Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside.
Life on the hedge
Richard Negus reveals how the ancient art of hedgelaying plays a crucial role in creating countryside highways for British Wildlife.
Playing fast and loose
Matthew Dennison unmasks the tough-talking, gun-toting highwaywomen who brazenly ruled the roads of Britain
US Special
The latest in Stateside luxury on land and sea; Charles Harris Charts the birth of Liberty; Agnes Stamp relives the golden age of transatlantic travel; Charlie Thomas gets his kicks on Route 66; Russell Higham tunes up for Newport and all that jazz; Rosie Paterson checks in on New York hotels; Tom Parker Bowles finds out what's hot in US food; and Melanie Bryan looks at Country Life across the pond.
The Legacy
Laurence Olivier takes centre stage once more as Kate Green applauds his crucial role in the founding of the National Theatre
Foraging
It's a magnet for dirt and earwigs, but don't let that put you off — anyone for cauliflower-fungus cheese, asks John Wright
Love in a dry climate
Kendra Wilson marvels at the innovative design of a desert garden at Ghost Wash in the Paradise Valley, Arizona
The swing of the pendulum
It's high time we celebrated the golden age of British horology, suggests Huon Mallalieu, as he finds out exactly what made our master clockmakers tick.
A well-resorted tavern
In the first of two articles, Jeremy Musson charts the remarkable history and preservation of Mount Vernon, George Washington's former home in Virginia
Singing the end-of-summertime blues
A does of digging is just what the doctor ordered for John Lewis-Stempel as he attends to shake off his gloomy mood
Navigating nostalgia
Joseph Phelan is at the tiller for a joyous canal-boat journey — to the Industrial Revolution and back — on Britain's canal network
And, as always, much much more
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Combine harvesters and pigs in the city: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 18, 2025It's a farming special for Monday's Quiz of the Day.
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The 15 best-value commuter towns for people working in London, according to new research from one of Britain's top estate agentsSavills have released their list of the best-value commuter towns in Britain. But do the sums add up? Toby Keel takes a look.
