Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.

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Town & Country

Good week for

Bad week for

Town Mouse • Driving a hard bargain

Country Mouse • The sound of (not quite) silence

COUNTRY LIFE • August 27, 1921

Oh, the agony! • New agony aunt Mrs Hudson solves your dilemmas

Town & Country Notebook

In the spotlight • Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Wines of the week

Windows on the past

Letters to the Editor

Sanity prevails

The revival Scotland desperately needs

The way we were • Photographs from the Country Life archive

My favourite painting Turtle Bunbury • Sulawesi Warty Pig by an unknown artist

Sir John Herschel

Never too late

What they said

On the record • Doubt by Sir Antony Gormley is now in place on the West Front of Wells Cathedral, Somerset (www.niche338.org)

An art form that makes us think • One of Britain’s greatest living sculptors reflects on a new cathedral project

The golden eagle has landed • Already firmly established in the Highlands, these majestic raptors are now being reintroduced in southern Scotland. Joe Gibbs investigates their reception and the repercussions

Going for golden

Other raptor reintroductions in Scotland

The classical castle • Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire The property of David Home Miller and Catherine Macdonald-Home One of Robert Adam’s less familiar commissions, recently rescued from neglect, has a fascinating story to tell about the development of his castle style, finds Roger White

The nine ladies’ tea dance • A group of Scottish growers is defying the weather to produce Britain’s favourite drink, finds Nick Hammond

Other British tea brands

Berry unusual • There’s a wealth of juicy deliciousness beyond the standard fruit-cage fare of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. Mark Diacono explores all the other berries we should be growing, too

Oh valleys of shifting light and changing skies • The brooding horizons, misty glens and dramatic castles of Scotland make it a mecca for film crews shooting anything from historical dramas to Bond films and sci-fi adventures, finds Daniel Pembrey

It's Scotland–but not as we know it

The home hero The Balmoral, Edinburgh, Scotland

The traveller's tip • Sonu Shivdasani, hotelier and founder of Soneva

Travel

The globetrotter • Dom Joly, comedian and travel writer

Pack your bags • The Three Chimneys, Colbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland

The designer's room • From a blank canvas, garden designer Bridget Elworthy created this relaxed country kitchen

Sitting soft • Loose covers are not only practical, they also have a relaxed charm that is appealing to a new generation

Why craft makes you happy • Among the design events that COUNTRY LIFE will be hosting over the autumn is one that explores the life-enhancing benefits of the handmade interior, from furniture and lighting to tableware and textiles

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