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July 2020 Archive

89 articles

31 July
Living on Holy Island: 'There are about five hours in every 12 when you can’t go anywhere'
The home of Britain's last surviving Battle of Britain ace comes up for sale
In Focus: The Suffolk sculptor who ended up rubbing shoulders with Laurie Lee, Lucian Freud and George Melly in 1960s London
30 July
Utterly Inessential: A pile of dogs, a bee that can open a beer and the bag which fires tennis balls at unwanted intruders (really)
Income investing in a pandemic — capitalising on opportunities
A beautiful, 900-year-old house with a lake, 11 acres of gardens and a pair of holiday cottages
The Princess Royal at 70, and the stories behind the pictures to celebrate her life so far
29 July
Princess Anne's Country Life guest edit: The inside story of putting together a magazine with The Princess Royal
Princess Anne on Nature, the countryside, and working towards a brighter future for all of us
Country Life 29 July 2020
28 July
How to make Princess Anne's favourite recipe — including the special ingredient that's probably already in your cupboard
Princess Anne's guest-edited issue of Country Life: What you'll find inside
A working farm that's commutable to one of the south-west's finest cities
Rosie and Jim: 'I did not miss this. I did not miss the pain'
27 July
A beautifully English living room that borrows some clever ideas from New York
A beautiful old farmhouse in a picturesque valley all of your own
My Favourite Painting: Jane Glover
26 July
A gorgeously quirky house for sale in the heart of 'the best piece of townscape in Gloucestershire'
Alan Titchmarsh: The best succulents to grow in your garden, and how to keep them safe in winter
The rather wise folly at Wolverton Hall: 'There isn’t a detail that I don’t think is extraordinarily deft and beautiful'
25 July
'One of mid-Devon’s most captivating country houses' for sale, with 400-year-old interiors and huge, rolling grounds
Curious Questions: Why are pineapples called pineapples, when they're not pines and not apples?
Why Britain's incomparable sand dunes are 'simultaneously the sands of time past, present and future'
24 July
A traditional cottage with a room whose transformation was the 'key to unlocking the house'
A house and estate for sale with 'some of the finest and most picturesque fishing on the River Hodder'
In Focus: The sculptor whose work 'treads that fine line between likeness and caricature'
23 July
The landscape for income in Asia
The Utterly Inessential Travel Shopping List: Staycations, luggage and a £45,000 private jet trip to the Maldives
A house named 'The Ark', fittingly perfect for hiding safely away, come up for sale in one of Devon's finest spots
How to make gooseberry and elderflower tart, a perfect seasonal summer dessert
22 July
The spectacular house-cum-studio that's inspired everyone from Kenneth Grahame to the Stone Roses and Oasis
Bison to roam Britain once more, 6,000 years after dying out
Country Life 22 July 2020
21 July
Magisterial and picturesque: The Master’s Lodge at St John's College, Cambridge
An immaculate house for sale on the harbour in one of Northumberland's prettiest villages
Rosie and Jim: The 10 rules of throwing the perfect beach picnic (N.B. You're going to need a unicorn)
20 July
A bedroom in the eaves brightened up by classic wallpaper and the 'paint that goes with everything'
A house with a view... or a view with a house? Picturesque perfection for sale in Cornwall
My Favourite Painting: Robert Adam
19 July
How to grow gooseberries: What to plant, how to look after them, and best ways to enjoy the harvest
A graceful, museum-like hallway that shows how to refurbish without ripping up and starting again
18 July
A private island of your own priced at just £500,000, complete with timber house that was once a Countess's summer retreat
Curious Questions: Who made the first proper car journey?
Want to keep chickens? Here are 22 unusual breeds that'll give you a bustling coop — and maybe some pink eggs for breakfast
17 July
A sprawling country mansion just outside the M25, with period charm, oak staircase and grass tennis court
In Focus: The artist and printmaker who was 'master of the unassuming sublime'
16 July
The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: How to do country walking in proper style
The incredible clifftop manor with a history full of smugglers and pirates
Tom Parker-Bowles: Broad beans, the 'quintessence of early summer' that show the brute power of culinary simplicity
15 July
The perfect way to go island hopping in the Hebrides
Curious Questions: Is there a germ of truth in St Swithin's Day weather predictions?
Country Life 15 July 2020
14 July
VIDEO: What lies in store for the property market in the rest of 2020 and beyond
How the architecture of the Cotswolds came to define the archetypal English country village
Jason Goodwin: Supermarkets sell 10,000 different things, but it turned out we hardly need any of them
13 July
Where I work: Kate Gordon, art filmmaker and entrepreneur
My Favourite Painting: Julian Sands
12 July
Looking for space? Three estates with land, views and potential, as seen in Country Life
Mark Griffiths: The irises that are fit to be the apple of any gardener's eye
11 July
Live in your choice of Victorian sea forts, from a boutique delight with helipad to a crumbling wreck that's a blank canvas
10 July
A vanishingly rare chance to buy one of the finest homes in Lymington, with a price tag to match its charms
In Focus: Music in a time of Covid-19, from drive-in operas to the 'Spotify of classical'
9 July
How to make Mac and Wild’s Venison Chateaubriand
8 July
Jonnie Hearn: In memoriam
The Chichester Harbour AONB, a slice of Sussex where nature, beauty and history come together
Three irresistible Cotswolds homes for sale, from under £700k to over £3m
Country Life 8 July 2020
7 July
Investing in Asia in the wake of Covid-19
A charming Cotswold home where the Aga and leaded windows sit alongside some very 21st century interiors
Rosie and Jim: 'While the rest of England celebrated the return of the pub, I celebrated the return of the hairdresser'
6 July
Where I work: Nick Cookson, travel entrepreneur
A spectacular, secluded Cotswolds house with delightful gardens, Aga and tennis court
My Favourite Painting: David Anderson
5 July
16 delightful homes for sale, from cottages to converted churches, as seen in Country Life
Charles Quest-Ritson: Moving back to an English country garden has been a joy — but we do miss the cheese
Crossbreed dogs: 15 of the best non-pedigree chums, from schnoodle to whoodle
Arundells, Salisbury: Inside the private sanctuary that was the beloved home of a former statesman
4 July
A 'perfect William-and-Mary doll's house' has come up for sale in a delightful Cotswolds village
Curious Questions: How wise are owls?
A driving tour of the Cotswolds: Chickens, sheep, and dry-stone walls as long as the Great Wall of China
An entire feature on sarcasm? Oh, yeah, that's a GREAT idea
3 July
An elegant living space showing perfectly how to get the mismatched furniture look right
Four quite magnificent homes which began life as completely different buildings, from mills to vinegar factories
In Focus: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, the Scottish artist whose work spanned the 20th century
2 July
The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: A new take on a 1980s classic, an answer to bad hair days and a foolproof present for an overgrown boy
A house in 'the most beautiful village in England' with Cotswold charm, quirky interior design and a party barn
1 July
The Howardian Hills AONB: 'If Yorkshire really is God’s own county, then the Howardian Hills are the divinity's chosen estate within it'
Where to live in the Cotswolds: A guide to choosing the perfect spot
Country Life 1 July 2020