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April 2021 Archive

109 articles

30 April
An idyllic country house with a touch of Alice in Wonderland in the superb gardens
11 of the best accessories for dogs and their owners
A spectacular Grade I-listed house where everyone from Catherine of Aragon to Thomas Jefferson once came to stay
In Focus: How David Hockney chronicled the first spring of Covid-19 with iPad art
29 April
A delightful waterside home for sale that almost dips its toes into Chichester Harbour
Five of the best paints to refresh your home inside and out
Discover the British cities with the friendliest neighbours
How to make Ed Brown's Elderflower 'Champagne'
28 April
A magnificent Edwardian house with superb views over Dartmoor
Cassandra Goad's latest jewellery collection is inspired by the shapes, textures and sounds of Marrakech
Dormice waking from hibernation 'to discover a bigger, better world'
Country Life 28 April 2021
27 April
A spectacular clifftop home with magnificent views of the English Channel... and a huge amount of work to be done
Why we're all suckers for the the irresistible allure of a crumbling country house
26 April
DIY interior design made easy: How Britain's best designers have been sharing their knowledge online
A Regency house with magnificent views across Yorkshire bought thanks to a chance encounter in Country Life
A grand Queen-Anne house overlooking the Green in Richmond-upon-Thames
My Favourite Painting: Lola Young
25 April
Five truly beautiful homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
Why you should plant a woodland garden
How to ease your dog out of lockdown
Harewell Hall, Wherwell, Hampshire: 'It is extremely unusual to be able to enjoy a contemporary building of such variety'
24 April
Evelyn Waugh's magnificent former home in Somerset, overlooking the Quantock Hills
Curious Questions: Is the chocolate side really the top of a Jaffa Cake?
The secret life of chickens: It turns out the humble pecker is something of an egghead
23 April
A beautiful Victorian school house completely reimagined within, set in a pretty Bedfordshire village
Best houses for sale in Devon today, from country houses and cottages to a place within a Grade I-listed castle
22 April
A Georgian country house full of period features, set in grounds that are a true haven for wildlife
How to revamp an unloved garden room, from furniture and textiles to lighting and plants
A pair of magnificent old buildings, re-purposed, re-imagined, and saved for posterity
Tom Parker-Bowles on the king of potatoes, the Jersey Royal
21 April
An unusual round house enjoying fabulous sea views in Devon
Why we love swallows, the heralds of spring
What you need to know about building a small country house
Weirs Barn: A Hampshire garden where Robert Weir Schultz's Arts-and-Crafts vision came back to life
Country Life 21 April 2021
20 April
A spectacular Elizabethan manor house with long views of the Devon countryside
Is the tide turning for UK income investing?
Joe Gibbs: An African Grey can place an order with Alexa — but Glaswegians aren't quite so lucky
19 April
A postcard-pretty, Grade II-listed cottage in the Suffolk countryside
The humble kitchen cabinet, as reinvented by an award-winning architect
House prices hit all time-high, but beach huts for sale lead the market in price inflation
My Favourite Painting: Quentin Blake
18 April
A majestic country estate set in 300 acres of historic parkland in Kent
Japanese Quince: The spectacular red flowers that should be on every gardener's to-grow list
The £11,000 dog sofa, the £640 water bowl and other extraordinary things for pampered pets
Margam Park and Castle: A landscape and buildings with an incredible tale spanning millennia
17 April
An exquisitely symmetrical, elegant and flamboyant Georgian house in a quaint Oxfordshire village
Curious Questions: Why are four-leaf clovers lucky?
Five of the best wild flowers you'll see in Britain, as chosen by the authors of The Little Book of Wild Flowers
The Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021: Renaissance Man, Family Man and tireless pillar for Queen and country
16 April
Artichoke's Bruce Hodgson: 'The mind and the eye have an emotional connection that can never be achieved in the digital world'
How Maida Vale turned from boudoir village to one of London's most vibrant neighbourhoods
Boris Johnson's country house in Oxfordshire comes up for rental
In Focus: the fungi sculptures that bend stone into soft, flowing forms
15 April
9 fascinating facts about hares
A postcard-perfect mill with glorious grounds for sale in Wiltshire
Fiona Reynolds: 'In bright sunshine and strong wind, it’s exhilarating to look down on the roofs of Great Malvern''
A vast, late 19th-century house brought back to full glory in a delightful Kent village
How to make lemon and mascarpone tart with a naughty touch of Drambuie
14 April
A spectacularly renovated baronial home set in lush grounds in Scotland
A new summer fashion collection that draws on our desire for fun and freedom after a year of lockdowns
Why Britain's finest attractions need visitors like never before — and those who go will be rewarded: 'You are likely to never see them so quiet again'
Country Life 14 April 2021
13 April
A charming former manse house in a vibrant Aberdeenshire village
Savile Row's tailors opening their doors to offer behind-the-scenes glimpse of bespoke tailoring
A collection of luxury apartments in the north-east London mansion that hosted Churchill and The Queen
12 April
A gorgeous B-listed house with sea views and direct beach access in Dumfries & Galloway
All the Royal Family's tributes to Prince Philip: 'My strength and stay', 'a remarkable man' and 'cheeky right til the end'
12 of the best new kitchen looks and ideas
11 April
A dinky mini-castle at the price of a pleasant detached house
Charles-Quest Ritson: 'Gardens are like people — most of them don’t age well'
The best posh sheds, garden rooms and shepherd's huts for your garden
Nevill Holt, Leicestershire: 'After 700 years of ups and downs, finally entering its prime'
9 April
Prince Philip: A tribute in words and pictures
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies aged 99: 'A pillar in the life of our Queen'
The rise of the intimate wedding
Enchanting country house in Oxfordshire adorned with intriguing witch marks
In Focus: The art of Ford Madox Brown
8 April
An impressive 18th century converted barn in a quaint Suffolk village
Making a bathroom that's cosy as well as beautiful: 'Furnish a bathroom as you would any other room, to create a relaxing and inviting feel'
A magnificent Grade II-listed townhouse in the heart of Bath
The British dishes that conquered the menus of the world
7 April
The sprawling Dartmoor estate that inspired Conan-Doyle to write The Hound of the Baskervilles
Umbellifers: The plants with 'bold structure' with soft, frothy flowers that have an ethereal quality
Best houses for sale in Suffolk, from thatched cottages to fine manor houses
Agromenes: 'Why does a Conservative Government think it’s wrong for the market to drive change? '
6 April
A former medieval hall in Somerset complete with 19th-century bread oven
Jonathan Self: 'Our early potatoes aren’t going to be that early'
Reuniting investors with lost investments and inheritances
How to find the perfect 'mini-moon' and honeymoon combination
A beachfront villa once owned by a star of the international jet set, where the Kennedys and Hepburns once partied
5 April
An exquisite townhouse that once belonged to Pitt the Younger, with probably the grandest home office in Bath
Why you shouldn't neglect your ancillary rooms: 'We now live in our kitchens... we want them to be beautiful spaces'
My Favourite Painting: Simon Mayall
4 April
Eight of the best castles for sale around the world
Alan Titchmarsh: 'Their goal is quantity rather than quality; of boastfulness rather than the innate delight in seeing a plant that is loved'
Japanese Acers: The ultimate guide to what to grow, how to grow it and the best acer varieties for your garden
The Royal Albert Hall: A 19th-century marvel that 'has lost none of its power to amaze'
3 April
Chasing the dream of owning a home in a pretty village in Cumbria
The best gardening books for summer
How Nature made a comeback in London's parks during the year of Covid-19
2 April
A 'truly magical place' that's 'one of the jewels in the South Hams crown' has come to the market near Dartmouth
Bathing in bliss: Luxurious fittings to enhance your bathroom
'Cities have lost their crippling hold on the workforce': How the race for space has changed Britain
In Focus: How 21st century artists are reviving the art of the fresco
1 April
A postcard-perfect, Grade II-listed cottage in the heart of Devon's Tarka the Otter country
The 10 most expensive streets in London — and how much you'd need to spend to live on them
Three perfect picnic recipes from Emily Roux: Arancini, home-made bagels and chocolate cookies