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Country Living UK

This month…

December

BACK FROM THE BRINK… Red kite

EAT THE SEASONS Goose

OF THE BEST… artisan desserts

TRY YOUR HAND AT… Making marbled baubles

Don’t miss THE GEMINIDS METEOR SHOWER

MADE IN BRITAIN Jules Hogan

SPOTTER’S GUIDE Winter whites

QUAINT AND CURIOUS… Burning the Ashen Faggot

discover…

WEEKENDERS Frome

Where to stay

Shops to visit

The great OUTDOORS • Home and crafts editor Alaina Binks picks the perfect presents

Small WONDERS

Life’s little LUXURIES

Home COMFORTS

Art and CRAFT

For the STOCKING • £15 and under

View from here • As she prepares to celebrate the season of goodwill, Susy Smith confesses there’s one annual ritual she both loves and loathes

AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST Sally Coulthard

FOUNDER OF HEN CORNER Sara Ward

Going GREENER • Our quick and easy guide to a sustainable life

WILD West • As he prepares to reprise his role as Siegfried Farnon in the Christmas special of All Creatures Great and Small, Samuel West extols his own passions for wildlife and the countryside

Simply SPLENDID • Set the scene for a rustic Christmas with warm woods, festive foliage and homemade decorations. Team with accents of gold, silver and vintage shades to play up the colour and sparkle

Order your COUNTRY LIVING 2021 DIARY & CALENDAR! • Get organised for the year ahead with our beautiful stationery collection, filled with uplifting seasonal images to inspire you each month

INTERVIEW • He was the first black Briton to walk to the magnetic North Pole. Now, this pioneering adventurer is inspiring a new generation of explorers

Winter TALES • In the last of our series marking our 35th anniversary, our photographers share the hilarious and hair-raising stories behind these epic images of snowbound Britain

Spice THINGS up • Infuse your Christmas makes and bakes with cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and other fragrant festive spices

The POULITRY Pioneer • When Olive Elliott began turkey farming in the Fifties, she was warned she might fail. Today, her free-range birds are the centrepiece of Christmas dinners countrywide

REPEAT Pleasures • Simple, block-printed designs are transformed into stylish bespoke decorations at Trudi Savin’s inspirational festive workshops

Meet the family • HOUSE BEAUTIFUL AT DFS – DESIGNING COMFORT, STYLE AND PRACTICALITY FOR MODERN LIVING

TRIPPING THE LIGHT fantastic • Flaming torches, brass bands and a fiddler on a tightrope are among the festive traditions in this Somerset village. Welcome to Dunster by Candlelight…

SEATED IN splendour • Bring comfort and elegance to any style of home with the Country Living Woodstock range from DFS

Gifts that GIVE BACK • Skip socks and soap this year: instead, give an original present that will not only surprise your loved one, but also support a good cause in challenging times. No wrapping required…

Once upon A TIME… • This is the story of how a village bookshop in the Scottish Borders became a thriving honeypot for the locals and a celebrated hotspot for the A-list literati

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