Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. The magazine comments in depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, property, the arts, gardens and gardening, the countryside, schools and wildlife. This eclectic editorial mix, combined with stunning photography and high-end property advertising ensures that week after week, Country Life is read by people who live the real country house lifestyle.
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Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker.
The best way ever to get one of your five a day, or a crime against baking? You decide.
Freshen up your drinks cupboard with these two fine special releases, as well as three classics that everyone should own (in my unofficial opinion).
These days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman could stroll into Harrods and buy an elephant or an alligator. Jonathan Self explores the era of the exotic menagerie.
If you've got the space to live a whole life on one floor, why not do just that?
Plus the Quiz of the day and the best property for sale.
Country Life 13 November 2024 looks at The King's Royal Warrant holders, visits Apethorpe Palace and takes in Britain's hidden cultural hotspots.
The Britannic Explorer, a train where you'd never complain about being delayed, is set to come in to service in July 2025. Rosie Paterson takes a look.
Is a new housing boom on the way? Halifax report that British house prices are now at record levels, while Savills has upgraded its forecast for the next five years, with ‘a steady improvement in affordability’ to drive prices up. Annabel Dixon reports.
Over the past two years our award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall has been sharing his advice with Country Life readers.
Wolsey's Cottage is named after Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. It's bursting with period features and has plenty of stories to tell.
Plus our Quiz of the Day.
Damp, dimly lit and cramped they may have been, yet Anderson shelters were lifesavers during the Second World War. Russell Higham explores their legacy.
Professor Miles Richardson joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
Rosemary Cottage is the home of master plaster caster Peter Hone. It blends the boundary between accommodation and expression.
Country Life looks back at the First World War through the lens of the Country Life Archive. View images, read a selection of wartime articles, and also download war artist Muirhead Bone’s first catalogue of drawings, originally published in 1917.
A house in the spookily Gothic Holly Village, a birthday song for His Majesty and good news for fans of keeping warm on remote Scottish islands.
Our pick of the best homes to come up for sale via Country Life this week has some truly delightful places.
The NGS has begun investing in community garden schemes. The results are more than anyone could have expected and showcase the best of Britain.
John McCrae's beautiful words written amid the horrifying bloodshed of the First World War linked the poppy and remembrance for ever more. Kate Green tells his story.
