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July 2024 Archive

125 articles

31 July
'We are in the midst of a sewage scandal and the natural world is paying the cost'
The Lapwing, the bird with dozens names that is 'one of the most evocative sights and sounds of the countryside'
The 'holy grail' of JRR Tolkien's letters are up for sale, showing his anger at his editors and the 'priggery' of Sherlock Holmes
30 July
Country Life 31 July 2024
'Downton Abbey meets Soho House' at a £3.6 million mansion in Tunbridge Wells
The Country Life guide to New York: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and what to eat
Jason Goodwin: 'I slung my boots around my neck and squeezed the mud between my toes. Touching the earth with my feet — puddles, grass, leafmould — was curiously liberating'
29 July
Violet Manners: The daughter of a duke with a vision for bridging the gap between the past, present and future of our heritage
12 stunning character properties for sale at under £400,000
The foundry where Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Nic Fiddian-Green cast their bronzes
28 July
Six of the best homes, islands and estates for sale in Country Life this week, from £1.5 million to £20 million
Alan Titchmarsh: The best flower shows in Britain show exactly where RHS Chelsea gets it wrong
How to deal with an aggressive dog that's trying to bully other dogs
27 July
The Ned review: A gargantuan and historic hotel and members’ club in the heart of London
A Georgian home worthy of a starring role in a period drama, at the heart of a 286-acre Wiltshire estate
Curious Questions: Why is race walking an Olympic sport?
Two weeks in Tahiti: What it's like visiting the site of the 2024 Olympic surfing venue
What's in a colour? The mystery behind our obsession with green
26 July
How large-scale wallpapers transport you to another world
A'hoy there! The best adventurous boat charters from around the globe
Great western: The best places to live west of London, from Cirencester and Salisbury to Corsham and Bath
'I painted my own reality': The five key moments that defined Frida Kahlo's life and work
25 July
Reaching Olympian heights: 10 moments which define the original spirit of The Olympics
From siege engines to Passivhaus: How oak holds its own
A gorgeous Georgian house in one of the South Downs' prettiest villages, for sale for the first time in half a century
Tom Parker-Bowles on the BBQ: 'Cooking over coals is both empirical science and blessed art, as well as mastery, albeit temporary, of that naughty Titan’s greatest gift'
24 July
Cheval Blanc St Tropez review: The French hotel redefining what luxury means
Four floors of contemporary living among the trees in Newquay
Paris 1924, when sport came headfirst into an intoxicating mix of art, fashion and desire
A true labour-of-love country house with pool, party barn and endless 19th century charm
A £150 million, 10-year programme to help save the countryside: 'Our job is to give money away to do good things'
23 July
La Corbière lighthouse: How 'the herdsman of the waves' has protected the Channel for 150 years
Country Life 24 July 2024
A 700-year-old mill and exquisite mansion come up for sale in one of the prettiest corners of Jersey
Patrick Galbraith: 'The Itchen is a place of such pastoral beauty that it’s almost too much to take in'
22 July
'She adored Elvis and wore slippers with his face printed on them': How Debo Devonshire is inspiring fashion 10 years after her death
The best beaches in Britain, by the man who's just spend seven weeks visiting 583 of them
Four spectacular island homes in Jersey, from £3.5m to £16m
The Legacy: Thomas Twining, the man who made such good tea, not even the Boston rebels would toss it in the harbour
21 July
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Jersey: Five of the best properties for sale in Country Life this week
Charles Quest-Ritson: 'Gardens of supreme botanical importance are being degraded by new owners and changing priorities'
How to get your dog ready to stay in kennels when you go away
The chapel of Lincoln College, Oxford: 'Most costly and church-wise'
The history of Lincoln College, Oxford: Salvaging the vine
20 July
A Lutyens' designed house on the edge of Dartmoor with four bedrooms that survived a fire.
Curious Questions: Why do all of Britain's dolphins and whales belong to the King?
Hotel du Cap-Eden Roc's infamous cabanas have had a face lift
'An inspirational renaissance': The house and gardens of Sandridge Park
19 July
The F1 legend who hitched a lift on a victory lap, why drivers no longer spray Champagne, and seven more things you should know about Formula 1
An incredible Jersey mansion on the market for the first time in half a century
Why your spare room should be an exciting treat — and more fun than being at home
A 'war on NIMBYs'? How the principle of 'how, not if' will underpin the new homes boom
Thanks be to Jeremy? What you need to know about the changes to permitted development rights
Henry Wood: The man who made The Proms
18 July
The Uffington White Horse restoration has got it looking at its best, 3,000 years after it was first created
Four bedrooms, tiered gardens and exquisite views over Fowey Harbour
Claim your free Country Life Dogs Ebook
Farewell to the arms: The humbling English defeat to the French that you've never heard of
Victoria sponge: The ultimate test of every baker and a favourite of the nation
17 July
Agromenes: The new government is already delivering with aplomb — and in the countryside, it's all to play for
Curious Questions: Do dock leaves really cure nettle stings?
A 'beguilingly beautiful' Grade I-listed home dating back to the days of Henry VIII, set in a charming hilltop village
Under siege from nature: the National Trust's £2 million plan to restore Corfe Castle
16 July
A glorious Thames-side house a five-minute row from some of Britain's finest restaurants
Country Life magazine — 17 July 2024
From oinking fugitives to ecological engineers: How wild boars have re-established themselves in our woodland and what to do if they try and steal your shopping
15 July
Feeling blue? A dozen things of stripey beauty to put a smile on your face
A breathtaking medieval monastery and estate that's just half an hour from central London
Buckingham Palace, Taylor Swift and how to get your house featured in Country Life, with John Goodall
The shire horses still ploughing the fields of London deep into the 21st century
14 July
Six of the best homes for sale in Country Life this week, from Hertfordshire to Exmoor
The beautiful perfumed fruit that's easy to grow, needs almost no attention, and makes a magnificent Christmas liqueur
The extravagant seaside splendours of the south coast's most exotic museum
13 July
Florence Nightingale's wisteria-and-ivy-clad childhood home is up for sale — and its incredible setting offers truly life-enhancing beauty
Curious Questions: What is mock turtle soup? And did it come before or after 'Alice in Wonderland'?
Burleigh Court hotel review: 'An unassuming, elegant and comfortable destination'
The Experts' Experts: Britain's top designers, architects and craftspeople name the people they trust to work on their own homes
12 July
A magnificent ivy-clad mansion in the Wessex Downs which comes with its own Iron Age hill fort
The cosmos, as you have never seen it before
Nine things that could add up to £9,000 to the value of your home — and one that could leave you £35k out of pocket
Curious Questions: Why are there so few smiles in art?
11 July
The Big Butterfly Count is here — time to get out into the garden and do your bit
A quarter century of craftsmanship
A literal chocolate box cottage for sale as the gorgeous place that starred in an iconic Mars bar advert comes to market
'The world's most joyful museum': Young V&A in East London wins top prize
Coming soon: London's largest private residential terrace
The sacred, the profane, the chaste and the lascivious: The secrets of the best strawberries according to Tom Parker-Bowles
10 July
The Hampshire house and garden where D-Day was planned is now a haven with sun-drenched views across calm azure sea to the Isle of Wight
Bentley sets new speed record, but underwater
Four poster beds, magnificent tapestries and an endlessly beautiful setting at this £10.5m Shropshire estate
Plan properly, build well, and even the NIMBYs can't object to the solution to the housing crisis
9 July
From a bungalow to riverside brilliance: a home on the Thames that lives up to its name
Country Life 10 July 2024
Lose yourself in nature in the heart of Truro at the former home of D.M. Thomas
‘The teacher asked us to paint "like we were having sex"': How to kill seven days 'voyaging' on the Queen Mary 2
8 July
'The Swiss Army Knife of foods': Untangling the truth and lies around milk
Royal connections, rooms of resplendence and your very own airstrip: A glorious compact estate in Kent
How to use the home to explain the past, the present and the future, with Sonia Solicari
The world's most beautiful theatre, and the visionary who created it with manual labour 'plus a few sticks of dynamite'
7 July
20 wonderful homes, from clifftop cottages to cosy medieval dwellings, as seen in Country Life
Arthur Parkinson: Why I spent hours among the headstones at the local churchyard with my bucket and spade
How the spectacular Wolterton Hall went from Georgian splendour to a Palladian masterpiece you can rent by the weekend
6 July
A 400-year-old fantasy house with moat, four-poster beds and a 'magic' swimming pool that converts into a ballroom
Curious Questions: Where does the phrase 'daylight robbery' come from? It's literally about the theft of daylight
The former smugglers' inn that became one of the finest gardens on the south coast
The Country Life guide to St Tropez: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and what to eat
5 July
A gorgeous Elizabethan manor with all the modern trimmings that may have been home to Anne Boleyn
Iridescence: The greatest special effect in Nature
Stability, confidence — and lots of new homes: Property experts on what Labour's General Election win mean for the housing market
Full steam ahead: The art of rail
4 July
Carla Carlisle: If Jeremy Clarkson was on the ballot, he'd win the farming vote easily
They can simply create a beautiful place to be: How to make the perfect garden building
Get away from it all at this period chalet that's mere seconds from the beach
A pheasant at Charing Cross Hospital and a woodcock at St Pancras: London's rarest birds revealed
3 July
Bursting borders, blue windows, and a sense of perfection in the New Forest
The Titian masterpiece found in a plastic bag at a London bus stop has sold for £17.6 million
The truth about rewilding, by seven of Britain's most influential farmers, landowners and conservationists
2 July
Tim Henman: A lifetime at Wimbledon
Country Life 3 July 2024
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The best places to live south of London, from charming rural villages to picture-perfect spots beside the sea
1 July
'If you get 12 great photographs a year, you're doing well': Charlie Waite on the secrets of landscape photography
The technique used to make the Bayeux Tapestry is back in fashion after 950 years
A Hampshire estate with some of finest trees in the county, as well as an 11-bedroom house
My Favourite Painting: Rob Houchen