Country Life 12 October 2022
Country Life 12 October 2022 is our interiors special, but also looks at ancient barrows, Roald Dahl and much more.


Masterpiece
Jack Watkins on Ronald Blythe’s seminal Akenfield
Roald’s medicine
Rural life was a joy to the author, says Matthew Dennison
In praise of decency
Thoughtfulness abounds in the countryside, writes Margaret Casely-Hayford
Splendid isolation
Legendary interior designer Veere Grenney talks to Giles Kime about spending lockdown in a Palladian folly
Interiors notebook
Amelia Thorpe selects the latest in interior design
Country Life International
News, Caribbean food, royal retreats, culture , Italy in winter and more
Clare Matterson’s favourite painting
The RHS director chooses an abstract work that says Suffolk
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Up hill and down dale
Fiona Reynolds does the Five Valleys walk around Stroud
A seat of legal learning
John Goodall examines the development of Lincoln’s Inn from the 17th century to now
A tomb with a view
The secrets of ancient barrows, by Vicky Liddell
Funereal riches
A book of church treasures
Good stuff
Hetty Lintell wears corduroy
In a right stew
Tom Parker Bowles’s comfort
A passion for pattern
Tess Newall’s new collection
The benefits of hindsight
Giles Kime’s decorating lore
Inside track
The eclectic Anouska Hempel
Burnished credentials
Mary Keen visits Blackland House, Wiltshire, a garden that comes into its own in autumn
Pianist partners
The art of the accompanist, by Henrietta Bredin
And much more
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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The century-old enamelling technique used to create Van Cleef's lucky ladybird brooch — which has something in common with Country Life
The technique used in the jeweller's Geneva workshop has been put to good use in its latest creation.
By Hetty Lintell Published
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‘The best sleep in the sky’: What it’s like to fly in United’s Polaris cabin, approved by American icon Martha Stewart
United’s Business Class cabin goes by the name Polaris and Martha Stewart is a fan. So, how does it fare?
By Rosie Paterson Published