Patrick Galbraith: “‘You sound clever, but you’re really stupit,’ he
A happy Patrick Galbraith celebrates his engagement by tempting fate in inspiringly cavalier fashion. I had every intention of asking
An amazing opportunity to go off grid in the middle
This old gamekeeper’s cottage on Threpwood Hill near Hexham already has fantastic views and planning permission — all it needs
My Favourite Painting: Ashley Campbell
The actor Ashley Campbell on a work that ‘explodes with vivid, almost graffiti-like strokes’. Ashley Campbell on ‘Iris’ by Kevin
Seven outstanding rural homes for sale, as seen in Country
Our look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life in recent days includes a sprawling
Alan Titchmarsh: The art and craft of the head gardener
There are a healthy number of estates whose gardening staff are a vital part of their continued existence — Alan Titchmarsh
This 321-acre estate on the southern tip of Wales is
The Trewern Estate in Pembrokeshire offers shooting, fishing and a decent income from grazing — not to mention an 11,000sq
900 years old, one careful owner: How Madresfield Court has
John Goodall looks at the early evolution of Madresfield Court, Worcestershire — the home of Lucy and Jonathan Chenevix-Trench — to
An oast house within the landscape that gave birth to
It was at Toys Hill in Kent that Britain’s largest charity came to being and this home holds those ideals
Curious Questions: Who created the Oxford English Dictionary?
Martin Fone, who has long been fascinated by words, digs in to the story of how Sir James Murray created
How Morton Hall’s owner has reinvented the art of clematis
Tiffany Daneff visits Morton Hall in Worcestershire to discover the secret of its owner’s new clematis-training technique. Photographs by Clive