Country Life July 12 2017 is our dreamy Coastal and Waterside number. Find a feast in rockpools and join Swallows and Amazons and a castle by the sea. Find out more:
ARCHITECTURE: John Goodall visits the dazzling interiors of Powderham Castle in Devon
GARDENS: The seaside plot at Blackdykes in East Lothian was a challenge, finds Non Morris
ARMOUR: A suit of armour that belonged to the commander of the Spanish Armada has been discovered at Chevening, reports Julius Bryant
SEAFOOD: Our rocky shores provide endless edible bounty for the hungry beach-comber, enthuses John Wright
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS: Octavia Pollock relives the adventures of the Swallows and Amazons aboard Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
COOKING: Raspberries might not be the rare treat they once were, but Simon Hopkinson thinks they still have the power to delight
COASTAL PROPERTIES: Flora Watkins urges us to consider some lesser-known parts of our coast for a holiday property
THE PROMS: Getting past the ‘challenging’ piece of new music is all part of a wonder ful summer ritual, believes Ysenda Maxtone Graham
FAVOURITE PAINTING: The director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum loves this work’s ‘mystery and expectation’
OPINION: Paul Knight argues that water companies must find alternative sources and farmers be given incentives to protect rivers
COLUMNIST: Fiona Reynolds gets away from exam fever in Cambridge and follows in the moorland footsteps of Ian Mercer
WILDLIFE: David Profumo finds the tick to be unattractive and objectionable
INTERIORS: Emma Sims Hilditch updates a manor-house kitchen
REEL LIFE: David Profumo deploys a femme fatale of a fly at Damerham
ANTIQUES: James Rothwell reveals the stories behind Ickworth’s formidable collection of silver
PROPERTY: Dreamy Dorset properties
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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National ParkOld House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
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The UK gets its first ‘European stork village’ — and it's in West SussexAlthough the mortality rate among white storks can be up to 90%, the future looks rosy for breeding pairs in southern England.
