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Country Life's top 10 arts stories of 2024

From the artist killed on his first day in the war to a masterpiece once sold for £30, these were our most popular arts stories of 2024.

Country Life's top 20 properties of 2024

We've taken a look back on 2024's most popular property articles on the Country Life website, from picture-perfect cottages to private islands.

Five bedrooms and an indoor pool nestled into the sought after slopes of England's fourth-highest mountain

Ben Y Craig near Keswick might be one of the best houses in one of the most sought after locations in the Lake District National Park.

The 2024 Country Life Editor's Christmas quiz

It's Christmas day. You've probably run out of things to talk about. Why not do this quiz to pass the time? Answers will be posted at 1:30pm tomorrow.

The Country Life Christmas message by Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy: ‘The most powerful person in the world’ is not an emperor, high priest or CEO, but a helpless baby in the arms of a loving mother

Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy on how Christmas shows us that ‘the most powerful person in the world’ is not an emperor, or a high priest or the CEO of a tech company, but a helpless baby in the arms of a loving mother.

An absurdly perfect thatched country cottage, surrounded by a 6,000-acre estate in the heart of Devon, is for sale at just £650,000

Is it too late to add this Devon cottage to your Christmas wish list?

Country Life's 20 favourite stories of 2024, from elephants and explorers to the country house that came with a free Harrier Jump Jet

Over the Christmas period we'll be featuring some of the best stories of the year from the Country Life website.

A Victorian reservoir transformed into a sprawling underground home that's part Roman villa and part Hobbit house

A lot of houses get touted by agents as being 'unique'... but The Old Reservoir in Wharfdale really does live up to its billing.

Country Life's top 10 gardens articles of 2024

From the gardens of A-listers and crazed plant hunters to tips on compost, we covered it all in 2024.

13 country homes for sale, starting from under £375,000, as seen in Country Life

We take a look at some of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life in the past week or so.

A fisherman's cottage in Port Isaac in which you can write the next Great American Novel

One-bedroom The Shrimp is as cosy a cottage as you are likely to ever find. It's hard not to be inspired by its character.

Going up? The property market's top experts on what will happen to house prices in 2025

After a jam-packed year, could a brighter and more stable housing market be around the corner? Here’s our round-up of house price predictions from those in the know.

Dawn Chorus: The Secret of GK Chesterton, the owl-saving hero who's breaking the internet, and our Quiz of the Day

GK Chesterton's old house is up for sale in what is the final Dawn Chorus of 2024.

The interiors of this converted church in Oundle might be all the proof you need that there is a God

Designed by Sir Ninan Comper, this property is a substantial home of some 3,000sq ft that would be a blessing to whoever buys it.

The most-viewed house of 2024 is a completely ordinary three-bed semi... with a literally fantastical interior

This incredible house in Rhyl, Wales, is emblazoned with murals of Disney characters. Do you dare step into the room full of villains?

Mushroom gin, Lego houses, and dull men and women, with James May

That bloke off Top Gear joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about making his own gin, how to run a pub, why dull men and women are anything but and why he hates the North Pole and suitcases with wheels.

A former nunnery that's now a spectacular home, with statues, stained glass and magnificent gardens

Barrow Court is a home that demands — and deserves — superlatives.

Asian hornets losing ground, Britain's most bashed bridge bashed once again and how to buy a dinosaur

Plus sumptuous property for sale and our quiz of the day.

Eight magical homes for sale, from Scotland to London and from £1.25m to £29.5m, as seen in Country Life

Our weekly look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life includes a seven bedroom home in Mayfair, an astounding Scottish estate and a glorious Edwardian home on the River Thames in Bray.

'We’ve never experienced anything like this. Nothing has even come close': An incredible home in Wales where you can surf in the morning and go climbing in the afternoon

Like a phoenix from the flames, Plas Yr Eifl rose from the ashes of a fire to become one of the finest contemporary homes on the Llyn Peninsula.