Country Life 7 February 2024
Country Life 7 February 2024 looks at the finest places to travel around the world in 2024, pokes around Chillingham Castle and marvels at Britain's most spectacular waterfalls.
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Where to see snowdrops: The best places in Britain
The sight of these tiny white flowers peeping through in January or February never fails to cheer us up – here's our pick of where to see snowdrops.
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A heavenly thatched home in Oxfordshire that's a perfect chocolate box cottage
From Summer Fields and the Dragon all the way to Oxford University, Farthing Cottage near Wallingford has got expensive education on the doorstep.
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Country Life 31 January 2024
Country Life 31 January 2024 looks at the names of rivers, marvellous miniatures and how to garden with a chainsaw.
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Seven outstanding rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Our look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life in recent days includes a sprawling pile in the Lake District and a superb family home in Ascot.
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The vegan farce that is 'bee-free' honey will spell disaster for bees, farmers and all of us
Our columnist Agromenes ridicules the notion the bee-free honey is a kindness to bees.
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Country Life 24 January 2024
Country Life 24 January 2024 looks at the chaos pets can cause, wine rooms, national parks and the best podcasts to try.
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The War Cloister, Winchester College: A moving and elegant memorial to the Winchester boys who lost their lives in the World Wars
The architect Sir Herbert Baker was the creator of the War Cloister at Winchester College, perhaps the greatest of his many public-school war memorials. Timothy Mowl explores the history of this remarkable monument.
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Those 'who have ridden roughshod over men and women they should have protected must be held accountable'
Agromenes reflects on the Post Office scandal, and implores that we learn from the mistakes
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Country Life 17 January 2024
Country Life 17 January 2024 looks at beautiful bridges, delightful dahlias and the house that inspired Brideshead Revisited.
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British Library cyber attack is a wake up call to the cultural sector
Thankfully, physical objects are safe from cyber warfare, but our cultural institutions need to sit up and take notice, warns Athena
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Country Life 10 January 2024
Country Life 10 January 2024 looks at Britain's secret sunken roads, poisonous plants and the ultimate winter comfort food: the pie.
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Dry January 'is an abomination' dreamt up by 'misery merchants who are never happier than when they’re uncomfortable'
Our columnist Agromenes turns away from his usual focus to take a look at the Dry January movement. It's fair to say, er, that he's against it.
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The lost art of letter writing: 'Opening a letter brings a nostalgic feeling of joy unrivalled in this digital age'
From scribbled thank-you notes to long, lyrical testaments of love, the handwritten word creates a meaningful and lasting record, says Sarah Fortescue, as she laments the lost art of letter writing.
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Country Life 3 January 2024
Country Life 3 January 2024 celebrates 50 reasons to be proud of Britain.
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How to cure a hangover, by some of Britain's greatest-ever writers
Got a hangover? Heave yourself out of bed and throw yourself on the mercy of one of these literary cures, suggests Emma Hughes.
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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.
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Think what you got for Christmas was bad? The worst presents in literature will cheer you up...
A diamond-encrusted tortoise, a humble pencil case tied up with string and a cursed jewel: Felicity Day unwraps some of the best and worst presents given in literature
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Country Life 27 December 2023
Country Life 27 December 2023 looks at the beauty of Britain, the art of knot tying, and Winston Churchill's interior design tips.
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Master of Wine Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler on how to pick the perfect wines over Christmas
Village drinks? Teenage gatherings? Carol singers? Christmas and Boxing Day lunch? Wine savant Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW has a wine for every festive occasion.
