Latest Stories
The Loch Ness blackberry: A welcome monster
Ready, steady, SLOW! The wonderfully eccentric (and very British) world of competitive snail racing
The sheep-shearer: ‘If you tell people what you do, they often don’t know what it involves’
Poet’s corner: The aristocratic family home which provided a haven for the literary geniuses of the 19th century
Property
Mysteriously named The Priory at Great Milton receives splendid response as it enters the market
The pros and cons of second homes – and how to be a responsible second home owner
International Property
Seven dream properties on the wonderful island of Guernsey, as seen in Country Life
19 magnificent French houses, including a château for under £500,000
Food, Drink & Travel
The secret history of ice cream from Marco Polo to the Queen of Ices, a ‘proto-Nigella in a pinny’
Le Relais de Chambord: The hotel in the shadow of a masterpiece
Interiors
The dos and don’ts of designing your own ideal utility room
The beautifully symmetrical London drawing room of interior designer Douglas Mackie
The Finer Things
In Focus: The ancient roman temple which lay under London, undiscovered for over 17 centuries.
Meet the man who builds his own Tiger Moths: Grace, glamour, romance – and hours of painstaking hard work
Gardens & Nature
Curious Questions: Does ‘Red Sky at Night’ actually work? And why?
