Countrylife iconCountrylifeSep 17, 2026

'I rented it from the parents of a friend —they were perfect landlords who charged peppercorn rent': Sir Nicholas Coleridge on his first house in the country

Sir Nicholas Coleridge's first foray into country life was in a picture-book cottage in a charming Cotswolds village.

'I rented it from the parents of a friend —they were perfect landlords who charged peppercorn rent': Sir Nicholas Coleridge on his first house in the country

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