
Toby Keel
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature and more.
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Six rural properties with space, charm and endless views, as seen in Country Life
We take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
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You're having a giraffe: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 25, 2025
Friday's Quiz of the Day brings your opera, marathons and a Spanish landmark.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country houses, cream teas and Baywatch: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 24, 2025
Thursday's Quiz of the Day asks exactly how popular Baywatch became.
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The loos of Buckingham Palace: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 23, 2025
Wednesday's Quiz of the Day looks at St George, royal toilets and German alcohol laws.
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Country Life 23 April 2025
Country Life 23 April 2025 looks at how to make the most of The Season in Britain: where to go, what to eat, who to look out for and much more.
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The King's favourite tea, conclave and spring flowers: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 22, 2025
Tuesday's Quiz of the Day blows smoke, tells the time and more.
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Five beautiful homes, from a barn conversion to an island treasure, as seen in Country Life
Our pick of the best homes to come to the market via Country Life in recent days include a wonderful thatched home in Devon and a charming red-brick house with gardens that run down to the water's edge.
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School dinner puddings, Scrabble tiles and Antonio Banderas: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 11, 2025
Friday's quiz asks you to name one of Britain's most beautiful places, and ponders the distance of a marathon.
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Bond's Aston Martin and Welsh rarebit: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 10, 2025
Thursday's quiz celebrates pedestrian crossings and tests your language skills.
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Scary sharks, the T-Rex and fabulous city views: Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 9, 2025
Wednesday's quiz takes in restaurants, beautiful cities and more.
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From robins and hedgehogs to the Loch Ness Monster: Professor Karen Jones on Beastly Britain
Professor Karen Jones joins the Country Life podcast to talk about the animals that populate Britain, and how they've shaped our land, our culture and our lives.
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The beautiful island bridge, an otter's life and Churchill's TXT speech: Country Life Quiz of the Day
Tuesday's quiz takes in cricket pitches, frittatas and more.
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Country Life 9 April 2025
Country Life 9 April 2025 is our interiors special, also looking at island homes, great art, and the joy of Spam.
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An architectural masterpiece, frog eyelids and Wordsworth's house: Country Life Quiz of the Day
Plus the longest bridge in Europe, all in Monday's quiz.
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Five grand rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
We take a look at some of the finest homes to come to market via Country Life this week.
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The poisonous tree lighting up your garden, and name that Farrow & Ball colour: Country Life Quiz of the Day
Plus classic children's literature and one of Europe's most beautiful cities in Friday's quiz.
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From tropical paradise to Tony Benn: Country Life Quiz of the Day
Batman's butler makes a cameo appearance in Thursday's quiz.
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The Hollywood legend with an even more famous daughter: Country Life Quiz of the Day
From buns to bubbly in Wednesday's Quiz of the Day.
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Name that bun: Country Life Quiz of the Day
A Hollywood superstar with an even more famous daughter and a maker of English bubbly are part of Tuesday's Quiz of the Day.
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Chloe Dalton: The woman who swapped top-level geopolitics to rescue a baby hare
As an expert foreign policy adviser, Chloe Dalton's life revolved around international travel and walking the corridors of power. Then a chance encounter while out on a walk changed her life forever.
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Who wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall? Country Life Quiz of the Day
There's angora, aluminium and the biggest English star of the silent movie era in Monday's Quiz of the Day.
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How can the £17 million 'Jane Austen mansion' be demolished? The answer is a lot more complicated than you'd think
The launch onto the market of Ashe Park, a charming estate in Jane Austen country, could set the tone for the country house market this autumn, says Penny Churchill.
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18 magnificent homes for sale from £550k to £20 million, as seen in Country Life
From a charming thatched cottage to a 300-acre estate with its own vineyard, here's our pick of places to come to the market via Country Life of late.
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How many puppies in the average litter? Country Life Quiz of the Day
Plus a 1960s house, Hollywood's most famous cavewoman and more in Friday's quiz.
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