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The voice of the Countryside, every week.

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'Wade through a bog in the morning and then waltz into The Ritz for breakfast': For fashion and function, you can't beat country clothing countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/…
'Wade through a bog in the morning and then waltz into The Ritz for breakfast': For fashion and...

'Wade through a bog in the morning and then waltz into The Ritz for breakfast': For fashion and...

For the fashion conscious city dweller, the lines between rural and urban are blurring, especially in outerwear, says Madeleine Silver.

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Staffordshire's fairytale flatpack glass palace destroyed by Second World War soldiers countrylife.co.uk/architectu…
Staffordshire's fairytale flatpack glass palace destroyed by Second World War soldiers

Staffordshire's fairytale flatpack glass palace destroyed by Second World War soldiers

The repeal of a tax on glass led to the construction of some awesome hot- and glasshouses, including the one at Enville Hall.

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This picture-perfect 'silvery stone' house with royal connections is a restoration marvel countrylife.co.uk/property/a…
This picture-perfect 'silvery stone' house with royal connections is a restoration marvel

This picture-perfect 'silvery stone' house with royal connections is a restoration marvel

This family home in Wiltshire was once ‘a mean miserable little house’ until it was spectacularly restored at the turn of the century. Now it is on the market.

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'We used to have a word for the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day': Susie Dent on why words from the past matter countrylife.co.uk/culture/in…
'We used to have a word for the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day': Susie Dent on why words from...

'We used to have a word for the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day': Susie Dent on why words from...

Against a sharp decline in reading and written abilities, a growing respect for old-school vocabulary has emerged. How come?

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'A staggeringly effective and efficient machine, in the best Teutonic tradition': 40 years of the Porsche 959 countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/…
'A staggeringly effective and efficient machine, in the best Teutonic tradition': 40 years of the...

'A staggeringly effective and efficient machine, in the best Teutonic tradition': 40 years of the...

To celebrate a landmark birthday for one of Porsche's greatest ever halo cars, we look back at Roger Bell's review from 1986.

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Ireland's oldest dog breed is a sporty little number countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/…
Ireland's oldest dog breed is a sporty little number

Ireland's oldest dog breed is a sporty little number

Agnes Stamp extolls the virtues of the soft-coated wheaten terrier.

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Grab the remote for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2026 countrylife.co.uk/quiz/grab-…
Grab the remote for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2026

Grab the remote for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2026

On this day in 1936, the BBC launched the world's first regular high-definition television service. To celebrate this, today's quiz is all about TV.

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‘They’re not calling me a nutter anymore. It’s quite refreshing’: Gut-health guru Tim Spector on collecting cheese and his Consuming Passions countrylife.co.uk/culture/pe…
‘They’re not calling me a nutter anymore. It’s quite refreshing’: Gut-health guru Tim Spector on...

‘They’re not calling me a nutter anymore. It’s quite refreshing’: Gut-health guru Tim Spector on...

Lotte Brundle meets the gut-health scientist, writer and co-founder of Zoe.

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From a Lake District hotel to one of the finest houses in Oxfordshire, here are the best properties for sale in Country Life this week countrylife.co.uk/property/f…
From a Lake District hotel to one of the finest houses in Oxfordshire, here are the best properties...

From a Lake District hotel to one of the finest houses in Oxfordshire, here are the best properties...

Something for everyone, as always.

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A royal foundation: 700 years of Oriel College countrylife.co.uk/architectu…
A royal foundation: 700 years of Oriel College

A royal foundation: 700 years of Oriel College

As it celebrates the 700th anniversary year of its foundation, Aoife Caitríona Lau looks at the history and architectural riches of Oriel College, Oxford. Photographs by Will Pryce for Country Life.

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'Nobody needs a deconstructed roast with 12 little components and a smear of gravy. Keep it generous, keep it recognisable and make every element really bloody good' countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/…
'Nobody needs a deconstructed roast with 12 little components and a smear of gravy. Keep it...

'Nobody needs a deconstructed roast with 12 little components and a smear of gravy. Keep it...

David Ellis establishes what really belong on your plate at Sunday lunch.

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Not just a likeness, but a presence: How to commission the perfect portrait countrylife.co.uk/culture/ar…
Not just a likeness, but a presence: How to commission the perfect portrait

Not just a likeness, but a presence: How to commission the perfect portrait

Carla Passino meets the artists capturing the very essence of a person.

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'We’ve been very bold, we’ve gone bigger than we thought and I love it': How bravery paid off in the dramatic garden at Shillies Barn countrylife.co.uk/gardens-in…
'We’ve been very bold, we’ve gone bigger than we thought and I love it': How bravery paid off in...

'We’ve been very bold, we’ve gone bigger than we thought and I love it': How bravery paid off in...

Underpinning a gently waving perennial meadow at Shillies Barn is a complex web of plants that echoes and repeats across the seasons, as well as reflecting the garden beyond. Tilly Ware meets its...

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The homes for sale with blockbuster cinema rooms — and one of them is a Scottish castle countrylife.co.uk/property/t…
The homes for sale with blockbuster cinema rooms — and one of them is a Scottish castle

The homes for sale with blockbuster cinema rooms — and one of them is a Scottish castle

These spectacular homes will ensure that, for their new owners, staying in becomes the hottest ticket in town.

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Castles, cathedrals, museums and music: What’s not to like in this overlooked part of northern England? countrylife.co.uk/travel/bri…
Castles, cathedrals, museums and music: What’s not to like in this overlooked part of northern...

Castles, cathedrals, museums and music: What’s not to like in this overlooked part of northern...

Take the Durham detour, argues Kate Green

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From Suffolk to Salem: The deadly price of being different in witch-crazed 17th-century England countrylife.co.uk/culture/pe…
From Suffolk to Salem: The deadly price of being different in witch-crazed 17th-century England

From Suffolk to Salem: The deadly price of being different in witch-crazed 17th-century England

A half century before the infamous Salem Witch Trials, parts of England were busy rounding up and executing people accused of witchcraft, writes Gregory Wakeman.

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Howdy, partner! The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2026, is good, bad and ugly countrylife.co.uk/quiz/pull-…
Howdy, partner! The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2026, is good, bad and ugly

Howdy, partner! The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2026, is good, bad and ugly

Test your knowledge of Western films in today's quiz.

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Elevating the hardest-working room in the house to new heights with lights countrylife.co.uk/gardens-in…
Elevating the hardest-working room in the house to new heights with lights

Elevating the hardest-working room in the house to new heights with lights

The utility room of a new house in Wiltshire shows just how important a warm lighting scheme can be.

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This Scottish castle with links to Robert Burns and Robert the Bruce is a steal — just don't expect it to come with a roof countrylife.co.uk/property/s…
This Scottish castle with links to Robert Burns and Robert the Bruce is a steal — just don't expect...

This Scottish castle with links to Robert Burns and Robert the Bruce is a steal — just don't expect...

The wonderful Baltersan Castle is full of history, and has a wealth of fine architectural detail surviving — but it'll need a brave owner with deep pockets to take on the challenge.

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Ralph Lauren’s Western watch collection will make cowboys of us all countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/…
Ralph Lauren’s Western watch collection will make cowboys of us all

Ralph Lauren’s Western watch collection will make cowboys of us all

The Western Cushion might hail from the American West, but its makers and wearers are truly international.

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