In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Country Living (UK)

• Christmas GIFT GUIDE
  A hand-picked selection of festive presents from our favourite artisans and small businesses
• STEP INTO A HANDMADE CHRISTMAS
  From bespoke crackers to playful crowns: discover easy and enchanting ways to craft your own festive trimmings
• The VILLAGE VOICE
  Country Living’s new columnist, lifestyle influencer Paula Sutton, charms her legions of fans with snapshots from her rural life in Norfolk. She shares the highs – and lows – with Sarah Bailey
• HAVE YOURSELF A QUAINT & QUIRKY CHRISTMAS
  From torchlit parades in Perthshire to carolling at dawn in Wales, here’s where to find Britain’s most charming community festivities
• “CAROLS were the POP SONGS of their day”
  Gareth Malone, the nation’s number one choirmaster, on the mysterious and transformative power of Christmas carols
• Folk-inspired FESTIVITIES
  A modern folksy scheme sets the seasonal mood with handcrafted touches, bold pattern play and nostalgic flourishes
• A LIFE IN COLOUR
  Talent-spotted by Cath Kidston, Petra Boase now sells her joyful cards, prints and tissue paper at everywhere from Liberty to the Tate
• 10 QUESTIONS WITH… FIONA SHAW
  The stage and screen actor on wild child holidays, bracing Christmas sea swims and the surprising perks of starring in a new Jane Austen adaptation
• WREATHED in WONDER
  Once a police officer, now a florist, Ailsa Vigor crafts theatrical wreaths from foliage gathered in her garden and the local Warwickshire countryside
• WHAT’S YOUR WINTER SPIRIT ANIMAL?
  Some creatures spend the festive season partying the nights away, while others like to hunker down and hide. Do you recognise your animal alter ego here?
• The DARTMOOR ARTIST
  After a freak sneeze left Sarah Smith with a serious back injury, she picked up a paintbrush and discovered a passion that changed her life. Today, she channels that creativity into magical Christmas makes
• “A FROSTY GARDEN BROUGHT ME BACK TO LIFE”
  Just as her adult life was about to blossom, Pia Gupta’s world was suddenly turned upside down. She shares how Christmas in a remarkable garden became an unexpected lifeline
• SPRUCING UP SMALL SPACES
  With its low ceilings and wonky beams, this tiny Norfolk cottage is a masterclass in creating cosy Christmas cheer with the simplest seasonal touches
• A VILLA built for CHRISTMAS
  Filled with flickering candles, swags of foliage and playful bows, this restored house by the sea comes into its own in the festive season
• HOME comforts
  DECORATING NOTES
• DOWN to EARTH
  GARDENING NOTES
• THIS WAY TO NARNIA
  The literary locations that inspired ten of our favourite festive stories and wintry tales, plus where to stay to enjoy them for yourself
• SLOW and SUSTAINABLE
  NATURE NOTES
• NATURE and NURTURE
  WELLBEING NOTES
• A few of our FAVOURITE THINGS
  From a showstopping turkey to next-level roasties… we asked the experts at our sister title Good Housekeeping to share their best-loved recipes for a cracking Christmas dinner
• TOP OF THEIR GAME
  For three generations, the Sheffield family have raised turkeys on their off-grid farm in Sussex. Today, their award-winning birds grace Christmas tables countrywide
• The new GOOD LIFE
  Sally Coulthard gets set for the season in her Yorkshire smallholding
• ORDER YOUR COUNTRY LIVING 2026 DIARY & CALENDAR
  Get organised for the year ahead with our beautiful stationery collection, filled with uplifting seasonal images to inspire you each month
• Country LARDER
  FOOD NOTES
• WHERE TO BUY
  Stockists in the magazine this month
• SHOPPING LIST
  From Folk-Inspired Festivities on page 56
• A TASTE OF CHRISTMAS PAST
  Top hats, whiskey truffles and cheesy turkey pie: Cherie Denham puts a retro twist on traditional seasonal recipes inspired by her childhood in rural Northern Ireland
• COUNTRY LIVING HOLIDAYS
  CRUISES | TOURS | HOTELS
• FEAST on Cornwall’s delights with JACK STEIN
  Discover Cornwall’s finest gardens, savour a field-to-fork meal and enjoy a seafood masterclass at Philleigh Way Cookery School
• Discover the NATURAL BEAUTY of the ISLES OF SCILLY
  Explore the unspoilt islands’ flourishing flora, wonderful wildlife and stunning bays on this bestselling tour
• Explore the OUTER HEBRIDES with MONTY HALLS
  Sail between nine islands on scenic ferry journeys, uncovering ancient monuments and sweeping beaches with the TV naturalist Monty Halls
• AN ARCTIC EXPLORER
  Aged 26, Sophie Galvagnon became the youngest woman ever to command a polar expedition ship. But seeing the effects of climate change firsthand has inspired her to reinvent Arctic tourism