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Felled by a pair of cursed shoes — the butterfly-shaped house that Lutyens builtMelanie Bryan investigates the spooky and eccentric history of Papillon Hall.
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What everyone is talking about this week: MAGA (Make Airports Great Again)Once proud institutions have fallen into disrepute.
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'We haven’t flipped yet, but we’ve been close': Making waves on Lake Como with Will Smith and Star Wars-style electric boatsAdam Hay-Nicholls heads to the shores of Lake Como to see the Star Wars-style boats taking on the glamour of Formula 1.
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Adored by Princess Margaret and Alfred Hitchcock — the rare Welsh terrier breed saved from extinction by Country LifeThe Sealyham dog was once the talk of the town and a silver screen star, says Caroline Kennedy.
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Five charming rural retreats, from Kent to Herefordshire, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at the best homes to come to the market through Country Life this week, including an astonishing property in Herefordshire.
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When is a weed not a weed? When it's a wildflowerIf cultivated plants are a sign of orthodoxy and order, are weeds symbolic of anarchy and wildness? Who really decides whether flora is wildflower or weed, asks John Lewis-Stempel.
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Warwick Castle: The 700-year story of one of the world's great strongholdsJohn Goodall looks at Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, and how a combination of legend and the profits of war created one of the most celebrated and imposing of all English castles. Photographs by Will Pryce for Country Life.
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A 500-year-old house that sits on 183 acres of one of the most sought-after peninsulas in Cornwall, with a mile of coast all to itselfIn Cornwall, coastal estates are as rare as they are highly-prized — and they don't come any finer than Rosteague, which sits in one of the most beautiful spots on the Roseland Peninsula.
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‘I see a snail, and I feel no animosity towards it. I'm perfectly happy for it to continue being a snail without being on my plate’: George the Poet’s Consuming PassionsLotte Brundle chats to the spoken-word artist about his most memorable meal, starting his career aged 15 and swapping grime music for poetry.
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A billionaire's walled garden amid the most undisturbed and beautiful countryside in the west countryGeorge Plumptre visits the one-acre walled garden that forms the centrepiece of the 12 acres of new gardens at Lasborough Park, Sir Hans Rausing's home in the Cotswolds, where Tom Stuart-Smith has worked wonders.
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There’s more to Palm Beach in the USA than presidents and palatial pads — it’s the capital of funPalm Beach boasts the second highest density of billionaires in the USA, and they know how to party, says Sophia Money-Coutts.
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250 years? That's nothing. Here are five beautiful American homes that are older than the USA itselfAs America celebrates its 250th birthday, we take a look at some of the finest homes built before independence, yet which still stand proud today.
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USA 250: Land of the free, home of the Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 3, 2026We don't do quizzes on Saturdays, so we're celebrating the Fourth of July on July 3.
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Steven King: My time with the world’s greatest jeweller you’ve never heard ofDaniel Brush's huge body of work is the subject of a new exhibition in Paris.
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What if we could all grow our own produce from the comfort of our living roomsHome Harvest’s founders want us all to farm from our own kitchens. Is this the future of agriculture, asks Will Hosie.
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'It’s a very human achievement to take something as awe-inspiring as commercial air travel and reduce it to a tedious series of administrative tasks': Top travel tips for making your journey betterModern-day commercial flight leaves plenty to be desired, but there’s lots you can do to stop the experience from ruining your holiday.
