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'One drew a longer queue than the members of One Direction': The irresistible old English sheepdog is now under threat
As the Dulux dog marks 65 years, the old English sheepdog remains one of Britain’s most recognisable canine icons — yet this much-loved breed is now under threat.
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'We are here to champion British farmers who produce wonderful milk, meat, vegetables and eggs': The Country Life team's favourite farm shops
More and more of us are choosing to buy produce directly from farms.
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Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs
Pick up an edible work of art before they sell out.
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Glovebox: What do you get the person who has everything? A Land Rover Defender inspired by The Hamptons
Another regular day in the Defender restomod community.
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‘When it comes to flat caps, size really does matter’: The hat that's crowned the heads of everyone, from Middle Age peasants to Oscar-winning greats
If there is one piece of clothing inherently and undeniably British, it is the flat cap, says Amie Elizabeth White, who traces the hat's history from the Middle Ages to modern day.
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The ancient and aristocratic dog breed loved by Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott
Once used to hunt wolves and bring down red deer in the Scottish Highlands, the Scottish deerhound is one of Britain’s oldest and most noble breeds. Today, it remains a gentle giant — elegant, devoted and unmistakably aristocratic.
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Porsche Cayenne: Pablo Escobar's off-roader is now a genuine all-in-one talent
Adam Hay-Nicholls finds that Porsche's ugly duckling has transformed into a rather beautiful swan.
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Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone One
The pub is out and the wine bar is in. These hidden gems are pouring some of the capital’s most interesting and delicious vintages — and you don’t have to go to Hackney for any of them.
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'A flash of skull-print sock is my equivalent of a six pack': A snob's guide to socks
To show your socks or to hide them away? It depends on who you asks, finds Sophia Money-Coutts.
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The glory — and the grind — of winning a Michelin star, by Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Parker Bowles
Initially associated with tyres, Michelin has become synonymous with the coveted laurels awarded to the world’s best restaurants. To mark the centenary of the first stars being awarded, David Ellis looks back on a century of fine-dining dramas.
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White diamonds are believed to wield spiritual power. Today, the largest one to appear on the UK market in more than a decade goes under the hammer
The last time a similar stone was sold was in 2017, when a ring purchased at a car boot sale for £10 sold for £656,750.
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Tom Parker Bowles: Welsh rarebit is the pinnacle, the apex, the triumphant apogee of this particular form
Welsh rarebit — cheese on toast in full dress uniform — is a dish that has been impossible to resist for at least three centuries.
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'Some of the guys and girls out there haven't slept in 36 hours' — With Defender in the dunes of Dakar
Charlie Thomas reports from one of the world's most gruelling endurance races.
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'The unicorn of the dog world': Why the Glen of Imaal terrier is the best dog you've never heard of
Resembling a wolfhound after a boil wash, the Glen of Imaal terrier is capable of executing the ultimate charm offensive, finds Lucinda Gosling.
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The diamond necklace that lost Marie Antoinette her head
How a cardinal’s attempt to court royal favour precipitated one of the most celebrated scandals of the ancien régime.
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Meet the men trying to revive our pubs — and farms — for the price of one
When James Gummer, Phil Winser and Olivier van Themsche opened the Pelican in 2022, the pub became the sexiest place to see and be seen. It now forms part of a consortium boasting seven properties and an enviable farm-to-table model, which its founders believe can help revive the English countryside.
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When did the bride start wearing white for her wedding?
Silver, red or even black, marriage gowns of the past were seldom white, until Queen Victoria opted for the hue of purity in 1840, discovers Matthew Dennison
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'When I worked out how to turn the car on, its backside roared like a lion in the Masai Mara': A snob's guide to sports cars
Spoiler alert: vintage is in, green Lotus's are out.
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Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls
The Metro's F1 correspondent and Country Life car aficionado joins the Country Life Podcast to discuss Bugattis, F1, and how to drive a helicopter to the pub.
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The sad clown dog that won Best in Show at Crufts
Meet the Clumber spaniel, the largest of the spaniels with a sad-looking face and a heart of gold.
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Why is this so red? The answer is waiting in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 9, 2026
New MPs, luminescent animals and out-of-this-world questions also feature in our first quiz of the week.
