Country Life November 30 2016 is our jam-packed Christmas and Food issue, featuring the ultimate gift guide to finding the perfect present. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: A miniature palace designed by Lutyens offers a fascinating perspective on the 1920s, as Gavin Stamp explains
GARDENS: Jacky Hobbs is charmed by frost on the topiary-peopled garden at Broughton Grange in Oxfordshire
POODLES: Ignore the disapproval that might meet you on the peg and give these lively dogs a chance, pleads Rupert Uloth
LAST SUPPERS: Mark Price reveals the dinners–and breakfasts, elevenses, lunches and teas–he’d choose for his last day on Earth
INTERIORS: Giles Kime and Rosie Paterson create the best-dressed tables, plus chic Christmas decorations and the most stylish wreaths
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Whatever your loved ones are into, Katy Birchall has the perfect present
COCKLES & MUSSELS: Nick Hammond wants to know why we export 70% of our delicious British shellfish
LUXURY: Hetty Chidwick discovers what Antonio Carluccio and Vanessa Kirby couldn’t live without, profiles FREYVILLE’s stylish jewellery and finds out what’s new in the world of luxury
COOKING: Melanie Johnson adds a little unexpected spice to leeks
WINE: Harry Eyres meets British families still producing some of the finest Port
FISHING: David Profumo conquers salmon and sea trout on some of Iceland’s most prolific rivers
PROPERTY: Penny Churchill discovers what a slice of British history costs and Arabella Youens picks top gadgets to control your house remotely
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Six rural properties with space, charm and endless views, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
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Exploring the countryside is essential for our wellbeing, but Right to Roam is going backwardsCampaigners in England often point to Scotland as an example of how brilliantly Right to Roam works, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, says Patrick Galbraith.
