Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside.
Hold on to your bonnets
Annunciata Elwes learns that Austenmania is still in full swing some 250 years after the birth of Emma author Jane Austen
The legacy
Your starter for 10... Kate Green answers all your questions on University Challenge and quiz- master Bamber Gascoigne
Charmed, I’m sure
The finch is a frequent garden visitor as it roams rural Britain in search of seed. Mark Cocker showcases our delightful dozen species of this much-loved bird
Squeeze the day
Oranges are the only fruit for Jane Wheatley as she explores the benefits of bitter varieties used in marmalade and more
All aboard!
Madeleine Silver travels with an eclectic cast of eccentric commuters all clutching their tickets to ride into the capital
Jennifer Francis’s favourite painting
The director of Turner’s House in London chooses a warm, rich work alive with anticipation and hope for new beginnings
Regency revival
John Martin Robinson admires the award-winning restoration of Brockfield Hall in North Yorkshire, a Regency gem revived as a modern family home
The good stuff
Feel toasty in the mountains with Hetty Lintell’s elegant picks
Interiors
A bathroom with links to rock royalty wows Arabella Youens and a host of gleaming luxuries catch the eye of Amelia Thorpe
Coming up roses
Charles Quest-Ritson marvels at row upon row of flowers in bloom at Whartons in Norfolk, our largest producer of Rosa
Kitchen garden cook
Curly kale is king in the winter kitchen as Melanie Johnson rustles up a Gruyère-crusted tart
Dark of the sun
The golden, honey-hued glow of Samuel Palmer’s work is now widely lauded as a mark of genius, but it wasn’t always so, as Maev Kennedy reveals
Onwards to Croydon!
Michael Billington is bowled over by the National Theatre at its very best, but left baffled by two recent revivals of the Bard
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The Country Life guide to Somerset: What to do, where to stay and how to eatSomerset is rich in natural beauty and history, but it is its wealth of small-scale food and drink producers, farmers and makers that really set it apart from the competition. Find out how to make the most of it all with our indispensable guide.
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How to make a gloomy city garden into a haven of colour and natureTiffany Daneff discovers how to transform a typically dark London back garden into a light-filled green haven that is always in use. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
