Festival Fever
The weather may be trying to tell us otherwise but summer is upon us and that can only mean one thing – it’s festival season! But don’t let the typical British weather put you off booking a ticket. Sun...
View ArticleSetting up your dream village stores is easy – log on to the CL forums to...
If you’ve been inspired by our Start Your Dream Business series in the July issue of Country Living (out now) to set up a village stores where you live, help is at hand. On Tuesday, 18th June, at 1pm,...
View ArticleRaise a glass to the British seaside
If our July issue (out now) has inspired you to explore the Suffolk coastline this summer then be sure to make a trip to the seaside town of Southwold. There’s been a brewery in the town since 1345...
View ArticleGive Nature a Home
Everyone knows that British wildlife is in decline, the result of habitat loss through changes in land use and over development. But the findings of the recent State of Nature report, a collaborative...
View ArticleGet a taste of the country: Pluckley Farm Shop
Words by Bethany Munns For many people, the infamous village of Pluckley in Kent is associated with legends of ghostly highwaymen and haunted houses. But this part of the Garden of England has so much...
View ArticleA city of trees
Words by Bethany Munns Help protect British orchards For the next few weeks, it’s likely that if in London, you may encounter something a little different to the red buses and taxis which usually...
View ArticleCelebrate Kitchen Table Talent
Find out how we’ve been helping fledgling business turn their talent into turnover at events held around the country Alongside the Start Your Dream Business series in CL, we’ve been busy bringing the...
View ArticleSarah Moore’s vintage makes
Lazy days spent cloud watching from the comfort of a chair in the garden, shade provided by a protective awning that flaps in the breeze, with a cool glass of homemade iced tea – it’s the perfect...
View ArticleCreate a multi-million pound business in our Talent Tuesday webchat
When Julie Deane discovered her daughter was being bulled at school, she promised to do whatever she could to move her to a private school nearby. It inspired a change of direction for the full-time...
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Create a multi-million pound business with Julie Deane, of the Cambridge Satchel Company: she shares her expert tips, here When Julie Deane discovered her daughter was being bulled at school, she...
View ArticleGet a taste of the country: Grange Farm Shop
Next time you find yourself on the A12, passing between Woodbridge and Grundisburgh, be sure to take a quick detour. For just one mile off route is the Grange Farm Shop where, as well as a warm...
View ArticleGet a taste of the country: Rhug Estate Farm Shop
In a beautiful oak and cedar building, surrounded by the stunning peaks and dips of the Dee Valley in Denbighshire, is the Rhug Estate Farm Shop. Selling over 2,000 products, many of which are Welsh...
View ArticleLlangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Today may be the last day but there’s still time to attend this year’s International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, a welcoming little market town in the heart of Denbighshire. Enjoy the current...
View ArticleThe dream job outside – a nursery
Join Steph Woolvett, of Staverton Bridge Nursery, in a live web chat to find out how she swapped the office for the great outdoors In this wonderful sunny weather, who hasn’t thought how lovely it...
View ArticleMake a living outside – open a garden nursery!
In this wonderful sunny weather, who hasn’t thought how lovely it would be to be able to spend your days in the open air, surrounded by beautiful blooms and the gentle buzzing of bees, while making...
View ArticlePitch to John Lewis’ Buyers!
Dream of seeing your creations for sale on the high street? Read on for the chance to showcase your wares to John Lewis’ Buyers John Lewis is calling upon British start-ups to enter PitchUp for the...
View ArticleGet A Taste Of The Country: The Pink Pig Farm
Words by Isabella Foxwell Sally and Andrew Jackson have come a long way from the trestle table they started their business on 15 years ago. Now, with a vibrant farm shop, café that seats 90 and an...
View ArticleGet a taste of the country: Home Farm
Words by Isabella Foxwell For style and sustainable shopping, the farm shop at Lucy and Alistair Jackson’s Home Farm in Beningbrough ticks all the boxes. Set in an 18th-century cart shed within the...
View ArticleMe, myself and my tent
Last weekend I had an adventure! For the first time in over ten years, I found myself rolling up my sleeping bag, packing up a tent and looking forward to a long, hot shower. I was heading home from a...
View ArticleCould you make a living making jam?
Join professional preserve-maker Vicky Smith in the CL forums for our web chat on Tuesday, 13 August at 1pm Ever wondered whether you could turn a love of cooking and baking into a full-time career?...
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