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June 2020 Archive

95 articles

30 June
The immaculate restoration of the once-despised architecture of St Pancras station
A waterfront house in West Sussex that's Georgian at the front — and a bit of a surprise at the back
Hannah Sophia England: Meet the luxury brand putting ethics back into fashion
Rosie and Jim: The seven rules of cycling that no cyclist will ever tell you
29 June
The secret life of fireplaces, and the fascinating tales they tell about the houses which host them
A manor house in the heart of Cobham with boating pond and orchard, just 22 miles from central London
My Favourite Painting: Rebecca Stott
28 June
Five incredible properties for sale which truly demand a 'virtual viewing'
Grow your own courgettes: What to plant, when to plant it... and why size really does matter
The real-life farm and animals that give life to George Orwell's Animal Farm
Burghley House: The 500-year story of one of the very greatest houses in Britain
27 June
A 700-year-old manor house in the Cotswolds with its own moat, secret gardens and royal connections
Curious Questions: How, and why, do people eat stinging nettles?
The Northumberland Coast AONB: Just bring a pair of good boots and a fondness for untamed natural beauty
Parceval Hall: Tucked away in a corner of the Yorkshire Dales, a great garden that's perfectly restored
26 June
The next step in kitchens? A kitchen-within-a-kitchen where everything can be swept out of sight
A mini-estate by the water in the stretch of the Thames that inspired 'The Wind in the Willows'
In Focus — Poet Laureate Simon Armitage: 'Someone once told me I have a child's eye, probably as an insult, but I took it as an enormous compliment'
25 June
Cirencester Park, still full of 'the amiable simplicity of unadorned nature' 200 years after its creation
The Utterly Inessential Garden Party Shopping List, from summery clothes and barbecues to the £1,000+ ice bucket
Ripple Court, 'one of east Kent’s most important country houses', has come to the market
Knock House, the perfect Highland lodge once owned by Queen Victoria's daughter, in one of the most beautiful spots on Mull
Tom Parker-Bowles' guide to tomatoes — and the recipe that 'is probably the most useful item in any store cupboard'
24 June
Country Life 24 June 2020
23 June
The mysteries of Ightham Mote, from its early origins to the skeleton discovered behind a bricked-up door
A pair of water towers for sale, where graceful Victorian architecture meets purple neon and vintage motorbikes in the hallway
'It took my son and daughter-in-law a weekend to set up an online shop... In a week, we sold £10,000 of wine that was languishing in the bonded warehouse'
22 June
The lost art of English joinery: 'Without it, even the grandest room will be nothing more than a box'
A superb country house with 28 acres, beautiful views — and a free hat and coat
My Favourite Painting: Andrew Ellis
21 June
Five majestic country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: The plants which will make you ignore the crazy rules of tastefulness and embrace a riot of colour
How to pick a Labrador puppy
The national collection of rambling roses at Moor Wood, 'one of midsummer’s most beautiful and romantic gardens in England'
20 June
'One of the most magical properties in the South West', with a rare blend of homeliness and grandeur
Curious Question: Why can we see the moon during the day?
The tale of Britain's 52 native orchids, and the 'maverick miscellany of amateur and professional naturalists, painters and writers' who champion them
19 June
A room with a shockingly radical solution to finding its focal point: bricking up a window and building a new fireplace
The house where the incomparable Cecil Beaton wooed Greta Garbo is up for sale, with its own Winter Garden
In Focus: How Spode went from local ceramics manufacturer to global fame and household name
18 June
Not just jewellery — future heirlooms to be treasured for generations to come
A Georgian home in West Cornwall with heated pool, grass tennis court, and ideal for a lifestyle business
Dame Vera Lynn, the original Forces' Sweetheart, passes away at the age of 103
How to make Royal Ascot's carrot cake
17 June
Is the time right to reintroduce beavers across Britain? Maybe, but it must be done carefully
Country Life 17 June 2020
Best places in Britain for a blend of natural beauty and high-speed broadband
The Utterly Inessential Father's Day Shopping List, from super-luxury to a big old box of beer
How to enjoy a touch of Royal Ascot this week, even if you're only watching from home
16 June
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's childhood home up for sale, complete with pool, party room and library for 22,000 books
Income options in a dividend desert
Rosie and Jim: 'I’d happily trade my flatmate in for a one-way flight to the Mediterranean'
15 June
My Favourite Painting: Alice Strang
14 June
30 wonderful country homes for sale, from £395,000 to £9 million, as seen in Country Life
Mark Griffiths: The joy and consolation of 'Slow Gardening' in this savage yet beautiful spring
50 greatest horses of all time
Holcombe Court, the 'finest Tudor house in Devon', and the 20-year, no-expense-spared labour of love to restore it to glory
13 June
Cothay Manor, 'the most perfect small 15th-century country house in the kingdom’, has come up for sale
Curious Questions: Why are we suckers for comfort food?
Nine novels which will transport you around the world — and inspire your post-lockdown travel plans
'Unleashed, mad and dangerous': How Britain's wild, romantic moorland is our 'signature habitat', inspiring everything from Beowulf to The Hound of the Baskervilles
12 June
A perfect cottage on a farm near Barnard Castle that's a beautiful and comfortable getaway from the hustle and bustle of life
In Focus: The art of Andy Warhol, the 'the anti-William Morris', whose vision shaped the world as we know it
11 June
A simply magnificent Hampshire house with huge rooms, immaculate gardens and everything a sportsman could desire
10 June
The Tamar Valley AONB: Mines, otters and the ghost of a 'black widow' who roams the moors in a carriage of bones
What happened next to the 33-room ducal mansion being auctioned off for £200,000
Country Life 10 June 2020
9 June
Christopher Boyle on why the future is Georgian: 'It informs how we exist today and can do in the future’
A Gloucestershire home with huge character, stables and 800 years of history
Jason Goodwin: 'My friend was puzzled to discover me up a stepladder, cradling my airgun and scanning vegetable beds'
8 June
How to create the perfect party kitchen in a historic home
Three fine flats under £1m for sale in south-west London
My Favourite Painting: Stephen Fry
7 June
Six fine homes from the suburbs to the south coast, as seen in Country Life
Cocker spaniel versus springer spaniel: What owners need to know
The futuristic house of cork, fitted together like Lego, where the skylights stop it from blowing away
6 June
A no-compromise forever home has come up for sale in the Cotswolds
Curious Questions: Why do we call picture puzzles 'jigsaws'?
The best characters created Charles Dickens, still utterly unforgettable even 150 years after his death
Charles Dickens timeline: The best of times, the worst of times
The Kent Downs AONB: One of Mother Nature's works of art, from the famous White Cliffs to the wildlife of the Garden of England
5 June
The kitchen at Lundies House, blending practicality, beauty and history
Tony Birch Ltd
A lovely Art Deco apartment that was once the home of a genuine rags-to-riches star, plucked from London's bombed-out streets
In Focus: The greatest books ever written about theatre, as chosen by Michael Billington
4 June
The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Pictish gin, Cotswolds veg, and the mice you want in your kitchen
House buyers leaving cities in search of homes with space, gardens and home offices
Raymond Blanc's perfect picnic: 'I'm a Frenchman through and through'
3 June
How the nation's wildlife reclaimed Britain under lockdown, from the Llandudno goats to the owls at Ham House
A beautiful home with views of an even greater one in the form of Hampton Court Palace
Country Life 3 June 2020
2 June
Carla Carlisle: 'It sounds tactless, but I’ve long believed that the most beautiful word in the English language is "cancelled"'
1 June
How the marbled wallpaper micro revival could go mainstream
Moving to the West Country? Three superb country houses for sale in Somerset, Devon and Dorset
My Favourite Painting: Nick Hewer