Curious Question: Why does the air smell so good after it's been raining?
- Chettle House Gardens: A special place, a fascinating history, and gardens that become softer and more romantic with every passing year
- Rosie and Jim: 'Haven’t you heard? All of the cool 18-34 years olds now live with their parents'
October 1st
- In Focus: The strangely successful career of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the artist 'whose influence was far greater than his output warranted'