James Fisher
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Knead a rest? Rent a house on the street made famous by Ridley Scott's Hovis advert
Before Alien and Blade Runner, there was a little boy cycling up a street in Shaftesbury delivering bread. Now, one of the properties on that famous street is available for you to stay in.
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A four-bedroom home in a Cornish valley that opens up like a Tardis
Mill Cottage in the Red River Valley looks achingly rural on the outside, but is gloriously refurbished for modern family living on the inside.
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Respite for Brighton's heritage, what's rarer: a fish or a 50p? and how digging through your drawers can save the planet. It's the Dawn Chorus
We're running out of salmon. We're running out of copper. And other stories. Plus a quiz, and a house with a moat for less than £500k.
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A two-bedroom cottage with a moat in the Lune Valley for less than £500,000
Thurland Cottage is the perfect small home in some of the finest English countryside, with a castle quite literally on your doorstep.
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Millennial misery continues, as they become first generation of homebuyers to see mortgage repayments increase
New data published in Hamptons' Generational Affordability Index is bad news for those born between 1981–95 who have made it on to the property ladder.
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A Victorian manor house with 36 acres on the edge of the Chilterns comes to the market for the first time in its history
Surrounded by 450 year old woodland, this 10-bedroom property also offers 20 stables, a three-bedroom annexe and village living in Kingston Blount.
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An Easter Island eclipse, and English Heritage needs your help in looking after 1 million historical objects. Plus, the quiz of the day and more
A photographer travels to the South Pacific to grab a glorious shot of an annular eclipse, and English Heritage is asking for donations to help manage, restore and understand its immense collection. Plus, an affordable art auction during Frieze Week.
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Epic beauty, sweeping grandeur and water pouring through the ceiling: What it's really like to live in your own castle, with Cosmo Linzee Gordon
Cosmo Linzee Gordon joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about his upbringing at Cluny Castle.
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'I have tasted ecstasy and felt peace': The Retreat at the Blue Lagoon, where the Northern Lights dance
The Blue Lagoon has long been one of Iceland's most famous attractions. The five-star Retreat Hotel on site is the ultimate way to experience it and to remind yourself that everything is going to be ok.
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A Highgate hidden gem with seven bedrooms, a plethora of period interiors and a walled garden
This could easily be a country manor house. Instead, it's 500 metres from Highgate Village. The dream.
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3,600 acres on the shores of Loch Lomond in which to lose yourself and save the planet
The Stuckendroin Estate comprises enormous amounts of land on the shores of Loch Lomond, as well as two detached houses and plenty of sporting and environmental potential.
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A two-bedroom property overlooking a Cornish cove in which to decompress
The Cellars is a blue-stone retreat, with astounding views over the Atlantic Ocean and easy access to the South West Coast Path.
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One year after being cut down, Sycamore Gap tree lives on with new legacy
Saplings from the iconic tree will be planted across the country and a new exhibition in Northumberland will ask the public to make promises to nature.
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Country Life 25 September 2024
Country Life 25 September 2024 straddles both sides of the pond, with the best architecture, property and gardens the US has to offer, as well as why the British hedge is best, the beauty of our canals and the masked women who ruled our roads.
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Literature, landscape and re-wiggling rivers, with Vicky and Charles Rangeley-Wilson
Vicky and Charles Rangeley-Wilson join James Fisher to talk about their upcoming literary festival in Norfolk and why the Arts and the landscape are so intertwined.
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Six of the best properties for sale in the Cotswolds, as seen in Country Life
See our pick of some of the best property to appear on the market via Country Life.
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Charity issues stark warning to the Government: Restore nature now or risk losing our butterflies
Results from the most recent Big Butterfly Count show an ecosystem in serious decline, according to nature charity Butterfly Conservation.
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Two islands, one helipad, 130 acres and a 16-bedroom castle on Scotland's west coast for less than £3 million
Built by Charles Rudd and once owned by the founder of Boots, Glenborrodale is a glorious party castle that needs a little love.
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Six spectacular homes across the Home Counties from £2m to £10m, as seen in Country Life
See our pick of some of the best property to appear on the market via Country Life.
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A farm with 350 acres on Scotland's west coast where you can watch salmon jump up a waterfall
Raera Farm is an idyll near Oban that has been featured on TV and film — it's easy to see why.
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A blank canvas under thatch with a silly name that's waiting for a new lease of life
Gubblecote Cross might sound like an angry dwarf, but in actuality it's a five bedroom home with beautiful gardens that needs some love.
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A glorious thatched five-bedroom family home in one of Oxfordshire's most sought-after villages
Merrythought isn't just a state of mind, it's a terrific home in Great Haseley too.
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What's for sale on 'the most mouth-watering shopping list in Britain'?
A browse through the summary of works of art and objects of cultural importance with a deferred export license reveals plenty of treasures. What should we keep?
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Charlie Bigham: The man behind the meals on food, farming, and why cooking his lasagne takes three hours
Who doesn't love a Charlie Bigham fish pie or tikka masala? We spoke to the main man on the Country Life podcast to learn the secrets behind his famous food and hear more about his new cookbook.
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