Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.

Miss Emma Trollope-Bellew • Emma is a head of event operations, specialising in business-to-business marketing. She is engaged to Joshua O’Donovan, whom she will marry at The Church of the Holy Ghost in Crowcombe, Somerset, next month, and is the daughter of Annabel and the late Anthony Trollope-Bellew of Crowcombe, Somerset.

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Food is a public good

Begone, ugly multi-storey car parks

The way we were Photographs from the COUNTRY LIFE archive

My favourite painting Anthony Mould

Just save us all • We can combat climate change and achieve international peace, if only we could stop and listen to the very real progress being made

Holding fast • Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye The seat of Clan MacLeod One of Scotland’s most celebrated and anciently occupied castles has undergone a decade of restoration and renovation. John Goodall reports

Native breeds The Shetland animals

The ultimate walk of shame • Tired, hungry and demoralised, the Highlanders marched from Culloden to Nairn on the eve of the final and fateful confrontation of the Jacobite Rising. Some 300 years later, Joe Gibbs retraces their footsteps and considers what went wrong

Heart of stone • Shrouded in myth and mystery, the unremarkable-looking Stone of Sconethe ancient symbol of Scottish sovereigns–still plays a significant role in the coronations of British monarchs, says Matthew Dennison

Have your oatcake and eat it • Delicious with sweet or savoury toppings–or, for the purist, plain–oatcakes have long been a kitchen staple and not only for Scots, says Debora Robertson

Hoop, stock and barrel • Crafting wooden casks is an ancient art form that requires traditional makers to jump through hoops to construct vessels strong enough for the task of maturing precious Scotch whisky, says Joe Gibbs

Highland fling • Hetty Lintell chooses her favourite pieces, inspired by Scottish summer scenes

Divide and rule • A new Plain English design in Northumberland demonstrates the benefits of carving up a kitchen, finds Arabella Youens

Scotland’s A-listers take the stage • Some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery provides a glorious backdrop to four historic country houses and estates that have recently come to the market

Loch, stock and two smoking barrels • Two of Scotland’s western regions boast some of the finest properties around

It’s all in the genes • The gardens of Backhouse Rossie, near Collessie, Fife The home of Mr and Mrs Andrew Thomson As well as honouring her family’s history of plant breeding, the artist and garden designer Caroline Thomson has created a remarkable garden, writes Caroline Donald

The right tools for the job

In the swim • Christopher Woodward dives into the history of the swimming pool and relishes some lengths in the best private pools in the country

Kitchen garden cook Fennel

The yolk’s on them • The jury is out as to whether the humble Scotch egg is a snack or a ‘substantial meal’. Either way, this headline-stealing, hand-held hero is outrageously delicious, says Tom Parker Bowles

Girl power •...