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Nine glorious country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life

Nine glorious country houses for sale, as seen in Country

A picture-perfect Somerset home that generates £100k income is among this week’s beautiful properties for sale. Somerset — £2,350,000 In
11 glorious dahlias to plant in your garden, as chosen by the experts at the National Dahlia Collection

11 glorious dahlias to plant in your garden, as chosen

The experts at the National Dahlia Collections told Kirsty Fergusson the best varieties they’d suggest for the typical country garden
How to keep your dog healthy and having fun in the coldest depths of winter, by award-winning trainer Ben Randall

How to keep your dog healthy and having fun in

Snow, ice and freezing conditions throw up both challenges and opportunities for fun if you’re a dog owner. Ben Randall
The War Cloister, Winchester College: A moving and elegant memorial to the Winchester boys who lost their lives in the World Wars

The War Cloister, Winchester College: A moving and elegant memorial

The architect Sir Herbert Baker was the creator of the War Cloister at Winchester College, perhaps the greatest of his
Privacy personified at this Suffolk home with its own moat

Privacy personified at this Suffolk home with its own moat

This 16th-century home near Hoo has been recently modernised and comes with six bedrooms, but more importantly, a fully functioning
Curious Questions: Why does the weather keep getting colder even when the days start getting longer?

Curious Questions: Why does the weather keep getting colder even

The coldest months of the year in Britain are always January and February — despite the fact that we’re getting more
Floral fireworks: The treasures you’ll find at the National Dahlia Collection

Floral fireworks: The treasures you’ll find at the National Dahlia

The National Dahlia Collection in Cornwallwas scheduled to be grubbed up in 2020, but was saved in the nick of
Coworth Park hotel review: Just another day in Paradise

Coworth Park hotel review: Just another day in Paradise

From a heavenly spa to gleaming copper bathtubs and sculptures woven into Nature, Coworth Park in Ascot gets everything (almost)
Housing market expectations for 2024 are improving. Here’s why.

Housing market expectations for 2024 are improving. Here’s why.

Temperatures may be falling outside but the housing market appears to be warming up. Annabel Dixon lifts the lid on
An insider’s guide to travelling the world: Hot destinations, missing underwear and dodging volcanoes

An insider’s guide to travelling the world: Hot destinations, missing

Country Life’s Travel Editor Rosie Paterson joins the podcast to share her wisdom, experience — and a disturbing number of blunders.
Those ‘who have ridden roughshod over men and women they should have protected must be held accountable’

Those ‘who have ridden roughshod over men and women they

Agromenes reflects on the Post Office scandal, and implores that we learn from the mistakes AGROMENES was among the first
The weather lore of January that claims to predict the future

The weather lore of January that claims to predict the

Predicting the weather using folklore is not as lackadaisical as it might seem, says Lia Leendertz, as she reveals what