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June 2024 Archive

125 articles

30 June
Six magnificent houses and estates for sale, from a picture-perfect castle to 7,000 acres of the Scottish Highlands
Leave the cellophane-wrapped lettuce at the supermarket. It's time to grow your own
How to 'reboot' an older dog whose training has fallen by the wayside, by expert trainer Ben Randall
The origins of Wolterton Hall
29 June
The £30 million Dorset estate that comes with a 200-year-old mansion, a cricket ground, a nature reserve and an entire village
Curious Questions: Is there a way to win at rock, paper, scissors?
J. K. Place, Capri review: ‘A handsome mansion’ with jaw-dropping views of the Amalfi Coast
Inside the garden of Eton: A rare glimpse into the grounds of the world's most famous school
28 June
3,000 pristine acres of Loch Lomond National Park, where red squirrels roam spectacular woodland, have come up for sale
How to create the perfect dining room, according to Philippa Thorp
From Derbyshire to Dunrobin to the Dordogne, Andrea Jones's spectacular winning photographs in the RHS Botanical Photography Awards 2024
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside: How coastal house prices have bucked the trend to keep on rising in 2024
The Country Life guide to Capri, Italy: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and what to eat
27 June
A country house, a medieval ruin and 814 of acres of Hampshire countryside up for sale in an idyllic, rural £15 million estate
Beside lamps and reading lights to brighten up your bedroom
John Lewis-Stempel: 'Rewilding is a poor, pathetic box of tools for fixing the state of nature'
How to make gooseberry and ginger custard tart
26 June
How 'an insatiable appetite for brass-band music' gave rise to the bandstand, and how we almost lost them all
The garden at Emmetts Mill, Chobham: Bourne to run
The key countryside issues in the 2024 general election — and what all the main parties say about them
25 June
'The local club is as important as the commute': How the likes of Soho Farmhouse, Estelle Manor and The Newt are reshaping the country property market
Country Life 26 June 2024
For sale for the first time in 46 years, a three-storey Georgian home on the edge of Dedham Vale
Patrick Galbraith: We are a brilliant and terrible species who messed it up a long time ago — and that means we have to do things we don't want to
24 June
Just a third of ‘empty nesters’ downsize after children leave home
'What else can you do but say "it's completely disgusting"?': Britain's worst new buildings, with Charlie Baker and the Carbuncle Cup
An elegant family home in East Anglia's commuter sweet spot
My Favourite Painting: Jeremy Clarkson
23 June
19 grand country homes for sale, from under £300k to over £10 million, as seen in Country Life
Succession planning for plants? The organisation saving our National Collections
How to toilet train a dog who just doesn't get it, by award-winning trainer Ben Randall
Gatewick: The 'Georgian' house that was built from scratch in the 1950s
22 June
A Tudor masterpiece with 10,000sq ft, 21 acres, and a thriving business that could help the place pay for itself
Tanks, tulips and taxidermy: The strange lives of Britain's most eccentric collectors
Girls just want to have fun (in Somerset): A weekend away in one of the West Country's best holiday homes
The gardens at Dunvegan Castle: Hard landscaping on the Isle of Skye
21 June
A 900-year-old farmhouse with higgledy piggledy beams, a suit of armour in the hall — and a very 21st century 'smart' swimming pool
'A delightful parallel universe of creativity' that's been unleashed on London by 'the world's best designers at the top of their game'
Jeep Wrangler review: An iconic off-roader that’s stayed true to its roots
A glorious Scottish island has come up for sale with a price tag of just £500,000
G. Collins & Sons: Experts in the exquisite
One of the cleverest pictures ever made, and how it was inspired by one of the cleverest art books ever written
20 June
A country house with dour façade which hides some of the most amazing Jacobean interiors you'll ever see
The day that Stonehenge was sold via the pages of Country Life
Curious Questions: When does summer actually start?
A Grade A-listed home in Scotland with its own antique shop for less than £1 million
The dish that's as simple as it is brilliant: Tom Parker-Bowles on omelettes, and his ultimate omelette recipe
19 June
A seven-bedroom home near Wimbledon that will make all your modernist fantasies come true
The M25 and A3 junction's 'wildlife bridge' shows the way forward for Man and Nature
Reader event: Alidad on four decades of bringing the past to life through furniture, textiles, colour, craftsmanship and texture
The Country Life guide to Dorset: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and where to eat
FREYWILLE: Works of art
British Telecom’s 1980s phone box design caused uproar 40 years ago — now, campaigners are battling to save it
18 June
A 300-year-old Jacobean mansion that comes with woodland, orchard and its own mini-village
Something to stink about: Plant that smells 'like a garbage heap in high summer' blooms at Kew for only the third time
Country Life 19 June 2024
A 400-year-old house that’s as romantic a country cottage as you could hope to find
Minette Batters: The Peppering Project is a 'blueprint for delivering food and Nature security across the country in a way that rewilding on its own never will'
17 June
Golden times for golden eagles as Britain's most majestic bird of prey hits 300-year high
Is now a good time to buy a house? What do you need to ask before making an offer? And where are the best places to look? Annabel Dixon on the Country Life podcast
An incredibly rare chance to buy a great house within one of Britain's most storied estates... but you'll have to be ready to roll your sleeves up
Six things to know about the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition
16 June
Five utterly superb country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
If you sow seeds in June, you might just be putting down bird seed... but it's worth the risk if you love fresh summer salads
Elegant and congruous: How Hartland Abbey draws together eight centuries of architectural and family history
15 June
Let the moon be your guide: How modern biodynamic farmers are using the tricks of the past
Curious Questions: Is being left-handed an advantage?
A grand country house with a wonderful faux-medieval folly, just down the road from the King's estate at Sandringham
HOLM is where the heart is: A triumphant restaurant with rooms in Somerset’s South Petherton
'Bugs don’t care what things look like, they simply want somewhere to live. We try to make it beautiful for the sake of the people': Meet the man who's bringing the buzz back to gardening
14 June
Walking the walk: Why properly sustainable interiors set an example to us all
How a bit of gardening could £23,000 to what your house is worth — and even tidying up could make you £13k
Everything you could ever want to know about the uniforms of the British Army
The Legacy: David Austin's English roses
13 June
Country Life's Little Green Book: The eco-friendly companies making the world a better place
How to grow your own botanicals and impress at cocktail hour
Beautiful views? Mod cons? Close to good schools? A trio of beautiful Norfolk homes up for sale which cover all the bases
A summer scone recipe with apricot, chamomile and honey, as imagined by the creator of a royal wedding cake
12 June
'Living lawmowers': How hungry hairy Hungarian hogs will help save the UK's most endangered butterfly
Honeysuckle: The woodbine with a scent so powerful it would inspire erotic dreams
HollandGreen Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape Design
An exquisite Georgian country house for sale for the first time in 40 years in a village with an irresistibly quirky name
10 ways to save the planet, according to Country Life
Nicholsons Garden Design: Intuitive design with climate and Nature in mind
11 June
From shed to 'shoffice': How a rustic lambing barn became a spectacular rural workspace
Before the palazzo there was Petersfield: The Hampshire cottage where Peggy Guggenheim learned to love the art world
Country Life 12 June 2024
House buyers pay up to 122% more to live in one of Britain's most beautiful areas
Jonathan Self: Gossip, atheists, and the cheating husband caught on his own CCTV cameras
10 June
Dressing to impress: how to stand out at Royal Ascot, all while following the rules
Have you been doing holidays all wrong for years?
A Scottish island for sale with seals, seven houses, a lighthouse and its own pub
Celebrating the act of looking and drawing from life: New English Art Club presents latest annual exhibition
9 June
The wildlife safaris you can take without even leaving Britain, from puffins and golden eagles to dolphins and deer
21 magical homes, from a miniature castle to a house in a fairytale setting, as seen in Country Life
Why I try to get rid of the pinks in my garden — and the reason I always change my mind and end up keeping them
'My dog is scared of loud noises — and now a building site has appeared next door. What can I do?'
Hartland Abbey: The beautiful Devon house behind which lies 1,500 years of history
8 June
'One of Britain's greatest estates', complete with castle, river and 711 acres, is up for sale for the first time in a generation
Curious Questions: Were Mallory and Irvine the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
'There is no end to the beauty of what they have created': The sensational gardens of Selehurst
7 June
Bridesmaid's dress from Queen Elizabeth II's up for auction at Christie's
A Gothic townhouse in Lewes with five bedrooms and a perfectly round 'soaking bath'
The circus performer who literally gritted her teeth to earn success and fame — and inspired one of the great Impressionist paintings of the 1880s
6 June
A £13 million Wiltshire mansion where Nancy Mitford and Siegfried Sassoon once partied with 'the brightest of the Bright Young Things'
D-Day veterans in their own words: 'A lot of men did very brave things. I simply did what I was told to do'
How the country houses of Britain proved perfect for the Allied Forces to get ready for D-Day
'By the time I wanted to know about the war that had swept over the world and redefined lives, I’d left it too late for first-hand accounts'
A taste of The Season: How to make Pimm's Pavlova
5 June
'If we hadn't managed to land our troops... this world would have been a different place': New photographs tell the stories of our D-Day veterans through their own words
Half a century ago, one of Britain's greatest ever gardeners planted roses at Mottisfont Abbey — and right now is the perfect time to go and see them
4 June
A Cotswolds home is up for sale that ticks every box... so long as you have £12 million to spend
Country Life 5 June 2024
Jason Goodwin: I always give the snails a flying chance at new life — but with slugs, I am merciless
3 June
Hotel De L’Europe review: Amsterdam’s oldest independent luxury hotel
Perfect Father’s Day gifts for dads who deserve it
A wonderfully secluded old rectory in Dorset with spectacular gardens, dedicated wine room, and it's walking distance from the station
Why does Wales exist and 46 more questions about the borders of the world, with Jonn Elledge
Romancing the stone: How one man has taken the craft of dry-stone walling and turned it into an art
2 June
Log cabins, beachside masterpieces and a house with its own cave: Nine incredible homes for sale around the world
How a dog taught me an unbeatable technique for calming down a misbehaving dog, by A-list trainer Ben Randall
Russell House: A Broadway sensation
1 June
A gorgeous Victorian farmhouse that comes with almost 900 acres of Exmoor all to yourself
A game of two halves — how the sandwich went from humble fare to a country-wide lunchtime obsession
Chilcombe House: the garden that's become a 'pilgrimage' and a 'living legacy' to its former owners