GREAT DRIVES: Buckle up and hit one of these eight scenic roads, from Snake Pass to the Atlantic Highway, advises Annunciata Elwes.
WHITE-TAILED EAGLES: The white-tailed ‘eagle with the sunlit eye’ is back and is being welcomed, finds Vicky Liddell.
CATHEDRALS OF COLOUR: Far from being pale and austere, our churches and cathedrals were once ablaze with colour, says Simon Jenkins. Isn’t it time they regained their splendour?.
LONDON LIFE: Abbey Road Studios, crumbling dinosaurs, cultural Bloomsbury and Joanna Wood’s top spots.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Laurence Cummings, music director, chooses a timeless, enigmatic Vermeer.
CARLA CARLISLE: Carla Carlisle reflects on the bonds of two great cathedrals.
A MARVEL IN CRYSTAL: Crystal Palace was as awesome as the exhibition it was built to house, discovers Jack Watkins.
WHERE THE FREEMASONS GATHER: James Campbell explores the grand Art Deco interior of the newly opened Grand Lodge, Freemasons' Hall in London.
LUXURY: Hetty Lintell on vivid tanzanite.
INTERIORS: Libraries to get lost in.
THE CARIBBEAN: Carla Passino reveals the quirks and perks of the area and presents idyllic properties for sale.
GARDENS: Spring preparations have begun in Morton Hall’s gardens, Worcestershire. Tiffany Daneff visits.
RECIPE: Melanie Johnson makes magic with Jerusalem artichokes.
And much more…
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A spectacular tower for sale that's a blend of Victorian folly, architectural marvel and 21st century family homeHadlow Tower has space, and a back story of love, jealousy and intrigue.
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Some Like (to quiz when) It Hot: Country Life Quiz of the Day heatwave special, July 11, 2025If you're struggling to keep cool — and who isn't? — our Quiz of the Day will at least take your mind off the soaring temperatures.
