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A centuries-old cottage for sale in the North Downs where a long-lost Gertrude Jekyll garden was brought back to life -
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Do you know your Heracles from your Hercules? Test your knowledge of Greek mythology in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 21, 2026 -
What you'll find in this week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy -
The Nottingham kitchen that honours a home's remarkable 19th century resident -
The Hippie Porsche is the pinnacle of performance and psychedelic power -
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The home of an iconic rock band's manager is a little bit of both -
This 100-year library in Oslo is beautiful — but we won't be able to read its books until the year 2114
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The kind, loyal and goofy dog facing an AI-era identity crisis -
Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo review: Where else can you swim in a pool designed by one of fashion’s biggest icons? -
Meet the Sherlock Holmeses of the jewellery world: 'Someone requested a Cartier bangle owned by the Duchess of Windsor. I knew where it was' -
There is more to Lady Jane Grey — our shortest reigning monarch — than this, the most famous painting of her
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A centuries-old cottage for sale in the North Downs where a long-lost Gertrude Jekyll garden was brought back to life -
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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The home of an iconic rock band's manager is a little bit of both
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A billionaire's housing boom is here — and Lord Lebedev's £25 million home at Hampton Court is on the market just at the right time -
Six outstanding homes, from a Devon coastal dream to a Highland estate, as seen in Country Life -
'One of the most private and pristine estates' in the west is for sale — with 1,468 acres, glorious cloisters, and its own 12th-century chapel -
The most fascinating bathroom in the world is for sale, with Elizabeth II's signature, a lifetime of photographs and a history of the 20th century on the walls -
One of the most beautiful houses in the New Forest has come to the market, and its an Arts-and-Crafts dream
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'It contained a hippopotamus, which lived in the Billiards Room': The strange country house that gave way to a crematorium -
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'My house will rise again': The promise and its fulfilment of iconic architect Clough Williams-Ellis, and the home he and his wife loved and (almost) lost -
Nowa Huta: An elegant expression of Soviet socialist might -
A lost Surrey garden infested with peacocks and influenced by Gertrude Jekyll -
Warwick Castle is a masterpiece that's become a medieval theme park — but then again, it always has been -
One of the great treasures of Highclere shows 'Nature set into marble, frozen and made eternal' -
Felled by a pair of cursed shoes — the butterfly-shaped house that Lutyens built -
Warwick Castle: The 700-year story of one of the world's great strongholds
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The Nottingham kitchen that honours a home's remarkable 19th century resident -
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The best art dealers to help you furnish your home, as chosen by Britain's leading designers, architects and creative minds -
The best antique dealers across the country, as chosen by Britain's top interior designers, architects and garden designers -
The best furniture makers in Britain, as chosen by the nation's top designers and architects -
The country house experts with cast-iron reputations and genuine talent — as nominated by their peers -
The greatest craftspeople in Britain, as chosen by the nation's best interior designers, architects and country house experts -
Giles Kime: 'Never let anyone persuade you that this rural reductivism is simple' -
Why the natural patina that forms on copper, brass, and bronze is the colour of timelessness
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It is like 'rush hour for foxes and badgers' every night: A Sussex garden with timeless views and perfect harmony -
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Mark Diacono: The plant that becomes a friend — and it's the perfect thing to put in your Pimm's -
Generations of owners at Fonthill destroyed the house and neglected the gardens — today, they're simply perfect -
'I thought I had taken pretentiousness to a new level, but actually it has gone down well': The magical gardens at Broadwoodside, full of the humour of their irrepressible creators -
When is a weed not a weed? When it's a wildflower -
A billionaire's walled garden amid the most undisturbed and beautiful countryside in the west country
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The Hippie Porsche is the pinnacle of performance and psychedelic power
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From wet shirts to war-worthy kilts, the costumes of Britain's best-loved dramas are worth a fortune -
Sleek like a missile and just as fast: the JCB Hydromax prepares to break new barriers at Bonneville -
This agile dog can follow faint, hours-old scent trails through rugged terrain, but is just as happy cuddling on the sofa
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The ultimate noisy neighbours: Seabirds so notorious for their antisocial antics they have been raised in Parliament -
When every drop counts: Eight stories to help understand the water that surrounds us -
Why our water is going down the drain
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You can't rush greatness: 50 years of the stop-motion studio behind Wallace & Gromit -
A five minute guide to John Constable's most famous painting -
There is more to Lady Jane Grey — our shortest reigning monarch — than this, the most famous painting of her
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How Frida Kahlo’s life and image have become a global phenomenon — and what her self portraits really say about her
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This 100-year library in Oslo is beautiful — but we won't be able to read its books until the year 2114 -
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How to follow the footsteps of The Odyssey in style -
What's in my Boot -
The Terrace Rooms & Wine review: The boutique bolthole in Britain's Amalfi, run by one of the UK's top sommeliers -
What everyone is talking about this week: MAGA (Make Airports Great Again) -
There’s more to Palm Beach in the USA than presidents and palatial pads — it’s the capital of fun
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From fresh Whitstable oysters to cracking claws in the Hebrides: Britain’s best coastal restaurants -
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Tom Parker Bowles: Ceviche may be minimalist, but it's a bona-fide masterpiece -
'This is a Mozart, not a Beethoven vintage': Why 2025 might be the best Bordeaux in decades -
In Victorian England, to flex on your friends was to serve them swan-shaped ice cream -
Avoid flaccid lettuce, gently-rotting cucumber and shiny processed ham with Tom Parker Bowles's guide to the perfect salad -
Drink responsibly, drink English: Rhubarb, gorse, thyme and corn are the new secret ingredients to a successful cocktail -
They might eat cheese from a can, but the Americans can barbecue the world's best ribs
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