Conger eel for Christmas, or how an eccentric laird's plans went horribly wrong amid a shower of blood
Joe Gibbs recounts a dinner party which he will never forget. And neither will you.
Joe Gibbs recounts a dinner party which he will never forget. And neither will you.
New Year's Resolutions: we make them, then we break them. However, as Felicity Day discovers, our famous forebears — from Samuel Pepys to Virginia Woolf — were equally as bad at keeping their New Year’s resolutions.
The farm is blooming, but beyond its boundaries the world has gone mad says Jamie Blackett.
From the characters that inhabit the Highlands to the columnist who got The Queen out of a sticky situation, here are our most popular columns, features and curious questions of 2022.
If we get lucky and the weather delivers a big fall of snow, Katy Birchall has the best recipe for building a splendid snowman that will be the envy of your village.
Challenge yourself with our traditional test of knowledge, drawn from all things Country Life, as compiled by Kate Green.
As many of us celebrate a simpler Christmas, the Reverend Lucy Winkett is moved by the generosity of those often dealing with their own difficult circumstances and stresses that giving someone your time can be a great gift, too.
For the Revd Colin Heber-Percy, a candlelit Midnight Mass service at his parish church in Wiltshire promises packed pews and a child-like anticipation of Christmas.
Our columnist Jason Goodwin shares the books that have entertained and enlightened him this year.
As we prepare to embark upon the season of wrapping leftover foodstuffs, Martin Fone answers a question that's been bugging us for years: is it dull side up and shiny side down, or the other way around?
Jonathan Self's chance encounter with a book shifts the way he sees his belongings... but how long will his urge to declutter last?
The smell of something familiar can transport you back in time as none of the other senses will, says Ben Lerwill.
Plodding home in the gloaming, through a wood stripped bare by November gales, John Lewis-Stempel stumbles across a magical fairy ring of wood-blewit fungi
When I was going to St Ives, I met... lots and lots of contented people, apparently, as the Cornish seaside town tops this year's list of Britain's happiest places to live.
Joe Gibbs pays tribute to the late Miriam and Catriona, the formidable sisters who made Campbell's of Beauly famous.
Alan Titchmarsh's father wasn't much of a gardener — but further back in his family tree were many green-fingered forbears, and he still uses many of their tools despite them being over a century old.
Sobriety is easier and more interesting than it used to be, finds Giles Kime, who has spent the past year exploring the unanticipated delights of alcohol-free beer.
A new piece of research looks at the best places for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder — but it needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, warns Toby Keel.
Carla takes aim at the shamelessness of those who lead the country into disaster and stroll off without a word of apology.