All content Archive | January 2023

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January 31st
- A gorgeous Georgian home in Cambridgeshire built on land once owned by Oliver Cromwell
- The Ford Fiesta that dreamed it was Noah's Ark
- Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire: The story of Robin Hood's woods
January 30th
- Why adaptability and long-term thinking will be the keys to the international property market in 2023
- Inspirational Porta Romana lighting and furniture now on sale
- My favourite painting: The Duke of Buccleuch
January 29th
- 18 superb houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- More heat, less fuel: How modern tech has lit up a new era of log-burning stoves
- The millionaire who created a real-life toy train set on a human scale
January 28th
- Curious Questions: Can you trust expiry dates on food?
- A magnificent Victorian country estate on the Isle of Wight where Queen Victoria redesigned her view of the Solent
- 27 things to do for free in Britain, from spectacular waterfalls to medieval libraries
- Caravaggio’s Eden: Why following in the footsteps of the artist is the ideal way to explore Rome
January 27th
- Why you need a corner sofa — and the ones best for your home
- A beautiful 17th century hall for sale with stables, swimming pool and the biggest Aga you'll ever see
- The Island of Ely, Cambridgeshire: Where 85ft above sea level is almost a mountain
January 26th
- John Lewis-Stempel: Glimmers of Nature's beauty, even amid a month-long downpour
- Best country houses for sale in Kent, from townhouses and mansions to a home atop the White Cliffs of Dover
- Battle, East Sussex: The site of the battle 'that permanently changed the course of history in England and beyond'
January 25th
- Matthew Burt Furniture
- Shopping for a wedding dress at Miss Bush: Expertise, individuality and the personal touch
- An inspiring ‘micro-estate’ in Cornwall that will have you dreaming of a life in the West Country
- Glastonbury, Somerset: The place where the Holy Grail came to Britain
- Country Life 25 January 2023
January 24th
- Lindisfarne, Northumberland: The Holy Island with a castle, priory and 1,500 years of history
- A 'landmark' Queen Anne house comes up for sale in the heart of a minster town
- Jason Goodwin: How to drive from Heathrow to London in just seven hours
January 23rd
- Subsidised tree packs from the Woodland Trust – the easy way to transform your land
- A walk around Constable Country
- A charming home in one of Kent’s ‘most sought after villages’ with gardens that prove that size doesn’t always matter
- My Favourite Painting: Tahir Shah
January 22nd
- Five breathtakingly pretty country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- In search of a mutant snowdrop
- Chapel of St Peter on the Wall, Essex: 'The deepest living root of the church in Britain'
- Leuchie: The house and garden where the 1960s meet the 1690s
January 21st
- A stylish, refurbished Georgian gem for sale in a village just outside Canterbury
- Curious Questions: Who invented the fork?
- St Barts: Why there's so much more to this tiny Caribbean island than meets the eye
- Six weird and wonderful vegetables you should be growing in your garden
January 20th
- The Peruvian connection brightening up British textiles
- A lovely house on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park that is perfect for those who love the outdoors — and their privacy
- Pevensey Castle, East Sussex: The Roman castle that was still being used in World War II
January 19th
- Dover Castle, Kent: England's strongest castle
- A striking Scottish home near Dundee that has been designed by an award-winning architect
- How to make butter chicken with broccoli
January 18th
- United to save our plants — and stop another eco-tragedy like ash dieback disease
- Ten of the best country houses for sale in Surrey, from £450,000 to £18 million
- The extraordinary tale of Hadrian's Wall: 'Men have been deified for trifles compared with this admirable structure'
- Country Life 18 January 2023
January 17th
- A spectacular house clinging to the water in one of the most beautiful spots around Dartmouth
- 'Of all the countries in the world, Ireland is the country for ruins'
- Colchester, Essex: The purpose-built capital city of Roman Britain
January 16th
- St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall: The monastery that became a castle that became a home
- My Favourite Painting: Philip Hooper
January 15th
- Four absolutely wonderful country houses for sale in the £3m to £4m bracket, as seen in Country Life
- The forest garden in Devon 'with an air of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory'
- Should you let your dog sleep in your bed? Expert trainer Ben Randall shares his advice
- Munstead Wood: The house that Edwin Lutyens built for Gertrude Jekyll
January 14th
- The great estates of Scotland sold last year, from castles and islands to vast swathes of highlands
- Curious Questions: Do Brussels sprouts come from Brussels in Belgium?
- Topiary: The ancient art of transforming nature into cubes, pyramids and peacocks
January 13th
- The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct: Thomas Telford's 'ribbon of water in the sky'
January 12th
- Soup: The universally-adored comfort food, offering reassurance, consolation, succour and delight
- Why there are so many empty buildings in the UK — and how we should be using them
- Maiden Castle, Dorset: An ancient hill fort the size of 50 football pitches
January 11th
- Six of the best houseboats for sale, from Sussex to Inverness
- Tottering-by-Gently celebrates 30th birthday in Country Life
- Stonehenge, Wilthsire: 'One of the wonders not only of this country, but of the world'
- A Winter’s Tale: How a greenhouse keeps gardening fun all year round
- Country Life 11 January 2023
January 10th
- Your month-by-month checklist of what to do in the garden and when in 2022
- Carla Carlisle: 'Edit your one and precious life. Prepare for Judgement Day. Do it Now.'
- The Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire
January 9th
- F Zeen hotel review: Reconnect, recharge and rejuvenate at this adults-only wellness retreat in Kefalonia
- Holiday at Home
- Skara Brae: The prehistoric village on Orkney that's older than Great Pyramid of Giza
January 8th
- Five simply stunning country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Alan Titchmarsh: My favourite books for winter garden dreaming
- The evolution of the English country house from 1939 to 2022
- The Fortingall Yew, the Scottish tree which was already 3,000 years old when Christ was born
January 7th
- Curious Questions: Who started the first charity shop?
- The Giant's Causeway
- Atlanta Trevone review: The apartments making waves in Cornwall
January 6th
- The death of the sitting room, and other design trends you'll see in 2023
- Seven of the best non-alcoholic spirits to help get you through Dry January
- A fabulous Edwardian country house for sale that served as a top-secret Special Operations Executive base during the Second World War
- Best country houses to rent across Britain
January 5th
- John Lewis-Stempel: The night Plum and I found the real 'Star of Wonder, Star of Night'
- Tom Parker Bowles on how to eat seasonally in January
January 4th
- The 240 sites added to the National Heritage List in the last year
- The top country estates that sold in Britain in 2022, from £3.5 million to over £50 million
- Country Life 4 January 2023
January 3rd
- Nine properties for sale under £100,000 from converted churches to holiday homes near the beach
January 2nd
- Lord Wandsworth College
- My Favourite Painting: The Duke of Northumberland
- Conger eel for Christmas, or how an eccentric laird's plans went horribly wrong amid a shower of blood
January 1st
- Five sumptuous houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Bulbeck Foundry
- Hazlegrove Preparatory School
- Lincoln Cathedral: The 950-year story of one of Europe's very greatest cathedrals
- Hangover cures from some of Britain's greatest writers