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In Victorian England, to flex on your friends was to serve them swan-shaped ice creamThe original influencer was the Victorian 'Queen of Ice' Agnes Marshall, hailed by Heston Blumenthal as one of Britain's greatest culinary pioneers.
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Darkness, meet light: A striking Victorian home for sale in London's most charmingly-named suburbThe gentle charm of Strawberry Vale is the setting for this house full of 'gloomth', where you can wander down your garden and straight on to the banks of the Thames.
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A £16 million 'miniature Kensington Palace' on the Thames in central London that was (probably) designed by Christopher WrenOnce part of a 200-acre estate, this seven-bedroom manor house overlooking Chelsea Embankment has hosted royalty and A-listers.
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The home of a Monty Python superstar, where Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher partied with the Rolling StonesIn the heart of St John's Wood, a magnificent period home has come up for sale that has been home to some of the biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s.
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'For a penny, one could buy entry into a new way of thinking: egalitarian, restless and caffeinated' — London's enduring love of coffeeRupert Clague explores how caffeine-fuelled conversation in Hanoverian London’s ‘penny universities’ helped shape the modern world — and where that same spirit still lingers today.
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The definitive guide to London's best afternoon teasThere's an afternoon tea for everyone — from gluten-free to art-inspired — if you know where to look. Here are some of our tried and tested favourites.
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How the sustainably-minded brains behind the London Eye rescued a Warwick Avenue townhouse from the brink of collapseMarks Barfield are known for their public projects, but behind the scenes they've been cultivating a reputation for outstanding residential renovations with sustainability front and centre.
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Six Senses London hotel review: Sense and serenity in the cityOccupying part of the distinguished Art Deco Whiteley building in Bayswater — once home to a grand department store — the UK’s first Six Senses is a sanctuary of peace, graceful architecture and wellbeing, says Paula Minchin
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Which club is right for you?As the Season gets underway this month, our Lifestyle Editor rounds up the ten clubs shaping life across town and country.
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How the late great Lee Alexander McQueen is supporting the next generation of fearless artists with the renovation of two listed townhouses in TottenhamThe two historic Grade II-listed Georgian townhouses are now subsidised studios, exhibitions, and workshops. Grace McCloud reports on the renovation project.
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London’s only 2026 super prime development is fit for a king — and more than 100 horsesThe former home of The King’s Troop and one of the capital’s most visible ceremonial military bases is being turned into a new top-end residential neighbourhood. Arabella Youens puts on a hard hat for an early visit.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Why we need more female treesFor too long, urban planners and landscape designers have favoured male trees for easier maintenance — but it's made hay fever a whole lot worse. Fortunately, a solution exists.
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Where to eat, where to drink and where to shop in Chelsea, according to the Country Life teamThere's more to Chelsea than just the Flower Show so we've rounded up some of the best places to eat, stay and shop.
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What is everyone talking about this weekend: Is cider the new black?Cider — more specifically, fine cider — is making waves on the British dining scene following a bumper apple harvest in 2025. Could cider tasting menus soon replace those for wine?
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The first detailed and accurate bird’s-eye view of the capital ever seen shows London in a whole new lightA new book lets readers travel back in time to a period when myriad timber yards were on the south side of the Thames opposite the Strand and Bermondsey was open countryside.
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'The best letters feel necessary, as though the writer couldn’t not write them': Shaun Usher opens the envelope on 13 years of Letters LiveFrom humble beginnings at a book launch, to events across the world, James Fisher investigates the enduring appeal of the letter from its greatest curator.
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Specs in the city: You shouldn't underestimate the transformative effect of bespoke glasses — and this London shop crafted some for Amelia EarhartMark Hedges heads to E. B. Meyrowitz to find the ultimate bespoke glasses.
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Six Thames-side homes where you can watch the Boat Race without even getting out of your pyjamasThe CHANEL J12 Boat Race — aka the annual Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race — is upon us, and if you lived in one of these places you could watch it all take place without even leaving the house.
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Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone OneThe pub is out and the wine bar is in. These hidden gems are pouring some of the capital’s most interesting and delicious vintages — and you don’t have to go to Hackney for any of them.
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One of the first substantial buildings constructed from cast iron lives on only in the Country Life ArchiveThe London Coal Exchange enabled City merchants to buy and sell coal across the world. Despite this magazine's best efforts, it was destroyed in the 1960s.
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'This is an international institution, a great Regency building and a public face of London. It deserves something better'The British Museum's proposal for a new temporary pavilion has every chance of casting a permanent shadow.
