Country Life 11 June 2025
Country Life 11 June 2025 is our Best of Britain special issue, celebrating the places, people, plants and craftsmen that make this country great.


Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside.
My piece of Heaven
From Belvoir to Belfast, the Exe to the Itchen and Holkham to Herefordshire, 11 friends of Country Life reveal what makes their beloved little corner of the British Isles stand out from the crowd
All hail the new Carolean age
A host of Charles III’s creative subjects are echoing the artistic achievements of the Restoration. Kate Green, John Goodall and Carla Passino investigate
Best in class
Julie Harding showcases the British-made products that are the embodiment of excellence both at home and abroad
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
Blooming brilliant
Charles Quest Ritson meets the dedicated custodians of our precious plant heritage
Susan Owens’s favourite painting
The art historian and author chooses a coastal masterpiece that brings the elements to life
The legacy
‘We’re doomed’—Kate Green salutes the hapless Captain Mainwaring and his motley, but much-loved Dad’s Army troops
Enthroning harmony
The King’s decades-long quest for harmony shines through in his architectural ventures, as Clive Aslet discovers
Trunk call
Julie Harding reveals how The King is backing efforts to save our majestic oaks, the arboreal icons of the British landscape
Winging it
Mark Cocker hails the original ‘jump jet’, the heady hen harrier
Life is like a rainbow
The vibrant hues of Nature’s paint palette are the daubs of warning, mating and more, suggests John Lewis-Stempel
Wink and you’ll miss it
There’s nothing tame about tiddly-winks, finds Amie Elizabeth White
Penny for your thoughts
Does familiarity breed contempt for Matthew Dennison as he delves into enduring proverbs?
Heritage threads
Hetty Lintell heads into the countryside to celebrate the very best of British fashion
No, Mr Bond, I expect you to cycle…
Paul Henderson joins the Q for Aston Martin’s top two-wheeler
Interiors
Giles Kime is wowed as the WOW!house opens its doors
A phoenix rises
Tiffany Daneff admires the revival of the historic gardens at Bledhow House in Buckinghamshire
A storm in a teacup
Jonathon Jones shares the dos and don’ts of brewing up
Arts & antiques
The politics, passions and portaits of wealthy American heiresses, with Carla Passino
Do judge the book by its cover
Carla Passino toasts the British illustrators who gave life to the worlds of Winnie-the-Pooh, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Rabbit
And much more
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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Why four-poster beds aren't for historic houses alone
Four-poster beds aren’t for historic houses alone. A new generation of designers is using them to create a pared-back contemporary look.
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A Cotswolds mansion that marries 'the harmony and proportion of an 18th-century exterior with a spectacular interior of exuberance and flair'
Daisy Green is a '21st century Palladian masterpiece' that has come to the market in one of the most sought-after corners of the Cotswolds. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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There's a mouse in the house in Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 29, 2025
Test your knowledge of Disney's most experimental offering, the Lionesses and 'Strictly Come Dancing' in today's quiz.
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Hold your horses: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 28, 2025
Test your knowledge of playwrights, capitals and all things equine, in today's Quiz of the Day.
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How much do you know about the Earth's atmopshere?: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 25, 2025
Today's Quiz of the Day spans body parts, lonely tortoises and the composition of the atmosphere.
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Around the world in ten questions: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 24, 2025
Today's Quiz of the Day tests your knowledge of ecclesiastical architecture, ocean-faring explorers and a very big lake.
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'How tall is Jacob Elordi?', I hear you cry: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 23, 2025
Today's Quiz of the Day tests your knowledge of the tall tall Australian actor, and Scotland's smallest inhabited island.
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Heaven in the Highlands: Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 22, 2025
Guessing the price of a great house in Scotland, Durham's home ground and the man who called England a 'nation of shopkeepers' in Tuesday's quiz.
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School's out for summer: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, July 21, 2025
Today's Quiz of the Day takes a summery turn.
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Liverpool and literature: Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 18, 2025
Which river runs through Liverpool and how much do you remember from the 'Harry Potter' book series?