Country Life 25 August 2021
Country Life 25 August 2021 is our Scotland special issue. Find out more about what is inside.


GOLDEN EAGLES: The king of the Scottish skies is thriving in the Highlands and is now being reintroduced to the Lowlands.
BERRIES: Forget the familiar blackberry and try a blue honeysuckle, a wineberry or a Chilean guava.
SCOTLAND ON FILM: The dramatic castles, distant horizons and dreich glens of Scotland are beloved by film-makers.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Turtle Bunbury, historian, picks one of the oldest works of art in existence.
ANTONY GORMLEY: John Goodall talks to Sir Antony Gormley about the meaning of his sculpture for Wells Cathedral.
WEDDERBURN CASTLE: Long neglected, Robert Adam’s little-known Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, has been joyously revived.
SCOTTISH TEA: Why, yes please. Nick Hammond meets the growers brewing up a treat.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
TRAVEL: Falconry, whisky and staying at the Three Chimneys on Skye.
INTERIORS: A cosy kitchen and loose covers.
GARDENS: The former kitchen garden at Hopetoun House, West Lothian, is a marvel, finds Noel Kingsbury.
And much more.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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The dream home that never was for one of Britain's greatest film stars, back on the market for the first time in half a century
Anna White takes a look at the beautiful Wallers Mead, in the Buckinghamshire village full of links to Hollywood movies from James Bond to Star Wars.
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Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2025 gets Brutal(ist)
Divisive architecture is among the themes of today's quiz questions.