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The Store review: Oxford’s newest luxury hotel on the site of the old department store, Boswells
Swapping clothing and haberdashery for king-size beds and cocktails, the transformation of Boswells into The Store Hotel is cleverly done, finds Annunciata Elwes.
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Is it a farm? A luxury hotel? The Outbuildings are a bit of both, and a beautiful weekend away that feels worlds away from reality
Farm diversification is nothing new, but few have done it quite as well as The Outbuildings near Bridport in Dorset, says Dean Usher.
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'I have tasted ecstasy and felt peace': The Retreat at the Blue Lagoon, where the Northern Lights dance
The Blue Lagoon has long been one of Iceland's most famous attractions. The five-star Retreat Hotel on site is the ultimate way to experience it and to remind yourself that everything is going to be ok.
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More Champagne, madam? The beautiful train journeys that bring back the Golden Age of travel
The romance and glamour of taking a trip on an original steam train is hard to resist, and all the more so when paired with fine dining and opulent surroundings. Octavia Pollock took a trip to find out more.
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Michelin are now giving out 'stars' for hotels as well as restaurants — and the first batch of winners in Britain is an amazing roster of beautiful places to stay
Are these the 133 best hotels in Britain?
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Gansevoort review: The hotel that helped launch New York’s Meatpacking District to fashionable heights
In the Big Apple, there's a hotel for everyone. Art lovers and fun seekers should take a look at the Gansevoort says Rosie Paterson.
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Country Life 25 September 2024
Country Life 25 September 2024 straddles both sides of the pond, with the best architecture, property and gardens the US has to offer, as well as why the British hedge is best, the beauty of our canals and the masked women who ruled our roads.
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Is there anywhere understated left in the Cotswolds?
Plum Sykes’s semi-fictional 'Wives Like Us' — the author's sort of satirical take on life in the Cotswolds — reads like a death knell to normalcy, but there are quiet pockets, free from private members clubs, if only you know where to looks, says Richard MacKichan.
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Choc ices and cheese: What it's like to fly in British Airways's new Club Suite cabin
'I want a national carrier that we can be proud of,' says our Travel Editor Rosie Paterson, as she reports on the airline's latest business class offering and what the future holds for them.
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Palazzo Previtera, Sicily: When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s also a museum, of course
Hetty Lintell visits the utterly unique Palazzo Previtera in the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna.
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Haymarket Townhouse hotel review: Where to stay when out on the town in London’s West End
Checking into the Townhouse at The Haymarket Hotel in the beating heart of London is like having your own exclusive pied à terre moments from the city’s best-known landmarks and West End shows, says Paula Lester.
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La Réserve Ramatuelle review: A St Tropez hotel with a detail-oriented approach and slippers to die for
La Réserve Ramatuelle in St Tropez is ‘a haven of sophistication and seclusion,’ says Gilly Hopper.
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Patrick Galbraith: 'For a couple of hours, I was part of a rich culture that will soon be lost'
Our columnist travels to Northumberland to 'long net' for sea trout, and laments the slow decline of a heritage craft.
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Getting off-grid on wheels and in luxury — a tour of Scotland's western coast
Scotland's West Coast is one of the world's great natural wonders. What better way to explore it than in one of Wingbeat Escape's luxurious campervans?
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Country Life 21 August 2024
Country Life 21 August takes us north of the border, to 'Sensational Scotland'. We look at some of the best property to buy, the legend of the Stone of Scone, and the forests of the future.
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The Grove at Narberth, hotel review: A perfect country house escape in rural west Pembrokeshire
The Grove at Narberth, is that rare thing — a hotel that makes you feel at home. Tiffany Daneff finds out how.
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University Arms, Cambridge, review: The hotel where a book butler comes as standard
The world’s biggest crème brûlée, Edwardian luxury, books, books and more books — Annunciata Elwes explores the University Arms, Cambridge.
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The Artist Residence, Penzance, hotel review: Boutique luxury in the heart of Cornwall
The attention to detail at The Artist Residence, Penzance, is second-to-none, says Tiffany Daneff — on a trip to to very tip of Cornwall.
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The Ned review: A gargantuan and historic hotel and members’ club in the heart of London
What do The Ned and Country Life have in common? Ben Harris checks in to find out.
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Two weeks in Tahiti: What it's like visiting the site of the 2024 Olympic surfing venue
Rosie Paterson, Country Life's Travel Editor, journeys to Tahiti, in French Polynesia, where adrenaline junkies can try their hand at big wave surfing, diving with humpback whales and planting coral.
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A'hoy there! The best adventurous boat charters from around the globe
There’s a whole world out there waiting to be explored and the most exciting way to see it is often from the water, says Emma Love.
