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An Art Deco country house in Essex with almost 5,000sq ft of living space

An Art Deco country house in Essex with almost 5,000sq

New Farm near Great Dunmow was designed by Walter ‘Pink’ Crittall, and it’s not hard to see how he got
Clive Nichols: Secrets from the king of garden photography

Clive Nichols: Secrets from the king of garden photography

Britain’s top garden photographer Clive Nichols joins the Country Life podcast. After originally starting his career in travel photography, Clive
Needlepoint: The craft of kings, queens and countesses

Needlepoint: The craft of kings, queens and countesses

Far more than a fancy of old ladies, unoccupied hands and evenings are never a problem for enthusiasts of needlepoint
‘The countryside can pull us together, a connecting point for a nation that sometimes feels as though it is falling apart’

‘The countryside can pull us together, a connecting point for

After 75 years, the job required of national parks has changed. They now need to be hothouses of Nature recovery,
Meet the dry-stone wallers who restored a 300-year-old sheep pen in Cumbria

Meet the dry-stone wallers who restored a 300-year-old sheep pen

Craftsmen Steven Allen and Trevor Stamper hope restored this historic sheepfold as part of a wider campaign to help support
How to make slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with pistachio-and-feta gremolata

How to make slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with pistachio-and-feta gremolata

Melanie Johnson shares a mouthwatering lamb recipe that goes perfectly with the new season’s purple sprouting broccoli. The vegetable is
A heavenly thatched home in Oxfordshire that’s a perfect chocolate box cottage

A heavenly thatched home in Oxfordshire that’s a perfect chocolate

From Summer Fields and the Dragon all the way to Oxford University, Farthing Cottage near Wallingford has got expensive education
Organic farmed salmon is a ‘misnomer’ and certification should stop, claim fish conservation charities

Organic farmed salmon is a ‘misnomer’ and certification should stop,

In an open letter to the Soil Association, WildFish and more than 30 other organisations have questioned the organic certification
Janey Butler: The best of old and new

Janey Butler: The best of old and new

Janey Butler has established an award-winning architectural-design practice that doesn’t merely transform the lives of its clients, but also creates
A classic Georgian country house that’s perfectly secluded amid woodland, orchards and lawns

A classic Georgian country house that’s perfectly secluded amid woodland,

Derwent Hill is a delightful country house that’s just 20 minutes from Newcastle — yet feels like it’s in a dreamy
The fascinating story behind how the kelpie got its name

The fascinating story behind how the kelpie got its name

Muster Dogs season two has kicked off and we are here for it. Whether you are on team Border Collie
A three-bedroom Cornish cottage with the only ‘blowing house’ left in the county

A three-bedroom Cornish cottage with the only ‘blowing house’ left

Mine Captains Cottage sits in perfectly unspoilt National Trust countryside, and is ready to be brought into the 21st century.