Country Life August 12 2015
Jousting's thrills and spills and the joy of keeping pigs.


This week in Country Life we pay homage to the carpet of heather — once believed to have been stained with the blood of warriors — that clads Scottish hills, we visit Crosby Hall, an outstanding country house on the edge of Liverpool, we don a suit of armour to learn the ancient art of jousting, we talk to the champions of traditional pig breeds and we learn to cook with courgettes.
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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