Country Life October 5 2016 is our inspirational interiors number in which we explore cool colours and dream kitchens. We also reveal Simon Jenkins's favourite cathedrals. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: John Goodall explores Battle Abbey in East Sussex, the building most directly connected with the seismic events of 1066
GARDENS: Jacky Hobbs finds astonishing asters at Norwell Nurseries
CATHEDRALS: Simon Jenkins compares the personalities of England’s citadels of culture and reveals his favourite
NORMANS VS SAXONS: The Norman Conquest was a defining and bloody era in history. John Goodall considers its legacy 950 years on
BATS: David Profumo takes a closer look at the bat with a bad reputation, the common pipistrelle
KITCHENS: Pig Hotels founder Robin Hutson gives Giles Kime a tour of his kitchen
INTERIORS: Arabella Youens finds inspiring ideas for the ‘90% room’; Roger Jones’s library; Beardmore ironmongers; fireplaces
FALCONRY: Adrian Dangar reveals the sport’s contribution to language
MOTORING: Charles Rangeley-Wilson meets the classic-car restorers
COOKING: Melanie Johnson does sweet things with her pear harvest
PROPERTY: Penny Churchill recommends the tranquil Waveney Valley and Carla Passino takes a Virtual Reality tour of a house
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How to make a gloomy city garden into a haven of colour and natureTiffany Daneff discovers how to transform a typically dark London back garden into a light-filled green haven that is always in use. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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The world's hairiest animal, Saturday Night Fever and winning the lottery twice: Country Life Quiz of the Day 21 February 2025Have a stab at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
