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How to cure a hangover, by some of Britain's greatest-ever writers
Got a hangover? Heave yourself out of bed and throw yourself on the mercy of one of these literary cures, suggests Emma Hughes.
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Smallwood Architects
Smallwood Architects is an award winning company with nearly 50 years of experience, specialising in providing a very personal service to clients in delivering beautiful buildings of the highest quality.
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Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is one of the country’s leading co-educational independent schools.
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Tosca & Willoughby
Tosca & Willoughby have been making the highest quality wooden loo seats for over 40 years.
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Moulding & Co.
Established in 1798, Mouldings is an 8th generation family owned and managed business, specialising in high-end residential building projects.
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The best places to travel to in 2024 and why
Country Life's Travel Editor, Rosie Paterson, tells you where to go around the world in 2024.
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Think what you got for Christmas was bad? The worst presents in literature will cheer you up...
A diamond-encrusted tortoise, a humble pencil case tied up with string and a cursed jewel: Felicity Day unwraps some of the best and worst presents given in literature
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Country Life 27 December 2023
Country Life 27 December 2023 looks at the beauty of Britain, the art of knot tying, and Winston Churchill's interior design tips.
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Master of Wine Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler on how to pick the perfect wines over Christmas
Village drinks? Teenage gatherings? Carol singers? Christmas and Boxing Day lunch? Wine savant Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW has a wine for every festive occasion.
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The Country Life guide to Paris, France: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and what to eat
Paris is always a good idea, so here’s our guide to what to do, where to stay and what to eat.
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How to create a sweet-smelling winter garden
Fragranced plants may be harder to come across in winter months, says Lia Leendertz, but a little effort will reap deliciously sweet-smelling rewards both inside and outside the home.
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Rowanberry wine: A distinctive and delicious tipple
Aficionados laud the wine’s unique taste, which develops over the 12–18 months it takes to mature.
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The magic of the Rowan tree
When it comes to driving away witches or keeping off evil, nothing beats the rowan tree, with its gleaming scarlet berries and pentagram markings. Aeneas Dennison walks into a forest of myths.
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Country Life 13 December 2023
Country Life 13/20 December 2023 is our spectacular Christmas double issue, featuring everything from Prince Albert and Sir Chris Hoy to Gloucestershire gardens and Christmas conundrums.
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Country Life 6 December 2023
Country Life 6 December 2023 takes a stroll round the garden of the late George Harrison, learns the secrets of the wizard's tree and names-and-shames the worst Christmas presents ever.
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Somerton: The ruined medieval castle transformed into a magical family home
The sensitive restoration of a neglected medieval castle has created a delightful family home, as Nicholas Cooper discovers. Photographs by Paul Highnam.
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Randle Siddeley Limited
Randle Siddeley Limited is a leading landscape architecture, construction and maintenance company.
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Studio Indigo
Studio Indigo is an acclaimed collection of dynamic architects and talented interior designers, based in Chelsea, London.
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Country Life 29 November 2023
Country Life 29 November 2023 is our advent calendar special issue, featuring seasonal wine, medieval homes and our annual Christmas gift guide.
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When did Stir-up Sunday first begin?
On the last weekend before Advent, families gather to make Christmas pudding on the day we know as Stir-up Sunday. But when did we start giving it that name? With Stir-up Sunday 2023 falling on November 26th, Neil Buttery takes a look.
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Subscribe now to get Country Life's Christmas Double Issue, and five more issues, for just £6
Country Life's festive special issues are nearly here, meaning that there's never been a better time to subscribe.
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Britain's great country house revival — and how it was boosted by the unintended consequence of a temporary tax measure
To celebrate the 50th birthday of Historic Houses, director-general Ben Cowell considers the unlikely importance of tax policy as a spur to its early development.
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Country Life 22 November 2023
Country Life 22 November 2023 goes wild camping on Exmoor, the plight of the setter and looks at the chaos that surrounds rural development rules.
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Country Life 15 November 2023
Country Life 15 November 2023 looks at thatched houses, bats, and why nothing will ever beat the humble slice of toast.
