Author and journalist Liz Schaffer joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about how 'Slow Travel' can help you make the most of your time off — and what she discovered while touring 22 of Britain's most beautiful off-the-track places.
It’s half a century since Covent Garden’s eponymous market travelled south of the River Thames, but it did little to dent the area’s appeal. Jack Watkins charts the history of Covent Garden from Tudor times to the present day.
The Nevill Arms in Medbourne is a wonderful pitstop at any time of year, but ideal for anyone heading for the Nevill Holt Festival. Tim Relf paid a visit.
Stanwell House — located in the harbour town of Lymington, Hampshire — isn’t all about the New Forest; it’s also fresh from refurbishment, has a new chef and a new partnership with Land & Water. We sent Emily Anderson to take a closer look at this Georgian hotel’s new lease of life.
On King's Day, Amsterdam drops everything and comes alive. That euphoria and joy has also spread into the Hotel De L'Europe, one of the city's most historic hotels.
Country Life's Editor-in-Chief returns to his childhood stomping ground in the Cotswolds — with his own children in tow — to celebrate his 60th birthday.
Anna Prendergast pays a visit to Glebe House in Devon — and already can't wait to go back.
The Great British summer (and May half-term) is looming large and trying to find the perfect place to holiday in is no easy feat. Until now, says Rosie Paterson, who went to stay in what might just be one of the best houses in Cornwall right now.
With some 7,500sq ft of space and room for 16 guests, Woolbrook Reservoir in Sidmouth is a unique property that has to be seen to be believed.
Spending two days in the wilderness on the Isle of Sheppey shows how much we've lost and how much we have to gain.
Estelle Manor is a sanctuary from the rest of the world — a place where life is easy and everyone gets on. Jo Rodgers checks in.
The Connaught's Mughal-inspired King’s Lodge is intricate, spectacular, and enlessly romantic. Rosie Paterson went to take a look.
Country Life's Travel Editor Rosie Paterson joins the podcast to share her wisdom, experience — and a disturbing number of blunders.
From hiking to cooking classes, a family-run stronghold in the heart of Tuscany offers the perfect low-season retreat, says Agnes Stamp.
Paris is always a good idea, so here’s our guide to what to do, where to stay and what to eat.
The Fox at Oddington — in The Cotswolds — is a triumphant addition to the Daylesford empire, says Rosie Paterson, who cannot help wondering if there's anything founder Lady Carole Bamford cannot do.
Oxford’s unique mix of history, art, nature and architecture make it the ideal place for a short break. Our gardens editor Tiffany Daneff paid a visit to the famous Botanic Garden — and found she still had time to fit in several more of the city’s great treasures.
This Regency fishing lodge in the Tamar Valley is like something out of a fairytale, says our Travel Editor Rosie Paterson, who spent a weekend exploring two new suites and getting lost in the Repton-designed gardens.
Durslade Farmhouse is a triumphant and bold restoration project (and the perfect place for a big birthday or celebratory stay) made even more special by its prominent position on the Hasuer + Wirth Somerset site, says our Travel Editor Rosie Paterson.
