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These are a few of Diana Henry's favourite things
The author of more than 10 cookery books talks to Amie Elizabeth White. Illustrations by by Ollie Maxwell.
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'We made the mistake of accepting the word of a surveyor. Off we went on a voyage of restoration lasting 30 years': Griff Rhys-Jones on his first house in the country
The comedian, actor and conservation campaigner Griff Rhys-Jones has called rural Suffolk home for over 40 years.
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'Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places': Slim Aarons's photographs of Cortina d’Ampezzo resurface ahead of the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us. To celebrate we're taking a look back at legendary photographer Slim Aarons's photographs of Cortina d'Ampezzo which is hosting the Games for the second time.
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'The Taylor Swift effect? We've never experienced anything like it': Jeweller Cece Fein-Hughes' consuming passions
Cece Jewellery's signature signet rings are beloved by the famous and fabulous — including Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi and Taylor Swift. Lotte Brundle meets the woman behind the jewellery.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Mutton chops are back and everyone's drinking sloe gin
In his latest Country Life column, Will Hosie reveals what everyone's talking about this week (and growing, and drinking).
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‘I thought I was going to be sick. I was very nervous about MasterChef’: Monica Galetti’s consuming passions
The professional chef talks to Lotte Brundle about food, family and how fame came calling.
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Posh people do well on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! because they survived boarding school: Sophia Money-Coutt's snob's guide to reality television
'One of my least favourite forms of snobbery is television snobbery,' says our weekly columnist — who also reveals what her favourite reality television shows are.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Winter weddings might just be better than their summer counterparts
As our winters warm, so have Britons warmed to winter weddings. Just keep the fireplace well stocked.
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'I am blessed with many talents, most of which I can’t print, but taking a decent photograph is not one of them': How a camera-challenged Millennial fell in love with a landscape
A recent visit to Kinloch Lodge hotel was accompanied by a lesson in landscape photography.
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'Why do the Americans insist on calling a perfectly ordinary walk a hike?': A snob's guide to staying fit
Sophia Money-Coutts reveals her 'permissible forms of movement'. Spoiler alert: the gym and Zumba are out.
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1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine
Country Life's 100th podcast celebrates Mark Hedges's 1,000th issue at the helm of one of Britain's best-loved magazines.
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Agatha Christie and the murder mystery: A bloody-good legacy
Kate Green takes a closer look at the goddess of the murder mystery, 100 years after the author was catapulted to literary stardom.
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What is everyone talking about this week: January is the worst month of the year. Here's 15 ways to make it fun
P.s if you've made any New Year's resolutions, please don't tell us — or anyone else — about them.
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Making sense of the cider soaked wassail
The cacophonous, cider-slinging midwinter tradition of wassailing is an ancient one that continues to this day. Laura Parker offers a toast to harvests anew
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to making it through Dry January
Science says that one month without alcohol does make a difference — but at what cost, asks Sophia Money-Coutts.
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Our favourite Frontispieces of 2025
Will Hosie takes a look back at some standout Frontispiece portraits from the previous 12 months.
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Actor Jennifer Garner on Diane Keaton, 'collecting women' — and her consuming passions
Matisse, Diane Keaton and her beloved childhood toy. Lotte Brundle finds out Jennifer Garner’s consuming passions.
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Mark Hedges: It's been an exceptional year for Country Life, but the hard work would be in vain without readers — and for that you have my very greatest thanks
Country Life's Editor-in-Chief reflects on 2025 and teases some of what's to come in 2026.
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'Herod’s catapult has been confiscated': The Nativity play that might be alright on the night
Never work with animals and children, they say, but surely it isn’t a proper Nativity without them?
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‘I wasn’t really sure that I wanted to be a ballet dancer’: The English National Ballet's prima ballerina on playing Clara in The Nutcracker and her consuming passions
Lotte Brundle meets Ivana Bueno, who is dancing the role of Clara in The Nutcracker this year at the London Coliseum.
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Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarket
In our last episode of 2025, James Fisher is joined on the Country Life Podcast by Kevin Balmforth and Andrew Simpson.
