Beautiful britain: a celebration of our land

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

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The best of the season to inspire and admire