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A crumbling, one-bedroom wreck with an energy efficiency rating of 1 out of 100 has just sold for £2 million
It took seven years for someone to take on a complete wreck in Maida Vale — but now the new owner will be able to create a dream home in one of the most sought-after mews in London.
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Dawn Chorus: The English region named as one of the world's 10 finest destinations, RHS Chelsea going to the dogs, and our Quiz of the Day
East Anglia is in at number eight in the latest Lonely Planet list.
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The £7,500 peacock that brings grace, elegance and beauty... but without the noise and the defecation
Peacocks are beautiful birds — but that doesn't mean they're easy to live with. Unless they're not really peacocks at all...
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The Dawn Chorus: The Eden Project's rarest plant is destined to take its own life
One of Britain's most popular tourist spots has got itself a Madagascan suicide palm, one of the world's rarest plants. When you find out how its lifecycle goes, you won't be surprised that there aren't many around.
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Need a bit of space? Five estates for sale, from five acres to 1,300, as seen in Country Life
Superb homes with land, from Devon to Stirlingshire.
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The great electric car conundrum: In 35 years, driving a petrol car will be like driving a steam engine. But is now the time to make the switch to an EV?
To EV or not to EV? That is the question for car buyers today, whether they're looking for a new car or going second hand. So is now the time to take the plunge? Toby Keel takes a look.
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'There are whole fields that are 100% taxpayer funded NOT to grow crops for people to eat'
Former NFU President Minette Batters has entered the House of Lords as Baroness Batters, giving her a new perspective, and a new opportunity to find ways to help British farming.
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Dawn Chorus: 'If we don’t decarbonise heat, we’re b*ggered'
Straight talking from a business-minded climate activist, plus two of the few professional models to appear in a Country Life photoshoot.
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Dawn Chorus: The dog that costs £120,000, the definition of English style, great balls of fire and the Quiz of the Day
Plus, a €12 million estate, and a rare outbreak of good news in Britain's waterways — it's The Dawn Chorus, our regular daily round-up of things you don't need to know, but will enjoy finding out about nonetheless.
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'We talk about life's big questions with people who probably thought they were just coming in to discuss the redecoration of their house': Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham on the Country Life Podcast
Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham of Salvesen Graham join James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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Dawn Chorus: The future of life on Earth, a Surrey house that's 'like being in the Highlands', accidentally unplugging Steven Hawking and the Quiz of the Day
Plus, the answer to a question nobody has been asking: can you boil eggs in the kettle?
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Five utterly spectacular homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
From a sprawling mansion in Wiltshire to a gorgeous Regency townhouse, here's our pick of the finest homes to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
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A hopelessly perfect country cottage that's hidden away in one of London's most romantic spots
If you've a heart full of romance — and, frankly, a bank account full of money — then we have a home that might just be the perfect mix of town and country.
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The artwork thrown in a museum bin, Cambridge's most famous sight and the world welly wanging champion unmasked by the BBC
What is it like to grow up in a castle? Can you name Cambridge's most famous landmark? And who is the Welly Wanging World Record Holder? All this and more is revealed in today's Dawn Chorus.
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Dawn Chorus: Will 2024 be a bumper year for Autumn colour? Plus take the quiz of the day and more
A year of staggeringly wet weather across most of Britain has caused all sorts of ups and downs for gardeners and farmers — but will it have an impact on the changing colours of the leaves on the trees around us?
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Ten wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
From commutable farmhouses to a Georgian masterpiece of astonishing splendour, here's our pick of the best houses to hit the market via Country Life this week.
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Dawn Chorus: Riding through the kitchen on horseback, and other classic English country house pursuits
A spectacular view of Snowdonia, the intelligence of owls and our quiz of the day are all highlights of this morning's Dawn Chorus.
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Michelin are now giving out 'stars' for hotels as well as restaurants — and the first batch of winners in Britain is an amazing roster of beautiful places to stay
Are these the 133 best hotels in Britain?
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A century of change at The White House
In December 1916 Country Life magazine was granted extraordinary access to The White House.
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Dawn Chorus: The wild creatures back in the West Country for the first time since the reign of Queen Victoria
Pine Martens are back on Dartmoor — but why?
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The Dawn Chorus: Real-life Jurassic Park tech saving the rhino, a 10-hour nature epic and our Quiz of the Day
The man who's been trying to resurrect woolly mammoths has turned his gaze on the animals of today which need saving.
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An exhibition that brings together the gun that started the First World War, Hemingway's typewriter, Captain Scott's snow goggle and Sgt Pepper's Drum
The gun used to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Hemingway's typewriter and the drum featured on the cover of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band are part of Rick Guest's extraordinary collection of photography, Holy Relics at the StART Fair.
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Where the wasps go at the end of the summer
We take a look at the last few weeks of the summer season for wasps — which, for almost all of them, is also the last few weeks of their lives.
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The Dawn Chorus: We're waking up today to a Britain free of coal-powered electricity for the first time in 142 years
Britain's last remaining coal-fired power station has been turned off for good, we reflect on one of Britain's most beautiful lakes, and take a look at a job with an 1980s-style pension.
