Eight magnificent country homes for sale, as seen in Country
From a Wiltshire mansion to a wonderful home on the banks of the River Thames, here’s our pick of homes
Help for our four-legged heroes: the charity that looks after
In 2016, the Countess of Bathurst set up the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals, which continues to look after
Newnham Paddox: The ancient country seat that’s also brand new
Newnham Paddox in Warwickshire — the seat of the Earl and Countess of Denbigh and Desmond — is an ingeniously
The expert guide to growing violets, by the fifth-generation nursery
Groves Nursery in Bridport, Dorset, has been breeding violets since 1866 and, today, holds a National Collection, as well as
What is Whitby jet? The once-prized northern native gemstone that
This ‘beautiful, natural, heritage material deserves to be reassessed’ and is slowly regaining popularity. Harry Pearson talks to the makers
A five-bedroom home in Somerset ham stone with poetic connections
Boleyn House is a pretty 17th-century house on the edge of the village of Martock. To the Somerset village of
Curious Questions: Why does Easter move dates every year?
Phoebe Bath researches why exactly Easter is a called a ‘moveable feast’. Ah, Easter. For most of us, we are
14 magnificent homes for sale across the world, from $800,000
We take a look at some of the outstanding international houses to have come to the market via Country Life
Wentworth: 100 years and still going strong as Surrey’s most
Extraordinary houses, superb golf courses, set amid one of the prettiest swathes of southern England, and with easy access to
John Lewis-Stempel: Never look after other people’s animals
Our countryside columnist does a friend a favour, and ends up having to free a half-ton heifer from a muddy