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Anyone for tennis? Five houses for sale where the court is king
Hold court at these sublime country homes.
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From coast to coast: Why seaside foraging is in our blood
Our shingle, cliffs and beaches offer a veritable natural larder packed with succulent stems, umami-rich seaweed and aromatic herbs, says Mark Williams
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Victoria and Albert at Burghley House: The royal visit that set the mould, and helped stave off revolution
In November 1844, Queen Victoria visited Burghley House in Lincolnshire as part of a programme of travel aimed to introduce her subjects to Prince Albert. John Martin Robinson describes the event.
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A country home in Suffolk with 6,000sq ft, 55 acres and a wonderfully serene swimming pool
Darmsden Hall is a joy of a place — and sold through the pages of Country Life in 1941.
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The chalky figures festooning our landscape might be a mystery, but they delight us nonetheless
The abstract white steed of Uffington and the excitable giant of Cerne Abbas may be Britain’s most famous chalk icons, but our landscape is filled with plenty more
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‘I have no concept of anyone who's like me. Now, that's either because I'm such an egomaniac that I am sort of completely self obsessed, or … because I haven’t watched enough films’: Monty Don’s consuming passions
Monty Don swerves questions with the abundant charisma that made him a ‘Gardener’s World’ darling.
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Storfjord Hotel review: A Scandi fantasy that's spitting distance from a distinctive-looking Art Nouveau fishing town
Chris Schalkx goes in search of soft adventure in south-west Norway.
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The sound of centuries: Britain's last bellfounders
Behind the deep chime of York’s Great Peter or the heft of London’s Great Paul is John Taylor’s bellfoundry. With pieces from its associated museum going under the hammer, collectors have a chance to bring home a peal of their own, as Ben Lerwill discovers.
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Specs in the city: You shouldn't underestimate the transformative effect of bespoke glasses — and this London shop crafted some for Amelia Earhart
Mark Hedges heads to E. B. Meyrowitz to find the ultimate bespoke glasses.
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'It soothed the most vicious of hangovers, the only possible justification for that ghastly thing called brunch': Tom Parker Bowles talks eggs Benedict
From midtown Manhattan to west London, eggs Benedict is a luxurious treat at any time of day.
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How retrofitting your country house could save you more than £50,000 a year — even if it’s listed
Making historic homes warmer and more energy-efficient to run has its challenges, but the emergence of super-efficient heat pumps has opened up exciting opportunities.
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A tourist tax is a nice idea, but it is not an answer to a cultural crisis
Something needs to be done, but not this.
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An impeccably restored country house with prime views over Constable country
Polstead Hall has been sensitively restored by its current owners, and now makes an elegant family home in the heartlands of East Anglia.
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Le Logis and Floréal: The houses were intended to be ‘humble and enriched by vegetation’. They are just that
The UK's rich 'Garden City' tradition, born off the back of Arts-and-Crafts, found plenty of fans in Belgium.
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A is for apples, Anne Hathaway and Antarctica in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, 9 April, 2026
Today's quiz is dedicated to April, which begins with the humble letter 'a'.
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Pretty little things: How the double primrose continues to hold us in its thrall
Charles Quest-Ritson looks into the history and the origins of these delightful flowers.
