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A beautiful new kitchen sympathetically created for a 16th century manor house

A beautiful new kitchen sympathetically created for a 16th century

Limewash walls, a large island and plenty of open shelving combine to create a kitchen that’s sympathetic to this 16th-century
Property Talk: Why do we all love waterside homes?

Property Talk: Why do we all love waterside homes?

Rivers, lakes, canals and the sea act as magnets for buyers. Annabel Dixon explores why ‘water always bucks the trend’.
Britain’s Victorian seaside towns: A tale of sun, sand, affection, neglect, decay and regeneration

Britain’s Victorian seaside towns: A tale of sun, sand, affection,

Country Life’s cultural commentator Athena looks at the sad plight of Britain’s seaside towns, but has hopes that things may
Annabelle review: Why you should book this family-friendly hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, now and travel later

Annabelle review: Why you should book this family-friendly hotel in

When all around, hotels are vying to be shinier, brighter, more dazzling and boundary pushing than ever, sometimes what actually
An amazing Cornish bolt hole 100 yards from the sea, up for sale for the first time since 1860

An amazing Cornish bolt hole 100 yards from the sea,

Corfingle Cottage is a recently renovated former fisherman’s cottage found in the irresistible little coastal village of Portloe, where all
A magnificent river-fronted Georgian manor house that looks like it’s been torn from the pages of a Jane Austen novel

A magnificent river-fronted Georgian manor house that looks like it’s

Every now and then, a property comes along and completely sweeps us off our feet, and Boulston Manor, with its
Mary Berry, Queen of Cakes, hosting The Great British Garden Party

Mary Berry, Queen of Cakes, hosting The Great British Garden

Beautiful gardens, tea and cake, and a few pounds raised for charity at the same time — what could be more
Six dog deals on Amazon Prime Day

Six dog deals on Amazon Prime Day

Buying things for your dog from Amazon might seem a bit like buying a laptop from the local pet shop,
A spectacular old priory that’s been reimagined time and again for 1,000 years, with one of the most beautiful poolhouses you’ll ever see

A spectacular old priory that’s been reimagined time and again

The Old Priory in North Woodchester, Gloucestershire, is a Cotswold building dripping with history, yet also has one of the
Jonathan Self: After 44 years and seven attempts, I am finally starting to get the hang of this parenting business

Jonathan Self: After 44 years and seven attempts, I am

Jonathan Self has nailed it, just as his twins leave for university. Decades ago, an adventurous pair of house martins
Henley Festival: 13 things you’ll see at the ‘posh Glastonbury’

Henley Festival: 13 things you’ll see at the ‘posh Glastonbury’

Revellers in ball gowns and dinner jackets, turning up on board £200,000 boats to dance and party while knocking back
A stunning, scenic and secluded country home on the market for the first time since before the Second World War

A stunning, scenic and secluded country home on the market

Melyniog Hall, on the Welsh borders, offers blissful isolation and spectacular scenic views — perfect for those who want to