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August 2024 Archive

122 articles

31 August
The Scottish house of your dreams has come up for sale beside a loch in the heart of the Highlands
Curious Question: Did the limerick originate in Limerick?
The Country Life Guide to Marrakech: Where to shop, stay and eat
The not-so-definitive Country Life guide to buying a car
30 August
Pale and interesting: The textile technology that's bringing back cream interiors
An Oxfordshire village mansion where Thomas Hughes wrote his most famous book
The Legacy: Charles Rolls and 'the best cars in the world'
The glittering new home of Hancocks London, the jeweller that makes the Victoria Cross
George Stubbs (1724–1806): Hero of the turf
No calls after lunch? The Probate Office is in disarray and the new Chancellor needs to sort it out, and fast
29 August
Animals that trespass on our railways, ranked by how often they do it
The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece that never was, thanks to an assassination, a war, an abduction and an invasion
'I loved it like a best friend, and shed a tear when it was finally consigned to the great junkyard in the sky': Country Life's team on our first cars
Main character syndrome: How to live like the stars of your favourite tv show
The story of the Victoria plum, and how to serve them roast with nuts and cream
28 August
'World's cutest sheep' for sale in North Yorkshire
'It was Labour that ushered in chemical-driven agriculture: it must be Labour that puts that legacy to rights'
A unique insight into Blenheim Palace, with the interior designer whose family have lived there for 12 generations
High in the saddle
A rare opportunity to own a house near some of Cornwall's best restaurants with a private path to a sought-after beach
Newly revealed letters from the Dickens family reveal strange names, odd jobs and mutual distrust
27 August
Leading landscape photographers share their secrets in latest Light & Land exhibition
With its own private chapel, Robert Adam's most northerly house is for sale with 308 acres
Country Life 28 August 2024
26 August
The ship that was in two different centuries, two different years, two different months, two different days and two different seasons, all at the same time
Six of the best Scottish Properties for sale in this week's Country Life, from £18.5 million to £980,000
The Spice Girls, The Stage and the state of the Arts, with Alistair Smith
25 August
Striking wallpaper that makes this Parisian sitting room sing
The small suburban garden: 'It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it'
How to stop your dog from being protective and barking at builders
24 August
Wet wet wet: How water has been irrigating the imagination of our gardens for centuries
British homebuyers crave living near the pub, new research reveals
You rang, your majesty? What it was like to be a servant in the Royal Household
Haymarket Townhouse hotel review: Where to stay when out on the town in London’s West End
23 August
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan II: As smooth as a 'bubble bath with Roger Moore'
One of the few private dwellings on Cornwall's Percuil River comes to market, with astounding gardens and waterside living
Tiny sanctuaries: The best huts in Britain
'But for a few twists of fate, she might well have been Queen of England': Who was the mystery woman in the Hilliard miniature?
22 August
La Réserve Ramatuelle review: A St Tropez hotel with a detail-oriented approach and slippers to die for
One of the largest banknotes ever printed to be offered for auction
Rarer than pandas: Meet the native breeds that have a crucial role to play in food security and conservation
Flower of Scotland: An estate near Edinburgh that was inspired by the gardens of Versailles hits the open market for the first time
Better than Heinz? How to make your own tomato ketchup
21 August
A cosy cottage in the North Wessex Downs in which to relax, unwind and revive
Patrick Galbraith: 'For a couple of hours, I was part of a rich culture that will soon be lost'
Shipwreck of the Earl of Abergavenny receives protected status
A manor house built for the British Empire Exhibition in London that was transported to Salcombe brick-by-brick
20 August
Getting off-grid on wheels and in luxury — a tour of Scotland's western coast
Parasites of pleasure: the plants that live on plants and what to do with them
Country Life 21 August 2024
Villa Devereux, home of Ron Hickman and one of Jersey's most famous houses, comes up for sale
19 August
Minette Batters: The quest for the holy triumvirate
How to live like a Tudor, and other stories, with Ruth Goodman
'fat, dark and juicy': Every type of blackberry you could ever need and how to plant them
18 August
Honouring the past, protecting the future: the gardens at Badminton House
At last, a new chapter for the Reading Room at the British Museum
17 August
A contemporary home in Sevenoaks with some of the best views in the country
Curious Questions: Why do so many animals have bright white bottoms?
The Grove at Narberth, hotel review: A perfect country house escape in rural west Pembrokeshire
16 August
Rolls-Royce launch the Phantom Scintilla private collection, one of its 'most personal vehicles to date'
The Designer's Room: A sitting room splashed with colour, space and style
From the Pyrenees to Los Angeles without getting off your sofa. How to shop for property in Virtual Reality
The tragic tale of Rex Whistler, the brilliant young artist whose time at the Front Line lasted less than 24 hours
15 August
'Although exams are important, they are a limited measure of talent and no guarantee of future success': Or, why you shouldn't take your A-Level results too seriously
More home-grown food needed in the face of global instability and climate change, says NFU, as it marks 'self-sufficiency day'
One of Ireland's great estates, once lived in by Fred Astaire's sister, and with salmon fishing on the Blackwater, comes to market
The ultimate starter: Tempura courgette flowers stuffed with smoked salmon and ricotta
14 August
Gather, grow and regenerate at The Newt in Somerset, with star-studded festival lineup announced
New gene-drive technology could be the magic bullet to save our red squirrels, say scientists
'Keep thy device clean': Country Life's Tech Commandments
A thatched cottage in the New Forest where ponies come to your door that's also ridiculously energy efficient
13 August
The Last Word: 'Portmeirion’s charm is rooted in eccentricity and this is why I love the place'
Country Life 14 August 2024
David Messum: Whimsical tales from the life of one of Britain's greatest art dealers
'A wreck' in Herefordshire that's been transformed into a wine-producing mini manoir on the banks of the Frome
To Oliver Walston: A visionary, a farmer and a friend
12 August
Rare guitars played by Prince and Noel Gallagher lead Sotheby's Popular Culture Auction
A tale of two cities: Former home of Charles Dickens on Hanover Terrace comes up for sale
The Legacy: Godfred Baseley, the man who invented The Archers
11 August
Five magnificent country homes for sale, from a palatial Georgian masterpiece to an equestrian dream home in Hertfordshire
The year of the umbellifer: the glorious plant jesters thriving in the summer rain
Whistle while you work: why the sheepdog still owns the fields and hills of Britain
2,000 years of fountains, from Roman Britain to a 300ft modern masterpiece in Gloucestershire
10 August
A remarkable Edwardian country house in one of Herefordshire's most enviable locations hits the market for the first time
Curious Questions: Why do we still love pirate stories, 300 years on from Blackbeard?
At a home designed by the architect of the Royal Botanical Society, a new garden takes shape
University Arms, Cambridge, review: The hotel where a book butler comes as standard
9 August
A castle folly in Weston-super-Mare from which to relax and enjoy views of the Severn Estuary
A London townhouse kitchen created for work, rest and play
Thatch under threat? Poor harvests, labour shortages and war are causing the industry to struggle
A unique dinner and tour celebrating the life and works of the iconic photojournalist Lee Miller
8 August
‘We nearly drowned a couple of times. I loved it': Meet the royal boat builder who's spent 45 years chasing perfection
How to make the ultimate posh chicken and chips
7 August
The £20,000 watch made from the wing of a Spitfire shot down in the Second World War
A glorious East Sussex farmhouse in six acres with outstanding period interiors and a big pond
A single peat moor stores the carbon of 1,000,000 cars — and this 'climate-action trump card' needs urgent protection
6 August
Greatest recipes ever: Heston Blumenthal's chips
There are 200 chalkstreams in the world, almost all are in England, and they're the most biodiverse freshwater habitat on the planet
800 years old and bubblegum pink, take a look inside this Suffolk longhouse
Country Life 7 August 2024
'Water was coming in through the roof, the windows and the stone walls. It caused mushrooms to grow in the bedrooms, and sizeable bits of the ceiling to detach themselves without notice'
5 August
A Scottish island with beaches, castle and farmhouse that's for sale at the price of a two-bedroom London flat
Bay watch: Why laurel leaves have done everything from crown emperors and Olympic champions to flavouring stews
From Tudors and Georgians to pet monkeys in Roman Britain: Matt Thompson of English Heritage on telling the stories of the past
'I can’t look away. I’m captivated': The painter who takes years over each portrait, with the only guarantee being that it won't look like the subject
4 August
Seven gorgeous country homes, from £350k to £4.5m, as seen in Country Life
The case of the disappearing dahlias
How to deal with a labrador who won't stop barking
'The best of all worlds': Francis Terry's Woodford Hill Farm blends 18th, 19th and 21st centuries
3 August
An exquisite, completely refurbished Georgian country house with grandeur, beauty and a brilliant treehouse
The 1930s eco-warrior who inspired David Attenborough and The Queen, only to be unmasked as a hoaxer and 'pretendian' — but his message still rings true
The Artist Residence, Penzance, hotel review: Boutique luxury in the heart of Cornwall
The garden at the Old Rectory, Preston Capes: Happily ever after
2 August
A medieval monastery that became a handsome family home is up for sale just up the road from Glastonbury
Nightjars: The ventriloquist magicians of the bird world which sing 1,900 notes a minute
Waterside homes are cheaper than they have been in years — but it won't last
The years when Art was part of the Olympics — and the double-gold winning painter who became its greatest champion
1 August
What the Monopoly board would look like at 2024 property prices
A Pembrokeshire hideaway that's a perfect family home, with seven bedrooms, 15 acres, and its own river island
How to make cherry and pistachio cake that's perfect for a summery afternoon tea
How to eat seasonally in August, by Tom Parker Bowles
Ian Norrington - Seal Engraved Signet Rings and Cufflinks