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Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard Collett
Richard Collett has spent years travelling Britain to discover what our borders say about us. He joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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Country Life March 18, 2026
Country Life March 18, 2026 celebrates spring gardens, explores the life and work of Capability Brown, and explains how to keep a flock of geese.
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Now pay attention, 007: Q's former home in Sussex is up for sale
The actor Desmond Llewelyn — the man who played Q in 17 different James Bond films — lived in this beautiful country home... and it's a place entirely free of high-tech trickery.
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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
The last time a similar stone was sold was in 2017, when a ring purchased at a car boot sale for £10 sold for £656,750.
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I'm a tulip in a bottle, baby: A very British botanical beauty contest is gaining fans of all ages
Launched by Matthew Rice to publicise his local gardening club, the annual Tulip in a Bottle contest is popular with everyone, finds Tiffany Daneff.
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Where in the world is the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 16, 2026?
Find out where this photo was taken in our quiz.
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Tom Parker Bowles: Welsh rarebit is the pinnacle, the apex, the triumphant apogee of this particular form
Welsh rarebit — cheese on toast in full dress uniform — is a dish that has been impossible to resist for at least three centuries.
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A picture-perfect Devon idyll where you can 'ride ponies and swim in the river'
The glorious Knapp House is the stuff of childhood dreams — as generations of former residents have found.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Did Timothée Chalamet's comments on ballet and opera cost him the Oscar?
His odds of winning Best Actor were slashed after he said that both art forms were headed the way of the dinosaur. In the end, it is they who are having the last laugh.
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'Some of the guys and girls out there haven't slept in 36 hours' — With Defender in the dunes of Dakar
Charlie Thomas reports from one of the world's most gruelling endurance races.
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'The unicorn of the dog world': Why the Glen of Imaal terrier is the best dog you've never heard of
Resembling a wolfhound after a boil wash, the Glen of Imaal terrier is capable of executing the ultimate charm offensive, finds Lucinda Gosling.
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Five grand and impressive country mansions, as seen in Country Life
Our magnificent selection of properties to come to the market through Country Life this week includes a 500-year-old home that's been brought into the 21st century in grand style.
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A world with a toad hiding in your garage is richer than one without
The common toad has always enjoyed a special place in our national imagination, but its numbers have been declining alarmingly in recent decades. What can be done? Sarah Langford investigate.
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The National Trust's untold story: How generations of bachelors poured their souls into their houses, and then gave them to the nation
The acquisition of houses by the National Trust from the 1930s had less to do with the impoverishment of aristocratic families than the industrial wealth of bachelor donors, as Michael Hall reveals.
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Sarah Raven: ‘I find nature very inspiring and reassuring, when things are feeling a bit dire in the world and we have world wars’
The gardener and writer on her love of Cretan wild flowers, why she quit her job as a doctor, her husband’s grandmother Vita Sackville-West — and her consuming passions.
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A gorgeous country house covered in rambling roses and with one 'great feature' that sets it apart from most Cotswolds mansions
Penny Churchill takes a look at the beautiful Aycote House, where Arts-and-Crafts meets the Cotswolds.
