Country Life October 18 2017
Interiors special: Design dilemmas solved, historic apples and the secret life of a taxidermist.


Country Life October 18 2017 is our inspiring interiors special which aims to solve all your design dilemmas. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Cumberland Lodge, an educational foundation set in tranquil Windsor Great Park, is 70. John Goodall explores its history
GARDENS: Angelica Gray visits a rose-scented garden in Marrakesh
PENNY MORRISON'S PAD: Far from the madding crowd So what if your colours don’t match? Arabella Youens visits interior designer Penny Morrison’s heavenly house
DESTINATION: Arabella Youens explores the King’s Road, now a design destination
DESIGN DILEMMAS: Solving the top 10 decorating issues
TAXIDERMY: Nick Hammond meets a master of the art of taxidermy
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SUCKLING PIG: Superb suckling pig always makes Nick Hammond want to pig out
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: The master arrowsmith
INTERVIEW: Actor Peter Davison talks to Jack Watkins about life beyond TV
FAVOURITE PAINTING: The interior designer Guy Goodfellow chooses a ‘transfixing’ re-creation of a French School harem pose
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FLOWER ARRANGING: Create this spectacular autumn flower arrangement
TRAVEL: Tessa Waugh heads to the Highlands and James Fisher explores São Paulo
COOKING: Melanie Johnson bakes pizza with a beetroot crust
MOTORING: The refreshed Volkswagen Golf GTI is still a classy act, says Charles Rangeley-Wilson
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR: John Lewis-Stempel and Snoopy the terrier sample the sights and smells of a hedgerow walk
PERFORMING ARTS: Michael Billington compares two plays written 64 years apart
WILDLIFE: The dandyish jay by David Profumo
HERITAGE APPLES: Steven Desmond savours Brogdale’s collection of heritage apples
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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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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National Park
Old House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
By Arabella Youens Published
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The UK gets its first ‘European stork village’ — and it's in West Sussex
Although the mortality rate among white storks can be up to 90%, the future looks rosy for breeding pairs in southern England.
By Rosie Paterson Published