Country Life August 30 2017 is our awesome equestrian special featuring Lucinda Green on the bond between man and horse; backstage at Burghley; and Zara Tindall. Find out more:
INTERVIEW: Zara Tindall talks to Kate Green about her eventing life
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: Lucinda Green explores the deep age-old affinity between Man and horse
LAND ROVER BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS: Julie Harding meets the team behind Burghley Horse Trials
BRITISH BEER: Nick Hammond discovers what makes British beer special
GARDENS: Jacky Hobbs explores the exotic dahlia collection at The Salutation Garden in Kent
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Racehorse trainer Andrew Balding chooses a stirring image of the Derby full of ‘colour and atmosphere’
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ARCHITECTURE: The country house of Goldings and its surrounding buildings in Hertfordshire tell the story of Victorian benevolence tinged with sadness, explains John Martin Robinson
INTERIORS: Ben Pentreath’s take on an elegant London apartment and the enduring appeal of the traditional kitchen
LUXURY: Hetty Chidwick celebrates Longines watches and what Robert Bathurst couldn’t bear to live without
COOKING: Melanie Johnson makes tacos and fritters with sweetcorn
PERFORMING ARTS: Chris Barber, the godfather of jazz in Britain, talks to Jack Watkins about nearly 60 years of melody-making
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The Henry VII-era house that was dismantled piece by piece and shipped to the USAAgecroft Hall, near Manchester, didn't meet the same miserable end as some of Britain's other country homes. Instead, it was shipped to the USA and repurposed as a museum.
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‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is now'Now is the time to firstly, hug a tree, and secondly, plant some more — in increasingly imaginative ways.
