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 UK

A note from the editor

July • PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

WEEKENDERS

emporium • Our hand-picked selection of favourite pieces from individual makers, the high street and small businesses

Going GREENER • Our quick and easy guide to sustainable living

ASK AN ECO ACTIVIST • As Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has made it his mission to green up the city. He reveals the personal reasons behind his political agenda

THIS MONTH Planting wild flowers • 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

WILD VARIETIES

When a wild-flower area gets going, it is a thing of spectacular beauty

Wild up your garden • You don’t have to plant a wild-flower meadow to create an area that’s buzzing with life. A few tweaks can turn an average lawn into a tapestry of colour…

6 questions …for wild-flower warriors

View from here • From bracing dips in the freezing sea to bringing home buckets of crabs for tea… Susy Smith recalls the off-grid caravan holidays of her childhood

The COUNTRY SIDE of TEAM MURRAY • On the eve of Wimbledon, Kim Murray – wife of the British tennis legend – tells us why life off court is a whole other ballgame

BEACH BOUND • Motor down to the seaside for a vintage day out with our practical makes and pretty buys

SUMMER AT Broadspear • In the first of a new series, we join TV chef Clodagh McKenna in her cottage garden and smallholding in the grounds of Highclere Castle

COASTAL life THROUGH A LENS • Our intrepid photographers brave stormy seas and menacing marine life to land the epic pictures that bring our coastal features to life. Here, they share the backstories behind some of their most iconic images

10 QUESTIONS WITH… HUGH DENNIS • The actor and comedian on long walks, cloudspotting and taking his shirt off in the rain

DEEP SEA Chic • Catch the new wave of coastal decorating by diving into the world of playful underwater motifs

NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL RUGS FROM COUNTRY LIVING AT CARPETRIGHT • The new Country Living Collection of rugs, crafted from the finest natural, sustainable fibres, offers the perfect way to add an extra layer of style and comfort to your home.

Ruling THE WAVES • From a small workshop in Newquay, Jamie Johnstone is helping to stem the tide of plastic pollution with his handmade wooden bellyboards

ROPE & GLORY • At the Historic Dockyard Chatham on the banks of the River Medway, Leanne Clark and her fellow ropemakers go to extraordinary lengths to preserve a 400-year-old craft

A LOVE LETTER TO THE lighthouse • Inspired by the Art Deco travel posters of the 1930s, Roger O’Reilly has spent six years illustrating the lighthouses of Britain and Ireland. This is his illuminating story

RURAL CHIC FOR EVERY HOME COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS • The Country Living Collection at DFS has been specially designed for anyone who feels their heart is in the country, no matter where they live.

MOVING TO… Bexhill-on-Sea • Hankering after a life by the coast? Don’t leave home without our expert guide for house-hunters

WHAT YOU COULD BUY

FURTHER AFIELD • From coastal coves to countryside castles, there is a bountiful choice of treasures to discover near Bexhill

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