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The South Devon AONB: Rolling hills, endless beaches and ancient landscapes that Man has walked for millennia
Our series on Britain's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty continues with Rosie Paterson taking a look at the highlights of South Devon.
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A weekend in Cambridge: What to do, where to eat, where to stay
Rosie Paterson shares tips for those looking to enjoy a getaway in Cambridge.
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Where I work: Ed Chamberlin, sports broadcaster
Ed Chamberlin is — like so many of us — looking forward to returning to the office or, in his case, an audience. He spoke to Rosie Paterson about winning a BAFTA and filming behind closed doors
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Where I work: Mark Ashley Miller, sailor
Mark Ashley Miller's day job is a little different to the rest of us. He's on a mission to sail around Great Britain and visit every harbour master in the UK and Ireland on his way. He spoke to Rosie Paterson about the inspiration behind his journey.
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Six beautiful Italian houses to rent with last minute availability
It's not to late to book a (quarantine free) holiday to Italy. Rosie Paterson rounds up the best rentals to book now.
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Where I work: Jane Taylor, milliner
Jane Taylor is — like so many of us — looking forward to returning to the office. She spoke to Rosie Paterson about her royal clientele and making a mess
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Where I work: Emma Sims-Hilditch, interior designer
Emma Sims-Hilditch, founder of Sims Hilditch, is — like so many of us — looking forward to returning to the office. She spoke to Rosie Paterson about drawing inspiration from the countryside and why you should always have a tidy desk.
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The Utterly Inessential Travel Shopping List: Staycations, luggage and a £45,000 private jet trip to the Maldives
Country Life's travel editor Rosie Paterson shares some ideas as we all start thinking once more about holidays.
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Where I work: Kate Gordon, art filmmaker and entrepreneur
Kate Gordon, founder of London Art Studios, is — like so many of us — working from home. She spoke to Rosie Paterson about how she'd handling working in lockdown, and the need for accessible art.
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The Chichester Harbour AONB, a slice of Sussex where nature, beauty and history come together
Rosie Paterson takes in the all-too-often overlooked Chichester Harbour.
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Where I work: Nick Cookson, travel entrepreneur
Nick Cookson, founder of The Villa Collective, is — like so many of us — working from home. He spoke to Rosie Paterson about relocating from London to Corfu in lockdown.
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Nine novels which will transport you around the world — and inspire your post-lockdown travel plans
Rosie Paterson rounds up the books to read now, and the places they're set in to travel to later.
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Where I work: Annie Tempest, Tottering-by-Gently cartoonist
Annie Tempest, the brainchild behind the Tottering-by-Gently cartoon — one of Country Life's most beloved features — has always worked from home. She spoke to Rosie Paterson about her tips for new home workers and the best career advice she’s ever been given.
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Where I work: George Saumarez-Smith, architect
George Saumarez Smith, director of ADAM Architecture, is — like so many of us — working from home. He spoke to Rosie Paterson about how he’s handling working in lockdown, and reflects on a couple of his favourite projects.
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Where I work: Michael Bryden, Rolls-Royce bespoke designer
Rolls-Royce designer Michael Bryden is — like so many of us — working from home. He spoke to Rosie Paterson about his home office, and what he'd create if he were to design a car for himself.
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A stupendous 18th-century home with gardens that look like they've been borrowed from Versailles, designed by an architect credited as the 'father of wrestling'
Built in the 1700s, this eye-catchingly restored historic house is now available to view in the most modern sense — virtually.
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A hopelessly romantic cottage for two in one of the finest villages in the Cotswolds
Built in the classic, honey-coloured stone synonymous with the Cotswolds, One Hope Cottage looks perfect as a weekend retreat or buy-to-let investment.
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Bucket List dreams for life after lockdown, from the dazzling plains of Antarctica to a treehouse in Botswana
Country Life's Travel Editor Rosie Paterson speaks to adventurers, artists and those who've spent their whole careers obsessing over seeing the world about the places they want to visit when travel restrictions lift and the world gets back to normal.
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The hotels that found fame on the silver screen — with a little help from James Bond, Marilyn Monroe and more
Hotels and Hollywood go hand in hand, and right now is the best time to enjoy the former from the comfort of your own home. Rosie Paterson compiles a list of the ones that had starring roles in some of your favourite films
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How to make banana bread, the ultimate comfort food of lockdown
Rosie Paterson is famed, and rightly so, for her banana bread. As its popularity sweeps the nation like never before, she shares her classic recipe.
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Is it time for Londoners to stop owning cars?
Country Life's Rosie Paterson loved the freedom her first car offered her, and clung on to it even when moving to London. But when she waved goodbye, she ended up wondering if she'd really needed it after all.
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Gstaad, Switzerland: ‘The last paradise in a crazy world’, a fairytale still untouched with pistes aplenty
Rosie Paterson travels to Gstaad–once described by Julie Andrews as ‘the last paradise in a crazy world’– to find out what lies behind the jet-set façade.
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How to do a long weekend in the Hamptons, from where to stay and eat to the best place to brush up your surfing
A long weekend in the USA? Yes, it can be done, says Country Life's travel editor Rosie Paterson, who headed to Long Island and returned almost before anyone noticed she'd escaped from the office.
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The Christian Dior afternoon tea at The Franklin: 'Monsieur Dior himself would surely have approved'
A Christian Dior-themed afternoon tea around the corner from the V&A makes a perfect accompaniment to the museum's enormously successful exhibition, as Rosie Paterson discovered.
