Best country houses for sale this week
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
Bringing the quintessential English rural idle to life via interiors, food and drink, property and more Country Life’s travel content offers a window into the stunning scenery, imposing stately homes and quaint villages which make the UK’s countryside some of the most visited in the world.
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
Country Life rounds up the best things to see, do and book this week.
Time to clear your diary and prepare for some serious reading — Country Life 11 December 2019 is our epic, 258-page Christmas double issue.
Eschewing a cheap flight in favour of a good old-fashioned driving holiday, Nigel Havers embarks on a wine trip to France, accompanied by his wife George and their poodle, Charley.
Llwyn Celyn, one of the most important medieval houses in Wales, has been recently restored and dated for the first time, and is even accepting paying guests. Edward Impey addresses the intriguing questions of its purpose and its builder’s identity. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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.
Experiences are the new kid on the block when it comes to Christmas presents, but their growing popularity is well-founded.
From fathers to brothers to lovers, we run through some smart ideas for Christmas presents for the men in your life.
From mothers and sisters to wives and girlfriends, these 12 gifts are sure to bring a smile to the face of the special lady in your life.
Wow your harshest judges with Star Baker Edd Kimber's decadent chocolate cake, perfect for a Christmas pud.
Every Tuesday, we go back through the Country Life archives to enjoy an article from the past — this week, it's Clovelly Manor in Devon. Tim Longville visited for the magazine some four years ago, with Val Corbett taking the pictures.
Our first December issue this year features a London Life full of Christmas lights, a lion who fought a dinosaur and the wonderful qualities of the Gordon setter.
Leslie Geddes-Brown devours the latest cookery books to hit shelves, from a study of Italian food to a tour of Britain via the medium of cheese.
Interior designer Charlotte Crosland reveals the secrets of good lighting.
Curves have always had allure, with our homes as with everything else, as Nicola Venning explains.
Courtney Love chooses the Chi Rho page from The Book of Kells.
Our round-up this week includes everything from south coast joys to an idyllic spot in the Highlands.
Country Life celebrated the publication of its annual Gentleman's Life supplement with a glitzy party at at 30 Pavillion Row, Knightsbridge — and photographer Marcus Dawes was on hand to record the night.
An evocative symbol of our coast, with its shrill call and pied plumage, the oystercatcher is actually more fond of feeding on limpets, discovers Vicky Liddell.