Country Living UK

Whether you live in the town or countryside, in Country Living you’ll find a wealth of ideas for your home and garden, learn about traditional crafts, keep informed of rural issues, enjoy irresistible dishes using seasonal produce and, above all, escape the stress and strain of modern-day life.

Country Living

A note from the editor

March

DEFENDER BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS, LINCOLNSHIRE • 4-7 September 2025

FLINTHAM SHOW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE • 25 September 2025

“Not just a shop, it’s the most important spot in the village” • In her ongoing column on village life, Paula Sutton reveals the true test that any newcomer needs to pass: acceptance in the local shop

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

“I swapped PRADA for PEONIES” • Once a fashion designer and now one of the best-known faces in the gardening world, Arit Anderson is taking on a new horticultural challenge and this one is deeply personal

Big sky THINKING • As H is for Hawk makes its cinematic debut, its author Helen Macdonald reflects on grief, falconry and the landscapes that shaped one of the most influential memoirs of the past decade

SPOTTER‘S GUIDE TO GOSHAWKS

“We’ve reinvented THE GREAT BRITISH PUB WALK” • Meet the Australian friends who’ve given a much-loved British tradition a modern twist and inspired thousands to follow in their footsteps

10 QUESTIONS WITH… ELLA MILLS • She’s founder of the wildly successful health food brand Deliciously Ella. Now, Ella Mills has quit corporate city life for the country. But it’s not been roses all the way…

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10 OF THE BEST CREATIVE ESCAPES • From boatbuilding on Mull to botanical printing on Dartmoor, these rural retreats invite you to slow down, learn a new skill and reconnect with nature

THE QUIRKY QUILTMAKER • Patchwork with a personal, playful and subversive twist: meet trailblazing textile designer Clemency Calkin

FABULOUS FERNE & DAISY BAREFOOT X COUNTRY LIVING

Northern SOLE • How one local’s “silly idea” brought shoemaking back to Lancashire and created a hit British brand, blending traditional craft with modern design

ESCAPE the EVERYDAY with COUNTRY LIVING

THE COLLECTOR AND HIS COTTAGE • Filled with a lifetime’s worth of treasured finds, interior designer Martin Wharton’s Victorian cottage in Yorkshire is a masterclass in cosy curation

Wall-to-wall CHIC • From statement panels to immersive room wraps: ten ways to refresh your home with wallpaper

A new LEASE of LIFE • A former village pub, complete with alleged ghosts, has been turned into a warm family home and craft studio, thanks to one couple’s vision and hard work

BRAMHAM HORSE TRIALS

HOME comforts • DECORATING NOTES

HERALDS of SPRING • A vivid tapestry of golden narcissi, purple cyclamen, maroon hellebores and brilliant white snowdrops signals the arrival of another season at Bates Green Garden in East Sussex

If you go down to the woods today • Gather up blankets, baskets, binoculars and walking boots and savour the first signs of spring on a gentle woodland stroll

GET SET FOR SPRING WITH COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS

DOWN to EARTH • GARDENING NOTES

The plant world’s HAPPIEST BEDFELLOWS • Plantsman, designer and TV presenter Jamie Butterworth shares his failsafe planting combinations for different spots on your plot

MY LOVE LETTER TO TWILIGHT • From her Yorkshire smallholding, Sally Coulthard marvels at the superpowers of crepuscular creatures that emerge in the magical half-light of dawn and dusk

SLOW and SUSTAINABLE • NATURE NOTES

MODERN RUSTIC

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