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Country Life
The voice of the countryside
Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. The magazine comments in depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, property, the arts, gardens and gardening, the countryside, schools and wildlife. This eclectic editorial mix, combined with stunning photography and high-end property advertising ensures that week after week, Country Life is read by people who live the real country house lifestyle.
Countrylife.co.uk brings over 125 years of editorial and commercial excellence to the web and is one of the best and most enjoyable places to browse for luxury property for sale online.
The site also showcases the best of the editorial from Country Life magazine as well as carrying its own exclusive online content covering rural news, seasonal recipes and countryside events.
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Georgian precision and symmetry with eight bedrooms in one of Somerset's best villages
The Wash presents itself perfectly in this Special Landscape Area, and has lashings of amenities on its doorstep to keep you entertained through all seasons.
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Dawn Chorus: Churchill's swimming pool, the end of puppy smuggling, Quiz of the Day, and a two tropical islands for the price of one
This morning's Dawn Chorus brings a few rays of sunshine to the start of December.
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11 magical homes, from under £400,000 to £11.5 million, as seen in Country Life
This week's pick of the best homes to come to market via Country Life includes a Berkshire house where old and new meet head on — and get on perfectly.
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Alan Titchmarsh: Terracotta has been used for flowerpots for 2,500 years — and it's still by far the best thing to pot your plants in
Plastic pots might have conquered the industry — but look after terracotta pots and they'll last for lifetimes. Literally.
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What to do when your dog gets attacked by another dog out on a walk
Ben Randall deals with a reader's difficult situation as an ordinary walk took a turn for the worse.
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Into the Woods: The cabins set amid the treetops above the city of Cork
The Montenotte Hotel, on a hillside above the Irish city of Cork, has unveiled a group of nine luxury, woodland cabins. Country Life's John Goodall checks in.
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James I's love affair with Apethorpe, the great country house that 'surpasses all belief'
Apethorpe Palace in Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — was enlarged in the 1560s and 1620s specifically to receive first Elizabeth I, and then James I. John Goodall tells the story.
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A 450-year-old house where you can revel in Tudor charm while still enjoying toasty-warm underfloor heating
Country houses in winter can be chilly places to be — but a cruel twist of fate in the history of Hurlditch Court opened the path for that problem to be solved for generations to come. Penny Churchill reports.
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Curious Questions: What's in a (scientific) name? From Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides to Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, and everything in between
Scientific names are baffling to the layman, but carry all sorts of meanings to those who coin each new term. Martin Fone explains.
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‘You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life’: The unforgettable life, times and pithy quotations of Winston Churchill, 150 years on from his birth
On the 150th anniversary of the great man’s birth, we pay tribute to Sir Winston Churchill using his own words, as compiled by Amie Elizabeth White and Octavia Pollock.
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Britain's top luxury property hotspots outside London
With its impressive Georgian architecture, Bath tops the list — but only after jostling for position with three other major British cities. Annabel Dixon reports.
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It's not all glass and horror: Two of London's latest luxury apartments show us that good taste and sensitive design still reign supreme
The restoration of The Whiteley department store continues apace, while new apartments at 60 Curzon are sympathetic complements to the Art Deco style.
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How to feel like the most important person at an England rugby game
The hospitality experience at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham promises much. But does it live up to expectations?
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A four bedroom Grade II-listed villa in Kent with interiors reminiscent of the temples of the Greek gods
A house fit for a king? No, a house fit for Zeus himself.
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Chandeliers and marble floors in Britain's most eye-popping £750,000 house
A house in a Lancashire town where you get a LOT for your money, plus nature, Christmast presents and our Quiz of the Day: it's our daily Dawn Chorus.
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The iconic cottage from ‘The Holiday’ doesn't exist in real life — but this one does, and it's for sale in one of the prettiest areas in the Cotswolds
With period features, stylish interiors, and a top-notch outdoor entertainment area, this enchanting cottage in Oxfordshire is bound to get rave reviews.
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The home is more than just 'a machine for living in': how architects, interior designers and builders respect the past, embrace the present and define the future
Restoration is more than just a plaything for historians — it's the foundations on which styles, taste and form evolve.
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Christmas gift ideas for ladies
From mothers and sisters to wives and girlfriends, these gifts are sure to bring a smile to the face of the special lady in your life.
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Christmas gift ideas for men
From fathers to brothers to lovers, we run through some smart ideas for Christmas presents for the men in your life.
