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What is everyone talking about this week: January is the worst month of the year. Here's 15 ways to make it funP.s if you've made any New Year's resolutions, please don't tell us — or anyone else — about them.
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Volvo ES90: If you want the world's finest interiors for less than £100,000, ask the SwedesThere are cars you want to drive, and there are cars you want to be driven in. The ES90 is that car.
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The 3,000-year-old dog built to survive temperatures as low as –60°CNortherly winds dragged Arctic air across the UK this week, sending temperatures as low as –12°C and bringing settled snow, closed schools, and cancelled dog walks for many. But which breed would welcome this weather with open paws?
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Scotland's unmissable art and history touchstones — and where to find themAs part of her list of 50 unmissable treasures in the British Isles, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at some outstanding pieces of our heritage, located in Scotland.
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Making sense of the cider soaked wassailThe cacophonous, cider-slinging midwinter tradition of wassailing is an ancient one that continues to this day. Laura Parker offers a toast to harvests anew
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What to see in the North of England if you want to learn more about the artistic history of our countryCharlotte Mullins journeys to the North of England for the fourth instalment of our series which highlights the 50 treasure's of the British Isle's which best encompass our artistic history.
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The enduring allure of menus from ancient civilisations to modern day, via the revolutionary FranceAs time capsules offering a unique glimpse into our appetites, menus have always been highly collectible, finds John F. Müller.
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London is teeming with things that define our artistic history — here's how you can visit themOur capital is full of interesting sights and objects, finds Charlotte Mullins in the latest instalment of her list of fifty treasure that encapsulate the visual history of the British Isles.
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From a spectacular funerary monument to a victory Armada portrait: Here are our must-see treasures in the East of EnglandIn our new series, Charlotte Mullins explores the visual history of the British Isles in 50 treasures. Her second instalment looks at the treasures to be found in the East of England.
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‘Live in the country (or, failing that, Kensington Square) and wear navy’: A brief history of the colour that never goes out of styleDeborah Nicholls-Lee takes a look at how the colour navy got its name — and why its still a safe bet, centuries on.
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The artistic and historical treasures in Ireland that you must visit at least once in a lifetimeIn our new series, Charlotte Mullins explores the visual history of the British Isles in 50 treasures, from Ice Age caves to Sutton Hoo. Her first instalment looks at the treasures to be found in Ireland.
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'I first read this as a teenager and was open-mouthed at the sharp satire and the normalising of deep eccentricity': The books that the Country Life team return to again and again and againHave you made a resolution to read more in 2026? Members of the Country Life team reveal the fiction novels they've turned to time and time again.
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Tickled pink: Jewellery designers are united in their love for colourful gemstonesFelix Bischof talks to six jewellery designers and auctioneers about their standout pieces of colourful jewellery from 2025.
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The 12 types of hangover, from 'Backwards Binoculars' to 'Titanic', and how to cure them allHave you been tricked by the Deceiver or flattened by a Steamroller? Wine expert Olly Smith sets out the 12 different sorts of festive hangover, and how to cure them.
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What to expect from Country Life in 2026And many thanks for all your support in 2025.
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Six things that Britain should be proud of, from world-class restaurants and Championship-winning cars to the countrysideIt is too easy to dismiss 2025 as a downbeat year of failure, but good things did happen.
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Our favourite Frontispieces of 2025Will Hosie takes a look back at some standout Frontispiece portraits from the previous 12 months.
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Actor Jennifer Garner on Diane Keaton, 'collecting women' — and her consuming passionsMatisse, Diane Keaton and her beloved childhood toy. Lotte Brundle finds out Jennifer Garner’s consuming passions.
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A very unofficial list of cars that Country Life liked this yearAs we head into 2026, James Fisher looks back on a year in cars for Country Life.
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Britain's most entertaining (and a little bit salacious) country house scandals'Country houses seem to have harboured more than their fair share of scandals,' says Adrian Tinniswood, who recounts some of the most shocking.
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Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarketIn our last episode of 2025, James Fisher is joined on the Country Life Podcast by Kevin Balmforth and Andrew Simpson.
