<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/feeds.xml Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Six of the grandest houses you'll find for sale today, from £3 million to over £40 million, as seen in Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/six-of-the-grandest-houses-youll-find-for-sale-today-from-gbp3-million-to-over-gbp40-million-as-seen-in-country-life wizqp7TvbVAjmLNVW8ZCB3 Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Notswolds manor house in a hopelessly idyllic country setting ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/midlands/a-notswolds-manor-house-in-a-hopelessly-idyllic-country-setting XjpWVb6srxySBX9nDiZov8 Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Doctors estimated they were two hours from death’: Around the world in 20 days — in a hot air balloon ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/round-the-world-in-20-days-in-a-hot-air-balloon GjKiCvcTDr6afA2MdN7jgj Sun, 24 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Sun, 24 May 2026 11:44:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A toy cut from cardboard': Glin Castle's renaissance at the hands of an elite garden designer and her A-list husband ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/a-toy-cut-from-cardboard-glin-castles-renaissance-at-the-hands-of-an-elite-garden-designer-and-her-a-list-husband RgD2CSehucBGXPfDyKRv5Z Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Grade I-listed mansion — with 1,700 acres, 20 extra houses and its own racecourse — is one of the grandest privately-owned properties in Britain ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/midlands/a-grade-i-listed-mansion-with-1-700-acres-20-extra-houses-and-its-own-racecourse-that-is-simply-one-of-the-grandest-privately-owned-properties-in-britain KdL8jpCv6MGwdurBYR3jXK Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The Luftwaffe created plenty of space in the city that is ideal for a game': How the game of boules is taking over Britain ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/out-and-about/the-luftwaffe-created-plenty-of-space-in-the-city-that-is-ideal-for-a-game-how-the-game-of-boules-is-taking-over-britain k2hjtNPD8o7DRfSb6xFnZQ Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: ‘Nettles, grey squirrels and the occasional placenta? I’m relaxed about that’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall-nettles-grey-squirrels-and-the-occasional-placenta-im-relaxed-about-that VeZgiBBfu9y3KnLFgEWWNU Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:04:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the British Museum's eight million-strong artefacts inspired the interiors in the new hotel that shares a wall with it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-the-british-museums-eight-million-strong-artefacts-inspired-the-interiors-in-the-new-hotel-that-shares-a-wall-with-it TjXjXBerZD9rCmWZEbsGHT Sat, 23 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Forget a message in a bottle, how about a whole ecosystem? A five-minute guide to terrariums and their nasty history ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/forget-a-message-in-a-bottle-how-about-a-whole-ecosystem-a-five-minute-guide-to-terrariums-and-their-nasty-history mFgDwRuCbWuAtycSx2H3UN Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘My first introduction to her was to do with her death, which is a strange way to meet a character’: Our obsession with Ophelia ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/my-first-introduction-to-her-was-to-do-with-her-death-which-is-a-strange-way-to-meet-a-character-our-obsession-with-ophelia 7aKandm6smyyfAhs9Vf4MY Fri, 22 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heatwaves, hail, hurricanes and high pressure. It's all about the weather in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 22, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/heatwaves-hail-hurricanes-and-high-pressure-its-all-about-the-weather-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-may-22-2026 FjcDhRq7JgGDca67ZoM2Vb Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to have the perfect picnic in a pinch, according to Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/how-to-have-the-perfect-picnic-in-a-pinch-according-to-country-life gEuXbRmNoMXquFwgH9o2iR Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ An off-grid private island in a spectacular Scottish archipelago is for sale at just £350,000 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-totally-off-grid-island-to-call-your-own-for-just-gbp350-000 5C2tj3FZoqQoiyzGT4eXE5 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why is this British bird sometimes dubbed 'the black death'? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/why-is-this-british-bird-sometimes-dubbed-the-black-death 8jNuoBosaq2vkxns7uESnh Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ An English country home that dreamt it was a château has come up for sale ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/an-english-country-home-that-dreamt-it-was-a-chateau-has-come-up-for-sale UcDnWgBUuvDTrSry79ztt8 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's 5pm somewhere: The Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 21, 2026, is all about pubs ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/its-5pm-somewhere-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-may-21-2026-is-all-about-pubs UyCbStkuDhTHG5kuB3sQG3 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Famous faces and moments you might've missed at the Chelsea Flower Show so far ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/famous-faces-and-moments-you-mightve-missed-at-the-chelsea-flower-show-so-far AUbcNzc48iSMxbdZGBdx9Z Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Engines are the stone tablets on which Rolls-Royce’s legacy was carved. So what happens when you replace them with a battery? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/engines-are-the-stone-tablets-on-which-rolls-royces-legacy-was-carved-so-what-happens-when-you-replace-it-with-a-battery yTkbhTuJLPvBmXsScLABW3 Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:15:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Treehouses are 'catnip for the incurable romantic' —and these two on the market are as good as it gets ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/treehouses-are-catnip-for-the-incurable-romantic-and-these-two-on-the-market-are-as-good-as-it-gets hHU5axfnsJUJLj9CKN3RzK Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:37:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘We thought they could be a lovely gift for our daughter-in-law’: How an unsuspecting couple found £11,000 worth of cat paintings in a skip ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/when-we-initially-saw-them-they-grabbed-our-attention-as-we-thought-it-could-be-a-lovely-gift-for-our-daughter-in-law-who-loves-cats-how-an-unsuspecting-welsh-couple-found-gbp11-000-worth-of-cat-paintings-in-a-skip PtMgJrwDVbtyxDQXQe84ZU Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:43:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show: Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole on the Country Life Podcast ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/what-not-to-miss-at-the-chelsea-flower-show-clive-nichols-and-kathryn-bradley-hole-on-the-country-life-podcast RW2qBFGWSvjJWPeQVH7Dpc Wed, 20 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What can you remember from the Chelsea Flower Show so far? The Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 20, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/what-can-you-remember-from-the-chelsea-flower-show-so-far-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-may-20-2026 TaBfs6Z3Jdr5Aed5o46ENa Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It would be very odd to be in a room without a plant, wouldn't it?': How to decorate with houseplants, inspired by our Chelsea Flower Show stand ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/it-would-be-very-odd-to-be-in-a-room-without-a-plant-wouldnt-it-how-to-decorate-with-houseplants-inspired-by-our-chelsea-flower-show-stand UhRW2PBn4GpgYv6EeLQX9T Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Baur au Lac review: The centuries-old, family-run Swiss hotel that witnessed the imagining of the Nobel Peace Prize ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/places-to-stay/baur-au-lac-review-the-centuries-old-family-run-swiss-hotel-that-witnessed-the-imagining-of-the-nobel-peace-prize JBtKzRrstk2p7cFtCd5h7j Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:57:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'If you're lucky, you might experience four seasons in the space of four hours': The snob's guide to summer dressing ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/if-youre-lucky-you-might-experience-four-seasons-in-the-space-of-four-hours-the-snobs-guide-to-summer-dressing NMPKMEKZFp7vGf8qDoCEy5 Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 08:37:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It felt like a private kingdom... the perfect house for our family': James Holland on his first house in the country ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/it-felt-like-a-private-kingdom-the-perfect-house-for-our-family-james-holland-on-his-first-house-in-the-country na4fafpCAY888tRw5RGK2j Tue, 19 May 2026 17:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The entirely unofficial awards, according to Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/chelsea-flower-show-2026-the-entirely-unofficial-awards-according-to-country-life zXazx7LfSajGYHwEpUHp5W Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:56:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mother Earth carved from a fallen tree, a dry-stone arch and plants sourced from fly-tipped garden waste: The story of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/mother-earth-carved-from-a-fallen-tree-a-dry-stone-arch-and-plants-sourced-from-fly-tipped-garden-waste-the-rhs-chelsea-garden-show-garden-of-the-year sFbA9yahUyZoj7m4SPHt9U Tue, 19 May 2026 13:34:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:38:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Were florals for spring ever groundbreaking? The blooming romance between flowers and fashion ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/were-florals-for-spring-ever-groundbreaking-the-blooming-romance-between-flowers-and-fashion GZvTQQKD9ovXrLuJX3JovC Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life May 20, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/magazine/country-life-may-20-2026 kDZZUJLJuvEPqz7Reqa3cQ Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ See all the medallists from the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/see-all-the-medallists-from-the-2026-rhs-chelsea-flower-show PNf8h929EGY73wsTnmLHoQ Tue, 19 May 2026 09:48:42 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:25:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Highlights from day two of the nation's favourite flower show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/live/country-life-live-from-the-chelsea-flower-show zoyxHEPjUZj2oUXzmQVGWf Tue, 19 May 2026 07:03:36 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:07:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Monarchs, Rothschilds and ruin: The extraordinary tale of one of Britain’s most beautiful moated homes ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/monarchs-rothschilds-and-ruin-the-extraordinary-tale-of-one-of-britains-most-beautiful-moated-homes VqxThbVTTvTPPrwN6bdSaR Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: The highlights of the opening day at SW3 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/live/country-life-live-at-the-rhs-chelsea-flower-show vTULF3sjuko3kDwaPYdEkD Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:33 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 14:19:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: The secret life of plankton ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/what-is-everyone-talking-about-this-week-the-secret-life-of-plankton 5KC6VzvsV4PKLYx2NyHyCc Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: I don't have children, but even if I did, I would love this car more than them ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/alfa-romeo-stelvio-quadrifoglio-i-dont-have-kids-but-even-if-i-did-i-would-love-this-car-more-than-them nmvpNUWKPeEbNoFtj9sPE7 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 16:04:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Britain's rescue dogs deserve celebrating ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/dogs/britains-rescue-dogs-deserve-celebrating WCVBeXWftY2MhfhyMY8ZzV Sun, 17 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Sun, 17 May 2026 15:03:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five superb rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/five-superb-rural-homes-for-sale-as-seen-in-country-life KuQ3eXfrjHLwLHFPiwNiGk Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The art of the hand and why it is so precious ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/the-art-of-the-hand-and-why-it-is-so-precious bDZy2gHEzTjAET8Qwty6Ym Sun, 17 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chavenage: The true story of the 'Rivals' house —and it's every bit as dramatic as the plots that Jilly Cooper dreamt up ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/chavenage-the-true-story-of-the-house-that-stars-in-rivals-and-its-every-bit-as-dramatic-as-the-plots-that-jilly-cooper-dreamt-up 3wZYMDv3Ci4YBCH5S4Q7pM Sun, 17 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anyone for naked tennis? The six grandest homes for sale in the Cotswolds right now ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/cotswolds/anyone-for-naked-tennis-the-six-grandest-homes-for-sale-in-the-cotswolds-right-now zYKrvT74tJ62SVAk4QLEE8 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Growing is in our DNA, what we're designed to do. It helps us make sense of things': Waiting for an allotment in Belfast ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/growing-is-in-our-dna-what-were-designed-to-do-it-helps-us-make-sense-of-things-waiting-for-an-allotment-in-belfast ifk3pF7g5BnVnREXrJxiBS Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cariad Lloyd: ‘What I would like people to get from me is a Moomin vibe’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/cariad-lloyd-what-i-would-like-people-to-get-from-me-is-a-moomin-vibe UHUxYxXA53Kouu6XZib9GZ Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth’s own Eden: Fly-fishing, whale-watching and looking for the elusive Kiwi on the ultimate New Zealand road trip ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/earths-own-eden-fly-fishing-whale-watching-and-looking-for-the-elusive-kiwi-on-the-ultimate-new-zealand-road-trip BtyZfWGYgQZSJLhYPjPaKP Sat, 16 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What you'll see at RHS Chelsea 2026: Rustic royal cottages, curvaceous designs and a taste of the Australian outback ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/what-youll-see-at-rhs-chelsea-2026-rustic-royal-cottages-curvaceous-designs-and-a-taste-of-the-australian-outback-preview VAKEej7f8LPfwFfcvsU2gQ Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alex Hassell and Bella MacLean can’t compete with the raw sex appeal of Rivals’ real star — The Cotswolds ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/alex-hassell-and-bella-maclean-cant-compete-with-the-raw-sex-appeal-of-rivals-real-star-the-cotswolds YEr8GpMv267r6E3caJuou8 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A beautiful home with a secret garden that's an exquisite oasis in what was once one of the roughest corners of London ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-grade-ii-listed-home-for-sale-in-spitalfields-doubles-down-as-an-oasis YzLd764Y8VXHFaKr8De46g Fri, 15 May 2026 15:22:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cornish cheeses, falcon's perches and chalky giants. It's the best of Britain in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 15, 2026 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/cornish-cheeses-falcons-perches-and-chalky-giants-its-the-best-of-britain-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-may-15-2026 7oHdi6CqDvr6jPcteFwbKU Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The much unloved, many talented, quick-witted bird that inspired the Cold-War poetry of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/the-much-unloved-many-talented-quick-witted-bird-that-inspired-the-cold-war-poetry-of-poet-laureate-ted-hughes spK8jFR4kJYwG8GK9WnTfZ Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you only buy one waistcoat this wedding season, please make sure it's this one ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/if-you-only-buy-one-waistcoat-this-wedding-season-please-make-sure-its-this-one cmN8YKasH4MxpHjucUANVG Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000