<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Dive into the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 8, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/dive-into-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-8-2026 RZVFdZjamuzGfZhaYV5YLX Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Was there ever a city so densely populated by brilliant minds, so tightly packed with bright ideas? Mark Rothko is following in the footsteps of Michelangelo and taking over Florence ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/was-there-ever-a-city-so-densely-populated-by-brilliant-minds-so-tightly-packed-with-bright-ideas-mark-rothko-is-following-in-the-footsteps-of-michelangelo-and-taking-over-florence o6CTptjpGqGuWFu3rtV4Ke Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Choosing the perfect road trip ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/choosing-the-perfect-road-trip 98pX9aLNXfnoincfeGubhd Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:55:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ A house so beautiful that it entranced Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle — who bought it on the spot ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-house-so-beautiful-that-it-entranced-sir-arthur-conan-doyle-who-bought-it-on-the-spot EDS9NqBcni2kUYvSor8RBP Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ House of the Dragon: The Elizabethan mansion protected by a fire-breathing beast — until it wasn't ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/house-of-the-dragon-the-elizabeth-mansion-protected-by-a-fire-breathing-beast-until-it-wasnt yqWXr76bnznqBeL6XfNMLW Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:05:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: How Gen Z fell in love with fly-fishing ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/what-is-everyone-talking-about-this-week-how-gen-z-fell-in-love-with-fly-fishing TSr2CUQK6iVBsYwpbQ6KzJ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Betjeman, Paul Nash, Christopher Hobhouse and the golden age of British guidebooks ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/john-betjeman-paul-nash-christopher-hobhouse-and-the-golden-age-of-british-guidebooks eMfUXPZ8qfurLhF3RUsA3N Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hugo Vickers: 'Wallis Simpson enjoyed being the King’s friend, but in no way did she want to become his wife, or to cause a major constitutional crisis' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/hugo-vickers-wallis-simpson-enjoyed-being-the-kings-friend-but-in-no-way-did-she-want-to-become-his-wife-or-to-cause-a-major-constitutional-crisis BEqrphzEmRQSoYyVTJ4jij Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five outstanding homes, from a Cornish harbour home to a townhouse designed by Christopher Wren, as seen in Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/five-outstanding-homes-from-a-cornish-harbour-home-to-a-townhouse-designed-by-christopher-wren-as-seen-in-country-life PLYJyi7SqDYZWXunwDP3fA Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The marine animals that look suspiciously like dogs ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/dogs/the-marine-animals-that-look-suspiciously-like-dogs LM9WtsjFnPFZYtfLKQeaoH Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The ideal of what an English country house should be': Ven House's journey from Georgian corruption to modern glory ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/ven-house Z3VuEruoheumVR8E3BysoP Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A grand country house saved from rot, rising damp and ruin, on the market after a 34-year labour of love ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/south-west/a-grand-country-house-saved-from-rot-rising-damp-and-ruin-on-the-market-after-34-years-of-loving d8JTNQchz76ieqfpM9GZzf Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lady Anne Glenconner: ‘Princess Margaret and I were quite naughty then, Elizabeth always had an eye out for us’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/lady-anne-glenconner-princess-margaret-and-i-were-quite-naughty-then-elizabeth-always-had-an-eye-out-for-us xduwiqXuptGzg5EuEEYySd Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It is so impressive in scope it almost defies description': The bold, 200-year vision to repair the harm that man has inflicted on the Scottish Highlands ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/britain/it-is-so-impressive-in-scope-it-almost-defies-description-the-bold-200-year-vision-to-repair-the-harm-that-man-has-inflicted-on-the-scottish-highlands bqjC6kJGTC8xaBMaftCKqJ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Music, dancing and jellied eels all round: The 'colourful world of plenty' in the iconic garden at the Festival of Britain ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/music-dancing-and-jellied-eels-all-round-the-colourful-world-of-plenty-in-the-iconic-garden-at-the-festival-of-britain PjjarERqwoghqmE9z7KeNc Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's extremely reassuring for the ultra-wealthy': How Monaco's resurgence is fuelling a new property boom ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/overseas/monaco-has 8ueF5ask5WKa8MmzbrUejc Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s creatures great and small in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 5, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/its-creatures-great-and-small-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-5-2026 aFMSNyvbCE6KqEr7aP32dD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The real passion of polo is found in its ordinary players ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/out-and-about/the-real-passion-of-polo-is-found-in-its-ordinary-players yeaeRSPzpLCf96y6r4YEvc Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:02:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ The death of Gentleman's Relish (and how I learned to stop worrying and make my own instead) ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/the-death-of-gentlemans-relish-and-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-make-my-own-instead zCvntSrSPcYX7N7YqD5NJD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five slices of Hampshire heaven on the market ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/home-counties/five-slices-of-hampshire-heaven-on-the-market-all-for-under-gbp995-000 u2FkK8zi9ktnii7VcbXFYZ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:22:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ We rudely refer to them as 'sky rats', but pigeons add a touch of the natural world to our busiest metropolises ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/we-may-rudely-call-them-sky-rats-but-pigeons-add-a-touch-of-the-natural-world-to-our-busiest-metropolises qWqtiHLWxi9mcN9bVnQPQY Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 34-bedroom Cotswolds home for £810,000, a sprawling Victorian mill or a Grand Design waiting to happen? The world of property auctions is going wild ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-34-bedroom-cotswolds-home-for-gbp810-000-an-entire-victorian-factory-or-a-grand-design-waiting-to-happen-the-world-of-property-auctions-is-going-wild 8sbgX2YUFRX7usbAmVztKZ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:39:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Test your knowledge of the days of the week in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 4, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/test-your-knowledge-of-the-days-of-the-week-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-8-2026 TqWTcKhu3eG76UuGPVML5n Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ancient trees that laugh in the face of climate change and dinosaur-killing asteroids ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/the-ancient-trees-that-laugh-in-the-face-of-climate-change-and-dinosaur-killing-asteroids xWAM7UXcwZVib9ceTQrtwm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is it worth queueing around the street for a pocket watch? The answer, of course, is yes ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/watches/the-pocket-watch-is-back-and-people-are-queueing-around-the-block-for-it t9fFqXpzjivtRHbMngCNBD Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the sustainably-minded brains behind the London Eye rescued a Warwick Avenue townhouse from the brink of collapse ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-the-sustainably-minded-brains-behind-the-london-eye-rescued-a-warwick-avenue-townhouse-from-the-brink-of-collapse NzC9RVkAr8pz62prk24mQa Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Monaco Royal Family's car collection is exactly the sort of unabashed showmanship you want to see from a prince ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/the-monaco-royal-familys-car-collection-is-exactly-the-sort-of-unabashed-showmanship-you-want-to-see-from-a-prince dkptPZKVt6Lo4jJVLF9GRU Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 500-year-old cottage that's literally two doors down from Jane Austen's house in Hampshire ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-500-year-old-cottage-thats-literally-two-doors-down-from-jane-austens-house-in-hampshire C9xSa8gYLNB7WBt68MeqHg Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:16:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Small-scale cut flower growers have now been formally recognised by the government ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/small-scale-cut-flower-growers-have-now-been-formally-recognised-by-the-government 5ZpdBr6Lo3PNPVJGsbFdq7 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inspired by a Renaissance masterpiece, created by one of the world's great architects, this bed has done a century's service for a country house's owners —and their very lucky pets ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/antiques-collecting/inspired-by-a-renaissance-masterpiece-created-by-one-of-the-worlds-great-architects-this-bed-has-done-a-centurys-service-for-a-country-houses-owners-and-their-very-lucky-pets ppDfcHjE3WSmz7fTpc2emA Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's all coming up roses in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 3, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/its-all-coming-up-roses-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-3-2026 oc5s8BZrsvvJU8HquXfQVb Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ No longer a sunny place for shady people: How Monaco is shedding its old-money image ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/no-longer-a-sunny-place-for-shady-people-how-monaco-is-shedding-its-old-money-image jXffoUH2Zmgaq88oxoX8fP Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Do you want to be known as someone who’s simply too uptight to take lunch?' Asnob’sguideto midweek dining ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/a-snobs-guide-to-midweek-lunches wiWwRVA3UKWaUzEyK9noxX Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Where to listen to the greatest musical performance on Earth ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/do-not-miss-out-on-the-greatest-musical-performance-on-earth 8UkkuW4RcZza8qbLx8XbjH Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to refresh a room without sacrificing your existing furniture ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-to-refresh-a-room-and-suitable-for-entertaining-without-sacrificing-your-existing-furniture YZrpq6ESbVndHmCCJGqEKP Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Snoozing dormice, British scorpions, vegan hedgehogs and other unusual animal facts in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 2, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/snoozing-dormice-british-scorpions-vegan-hedgehogs-and-other-unusual-animal-facts-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-2-2026 HaPnNPnpMrx6dWRKuVAB56 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Royalty, racing drivers and the Riviera’s most charming reprobates: Inside Monaco's fabulous parties ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/out-and-about/royalty-racing-drivers-and-the-rivieras-most-charming-reprobates-inside-monacos-fabulous-parties b9SnGpsUShsKDKeE6J6pEQ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life June 3, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/magazine/country-life-june-3-2026 rfSsa9DN68GCJofRjUZjL4 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Highland getaway of Elizabeth II's personal florist is for sale at £750,000 —and if there's house in Britain with a better view than this one, we'd love to see it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/scotland/the-highland-getaway-of-elizabeth-iis-personal-florist-is-for-sale-at-gbp750-000-and-if-theres-house-in-britain-with-a-better-view-than-this-one-wed-love-to-see-it uhKKkqzMajP9KVdQNEvV3h Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Few historical figures have sat at such a rich juncture between power, empire and progress than this East London princess ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/few-historical-figures-have-sat-at-such-a-rich-juncture-between-power-empire-and-progress-than-this-east-london-princess ii4sSZG2vS7QivPEopXLsT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wine down with the Country Life Quiz of the Day, June 1, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/wine-down-with-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-june-1-2026 oui2jg9urwQLceVwDTfuB4 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keep calm and carry on because the triumphant return of British landscape painting is here ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/keep-calm-and-carry-on-because-the-triumphant-return-of-british-landscape-painting-is-here VHHTaDa9zjxNNEN3J75L5D Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I’m not interested in cars — I’m interested in Ferraris’: Inside Rome’s glamorous new concorso ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/im-not-interested-in-cars-im-interested-in-ferraris-inside-romes-glamorous-new-concorso ZFGR6NaSyc5xQw5vyMdcr3 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This landmark Hamptons home, in the most expensive post code in New York, is older than the Declaration of Independence ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/overseas/this-landmark-hamptons-home-in-the-most-expensive-post-code-in-new-york-is-older-than-the-declaration-of-independence RNeXumz4zTEuGfgFHEqF3E Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The financier, racing driver and prolific party animal who saved — and then lost — one of the 20th century's most notable country houses ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-financier-racing-driver-and-prolific-party-animal-who-saved-and-then-lost-one-of-the-20th-centurys-most-notable-country-houses SYPWsKxuvpejKNZs3h8yTn Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five magical country houses for sale, from £15 million to £1.75 million, as seen in Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/five-magical-country-houses-for-sale-from-gbp15-million-to-gbp1-75-million-as-seen-in-country-life 2xmC6yRc6FFEP9nkSq8Jan Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The intelligent, clownish breed that conquered Britain after the Second World War ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/dogs/the-intelligent-clownish-breed-that-conquered-britain-after-the-second-world-war WAiaXvMB4kSXgT2mybxVD7 Sun, 31 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Back when we were a proper country: Putting a V12 in a Jaguar E-Type ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/back-when-we-were-a-proper-country-putting-a-v12-in-a-jaguar-e-type RkhJxnUjCoBh3ZRRnYLzm8 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:31:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ A tale of two Deaneries: The unique medieval and 17th century homes attached to Gloucester Cathedral ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/gloucester-deanery CkaZkVd4bdrUX6YyMHMkoJ Sun, 31 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ You've got to have a lot of bottle to be an independent wine merchant ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/youve-got-to-have-a-lot-of-bottle A8CjyrtdpXu9eSFj43mfsa Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Sat, 30 May 2026 20:56:45 +0000