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A surfer’s ideal home? The Cornwall seaside haven just yards from the beach in the village of Polzeath

A surfer’s ideal home? The Cornwall seaside haven just yards

Arabella Youens takes a look at the aptly-named Beach Haven, in the heart of one of North Cornwall’s most popular
Jason Goodwin: When gaucho chic in Dorset becomes something ‘between instrument of torture and decommissioned nuclear reactor’

Jason Goodwin: When gaucho chic in Dorset becomes something ‘between

An attempt to bring a touch of gaucho chic to Dorset doesn’t go well for our columnist. My grandmother was
Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country house

Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country house

Interior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch joins the Country Life Podcast. How important an interior designer is Emma Sims-Hilditch? ‘In my view,
A glorious medieval hall in Norfolk with England’s largest brick-built Tudor barn, a moat, and nine acres

A glorious medieval hall in Norfolk with England’s largest brick-built

At Hales Hall near Norwich, you can live a fairytale life in this seven bedroom home that’s positively bursting with
The Legacy: Philip Wayre, the man who saved the otter

The Legacy: Philip Wayre, the man who saved the otter

The heartwarming tale of how this film-maker and naturalist restored the otter to English rivers. So much gloom is written
What to collect when you’re collecting

What to collect when you’re collecting

Some of the nation’s top dealers and collectors reveal how they choose their wares, and what they collect themselves. The
Six breathtaking houses for sale, from a converted mill to a 1,000-acre estate, as seen in Country Life

Six breathtaking houses for sale, from a converted mill to

Buckle up for our latest round up — and bring the trousers with the deep pockets. Northamptonshire — £1,650,000 A 19th
When sheds become art: The ‘mini temples’ that stand proud on 200-year-old allotments

When sheds become art: The ‘mini temples’ that stand proud

Arthur Parkinson marvels at the spectacular sheds of Stoney Road Allotments. I love allotment spotting from the train. On a
How to stop a puppy waking up at 5am, by award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall

How to stop a puppy waking up at 5am, by

What to do when your four-legged friend becomes a four-legged alarm clock. Dealing with a dog who wakes up too
‘One of the great landmarks of the Sussex coast’, finally finished some 156 years after work was started

‘One of the great landmarks of the Sussex coast’, finally

John Goodall looks at the recent completion of the chapel of Lancing College, one of the great landmarks of the
A recently refurbished Jacobean hall with 100 acres, a clocktower, lake, gardens and events business

A recently refurbished Jacobean hall with 100 acres, a clocktower,

Grade I-listed Dorfold Hall in Cheshire was supposedly built for a visit by James I and is one of the
Curious Questions: Who wrote the Happy Birthday song?

Curious Questions: Who wrote the Happy Birthday song?

There are few things less pleasurable than a tuneless public rendition of Happy Birthday To You. We look into the