At Country Life Magazine we bring readers an incredibly diverse range of material.
One week we’re writing about caviar from Exmoor or the rise and fall of the smoking room in the country house in the 19th century; a few days later we’re reviewing a Botticelli exhibition or advising on box blight.
We celebrate the seasons every year- who doesn’t love the first whiff of spring in the air after a long, hard winter? But as the wildflowers and the dawn chorus appear as heralds of summer we are instantly converted. Likewise, as the days get shorter and the smell of woodsmoke fills the air, don’t we all become seduced by the beauty of autum, and its natural bounty, from sloes to mushrooms. We also have a great sloe gin recipe.
Country Life likes to try to cover the best bits of the British countryside from favourite dogs to country houses, country events and rural issues, as well as country sports and pursuits, from three day events like Badminton to the best places to fish. It’s a diverse range of subjects – more diverse than most- but then life in the country has a great deal to offer and we would hate to miss anything. Do let us know if we have..
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 99. Here, Country Life takes a look at the extraordinary impact of a man who shaped the nation over the course of nine decades.
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By the 1880s, the smoking room had become an essential feature of the country house - Michael Hall examines the rise and fall of this masculine space
The crossbreed is no longer considered an accident and dog owners are going crazy for these new versions. Emma Hughes sorts the schnoodle from the whoodle.
We've trawled the globe to find the best properties on the market, from a bubble palace above the Bay of Cannes to a historic château in the Czech Republic.
This year's questions take in everything from sausage rolls to USB cable — see if you're up to the fiendish challenge.
The ultimate luxury (if slightly devoid of reality) gift guide for teenage boys and girls, from grandchildren to godchildren, sons and daughters, and nieces and nephews.
Carla Passino investigates the meaning of the town crier's opening shout and ponders whether there is still a need for it today.
Jason Goodwin was feeling decidedly nostalgic for village life — until he had a run-in with one of its discontents.
Simon Jenkins chooses Tintagel, Cornwall as one of England’s best views.
The Prince's Countryside Fund has published The Village Survival Guide, a publication dedicated to getting the most out of rural life
We're delighted to report that Country Life has scooped the top award at the 2019 PPA Awards, the 'Oscars' of the magazine publishing world.
We take a look at the royal children of the past in the Country Life Archive.
They might not be considered as beguiling and romantic as butterflies, but we should look at moths in a new light, suggests David Tomlinson.
We celebrate Mothering Sunday with this fantastic collection of wit and wisdom from some of the world's most successful women.
Plymouth Sound is on track to become the UK's first underwater national park, protecting this rich habitat for generations to come.
Country Life's issue of 14 November 2018 has been guest-edited by HRH The Prince of Wales in honour of his 70th birthday.
