All content Archive | July 2023

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July 31st
- Win a two-night stay at Hotel Tresanton and a Fortnum & Mason hamper
- A 250-year-old mill that's become a glorious family home — and it's just 45 minutes to London
- How to enjoy the fun of a country fair with your dog by leading trainer Ben Randall
- My Favourite Painting: Graham Lloyd-Brunt
July 30th
- 9,500 acres, 23 properties and 12 farms in the £35 million estate on the market for the first time in 650 years
- Alan Titchmarsh: The secrets of my wildflower meadow
- 175 years of London Waterloo: 'The gateway to everything that’s wonderful'
July 29th
- One of the south of England's 'most beautiful and historic' country houses has come to the market at £13.5 million
- Curious Questions: Who invented the vending machine? (Clue: they've been around for 2,000 years)
- England’s chalk downlands: 'The European equivalent of a tropical rainforest'
- The Barnsdale at Oakham hotel review: 'A lesson in pure relaxation' next to Rutland Reservoir
July 28th
- A London townhouse kitchen transformed to be sociable, practical and charming
- Koseveski Holiday Centre
- What it's like living in the heart of central London: 'I'd see St Paul’s and know that I was almost at my front door. It was amazing and bizarre’
- The BBC Proms are the most ambitious, eclectic and successful classical music festival in the world — and we should celebrate them
July 27th
- Best beach barbecue recipes — and four golden rules for cooking at the beach
July 26th
- Walking the Llŷn Peninsula: A trip to the ends of the earth
- The eccentric corner of the country that's the only part of the UK successfully invaded in World War II — and how it's become a sought-after place to live
- Alex Woodleigh Smith of AWS Prime: The buying agent who goes above and beyond
- The 2023 Big Butterfly Count is almost here — and it'll be the most important for a generation
July 25th
- Country Life 26 July 2023
- A delightful home that needs saving in the Kent Downs, surrounded by the ruins of a medieval monastery
- Patrick Galbraith: 'The man had a blood blister on his lip, a gold earring and a Jack Russell in a crate in a pushchair. "The wife’s," he said, noticing me looking at the dog'
July 24th
- My 40-year odyssey turning a field into a wildflower meadow that's a buzzing, humming, fluttering world
- Seven spectacular waterside homes across the Mediterranean
- My Favourite Painting: Freya Simms
July 23rd
- Six superb homes as seen in Country Life, including a genuinely palatial £32 million masterpiece
- Charles Quest-Riston: Why everyone needs to plant an arboretum
- 'Help! My dog will only eat if I feed him by hand!': Ben Randall answers your canine questions
- A third of a millennium since it opened, the Royal Hospital Chelsea's work is as vital as it ever was
July 22nd
- A 545-acre estate on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, where Elizabethan architecture meets spectacular grounds
- Curious Questions: What is Worcestershire sauce’s secret ingredient?
- Gstaad in summer: Chalets, cows and the joys of warm mountain air
- Puffins: The clowns of the sea
July 21st
- 'Flipping homes' makes a comeback with biggest numbers since 2007 — but is it already too late to get in on the act?
- An island dream house where you'll need a 4x4 just to get to the front door
- The art of the seaside
July 20th
- A house where you could charge up your Tesla via the 16th-century water mill
- How to make the ultimate Bloody Mary prawn cocktail
July 19th
- The 18th century mill house up for sale that's hosted Ewan McGregor, Damien Hirst and Alan Titchmarsh
- National Marine Week is so packed that they've had to make it two weeks long
July 18th
- Country Life 19 July 2023
- An outstanding former mill-turned-family-home in Bedfordshire that you’ll never want to leave
- Carla Carlisle: 'You don’t need a map to tell you that East Anglia and Russia are closer than they look'
July 17th
- 'One of the most enchanting properties in Cornwall’ comes up for sale for the first time in a century
- My favourite painting: Oliver Spencer
July 16th
- Six superb homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Growing your own cherries: A simple guide to what you need to know
- How to stop a dog barking whenever they leave the room, by expert trainer Ben Randall
- The Royal Hospital Chelsea: Inside Christopher Wren's masterpiece in SW3
July 15th
- 'One of Wiltshire’s most historic houses' is on the market, a 500-year-old home on an 1,100-year-old estate
- Curious Questions: Who dislodged Britain's most famous balancing rock?
- The gardens of Mounton House: A masterpiece restored, and a dream fulfilled
- Perugia and rural Umbria: Where to go, what to see, and the best places to eat, drink and stay
July 14th
- A 13th-century castle for sale, with cottages, barns and a Georgian manor house included in the deal
- A beautiful new kitchen sympathetically created for a 16th century manor house
- Property Talk: Why do we all love waterside homes?
- Britain's Victorian seaside towns: A tale of sun, sand, affection, neglect, decay and regeneration
July 13th
- Annabelle Hotel, Cyprus, review: A family-friendly hotel in Paphos
- An amazing Cornish bolt hole 100 yards from the sea, up for sale for the first time since 1860
- Tom Parker Bowles: Portugal's food is just as modest, understated and utterly bewitching as the rest of the country
July 12th
- A magnificent river-fronted Georgian manor house that looks like it's been torn from the pages of a Jane Austen novel
- Mary Berry, Queen of Cakes, hosting The Great British Garden Party
July 11th
- Country Life 12 July 2023
- A spectacular old priory that's been reimagined time and again for 1,000 years, with one of the most beautiful poolhouses you'll ever see
- Jonathan Self: After 44 years and seven attempts, I am finally starting to get the hang of this parenting business
July 10th
- Henley Festival: 13 things you'll see at the 'posh Glastonbury'
- A stunning, scenic and secluded country home on the market for the first time since before the Second World War
- Five truly wonderful homes, from £750k to £13.5 million, as seen in Country Life
- My favourite painting: Matthew Williamson
July 9th
- Alan Titchmarsh: The iconic British garden designer who worked for kings, queens and A-listers across the world
- How to stop your dog rushing at the door, by top trainer Ben Randall
- Villa Ventorum: The Newt's recreation of a 2,000-year-old Roman house in the heart of Somerset
July 8th
- An entire island off the coast of Devon — complete with Art Deco hotel — comes up for sale at £15 million
- Curious Questions: Do Panama hats actually come from Panama?
- Rewild Things review: Brand new treehouses on an ancient estate, bound to help you reconnect with your inner child
- Stonor Park: A 5,000-year-old site, an 800-year-old garden, and a magnificent 21st century house
July 7th
- The best breakfast-in-bed trays, from £2 (yes, really) up to £245
- What's next for house prices? Loss of momentum, discounts — and it's only just begun
- One of the original cottages used on Cadbury's chocolate boxes has come up for sale
- Slim, rich and famous: Riviera chic through the unforgettable lens of Slim Aarons
July 6th
- The incredible 270-acre Somerset estate owned by the man behind Mulberry is on the market for £8 million
- How to make redcurrant crumble bars
July 5th
- AWS Prime
- Period property perfection in the shape of this remarkable Georgian rectory in Norfolk
July 4th
- Country Life 5 July 2023
- The Utterly Inessential Wimbledon Shopping List
- A traditional Welsh country estate that’s set within 16 acres of magical parkland
- Jason Goodwin: They've started measuring distances in minutes. But what of loitering and lingering? What of the flowers of the wayside and the hill views?
July 3rd
- Five gorgeous homes for sale in Wimbledon
- 5 scrumptious strawberry recipes to make watching Wimbledon even better
- How Wimbledon went from a backwater of 46 houses to the capital's greenest suburb, 'as un-Londonish as if it were a hundred miles out'
- Five reasons to live in Wimbledon
- My favourite painting: Will Fisher
July 2nd
- A breathtaking ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ headland home comes up for sale in Cornwall
- The coming together of music and gardening
- How to introduce a puppy to your kids, by expert trainer Ben Randall
- The medieval cloisters moved stone-by-stone to Manhattan, thanks to the infinitely deep pockets of the Rockefellers
July 1st
- An incredible Dorset manor house that's up for sale for the first time in 287 years
- Curious Questions: Are heat pumps actually worth it?
- Kate Stuart-Smith and the creation of her effortlessly romantic English country garden
- An insider's guide to Harbour Island, The Bahamas, by India Hicks
- How to eat seasonally in July, by Tom Parker Bowles