This week's Country Life magazine visits Firle, the jewel of the South Downs, plus we review the latest Turner exhibition and pay tribute to his mastery of light. Plus, in our equestrian issue how to join a racing syndicate, the best equestrian properties and eventing's stellar country houses, from Badminton to Burghley.
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Fit for a queen: The story of Queen Victoria's state bed at Arundel CastleA state bed commissioned to receive Queen Victoria at Arundel Castle has just undergone a transformative restoration, as Annabel Westman explains. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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A billionaire's thatched cottage is for sale in Surrey, once owned by the oil magnate J. Paul GettyChestnut Cottage is a joyous little home — albeit one with the most unusual bedrooms to acreage to price balances we've ever seen. Toby Keel takes a look inside.
