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January 2021 Archive

118 articles

31 January
Five country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
How to grow vegetables which look as good as they taste
Sheringham Hall: How Repton created a 'masterpiece in the synthesis of architecture and landscape'
Tyneham, Dorset: The village sacrificed for the sake of the D-Day landings that ended up frozen in the 1940s
30 January
A clifftop home right on the beach in Newquay, with a suspended footbridge to let you visit the neighbours
Curious Questions: How did cats come to be man's second-best friend? (Or best, depending on who you ask)
Drummond Castle Gardens in winter: The winter beauty of the gardens made famous by Outlander
Seahenge, Norfolk: The ancient Bronze Age circle that lay hidden for 4,000 years
29 January
How the Lifebook autobiography service is keeping memories alive for generations to come
In Focus: Thomas Geve, the boy who drew Auschwitz
Balnahard beach, Isle of Colonsay: A magical beauty spot with thousands of years of history
28 January
Should the lynx be reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands? Scottish public to have their say
India: Emerging from crisis
A sumptuous Victorian home with a main hallway perfect for hosting a Bridgerton-style ball
The Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool: The bizarre underground system that's still a mystery, 180 years later
27 January
Janine Stone: 'We create houses not only for clients, but for future generations'
A incredibly stylish home with studio and waterside gazebo, just down the river from Hampton Court
RHS Chelsea Flower Show moved to September for first time in 108 years
Burrow Mump, Somerset: Alfred the Great's lookout point
Country Life 27 January 2021
26 January
Engagement rings and beyond from Cassandra Goad
A simply perfect house on the Thames with gardens that run down to the water's edge
Capel and Tudeley, Kent: The unassuming village churches with concealed masterpieces within
25 January
My Favourite Painting: Floella Benjamin
A breathtakingly beautiful 125-acre farm with unbeatable country charm, yet with full-fibre broadband and a home office
North Meadow, Cricklade: An ancient field where half a million wildflowers create a wall of colour
24 January
Four grand and beautiful homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
The best holly to grow in your garden — and how to make sure it's the right sex
Bothies: The hidden shacks across Britain offering shelter, comfort and warmth to weary travellers
Beinn Dubh, Argyll and Bute: 'It'll take you a while to climb it, simply because you’ll have to stop repeatedly to admire the view'
23 January
A magnificent 15th century farmhouse with space and charm, and under an hour from London
Curious Questions: Why can’t we resist puppy dog eyes?
Traeth Llyfn beach, Pembrokeshire: 'A beach so remote you’ll be the sole person on it'
22 January
Firepits, chairs and blankets for making the most of your garden in winter
Simon Jenkins: The new planning white paper is a domesday for development
Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire: 'Rare chalk grassland humming with butterflies, wildflowers and grazing cattle'
21 January
A converted mill at the heart of a glorious small estate in the Cotswolds
Doddiscombsleigh, Devon: 'A happy haven amid tiny twisting lanes'
The famous curries of the The Oriental Club, transported to your own kitchen
Heath Chapel, Brown Clee, Shropshire: 'You’re transported back to the 12th century'
20 January
Thorney Island, West Sussex: The beauty spot accessed via a secret button through a barbed wire fence
Country Life 20 January 2021
19 January
An entire village on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park up for sale at just over £1 million
Toyota Hilux: The vehicle built for farmers' fields, school runs and surviving the end of the world
Falls of Glomach, Ross and Cromarty: Britain's most isolated, and perhaps most spectacular waterfall
18 January
An extravagant Surrey mansion with a helipad, an American diner and a colourful history of presidents and parties
My Favourite Painting: Sir Mark Prescott
Binevenagh, Northern Ireland: Lava-hewn crags and cliffs at the end of one of the planet's great railway journeys
17 January
A private island for sale in Weybridge with its own bridge, three acres of gardens and a rushing weir to sing you to sleep
The best British potatoes to grow for every meal, from roast potatoes and chips to mash and salads
Rosebery House: A former Prime Minister's retreat in the heart of Midlothian
Osea Island, Essex: A secret so well-kept that even the locals have barely heard of it
16 January
The home of one of the heroes of the Battle of Trafalgar has come up for sale
How do starlings form murmurations?
Lino to make a comback? Six interior design predictions, hopes and dreams for 2021
Pont Minllyn, Gwynedd: The ancient pack-horse crossing that's four centuries old
15 January
Greatest recipes ever: Simon Hopkinson’s Roast Chicken
A Georgian home near Salisbury comes to the market, full of light and charm
Kingley Vale, West Sussex: The ancient, twisted yews that are the oldest living things in Britain
14 January
A thatched, pink cottage that was once the love nest of a Lord Mayor of London
Mynydd Carningli, Pembrokeshire: The ancient volcano in the shape of a reclining woman
13 January
Idyllic homes for sale in Woodbridge, a gem on the Suffolk Coast
Racton Folly, West Sussex: Flying bricks, faces in windows and a ghost tractor that sneaks up behind you
Country Life 13 January 2021
12 January
Seven glorious country houses for sale at £2.5 million, from lakeside homes to a vast Jacobean mansion
Carn Euny, Cornwall: The baffling ruin with a tunnel dating back to the Iron Age
11 January
Jason Goodwin: 'What gets lost will be forever lost, whereas pylons, cars and trains may be rendered obsolete'
An elegant Georgian mansion in Cornwall set in 14 acres of blissful woodland
Wistman’s Wood, Devon: The remnant of a vast forest that once covered Dartmoor
10 January
An Arts-and-Crafts home named after a Tolkienesque land, with a world-class collection of rare plants in the garden
Charles Quest-Ritson: 2020 was terrible in so many ways — but at least it was the best year I can remember for roses
The tale of Ireland's 'House Burning Mania' of 1919-1923
Grey Mare’s Tail waterfall, Dumfriesshire: 'Mesmerising even to the peregrine falcons that nest in the crags around'
9 January
A country house created from the ruins of a crumbling farmhouse, set in 19 acres of Surrey Hills
Curious Questions: When were dogs domesticated?
Gwennap Pit, Cornwall: 'The most magnificent spectacle this side of Heaven’
Best bucket list destinations for life after lockdown, as picked by our Travel Editor
8 January
The best new interior design books which will set the tone for 2021
Georgian gems and a converted church in the picture-perfect seaside town of Deal
In Focus: A show that uses Degas, Picasso and Cezanne to warn us about the post-Brexit world
7 January
Best January sales deals, from winter coats to exquisite jewellery
A genuine Henley-on-Thames landmark comes up for sale at £6.25 million
How to make Toad in the hole, the ultimate British comfort food
6 January
Barnes: The London village encircled by the Thames that's left an indelible mark on the nation
10 of the best things about 2020 — really — and why we need to keep them up in 2021
Country Life 6 January 2021
5 January
A family home for sale in West Sussex that's full of Gothic flourishes
Jonathan Self: Don't measure your life in years — measure it in dogs
4 January
A little help from your friends at Neptune
My Favourite Painting: Tony Hall
3 January
The wit and wisdom of snow, from Laurie Lee to Ogden Nash
Scottish Wildcats: Six things you should know about the 'Highland Tiger' and how it's fighting for survival in 21st century Britain
Country Life's 10 most beautiful Instagram posts of 2020
2 January
Eight of the biggest country house sales in Britain in 2020
Charlie Mackesy on The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: 'It's humbling... The reaction was beyond anything I ever imagined'
Veloso Tours
Veedon Fleece Carpets
1 January
Ivar London
Island Fine Arts
Boutique Stone
Quorn Stone
Adcote School for Girls
Bedford School
Bedford Girls' School
Cornwell Manor
Repton School
Felsted School
Survey completed
Elegant Merino
Berkhamsted Schools Group
The Wrought Iron and Brass Bed Company
Elstree School
Wax Concept Luxury Candles
Kate Lloyd Scarves
Old Buckenham Hall
Dragon School
Foster Barry — men's luxury clothing, made in Britain
Myddelton College