Features Archive | March 2026

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March 31st
- Who's got your back? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 31
- 'If it is going to work anywhere, it is going to work here': Meet the makers of English olive oil
- These are a few of Dame Prue Leith's favourite things
- The craft renaissance, with Giles Kime
- Country Life April 1, 2026
- The California mansion of one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century is up for sale
- The countdown to Spud-ageddon is on: Why potato farmers are in peril
March 30th
- A glass act: This centuries-old craft is alive and well
- Tartan, tape measures, Nutella and newts: Are these national days of awareness real or fake? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 30
- ‘It looks like a miniature hamster. It’s just absolutely exquisite’: How the lucky ladybird took the worlds of French patisserie, jewellery and interior design by storm
- A castle in miniature on a dreamy estate in Kent, where four-poster beds meet swimming pool and cinema room
- How did a staircase from this Reformation-era country house end up on the other side of the world?
- What is everyone talking about this week: Where have all the rabbits gone?
March 29th
- From Bentley dog baskets to Ferrari everything, there is more to cars than just four wheels
- 'One drew a longer queue than the members of One Direction': The irresistible old English sheepdog is now under threat
- Five gorgeous rural homes, from the Algarve to Warwickshire, as seen in Country Life
- 'We are here to champion British farmers who produce wonderful milk, meat, vegetables and eggs': The Country Life team's favourite farm shops
- Breamore House: The Tudor masterpiece with a past tainted by tragedy
March 28th
- 'One of the most dramatic coastal estates in the South West' has come up for sale at £10 million, with cliffsides, woodland and its own private beach
- 'I’m in awe of him. He’s very special. I’m just in the shadows of what Attlee does': A brief guide to the working cats of Britain
- Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs
- Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
- The garden at Cogshall Grange: 'A modern work of art, combining shapeliness and serenity'
March 27th
- A breathtaking home created by the man who 'built the most beautiful building in Sweden'
- Impress your friends with facts about British Summer Time when you take the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 26
- ‘Dialogue is an extension of feeling. If I don’t remember a line, it’s because I haven’t understood why I was saying it’: Claire Foy’s consuming passions
- The Italians think it's a laxative and the Germans say it leeches your bones, but rhubarb is a true British wonder. Here's how to do it justice
- 'The movement is not limited to the very wealthy; doctors, teachers and skilled workers are exploring opportunities abroad': You’re paying too much tax — but where do you go?
- 'One of the most famous rooms in England’, lovingly built by the leading Victorian artist Frederic Leighton
March 26th
- A Palladian mansion once owned by Charles Darwin's great uncle that's hosted everyone from a Second World War hero to one of the Chuckle Brothers
- Are you tickled pink or feeling blue? Let the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2026, be the judge
- Glovebox: What do you get the person who has everything? A Land Rover Defender inspired by The Hamptons
- I pitted AI against a much-loved 1963 gardening book to see what to do with my little corner of Ireland — here's what happened
- Where was Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock series filmed? In a historic Welsh home that first appeared in Country Life a century ago
- The gift that keeps on giving
- An idyllic Cornish farmhouse with 700 years of history
- John Goodall: Every attraction has a visitor threshold and pushing beyond it is destructive
March 25th
- Crestwood Hills: American suburbia need not have been the isolating experience it sometimes was
- How familiar are you with florals and folklore? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 25, 2026
- An old Georgian bank has been transformed into three apartments in the highest town in the Cotswolds
- A 'mini-château' in the hills of Sussex, with pool, cinema and a dedicated sneaker room
- 'Without wishing to sound like a terrible show-off, I’ve been in public with the odd famous person before': A snob's guide to approaching a celebrity
- Why national parks are our national pride
March 24th
- ‘When it comes to flat caps, size really does matter’: The hat that's crowned the heads of everyone, from Middle Age peasants to Oscar-winning greats
- Q is for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 24, 2026
- Sir John Vanbrugh, Castle Howard and great houses on fire, with Dr John Goodall
- Country Life March 25, 2026
- Under the arches of the Grand Palais, Hermès proves it's the master of leather
- The ancient stretch of the Yorkshire Dales being revitalised by the Woodland Trust
- Why does the discovery of ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’ matter?
March 23rd
- 'First, all the Georgian silver goes, and then all that furniture. Then, the Canalettos go': The anatomy of a country-house sale
- It's all Greek to me in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 23, 2026
- Do you ever walk into a hotel room and feel like it's missing something — like a banqueting hall and torture chamber? Here are ten castles you can stay in with unique amenities
- A Somerset house designed by the architect of one of Oxford's most famous landmarks, complete with helipad and clocktower
- Ancient time-telling devices — turned garden ornaments — from the Country Life Archive
- Is this the new Bruton? How Nottinghamshire's grandest estate reinvented itself
March 22nd
- The ancient and aristocratic dog breed loved by Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott
- 21 utterly wonderful rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
- 'If the Chelsea Flower Show is the glitzy public face of British gardening, then the country’s amateur flower shows encapsulate its older, gentler side'
- Castle Howard was devastated by fire. Against all the odds, its decades-long restoration has made it even greater today than it once was
March 21st
- Porsche Cayenne: Pablo Escobar's off-roader is now a genuine all-in-one talent
- In search of the perfect country house games room
- Waddle I do without you? The joys of sharing your home with gaggles of geese
- ‘Being a jeweller, you have to keep on top of the news, because you're affected so much by the price of gold': Sheherazade Goldsmith’s consuming passions
- Atelier Francis Mallmann review: The celebrity chef's restaurant with rooms in the 'Marfa of South America'
- Alan Titchmarsh: I'm planting a brand new garden — here's what's going in, what I'm trying out, and the plant that's sending me in search of my axe
March 20th
- 'A work of art': The wisteria-clad New York home where Andy Warhol hung out with Cher
- Have you been keeping up with us? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 20, 2026
- 'The ache for English orchards and hedgerows is rooted in a landscape that generations of poets have studied as scripture': Jacqui Ritchie, poet and wife of Guy, on the magic of spring
- Alphonse Mucha: The Czech artist who went from penurious obscurity to foundational figure of Art Nouveau movement
- Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone One
- A 20-bedroom castle that's just been sold for £450,000 after an eight-year, £3 million salvation project
- What is everyone talking about this week: Why eavesdropping is back
March 19th
- A beautiful Georgian house that spent three centuries in the Queen Mother's family, set in 'the most charming hamlet in Northumberland'
- The Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 19, 2026, has a sunny disposition
- 'There was the land, the money and the desire to show off both': The incomparable skill and immaculate timing of Capability Brown
- 'Hard times breed sumptuous cars': The costly stars of the last-ever London Motor Show
- Swap out the chintz for corduroy: How to create a calming and characterful country retreat
- 'One of the most intriguing and unspoilt estates in the Cotswolds' has come to the market at £26 million
- 'Don't change a thing': 90 years of the Spitfire's soaring success
March 18th
- The 'Welsh Pompeii' is is a staggering reminder of how ancient history still shapes the modern landscape
- Do you know your hyacinths from your hydrangeas? Test your flower power in the Country Life Picture Quiz of the Day, March 18, 2026
- The stylish surf shacks from which to explore Cornwall’s wild and ancient coastline
- 'A flash of skull-print sock is my equivalent of a six pack': A snob's guide to socks
- A 1970s rock god's former home for sale, and it still has the decor from his Top of the Pops heyday
- It's not all birdsong and blossom: The gardener’s spring-time battles
March 17th
- The glory — and the grind — of winning a Michelin star, by Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Parker Bowles
- Feeling lucky? Put your St Patrick’s Day knowledge to the test in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 17, 2026
- Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard Collett
- Country Life March 18, 2026
- Now pay attention, 007: Q's country house in Sussex is up for sale
- White diamonds are believed to wield spiritual power. Today, the largest one to appear on the UK market in more than a decade goes under the hammer
March 16th
- I'm a tulip in a bottle, baby: A very British botanical beauty contest is gaining fans of all ages
- Where in the world is the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 16, 2026?
- Tom Parker Bowles: Welsh rarebit is the pinnacle, the apex, the triumphant apogee of this particular form
- A picture-perfect Devon idyll where you can 'ride ponies and swim in the river'
- One of the first substantial buildings constructed from cast iron lives on only in the Country Life Archive
- What is everyone talking about this week: Did Timothée Chalamet's comments on ballet and opera cost him the Oscar?
March 15th
- 'Some of the guys and girls out there haven't slept in 36 hours' — With Defender in the dunes of Dakar
- 'The unicorn of the dog world': Why the Glen of Imaal terrier is the best dog you've never heard of
- Five grand and impressive country mansions, as seen in Country Life
- A world with a toad hiding in your garage is richer than one without
- The National Trust's untold story: How generations of bachelors poured their souls into their houses, and then gave them to the nation
March 14th
- Sarah Raven: ‘I find nature very inspiring and reassuring, when things are feeling a bit dire in the world and we have world wars’
- A gorgeous country house covered in rambling roses and with one 'great feature' that sets it apart from most Cotswolds mansions
- What happened to bottom knockers, canine-bothering dog whippers and grime-caked mudlarks?
- Fouquet’s New York review: Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to live inside a macaroon?
- Growing leeks: What to plant, when to to it, and how to make them thrive
March 13th
- A £15 million villa on an island that's an A-lister's playground, with its own private outdoor cinema
- Who won that Oscar? Country Life Picture Quiz of the Day, March 13, 2026
- The diamond necklace that lost Marie Antoinette her head
- Meet the men trying to revive our pubs — and farms — for the price of one
- The Alpine ski resorts that are as lovely in the summer as they are in winter — and the best property to buy
- A distinguished copy of 'Salvator Mundi' is now on offer — could it also be the truest to Leonardo da Vinci's vision?
March 12th
- When did the bride start wearing white for her wedding?
- What do tarot cards, gangsters and football players have in common? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 12, 2026
- A cheat's guide to bulbous irises and top tips for growing them
- Glovebox: Lunaz says 'Happy Birthday DB6', rewards it with new 5.0-litre engine
- A golden stone manor house in a village that is 'one of the best-kept secrets in the Cotswolds'
- 'This is an international institution, a great Regency building and a public face of London. It deserves something better'
March 11th
- Are these racehorse names real or fake? Decide yay or neigh in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 11, 2026
- A Himalayan hike in the footsteps of the Hindu Gods
- A wedding who’s who: Are you the high-maintenance bride, helicopter father or alternative couple?
- 'When I worked out how to turn the car on, its backside roared like a lion in the Masai Mara': A snob's guide to sports cars
- The new entries in the Country Life Top 100 for 2026
March 10th
- What is it, therefore, that makes a good walking stick?
- What are these? Take a punt in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 10, 2026
- 'I have 12 dogs and they are my greatest joy': These are a few of Manolo Blahnik's favourite things
- Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls
- Country Life March 11, 2026
- 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': Why Auto Vivendi is 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)
- Five magical country homes for sale across Britain, as seen in Country Life
- 'A blue-blood background and a drive to disrupt': Lady Violet Manners on the importance of preserving Britain's privately-owned country homes
- Forget museums, the pub is where real history happens
- A Suffolk home where glass, steel, timber and thatch come together in perfect harmony
- Meet the team
- Pitch a story to Country Life
- Knight Frank's experts on the enduring appeal of the English barn