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June 2022 Archive

101 articles

28 June
How to eat seasonally in June, by Tom Parker Bowles
One of England's 'most famous' horse training yards — once owned by the Queen and a footballer — is now for sale
'Russia must be isolated. Utterly walled off,' said the Russian. 'When Putin falls, the new regime will be the same as the old'
27 June
Eight of the best sundials for your garden
A superb Cornish Manor House that has never been seen on the open market — until now
My Favourite Painting: Paul Chesney
26 June
Six magnificent country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that 'looks like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend'
How to help a dog who's scared of going places in the car, by expert trainer Ben Randall
Mapperton House: A Dorset masterpiece, and still the nation's finest manor house?
25 June
'One of the best waterside homes in England' on the open market for the first time in 145 years
Curious Questions: When did the first passenger jet take off?
The Shropshire Union Canal: Thomas Telford's engineering marvel and enduring legacy
The gardens at Kestle Barton: A landscape of creeks and fields married to an award-winning gallery
24 June
The transformative power of good interior design, on show to the world in Chelsea
Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale
In Focus: The £20 million Michelangelo sketch that's one of just 10 in private hands
23 June
Opinion: 'The Strategic Food Policy has been castrated by the government — and our children will pay the price'
Tom Parker Bowles: Why peas fresh from the pod are 'absolute quintessence of nubile vitality'
A sprawling rural estate that is up for sale for the first time in more than 100 years — with over 1,700 acres on offer and a £50 million price tag
22 June
A sunny, Grade II listed family home in Hertfordshire with peaceful gardens that border the River Cam
Headed notepaper: smart and polite, or fuel to the fire of class warfare? — Country Life's agony aunt Mrs Hudson weighs in
A grand Victorian home in North Devon's Fuschia Valley — complete with historic interiors and glorious sea views
Country Life 22 June 2022
21 June
The Swan Hotel: a luxury Lake District bolthole with a brand new spa to boot
A sublime 70-acre estate in a 'magical hidden valley' in the Dartmoor National Park
'The monarchy is not a cold, rational, legal structure, but a living, vibrant, human creation with human weaknesses and human strengths'
20 June
The perfect wedding jewellery gifts for brides and beyond
An award-winning oast barn conversion that overlooks the Swale Estuary in Kent
My Favourite Painting: Teresa Dent
19 June
Seven absolutely gorgeous country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: The best plants to grow in a boggy garden
How to stop your puppy crying at night, by dog training expert Ben Randall
Gustavus III: The designs of the king who dreamed he was an architect
18 June
A 'delightfully quirky' and eco-friendly 18th century farmhouse in the heart of Somerset with its own wild-swimming lake
Curious Questions: Did a mining disaster lead to the invention of Father’s Day?
Mind your step: The world's biggest slugs are alive, well and thriving in England
Thomas Hardy's Wessex vs the real-life Dorset: Which bits are real, which dreams, and which are exact to the last stream and stile
17 June
A simply magical private island in Scotland for sale, complete with an 18th century tower, at the price of a new-build four-bed in Guildford
John Sims-Hilditch: ‘A piece of furniture can’t be beautiful unless it’s well built’
A sensational country home built by Edwin Lutyens with gardens designed by Gertrude Jekyll — now for sale for the first time in 50 years
A stunning Medieval Hall House that is the perfect blend of historic and modern — just 30 miles from London
Henry Moore: The sculptor who achieved the impossible
16 June
The newborn peregrine falcons of Salisbury Cathedral
Best Father's Day treats, from a truly superb fry-up to Berry Bros' exotic foray into rum
15 June
Country Life 15 June 2022
14 June
Alfred Newall: 'Good furniture, made to last a lifetime, only gets better with age'
Join the Country Life wine tasting — and sumptuous lunch — at Gusbourne
A glorious house for sale in Hampshire that seems to fulfil every bucolic dream
'Ever since Christ stilled the waters of Galilee, fishing and mortality have been entwined'
13 June
A small historic country estate in the Dartmoor National Park that's up for sale for the first time in just under 30 years
My Favourite Painting: Xanthe Arvanitakis
12 June
A country estate complete with dairy farm, and room for 300 cows, 12,000 litres of milk... and 650,000 gallons of slurry
The best flowers named after monarchs, from the Queen's latest rose to the regal daisies that were almost named after Kaiser Wilhelm
How to stop a dog getting jealous when you're playing with someone else's pet, by expert trainer Ben Randall
The Royal Yacht Britannia: How The Queen created a floating home and theatre of state
11 June
An impeccably restored Elizabethan manor house with touches of everything from the 15th to the 21st centuries
Curious Questions: Who do we say that cats have nine lives?
The Halfway Bridge Inn review: A dog-friendly South Downs oasis
Folly Farm gardens, Berkshire: A masterclass in maintaining an historic garden
10 June
Best country houses for sale this week
Best summer gins for sipping on long, hot afternoons (or for drowning your sorrows on cold, rainy ones)
Right to buy 'fundamentally altered the way in which we looked at our home as a route to financial prosperity'
A beautiful Grade II listed farmhouse near Exeter that's set within 16 acres of dreamy Devon countryside
In Focus: The lions of Trafalgar Square by Sir Edwin Landseer
9 June
Trees can be a win-win for farming and the environment
A 430-acre historic country estate near the White Cliffs of Dover — but you'll need rather deep pockets...
How to make strawberry and frangipane galette
8 June
A beautifully remote thatched cottage in Devon with just under 13 acres of magical gardens
'Were it not for Country Life, Sealyhams would be extinct by now’
Seven truly wonderful character properties for sale at under £400,000
Country Life 8 June 2022
7 June
An historic fort for sale with secret underground tunnels, Napoleonic pathways and a shower from the QE2
Coquillade Provence Resort & Spa review: The picturesque French village that became a luxury hotel
'Hang on — was I just charged 64 quid for some salad, six chicken strips and a quiche the size of a doorknob?'
6 June
A picture-perfect Jersey farmhouse kitchen that does everything to balance new and old
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Seven of the defining images from four days of celebration
My favourite painting: Ronnie Archer-Morgan
5 June
Seven superb homes for sale from £675,000 to £1.5 million, as seen in Country Life
Charles Quest-Ritson: The dismal mistake made by the RHS's judges with the 'best in show' award at Chelsea
How do I stop my dog barking at people coming up to my house? Expert advice from top trainer Ben Randall
Blenheim Palace: The story of the English answer to Versailles
4 June
A 600-acre sporting and residential estate in the heart of the Cranborne Chase AONB that will set you back over £18 million
Curious Questions: What is it like to sing at a royal coronation in Westminster Abbey?
Keythorpe Hall: A beautiful country house and walled garden to call your own (for the weekend, at least)
Carla Carlisle: The day I rescued The Queen
3 June
A beautiful Georgian farmhouse near the Malvern Hills that is on the market for the first time in over 100 years
70 years of superb style: The clothes of Queen Elizabeth II
A handsome Regency house for sale on a pretty crescent in Royal Leamington Spa
Who wrote 'God Save The Queen'? The extraordinary tale of the British national anthem
2 June
One of Guernsey's 'most historic and significant estates' is now on the market ... for £25 million
The strangest things named after Queen Elizabeth II, from flower markets to a Filipino teenage celebrity
A magnificent house for sale in one of Kingston's most sought-after private estates
1 June
The Queen's official Platinum Jubilee portrait unveiled, taken by Ranald Mackechnie at Windsor Castle
Perfect Platinum Jubilee street party recipes, from Mary Berry's ultimate scones to Tom Parker Bowles' irresistible coronation chicken
20 facts about the Queen you probably didn't know
The Queen's best appearances on the Country Life frontispiece page
The Country Life guide to running the ultimate Platinum Jubilee street party
The mysterious sea of bluebells that appeared on Exmoor
Seven of the very best houses for sale in Norfolk, from a picturesque cottage to a breathtaking beach house
Country Life 1 June 2022