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Britain’s best folk festivals, from the weird and wonderful to the downright dangerous

Britain’s best folk festivals, from the weird and wonderful to

Burning barrels, hare-pie scrambles, bottle kicking and horn dances: no one does eccentric quite like the English. Harry Pearson explores
The ‘most beautiful car ever made’ makes its debut on Country Life Frontispiece page alongside photographer Amy Shore

The ‘most beautiful car ever made’ makes its debut on

Automotive photographer Amy Shore is the star of the Frontispiece page in this week’s Country Life — and where better to
Norfolk terriers: ‘Stubborn little bearers of total joy’

Norfolk terriers: ‘Stubborn little bearers of total joy’

Norfolk terriers may be small and feisty, but their immense courage, intelligence and sheer joy of life have won over
The great culinary mystery of why don’t we eat more rabbit (especially when you take a look at this recipe)

The great culinary mystery of why don’t we eat more

It’s madness that we no longer enjoy rabbit as we once did, laments Tom Parker Bowles. ‘Run rabbit, run rabbit,
75 things you never knew about King Charles III as he celebrates his 75th birthday

75 things you never knew about King Charles III as

On The King’s big day, Amie Elizabeth White reveals 75 things you might not know about our monarch. Personal His
My Favourite Painting: Martha Lytton Cobbold

My Favourite Painting: Martha Lytton Cobbold

Martha Lytton Cobbold of Historic Houses selects a magnificent depiction of the power of nature. Martha Lytton Cobbold on Seal
10 truly superb country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life

10 truly superb country houses for sale, as seen in

Our weekly selection of the best homes to come to the market via Country Life includes an impossibly romantic Hampshire
How to grow broad beans: How to plant them, how to look after them, and the best varieties for your garden

How to grow broad beans: How to plant them, how

Mark Diacono names the best broad beans for flavour, reliability, tenderness and the beauty of the plant itself. A while
How to train your dog not to wake you up even if you’ve nowhere to close them off at night

How to train your dog not to wake you up

Training a dog into a night-time routine is a lot easier if you have a space for them to call
Ballone Castle: How a roof-less shell inhabited by cows became medieval modernism at its finest

Ballone Castle: How a roof-less shell inhabited by cows became

The restoration of the ruined tower house that is Ballone Castle in Easter Ross — the home of Lachie and
An iconic Thames-side hotel for sale that was a favoured haunt of Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor and George Clooney

An iconic Thames-side hotel for sale that was a favoured

Celebrities past and present have moored up at this former coach house-turned buzzing restaurant, and it’s now looking for a
The penny-farthing rider who made a 400-mile trek across war-torn Ukraine

The penny-farthing rider who made a 400-mile trek across war-torn

Is it still possible to use a penny-farthing today? The answer is an emphatic yes, at least if you’re former