Country Life April 26 2017
The East Anglia number plus making chocolate from scratch and our guide to wonderful weddings.


Country Life April 26 2017 is our stunning East Anglia number featuring a whistle-stop guide to Norfolk, making chocolate from scratch, cycling through the ages plus our guide to wonderful weddings. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Isabelle Taylor and Paul Roberts explore the 750-year history of The Great Hospital, Norwich, still serving its founding purpose
GARDENS: George Plumptre admires the plantsmanship and style that have kept the garden at Kettle Hill in Norfolk fresh
MARKET TOWNS - SWAFFHAM: Matthew Rice introduces his illustrated series on the architectural delights of our market towns
NORFOLK: Far from being flat and uninteresting, Norfolk has plenty to delight, finds Rupert Uloth
EXTERIOR DESIGN: Plan outside space with the same care and attention to detail as the inside of a house, says Amelia Thorpe
WEDDINGS GUIDE: Say 'I do' in style with our advice on the burning issues, wedding jewellery selection and directory
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LUXURY: Vanessa Redgrave’s favourite things and the making of Cartier
CYCLING: The arrival of the bicycle gave a thrilling freedom at a time when access to the countryside was restricted, explains Gavin Stamp
CHOCOLATE: Emma Hughes visits Orford’s Pump Street Bakery, the family business making some of the best chocolates in the world
FISHING: David Profumo is struck by the cutting-edge tackle on offer at the London Fly Fishing Fair
COOKING: Melanie Johnson goes foraging for wild garlic
PROPERTY: Penny Churchill reveals East Anglian gems and Annunciata Walton rounds up properties under £1 million in the area
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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