
Toby Keel
Digital Editor
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An entire village on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park up for sale at just over £1 million
Ringed by towering peaks and beautiful countryside, Aberllefenni is for sale at the sort of price that would normally buy you a maisonette in Hampstead.
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An extravagant Surrey mansion with a helipad, an American diner and a colourful history of presidents and parties
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A private island for sale in Weybridge with its own bridge, three acres of gardens and a rushing weir to sing you to sleep
Living on your own island is the stuff of childhood dreams; this place offers that chance while also offering easy access to London.
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The home of one of the heroes of the Battle of Trafalgar has come up for sale
The house of a Napoleonic hero, and where Percy Shelley came for tea, has come up for sale in a pretty Sussex village.
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Pont Minllyn, Gwynedd: The ancient pack-horse crossing that's four centuries old
A bridge coming up for four centuries old is today's Secret Britain find.
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A Georgian home near Salisbury comes to the market, full of light and charm
James Fisher takes a look at a home in Wilton.
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Seven glorious country houses for sale at £2.5 million, from lakeside homes to a vast Jacobean mansion
Toby Keel takes a look at what £2.5 million can buy you across the country.
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In Focus: A show that uses Degas, Picasso and Cezanne to warn us about the post-Brexit world
A pre-lockdown trip to ‘Degas to Picasso: International Modern Masters’ at the Pallant House Gallery leaves you feeling that British Modernism isn’t easy to pigeonhole — not now, and not a century ago. That's the feeling of Charles Darwent after viewing a show that epitomises an international movement.
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Your month-by-month checklist of what to do in the garden and when in 2021
Keeping on top of the gardening jobs can be daunting, and it's all too easy to let things slide in one area or another for a month or two.
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Barnes: The London village encircled by the Thames that's left an indelible mark on the nation
Barnes played a role in everything from the invention of football to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. Carla Passino takes a closer look.
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A family home for sale in West Sussex that's full of Gothic flourishes
We tend to think of Gothic features as the preserve of churches and ancient piles, but that's not always the case.
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Country Life's 10 most beautiful Instagram posts of 2020
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Country Life's top 10 gardens articles of 2020, from Petworth's private wisteria display to Prince Charles' Aberdeenshire home
Every week, Country Life looks at the country's most beautiful gardens and asks questions about why we dedicate so much time to the pursuit of this natural beauty. These are the most viewed of those articles from 2020.
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Three magnificent properties for sale close to the finest golf courses in the world
For golfers the dream of living close to one of the world's great clubs can be realised, albeit at a price.
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Country Life's top 10 travel articles of 2020, from desert islands to a motor tour of the Cotswolds
Travel plans were thrown into chaos this year — but being able to escape around the world via a computer or tablet screen proved popular, as did planning for 2021. Here are our most-viewed travel stories of 2020.
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Six beautiful homes for sale on the coastline of Britain
Somewhere beside the sea, whether you're looking for a weekend retreat, a holiday home or just a place to live.
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Country Life's 10 best interiors articles of 2020, from baths in bedrooms to colour schemes for Georgian country houses
Enjoy our list of the most-viewed interior design and decoration articles from Country Life in the last 12 months.
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Country Life's 10 best arts stories of 2020, from the Hay Wain to a taped-up banana
The world of the arts has been heavily hit by the virus this year, but there were still some great highlights. We look back on the ones which proved most popular.
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Fancy life in Wetwang, or laying your head in Great Snoring? Five homes for sale in villages with some of Britain's strangest place names
Clearly, you should never choose where to live based on an amusing name. But if you were so inclined, these would be excellent places to start — and the houses in question are delightful.