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.

Mrs Amy Shore • Amy is an automotive and lifestyle photographer, whose commissions have included the Goodwood Revival, and a Nikon ambassador. In 2021, she and her husband, William Heynes, founded the classic-Jaguar restoration company William Heynes. She is the daughter of Andy and Lorraine Shore of Thurlaston, Leicestershire.

The trashing of Venus

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

A missed opportunity

A debate at the heart of every restoration

The way we were Photographs from the COUNTRY LIFE archive

The great country-house revival • To celebrate the 50th birthday of Historic Houses, director-general Ben Cowellconsiders the unlikely importance of tax policy as a spur to its early development

Here’s to the Georgians • The 2023 winners of the annual Georgian Group Architectural Awards, presented this week and sponsored by Savills, prove that high-quality, imaginative restoration work is still more than possible

My favourite painting Sir David Hempleman-Adams • Four Trees by Egon Schiele

Hebridean overtures • Crossing South Uist’s ‘Grand National’ course in pursuit of swift and clever snipe is a risky business

From ruin to rebirth • Somerton Castle, Lincolnshire The home of Graham and Kate PorterThe sensitive restoration of a neglected medieval castle has created a delightful family home, as Nicholas Cooperdiscovers

Native breeds British Lop

No, you’re not going batty • Watching bats flit across the night sky might be captivating, but their presence can be a challenge for the homeowners in whose roofs they roost. Jane Wheatley reports on what to do if a colony has taken up residence

Back to the strawing board • An industry under threat has once again caught the attention of modern architects, with young thatchers having the chance not only to work, but to develop their own particular style, says Sarah Langford

Horns of plenty • Never mind hitting the bullseye, no other animal’s identity and image has been more widely appropriated than the monarch of the meadow, says Ian Morton

Toast of the town • Comfort food doesn’t get any better than a slice of buttered toast. Jonathan Self savours the solace and contentment that comes with every crunchy mouthful, even if we can’t agree on how best to prepare it

Cocktail hour • Never be short of a conversation starter, says Hetty Lintell, with one of these astonishing cocktail rings, certain to pack a punch

Dressed to impress

Fun underfoot • Adding colour and pattern to a floor with paint will bring it to life, says Amelia Thorpe

We’re watching you • What links Big Brother and Jerome K. Jerome? Georgian architecture

A second life • Rather than starting from scratch, these properties show that you can teach old buildings new tricks

A touch of glass • Whimsical and ethereal, as well as feats of engineering, Victorian glasshouses are a reminder of pioneering progress and deserve sensitive restoration, says Lucy Denton

Big apple • Nowhere else in the country has a finer display of trained apples than the 18th-century walled garden at The Newt in Somerset, writes Charles...