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Country Living

A note from the editor

January

emporium • Last-minute gifts and seasonal buys from our favourite artisans, small businesses and high-street brands

The new GOOD LIFE • There’s never been a better time to go self-sufficient. In our ongoing series, Sally Coulthard shares tried-and-tested tips from her Yorkshire smallholding

EASE into TWIXMAS • Embrace the gentle pleasures of the quiet, cosy days after the festive bustle with soul-warming bakes and crafty fireside makes

INSIDE THE MAGICAL WORLD of MICHAEL MORPURGO • As a new adaptation of War Horse canters across the country, the literary legend reveals the inspiration that sparked his novel-turned-play – and plans for more animal antics in 2025

GOING FOR GOLD • To mark the Big Garden Birdwatch this month, we highlight one of the most sociable species to spot in your plot or local park

TURN the TABLES • From napkins and candles to plates and place settings: everything you need to create a modern rustic tablescape for your festive gatherings

The BIG QUIZ of 2024 • From thrilling feats of sportsmanship to audacious acts of protest, 2024 brought us captivating headlines aplenty. Time to test your knowledge of the year that was…

ARTIST from the REALMS of GLORY • In her garden workshop in Sussex, Sarah Rickard makes a host of ceramic angels, stars, foxes and dogs to light up the festive season

MY WILD SIDE PAM AYRES • The wildlife-loving poet and broadcaster spies on hedgehogs, builds homes for frogs and gets her optimism from a close encounter with the King

The HEALING POWER OF HERDWICKS • On a hill farm in the Lake District, Rachael Oakden discovers how a legacy from Beatrix Potter delivers some unexpected health benefits

COUNTRY LIVING MARKETPLACE • CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. FROM DECORATIONS AND STOCKINGS TO CARDS AND CRACKERS, OUR COLLECTION HAS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE THE SEASON MERRY AND BRIGHT

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NEW ISSUE ON SALE NOW • Inspiring interiors, innovative designers and makers, plus stylish pieces for the contemporary country home

COUNTRY HOUSE MURDER MYSTERIES • As he releases his latest whodunnit – Murder Under the Mistletoe – Reverend Richard Coles takes us on a whistlestop tour of his favourite cosy crime fiction

RICHARD COLES’S 5 FAVOURITE WHODUNNITS • The author and murder mystery devotee shares his most enthralling reads

Wonders OF OUR WILD ISLES

For when your heart is in the country

ART on a KNIFE EDGE • Emily Hogarth turns plain paper into art that evokes wonder and joy, using only her eye and her scalpel – no pencil required

A MODERN CLASSIC • In the Kentish Weald, this Queen Anne-style house has a cool contemporary aesthetic that also honours its historical heritage

FROZEN IN TIME • An ancient walled garden puts on a second show in winter when an etching of frost brings seedheads, urns and the underlying structure into sharp focus

DOWN to EARTH • GARDENING NOTES

DIALLING UP THE DECADENCE • With the festive season in full swing, this Georgian house in Somerset sparkles with Pearl Lowe’s signature faded glamour style

HOME comforts • DECORATING NOTES

A CONTEMPORARY COTTAGE GARDEN • A seasonal series from award-winning photographer Mark Bolton

SLOW and SUSTAINABLE • NATURE NOTES

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