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ADVENT CALENDAR: This week's cover is a beautiful, traditional Advent calendar, with 24 windows to open — behind each one a new delight.
CHRISTMAS FEASTS: Top chefs share their Christmas recipes.
CHRISTMAS DRINKING: As above, except with oenophiles and bon viveurs sharing their seasonal tipples.
TRUFFLE HUNTING: Tom Parker Bowles on the pungent white truffle.
GINGERBREAD: Rosie Goodwin on the origins of a sweet treat, and its festive connections.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS: Truly wonderful and refreshingly different gifts for everyone.
BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN: The High Weald, home of Winnie The Pooh, is this week's AONB.
HOLMES, SWEET HOLMES: The detective's eye for architecture is oft overlooked.
LETTERS FROM A LEGEND: JRR Tolkien's letters to his children from the North Pole.
GROW YOUR OWN DECORATIONS: Val Bourne on how to repurpose your plants for Christmas cheer.
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From California to Cornwall: How surfing became a cornerstone of Cornish cultureA new exhibition at Cornwall's National Maritime Museum celebrates a century of surf culture and reveals how the country became a global leader in surf innovation and conservation.
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18 magnificent homes for sale from £550k to £20 million, as seen in Country LifeFrom 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.
