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Nels Crosthwaite Eyre
Interior Design
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Riding to the rescue – how the gardens at Dowdeswell Court have been brought to life
With only lawns and shrubberies remaining of the original gardens, their rejuvenation has taken a huge amount of thought and work, but the results are spectacular says James Alexander-Sinclair.
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Curious Questions: Why does Easter move dates every year?
Phoebe Bath researches why exactly Easter is a called a 'moveable feast'.
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The very nature of Middle Earth — how Tolkien's passion for the countryside inspired the Lord of the Rings
A Nature writer at heart, J. R. R. Tolkien drew on his love of the Malvern Hills and the surrounding countryside to paint his fantasy realm, says James Clarke
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Country Life 27 March 2024
Country Life 27 March 2024 is our Easter special, featuring hedgehogs, Houghton Hall and our Editor's Easter Quiz.
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'Milk, butter, eggs and honey provide a healthy variety with which industrially processed, plant-based food can’t compete'
Country Life's columnist Agromenes believes the tide of public opinion is turning against vegetarian and vegan alternative foods.
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How Country Life launched the career of Alistair Mackenzie, the architect who created Augusta National's iconic golf course
Alister Mackenzie, the golf course architect who created Augusta National Golf Club, was a GP with an enthusiastic sideline in golf until he won a competition in Country Life. Roderick Easdale tells the extraordinary tale.
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Country Life 20 March 2024
Country Life 20 March 2024 looks at Spring gardens, Tolkien's Middle-earth and animal heroes.
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My favourite painting: Andrew Graham-Dixon
'Lesson Number One: it’s the pictures that baffle and tantalise you that stay in the mind forever .'
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Boston Manor House: Renewal and recovery
Boston Manor House in Brentford, Greater London — owned by the London Borough of Hounslow — is a 17th-century house that has undergone a sensitive restoration and now offers fascinating insights into changing domestic tastes, as Charles O’Brien explains.
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The Fall foliage of New England and Canada, as witnessed from the deck of a cruise ship
Steven King journeys from New York to Montréal, via Nova Scotia, in search of the Americas' most famous natural phenomenon.
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Stancombe Park: The garden full of hidden tunnels that inspired Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead
Marion Mako uncovers the true story of the labyrinthine tunnels that underpin this magnificent Regency garden, the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s description of the garden at Brideshead. Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
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The Oxford & London Building Co Ltd
Exceptional Renovations: Listed Buildings & Basement Conversions
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Country Life 13 March 2024
Country Life 13 March 2024 looks at idyllic cottages, Queen Mary's Dolls' House and walks the Cheshire Plains.
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Estelle Manor review: The Oxfordshire hotel and private member's club that will appeal to honeymooners and families alike
Estelle Manor is a sanctuary from the rest of the world — a place where life is easy and everyone gets on. Jo Rodgers checks in.
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Jo Thompson Landscape and Garden Design
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Millway
Construction
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Jane Brown Associates
garden and landscape design
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Donald Insall Associates
Architecture and heritage consultancy
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Country Life 6 March 2024
Country Life 6 March 2024 features our Top 100, the definitive list of the best architects, interior designers, craftspeople and garden designers in Britain.
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Isabella Worsley Ltd.
Isabella Worsley LTD Interior Design
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Giles Quarme Architects
Giles Quarme Architects is an award-winning architectural practice specialising in the repair of historic buildings and the creation of new buildings in historic settings.
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Coromandel Crewels
Coromandel is a family owned British company supplying exclusive and exceptional hand-embroidered crewel fabrics.
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Eadie & Crole
Interior Design
