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

Kick back with A GOOD BOOK • We present our pick of this summer’s best reads for lazy days in a deckchair

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

emporium • Our home and crafts editor Alaina Binks picks her favourite pieces from artisan makers, small businesses and the high street

Editor’s choice

View from here • Susy Smith is planning a seaside staycation with her adolescent spaniel. But mortifying memories of past holidays with hounds in tow give paws for thought

AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST Sally Coulthard

FOUNDER OF HEN CORNER Sara Ward

Going GREENER • Our quick and easy guide to sustainable living

ASK AN ECO ACTIVIST • This month Emily Penn, sailor at the helm of an all-female crusade against plastic

Ray of HOPE • Ray Mears has spent decades honing his survival skills in wild places. Now, Britain’s foremost bushcraft expert wants to teach us how to save ourselves – by reconnecting with our feral side

THE COUNTRY LIVING COLLECTION AT DFS

Shore LINES • They can add coastal charm to an interior and blend easily with plains, patterns and florals. Here’s how to restyle your rooms with stripes

FINE and refined

Bold and BROAD

Mix and MATCH

10 QUESTION WITH… GEORGIA TAYLOR-BROWN

NEW WAVE art of HARTLAND • On the north Devon coast, three printmakers are making a big impression. Their huge seascapes – exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts – have even caught the eye of Grayson Perry

Once more UNTO THE BEACH • From sweeping sand dunes to smugglers’ coves… the Country Living team share their favourite places to be beside the seaside

Catch OF THE DAY • Bring buckets of seaside style into your home with these easy makes inspired by the simple shapes of fish

ADD RURAL STYLE THE COUNTRY LIVING WAY • Introducing the elegant new range of premium wallpapers, exclusively at Homebase, created to bring rustic charm to every home

BLUEBERRIES • In our ongoing series highlighting delicious British foods around the country, we meet the producers and farmers helping to bring them to our table. This month:

This cake might be simple to bake but its flavours really pack a punch

BLUEBERRIES BY THE BOOK…

INSIDER GUIDE Blueberries

For when your heart is in the country

The LIFEBOAT chronicles • Jack Lowe has pledged to document all the lifeboat stations across the UK, using Victorian photographic techniques. Here, he takes us behind the camera…

Shop with us THIS SUMMER • Our live events are back, showcasing the work of our favourite artisans. For more information, visit countryliving.com/uk or follow @CLartisans on Instagram for updates

THE little blue BOATHOUSE • Clever design and smart craftsmanship have transformed the ruins of an old summerhouse into a quirky home in the style of a boathouse

Line of BEAUTY • Make your summer borders sing with a harmonious planting scheme that balances colour, shape and texture

Gran designs BESIDE THE SEA • A pebble’s throw from the beach, this 20th-century bungalow combines granny chic and retro style with the shades and textures of the coast

In tune with THE TIDE • Two miles upriver from the sea, this Devon garden has been carefully crafted to frame views of the Exe Estuary and play up the coastal palette

Gardener’s notebook •...