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Long Barn Gardens, Kent: The place where Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson learned how to make a garden great

Long Barn Gardens, Kent: The place where Vita Sackville-West and

The garden at Long Barn, near Sevenoaks β€” the home of Lars and Rebecca Lemonius β€” shares many of the
How to make chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sage

How to make chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sage

If you’ve a few chestnuts left over from Christmas, our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson is here to help. This
The call of the wild, from gliding past hippos on a mokoro to riding alongside cheetahs and giraffes

The call of the wild, from gliding past hippos on

Whether following migrating wildebeest on foot, gliding past hippos on a mokoro, or riding alongside giraffes, little beats the thrill
The lost art of letter writing: ‘Opening a letter brings a nostalgic feeling of joy unrivalled in this digital age’

The lost art of letter writing: ‘Opening a letter brings

From scribbled thank-you notes to long, lyrical testaments of love, the handwritten word creates a meaningful and lasting record, says
Starting a blog in 2024? Here are three useful photo and video editing tools to give it an upgrade

Starting a blog in 2024? Here are three useful photo

The blog has been making a comeback, and if you’re keen to give it a try then these photo and
What to expect in 2024, from the Shipping News in cockney rhyming slang to a secret wolf-reintroduction

What to expect in 2024, from the Shipping News in

Our annual tongue-in-cheek look at what 2024 might hold in store, from the Shipping News in cockney to the resurgence
10 truly breathtaking images from Country Life to celebrate the landscapes and seasons of Britain

10 truly breathtaking images from Country Life to celebrate the

Take a look at some of the great depictions of the seasons and landscapes of Britain, as celebrated in the
From Windsor Castle and the Reform Club to the house where Ghosts is filmed: Country Life’s best architecture stories of 2023

From Windsor Castle and the Reform Club to the house

We take a look back at a wonderful year of architecture articles in Country Life, including an astonishing look inside
The best places to travel to in 2024 and why

The best places to travel to in 2024 and why

Country Life’s Travel Editor, Rosie Paterson, tells you where to go around the world in 2024. Paros, Greece Why? An
E-Types, Scotland’s best beaches and the ‘backwards-looking fantasy’ of rewilding: Country Life’s best features of 2023

E-Types, Scotland’s best beaches and the ‘backwards-looking fantasy’ of rewilding:

From travel and motoring to dog training and pithy comment, these proved out most popular feature articles of the last
The gardens at Rockcliffe: Cold comforts that even Britain’s worst winters can’t spoil

The gardens at Rockcliffe: Cold comforts that even Britain’s worst

At 600ft above sea level, the garden at Rockcliffe in Gloucestershire β€”the home of Simon and Emma Keswick β€” suffers
The biggest country house sales of 2023, from the ultimate Padstow getaway to one of Britain’s greatest stately homes

The biggest country house sales of 2023, from the ultimate

Our property correspondent Penny Churchill takes a look back at the biggest country house sales in England in 2023. Following