-
Everything the light touches… The London penthouse for sale that will make you feel like a kingThe Observatory in London’s Fulham boasts 360-degree views of the capital.
-
Reading al fresco: The best places in London to get lost in the written word, according to the Country Life teamIn London, north, east, south and west, there's a public place suitable for all performative acts of reading.
-
Princess, patron and purveyor of the arts: The Princess of Wales unveils her own ‘mini display’ at V&A East StorehouseThe Princess of Wales has curated a wide-ranging display of objects, now on display at the newly opened V&A East Storehouse.
-
Raffles London at The OWO hotel review: How eight years and £1.4 billion transformed the birthplace of BondBut was it worth it? Emma Hughes checks in.
-
Fancy a date at the Tate? London galleries are staying open later to fuel surging Gen Z interestTate Modern, the home of contemporary art in London, has announced that they will open until 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights — after a recent surge in younger visitors.
-
‘He’s been here and fired a gun’: How the rivalry between Turner and Constable spiced up Britain’s art sceneTate Britain will delve into the ‘war’ between the two great landscape artists, much touted by the art critics of their time, with a late-autumn exhibition, ‘Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals’.
-
Model Kate Moss’s former London home in leafy St John’s Wood is up for saleKate Moss’s former London home has only had one owner since she sold it in 2012 and moved to the Cotswolds.
-
From the headless king to the mouths of the masses: Britain's ice-cream originsOn National Ice-Cream Day, Jack Watkins traces the sweet treat’s roots and discovers that its popularity owes a lot to London’s ingenious residents and Regent’s Canal.
-
‘It only remains for our descendants to curse our impotence and laissez-faire’: Only four photographs of a storied London townhouse survive inside the Country Life archive — and it was brutally demolished not once, but twiceNo. 32, Soho Square was demolished not once, but twice, despite warnings of doing so in Country Life.
-
The former stables — and recording studio for the Pet Shop Boys — transformed with a magical blend of city and country aesthetic, now seeking a new ownerIn the heart of Clerkenwell, what was once a Victorian industrial unit is now a beautiful home.
-
‘One of the most effective pieces of propaganda ever made’: the Bayeux Tapestry heads to Britain for the first time in almost a millenniumA historic agreement between this country and France sees the 225ft-long tableau — which may have been made in Britain but has been in France since 1077 — arrive at the British Museum in Autumn 2026.
-
What everyone is talking about this week: 'People who tended to be more obedient about lockdown are now its fiercest critics'Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond.
-
West London's spent the last two decades as the laughing stock of the style set — here's how it got its groove backThe style set is returning to the very West London neighbourhoods it once made a habit of spurning, finds Will Hosie.
-
Lord Foster's design — with statues, pathways and a translucent bridge — chosen as the Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial in St James's ParkNorman Foster's design, created with the artist Yinka Shonibare and the landscape designer Michel Desvigne Paysagiste, has been chosen as the permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.
-
These are the 10 best places to live in the world — and nowhere in the UK or US made the cutLondon, Edinburgh, New York? Move over. Copenhagen is the place to be.
-
From the Country Life archive: Yes, that is a Moon Transmitter on London's South BankEvery Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
-
The era of the £50 burger and chips is here — and it's a revelationThe second coming of the high-low restaurant — where chefs pair martinis with burgers — is here. Will Hosie tells more.
-
The imperfect science of the perfect martini and where you can get one in LondonDirty, dry, with fries, gin or vodka. There's a lot to think about for such a simple cocktail.
-
Sea Containers London: The 1980s called and it wants its bedroom backThe Sea Containers hotel on London's South Bank has unveiled four bespoke ‘cabin suites’, inspired by four different decades.
-
What the Dickens! Celebrate 100 years of the Charles Dickens Museum alongside the great novelist's familyTo mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Charles Dickens Museum, a number of the author’s descendants will give talks and readings.
-
London is a happy city, but not the happiest city, according to new researchIt is, however, a very romantic city, according to different research. So that's good.
