Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside:
How to make land work harder
Plans for a Land Use Framework offer a golden opportunity to make the most of our countryside, argues Fiona Reynolds
The year the stars came out
A host of luminaries that were born in 1775 still shape British identity some 250 years on, as Matthew Dennison discovers
A horse walks into a bar…
Jack Watkins raises a glass to the Cheltenham superstars immortalised in the bars and restaurants at Prestbury Park
Interiors
Amelia Thorpe cooks up a real treat with the latest inspiration and innovations for the kitchen
London Life
- Amie Elizabeth White celebrates 100 years of the Dickens museum, plus Country Life’s guide to the best baked goods in the capital
Arts & antiques
Charles Dance talks to Carla Passino about Michelangelo, mentoring and why the Sistine chapel is like playing King Lear
The good, the bad and the ugly
Michael Hall delves into the genius of Michelangelo, at once the enfant prodige and enfant terribile of the Renaissance
Simon Martin’s favourite painting
The art-gallery director selects a beguiling 17th-century miniature revealing a connection to Nature
A regal renewal
John Goodall hails the revival of Restoration House in Kent, a magnificent property that welcomed Charles II in 1660
The legacy
Agnes Stamp hails the ‘British Barnum’ Charles Cruft, whose dog show is still best in class
Shiver me timbers
The once-popular black poplar could be our secret weapon in the battle against climate change, finds Vicky Liddell
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell’s top tips on what to wear to the Cheltenham Festival
And it was all yellow
Charles Quest-Ritson brightens his day with the cheerful flowers of the ever-dependable forsythia
Sharp practice
The thorny old issue of pruning roses, with Charles Quest-Ritson
Foraging
Is tapping birch-tree sap worth the bother, asks John Wright
Travel
Emma Love shares the latest cruise news, Imogen West-Knights finds everything shipshape in the South of France, John Niven follows in the wake of Mr Mississippi Mark Twain and Pamela Goodman’s birthday treats take on a life of their own
And much more
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A $26 million Hollywood mansion that might be Beverly Hills' prettiestThe former home of supermodel Christina Estrada is a tremendous Italian-style home just off Sunset Boulevard.
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The timeless elegance of English country house style, with Guy Goodfellow and Steven RodelTwo of Britain's top interior designers share their wisdom with James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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What's the name for a baby hedgehog? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 10, 202510 questions to test your memory, nous and instinct for a wild guess.
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Houses, volcanoes and a bullseye: Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 7, 202510 questions to test your memory, nous and instinct for a wild guess.
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Robin Hood's seaside getaway, and who appears on the £20 note? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 6, 2025Our daily quiz features one of the most beautiful spots in Britain... but where is it?
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Ladybirds, the Nobel Prize, and who wrote 'Greensleeves'? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 5, 2025Try your luck at our daily quiz.
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Which English king literally lost his head? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 4 2025It's time for your daily dose of the confidently-remembered, the faintly-ringing bells and the wild guesses.
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Who was the king immediately before Queen Victoria? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 3 2025It's time for your daily dose of the confidently-remembered, the faintly-ringing bells and the wild guesses.
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How did Shakespeare spell his name? Country Life Quiz of the Day, 28 February 2025It's our final Quiz of the Day for this week — best of luck.
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Spot the £30 million house, and Jagger's first ever Satisfaction: Country Life Quiz of the Day, 27 February 2025Have a go at our Quiz of the Day. Good luck!
