Country Life May 30 2018
Wonders of the West Country; the marvels of Somerset; plus the Chelsea Flower Show 2018.


Country Life May 30 2018 takes a rosy look at Somerset; visits Sydenham House; and explores a superb Repton-designed garden. Find out more here:
SOMERSET: Britain's best county? Rupert Uloth takes a look
FOOD & DRINK: The British wine awards
ARCHITECTURE: The restoration of Sydenham House following a fire.
DU MAURIER'S MASTERPIECE: Rebecca continues to enthral 80 years after publication. Flora Watkins explores Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel
BARN STORMING: Advice on barn conversions from Tom Howley and Maria Speake
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: The lock-gate maker
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
Subscribe to Country Life – latest offer details here
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Lord Hesketh makes his choice
PROPERTY: Glorious houses in the West Country, and living on the moors
LUXURY: Susan Hampshire's favourite things
CHEDDAR: How Quicke's Dairy make Britain's favourite cheese
GARDENS: Non Morris visits the Repton-designed grounds of the Endsleigh Hotel in Devon
If you loved this issue, why not subscribe to Country Life and get your copy delivered to your door every week?
You can also subscribe to the digital edition on your tablet and download your copy every Wednesday.
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.
-
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.
-
Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2025 gets Brutal(ist)
Divisive architecture is among the themes of today's quiz questions.