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Server
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Country Life
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Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life in the country'
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Country Life
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Headings
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H1 Country Life
H2 The life of a BAFTA begins in an industrial estate in Braintree
H2 It's super! The Country Life Quiz of the Day, February 10, 2026
H2 'Heart motifs combine romance, history and craftsmanship in one very intimate object': Jewellery to fall in love with
H2 The short-eared owl is a breed apart
H2 What you'll find in this week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
H2 This Civil War coat and armour has survived four centuries in almost perfect condition — apart from the hole made by the musket ball that killed the man who wore it
H2 The British Museum's successful attempt to save a Tudor-era pendant with links to Henry VIII is proof that the institution is on the up
H2 People & Places
H2 Jenson Button: 'Get rid of your ego'
H2 'The Shakespeare of architects... he has yet had no equal in this country': Sir John Vanbrugh and the legacy of Blenheim Palace
H2 These are a few of Diana Henry's favourite things
H2 Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no Waitrose
H2 Property
H2 A 1980s sitcom superstar is selling his 'just idyllic' Surrey hideaway
H2 Five superb homes, from a Wiltshire mansion to 'the best flat in Battersea', as seen in Country Life
H2 The Norfolk home of the grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has come to the market
H2 When is a cottage not a cottage? When it's a spectacular, glass-walled lakehouse making waves in 'Heated Rivalry'
H2 A picture-perfect thatched cottage tucked away in Dorset's Blackmore Vale
H2 The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the city
H2 A Grade II-listed farmhouse just outside the Cornwall village dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea', on sale for the first time in 500 years
H2 Architecture
H2 The magnificent London mansion that Country Life mourned when it was demolished to make room for the Dorchester Hotel
H2 Repton: The 500-year-old school with a medieval priory whose story leads back to the kings of Mercia
H2 The striking Arts & Crafts country home with interiors by William Morris that disappeared without a trace
H2 'The Shakespeare of architects... he has yet had no equal in this country': Sir John Vanbrugh and the legacy of Blenheim Palace Duplicate text
H2 Can you tell the difference between a trefoil and an embrasure? A pictorial guide to medieval architecture
H2 Lord Byron, Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott once dined at this Jacobean mansion in London. Destroyed by The Blitz it lives on now only in the Country Life Archive
H2 'Climbing is to ascend not only through space, but through centuries of lineage': The great staircases of Britain's finest country houses
H2 The Picturesque Scottish castle built on land admired by Robert Burns and erased by war
H2 Our expert voices
H2 Interiors
H2 This clever interiors trick is the secret to creating multifunctional spaces — and it was integral to the design of many English country houses of the past
H2 'It was a complete wreck': Reclaiming a Hampshire coaching house from the earth
H2 How do you add a dash of theatricality to a 1930s house? By taking inspiration from the legendary architect and set designer Oliver Messel
H2 Are you a curator, a sympathiser or a conscientious objector? Take our Interiors Editor's quiz to discover your design DNA
H2 ‘The pair drove to Belgium in their Mini and returned with the chair wrapped in duvets’: The mother-and-daughter duo that brought a converted Cotswolds barn back to life
H2 'You should need little reminding that the 1980s are back': Country Life's interior-design predictions for 2026
H2 How an eco-friendly interior designer transformed a former milking parlour into a multi-purpose space in the middle of the Pandemic
H2 How Britain’s biggest and best country houses are decking the halls (and façades) for Christmas
H2 Gardens
H2 'I was utterly bewitched': The heartwarming success story of one of Britain's greatest rose-growers
H2 William Robson, the visionary gardener 150 years ahead of his time
H2 'It was like going on a blind date... over a few glasses of wine our friendship was sealed and by three in the morning we had a plan': The creation of a spectacular Moroccan garden
H2 Alan Titchmarsh: I'm always asked about 'creating a sensory garden', and my answer is always the same
H2 RHS to run two new touring shows at Badminton and at the royal estate at Sandringham
H2 The gardeners' gardens: Alan Titchmarsh, Mary Keen, Clive Nichols and more on the places they have on their 2026 hitlists
H2 LIFE & STYLE
H2 'Heart motifs combine romance, history and craftsmanship in one very intimate object': Jewellery to fall in love with Duplicate text
H2 Border terriers: The low maintenance dogs beloved by Sir Andy Murray, Lorraine Kelly and Country Life
H2 The rugby shirt is a bona fide sartorial superstar
H2 Every now and then, it's important to remember some Alfa Romeos
H2 THE COUNTRYSIDE
H2 The short-eared owl is a breed apart Duplicate text
H2 Who is your Wildlife Photographer of the Year? Cast your vote now
H2 'To my unspeakable disgust and pain, the little inconsiderate beast squirted his acid down my throat': The army of animals weaponising chemistry in the fight for survival
H2 ART & CULTURE
H2 This Civil War coat and armour has survived four centuries in almost perfect condition — apart from the hole made by the musket ball that killed the man who wore it Duplicate text
H2 The British Museum's successful attempt to save a Tudor-era pendant with links to Henry VIII is proof that the institution is on the up Duplicate text
H2 ‘I don't consider myself to be a nepo baby at all’: Caroline Avedon on preserving her grandfather's legacy — and her consuming passions
H2 Cybele and Juno statues finally return to Stowe's south-front portico
H2 Travel
H2 Lodge Park: Megève is where snow and style mingle, and this hotel is at the heart of it all
H2 New kids on the block: London's hotel boom and the new openings around the world to have on your radar
H2 'It’s worth remembering that our closest surroundings often hold multitudes of their own'
H2 The Country Life Guide to Marrakech: Where to shop, stay and eat
H2 'Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places': Slim Aarons's photographs of Cortina d’Ampezzo resurface ahead of the Winter Olympics
H2 From Sicily to Sussex: What the Normans did for us
H2 Food & Drink
H2 The 'chef's table' is off the ick list
H2 Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no Waitrose Duplicate text
H2 Patrick Galbraith: 'The idea that a bar in Norfolk selling vinho verde would make it through even one winter was about as likely as the Madonna herself reappearing by the old water pump'
H2 Agromenes: The Food Waste Inspector is right to call out M&S, Waitrose and Lidl for throwing away food that is perfectly good to eat
H2 Gill Meller's recipe for wholesome and flavourful cauliflower cheese gratin
H2 Forget haggis — the humble swede is the real hero of the Burns Night meal
H2 Tom Parker Bowles talks tartiflette: 'This is not a dish worried about precision, elegance or nuance. It is all about beautiful ballast and you wouldn’t want it any other way'
H3 Natasha Bird
H3 Chris Hall
H3 Tom Parker Bowles
H3 Carla Passino
H3 Isabel Bannerman
H3 Alan Titchmarsh
H3 Sophia Money-Coutts
H3 Giles Kime
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/property/the-nearest-thing-yo...The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the city By Julie Harding
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