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This landmark Kentucky equestrian estate was home to a Ryanair cofounder and more Hall of Fame horses than we can countWe're foal of love for this equestrian property in Kentucky’s famously fertile Bluegrass country.
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Young bookworms unite for the Country Life Quiz of the Day, August 21, 2026Know Paddington from Pooh bear? Test your knowledge of Country Life's favourite children's books.
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Justine Picardie: 'As the wife of Prince Philip’s godson, I saw Elizabeth II on shoot days, wearing a tweed jacket and tartan skirt'The late Queen was never more relaxed than when sporting comfortable, yet impeccably tailored designs, inspired by her beloved Scotland.
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In classical times this bird was sacred to Aphrodite and for millennia served as an erotic symbolThe braying cacophony of a greylag goose flock in full chorus has made the breed unlikeable, despite their amorous connections, writes Mark Cocker.
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'A shared experience unlike any other in Britain since the Blitz': What have we learned since summer 1976?This week's leader asks what we've learnt since Britain's last major heatwave.
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Summer home security and travel guideA new generation of technology is giving holidaymakers the confidence to head off into the sunset this summer without a backwards glance.
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Get yer kilt oot! It's a very Scottish Country Life Quiz of the Day, August 20, 2026Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye, in today's quiz.
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A five-bedroom Victorian home in between the woods, the sea and the skyWoodside is a delightfully quirky and reassuringly modern family home in Portishead.
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A summer of prickles and rashes, splinters, scrapes and scratches, a season of stings: Nature is biting backJason Goodwin reflects on a summer of bites, pricks and stings.
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Live on the former hunting ground of the kings of Scotland on this magnificent 2,018-acre estateThe market north of the border feels buoyant, with some 16 estates now for sale, including this sporting dream in Highland Perthshire.
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What to do with the remains of Glasgow's Mackintosh building?A recent update on the condition of the building, and what to do with it next, has raised some eyebrows from the architectural and conservation communities.
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A watch like this was made for the water. It seems a shame to leave it on dry landDive deeper with Seiko’s workhouse dive watch.
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It's scallywags, scurvy and swashbuckling in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, August 19, 2026All hands on deck for a battle of the brains.
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Would you like to live in this big windmill by the seaside in Norfolk? Of course you wouldCley Windmill is one of Norfolk's great coastal landmarks and it could soon be yours. Would you continue to run it as a guest house, or turn it into a glorious private home?
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Tom Parker Bowles: 'Without dressing, salad is little more than an incongruous jumble of clueless vegetation'Whether a simple sprinkle of salt and a dribble of oil or laced with searing chilli, great dressings create an harmonious whole from dissonant elements, writes Tom Parker Bowles.
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It is hard to know where, when or why this cabinet of dolls was collectedToday's country house treasure comes from Browsholme Hall in Lancashire. Photographs by Jesse Wild.
