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Set sail in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 27, 2026We hope you know your port from your starboard because today's quiz is all about boats.
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Six Senses London hotel review: Sense and serenity in the cityOccupying part of the distinguished Art Deco Whiteley building in Bayswater — once home to a grand department store — the UK’s first Six Senses is a sanctuary of peace, graceful architecture and wellbeing, says Paula Minchin
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'She said it was the most haunted place she had known and asked if we’d seen all the ghosts': Alexander Armstrong on his first house in the countryThe actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong fondly remembers his first house in the country, in an Oxfordshire village.
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'It’s a very convivial and helpful place to hang out, although I remember when they said that about Twitter': A snob’s guide to SubstackIn her regular column, Sophia Money-Coutts provides a guide to the internet's most popular self-publishing platform.
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‘I wanted the clothes to make the woman’: Diane Keaton’s iconic fashion collection goes on saleAn upcoming auction of Diane Keaton's immense personal collection is the talk of the town, says Carla Passino.
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It's heating up in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 26, 2026Plus, which weird competitions took place this weekend?
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No shoes please, we're French: The seaside gallery celebrating Pop Art — and you have to look round barefootAmy Serafin journeys to Villa Carmignac on the Île de Porquerolles for their 'Sea, Pop & Sun' exhibition.
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The small rural American city where an oil sketch by John Constable hid for decades in plain viewIt was only in 2017 that auction-house specialists began to suspect that there may be more to the painting.
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These rarely-seen photographs of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco were taken by a world-renowned photographer and rediscovered in the Country Life ArchiveCountry Life contributor Geoffrey Roland Ballance died too young, but some of his finest work lives on in our Archive, finds Melanie Bryan.
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The enduring English vision of Midsomer Murders still captivates the worldNick Hendrix, who stars in the show as Detective Sergeant Jamie Winter, tries to figure out why a show about little England holds such sway with an international audience.
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A Georgian mansion on the banks of the Thames, overlooking the iconic Henley Royal Regatta courseRemenham Court is a grand old home sitting in seven pristine acres right on the water. Penny Churchill takes a look.
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What is everyone talking about this week: A Cuban supply shock has struck the marketCigars have taken a tumble. Where are they to be found?
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Between the vineyards and a V8: the Aston Martin DB12 S storms the South of FranceA beefed up version of Aston Martin's DB12 moves the needle in more ways than one, as Matthew MacConnell explains.
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The dogs of Rivals: Every breed spotted at the Rutshire Cup polo match — and beyondFrom aristocratic pointers to glamorous Dalmatians, season two of 'Rivals' is packed with scene-stealing dogs. We paused, rewound and freeze-framed our way through episode one to identify every breed spotted at the Rutshire polo match — all in the name of extremely important journalism.
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Six of the grandest houses you'll find for sale today, from £3 million to over £40 million, as seen in Country LifeOur selection this week is full of palatial homes which really have to be seen.
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A Notswolds manor house in a hopelessly idyllic country settingPenny Churchill looks at a home in the southern stretch of Northamptonshire, nestled between the Chilterns and the Cotswolds.
