Features Archive | March 2026

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March 10th
- This Georgian church is now a gorgeous country home — and it was designed by a student of Sir John Soane
- ‘Never back a grey horse’: Where the Cheltenham Festival superstition comes from
March 9th
- The sad clown dog that won Best in Show at Crufts
- Why is this so red? The answer is waiting in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 9, 2026
- Easel on the eye: The genius of John Piper
- One of the last working windmills in Britain is for sale at £350,000
- From baroque masterpiece to the UKs most picturesque motor circuit: The tragic tale of Oulton Park and its inhabitants
- What is everyone talking about this week: The man creating the new Turner Prize
March 8th
- At war in a foreign country, jailed by your own son and traded as a teenager as part of a business proposition: The ladies of Leeds Castle saw it all
- From palaces to football pitches, the women devoted to their dogs
- Colour photographs of Gertrude Jekyll’s garden, rediscovered in the Country Life Archive, offer a rare glimpse of what it looked like at the peak of her fame
- From the Wild West to West London: The indomitable rise of cowboy core
- The Suffolk house where two of the greatest women in British history spent their childhood years
- Eve Myles: ‘You wouldn't believe how many Emily Blunt pictures get sent to me to sign’
- How do you make an 18th century stately home fit for a 21st-century family?
March 7th
- 22 charming country properties, from £350,000 to £2.5 million, as seen in Country Life
- The definitive guide to London's best afternoon teas
- Flying high: The birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now
- Nay Palad Hideaway review: The surfing Mecca that feels like Bali before the beach clubs
- A dream built in glass, for herbs, flowers and 'lots of fancy tomatoes'
March 6th
- This is quite possibly the greatest clifftop house in the world, and it's on the market right now
- Float like a butterfly, sting like a what? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 6, 2026
- Where to honeymoon according to Alan Titchmarsh, Cath Kidston and more
- Thomas Straker: ‘I don’t think anyone has ever left a restaurant going, “God I wish I’d eaten more purée”’
- Stonewood — Building with Distinction
- 'A celebration of connoisseurship and the sheer enjoyment of art and history': The extraordinary treasures of Ampthill Park House
- A murdered entrepreneur, an iconic London department store, a £1.5 billion makeover, and the quest to create 'the capital’s greatest residential address'
March 5th
- 'It took my breath away when I first walked in': A Hertfordshire home with a kitchen to die for
- Name that dog! Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 5, 2026
- No garden should be without a winter-flowering daphne, so we've picked the best
- 'It’s a hell of a lot more fun than Wentworth. For one thing, you can’t hit 60mph in sub-three seconds in a golf buggy, can you?': What makes Auto Vivendi the ultimate supercar garage
- Power struggles: The countryside should not be viewed as an empty canvas on which to achieve everyone’s aims
March 4th
- There's a town in the Netherlands where you can build whatever you want. The outcome is quite extraordinary
- What do Roscoe, the Royal Family and prime real estate have in common? They're all in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 4, 2026
- Pamela Goodman: In the battle of the beauties, Mona Lisa will always come out on top
- Four wildly-different Georgian homes which sum up the appeal of the golden age of property architecture
- 'Do not be afraid of looking like a tweed factory has thrown up on you': A snob’s guide to what to wear for Cheltenham
- From Claudia Winkleman to the komondor, here are the 10 things to look out for at Crufts 2026
March 3rd
- A right royal affair with the stars
- Where has the biggest population — Sweden or Switzerland? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 3, 2026
- These are a few of James Middleton's favourite things
- Country Life March 4, 2026
- Thomas Gainsborough means one thing in Britain. He means another in America
- A Georgian home with a Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen living room that brings a touch of Hogwarts to one of the greenest parts of London
- A very brief history of brown sauce
March 2nd
- Sir Antony Gormley: Why I am continually captivated by Adriaen de Vries’s radical sculpture Antiope and Theseus
- Can you name this ballet? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 2, 2026
- A Somerset country home that unites the best of medieval, Georgian and Victorian under one roof
- Gibside: The curious roofless castle where The King's ancestor was kidnapped
- What is everyone talking about this week: Longevity? I think farmers invented that...
March 1st
- Driving is an occasion. It's time to dress like it
- Almanza Backseat Driver, Collooney Tartan Tease, Burneze Geordie Girl: What it takes to be crowned Best in Show at Crufts (apart from a very long name)
- 'A blue-blood background and a drive to disrupt': Lady Violet Manners on the importance of preserving Britain's privately-owned country homes
- Five magical country homes for sale across Britain, as seen in Country Life
- Forget museums, the pub is where real history happens
- A Suffolk home where glass, steel, timber and thatch come together in perfect harmony
- Knight Frank's experts on the enduring appeal of the English barn