In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Country Living (UK)

• “I lost and found my sense of self IN MY COUNTRY MOVE”
  Fifteen years ago, Paula Sutton swapped city life for a Norfolk village. In the first of her new series of columns, she shares how unprepared she was for the change
• emporium
  Last-minute gifts and seasonal buys from our favourite artisans, small businesses and high-street brands
• REBEL WITH A CAUSE
  Once touted as our next prime minister, Rory Stewart now hosts the UK’s leading political podcast. As he publishes a book championing unsung heroes of the countryside, the maverick politician reveals his radical plan to revive a disenchanted Britain
• MAKE IT a night to remember
  From fresh foliage to bespoke placecards – ring in 2026 with these extra-special handmade flourishes
• The BIG QUIZ of 2025
  From the roaring success of the Lionesses to the dog-friendly garden that stole the show, 2025 was anything but dull. How well do you remember the highlights?
• “I felt I didn’t belong in the countryside UNTIL I STARTED HIKING”
  Londoner Makda Sinit Kiros loved the countryside but felt unsure of her place in it. The community of a hiking group gave her the assurance she craved
• YOUR 2026 HOTLIST
  It’s Winnie the Pooh’s centenary and Jilly Cooper’s Rivals is back on the small screen: the year ahead is looking good
• STEP BEHIND THE SCENES AT CHATSWORTH HOUSE
  Country Living Members are invited to an exclusive lunch and garden tour at the majestic Derbyshire stately home
• 10 QUESTIONS WITH… WILL YOUNG
  The singer-songwriter on resourceful gardening, rescuing dogs and his fear of open spaces
• STORY BOOK HOUSES
  If walls could talk, Ele Grafton’s miniature paper houses would tell the colourful stories of her customers’ lives
• “My SOCKS are MADE to LAST for YEARS”
  From hosiery to hats, Rose Brown’s investment knits are fashioned from the finest fleeces to keep customers stylish and snug winter after winter
• Everyone WELCOME
  Hosting family and friends for seasonal sleepovers? Here are 20 smart ways to create a cosy and chic home away from home
• MORE is MORE
  Interior designer Olivia Emery brings an abundance of punchy pattern, childhood memories and theatrical touches to her Oxfordshire village home when getting it ready for guests
• STEP INTO TWIXMAS
  In the days between Christmas and New Year, footwear designer Penelope Chilvers gathers extended family in her Cotswolds village home. Dress code: party shoes!
• HOME comforts
  DECORATING NOTES
• GROUND JEWELS
  Step into a magical winter garden in the Weald of Kent, where cyclamens, hellebores and crocuses add splashes of pink and purple to the white carpet of snowdrops
• DOWN to EARTH
  GARDENING NOTES
• THIS MONTH Barn owls
  Author and seasoned smallholder Sally shares her Yorkshire plot with sheep, horses, hens, ducks, geese, an orchard, a vegetable garden and a pond
• WHAT HOOTS ARE YOU HEARING?
  Barn owls don’t hoot. In late winter and into spring, they make a rather eerie screeching sound, like a ghostly, drawn-out hiss. If you hear “hooting”, it’s probably one of these owls:
• SLOW and SUSTAINABLE
  NATURE NOTES
• A DISTILLERY BY THE SEA
  Owned by a quirky whisky-distillery, Ardbeg Hotel is the perfect starting point for exploring the Hebridean island of Islay and tasting a wee dram of celebrated single malt
• LIVE LIKE A LOCAL ISLAND OF ISLAY HIGHLIGHTS
  From Ardbeg’s tour guide Ron Goudie
• BODY and SOUL
  WELLBEING NOTES
• Crowd PLEASERS
  Make hearty dishes for hungry Twixmas guests with Alison Roman’s smart storecupboard recipes
• KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
  Food and recipes have always offered comfort to Diana Henry. As she brings out a book celebrating her life as a food writer, she reveals how festive cooking brings her the most joy of all
• Take it slow
  You can’t hurry these flavour-packed soups and stews for a hearty winter supper. This is calm cooking for a restorative start to the new year
• Country LARDER
  FOOD NOTES
• A CHAMPION AMONG CHEESES
  A world-beating Blue Stilton, crafted on a farm in Leicestershire, tastes so good that it even eclipses Roquefort, according to its French master cheesemaker
• A SHEPHERDESS
  Amanda Oldfield was in her sixties when she got her first sheep. Now, she allows winter’s rhythms to guide her working day as she tends her flock in north-west Norfolk