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Property
For sale for the first time in 50 years, an unlisted Sussex farmhouse surrounded by a 'thriving 117-acre nature reserve'
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Comment & Opinion
'I didn't realise quite what we were getting into': how to make cheese in Norfolk and what it says about us
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News
Transport for London threatens the United States with court over unpaid congestion charge fines, but it seems likely our closest ally will never pay
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Property
18th century elegance and some 6,500sq ft of space with views over the citadel of Rye
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Gardens
'Nothing wrong with a bit of furore': An insider's guide to judging the Chelsea Flower Show, by RHS senior judge James Alexander-Sinclair
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Property
22 superb homes for sale from £260k to £15 million, as seen in Country Life
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Expert Gardening Tips
Alan Titchmarsh on Chelsea 2024: 'We need controversy to make us think... Just don’t expect me to regard slugs and snails as my friend'
Property
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The newest 'Old Rectory' in the world is up for sale, set in ancient woodland, with a cathedral-like pool and its own golf course
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‘A buzz in the air’ as housing market activity picks up
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Best country houses for sale this week
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An award-winning architectural delight in Polzeath that's a perfect place to watch the sun set
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Where Cotswolds stone meets Art Deco, a fabulous country home with walled garden, stables — and a pool to wash your sheep
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A small country estate in the Lake District that comes with its very own title and was once the home of Arthur Ransome
Interiors
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Interiors
WOW!house 2024: Six of the brightest ideas you'll see at the interiors event
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Interiors
'Not cheap... but cheaper than a divorce lawyer'
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Interiors
Upon reflection: How to buy an antique mirror
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Interiors
The ancient decorative painting technique enjoying a revival 2,000 years after being the talk of Pompeii
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Dogs & Animals
How to train a 250lb pooch who is a mountain dog in every sense
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Architecture
Stansted Park in the 20th century: The private made public
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Travel
Stanwell House hotel review: A central Lymington bolthole that perfectly marries forest and sea
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Restaurants and pubs
This is how we brew it: The cafés of the Cotswolds
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Art and Antiques
How a 20-year-old Leonora Carrington told off one of Surrealism's leading lights, and embarked on a career which has just seen her masterpiece go for $22 million
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Food and Drink
Where to find the world's best club sandwich
Nature
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The terrible truth about the cuckoo, and the 'monstrous outrages' it perpetrates on its foster parents and siblings
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Isabella Tree on how rewilding took the Knepp Estate from a ruin in the red to a miracle of Nature
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From the 'gatekeeper' to the 'Scotch argus', where did butterflies and moths get their strange names?
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Michael Prodger: How Britain’s landscapes have inspired painters across the centuries
Travel
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'Sometimes I like to think I have my finger on the pulse when it comes to design and fashion. I am incorrect' — Celebrating one of Europe's biggest street parties in the cushion of contemporary luxury
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Latimer Farm in Oddington: 'One of the most charming places that you could spend a few days'
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Glebe House, Devon: 'The antithesis of big brand hotels'
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Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way: 'Who knew that winding coastal lanes could be so lucrative?'
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Is this the best holiday house to rent on Cornwall’s north coast?
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Sterrekopje: A centuries-old sanctuary hidden in a blessed corner of South Africa
Cars
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The Aston Martin Vantage review: A fusion of love, joy and metal
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Curious Questions: Who was the first person to take a driving test?
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The Queen's old Range Rover — one which she used to pick up the Obamas — has come up for sale
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E-Types, Scotland's best beaches and the 'backwards-looking fantasy' of rewilding: Country Life's best features of 2023
Food & Drink
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Jonathan Self: Real friendship survives separation, violently different opinions and surprisingly shabby behaviour'
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Chocolate hobnobs, mascarpone and mint — the perfect cheesecake for summer
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The wicker weavers who can make a picnic hamper with such skill that you can choose whether it's silent or squeaky
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Charcuterie, chilli oil, pickling and pastry: how to make the world's best picnic
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‘I have nothing but rapt adoration and the greatest of respect for this sugary art form’: Tom Parker Bowles on the perfection of puddings
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Tom Parker Bowles shares his sublime fish pie recipe, but with a few rules attached