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 Bobbie Sewell • Bobbie is the founder of L’Esterre Chocolate, which uses cocoa sourced from her family’s farm in Grenada, produced in a self-built factory on the family farm of her husband, Harry Sewell, in Warwickshire. She is the daughter of Leo and Lilian Garbutt of St George’s, Grenada.

Farmers on the frontline

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

Time for a soil resurrection

Catching a glimpse of summer

My favourite painting Gen Sir James Everard

Déjà vu all over again • After tragedy comes the farce

The legacy Sir Joseph Banks and Kew

Leading by example • In the second of two articles, John Goodall examines the outstanding school buildings of Lancing College, an institution celebrating its 175th anniversary

Little April showers • Thunder and lightning may be very frightening, but they also point to a good growing season, assures Lia Leendertz

Spring fever • Nature’s ebullient reawakening, whether celebrated through allegory or minutiously painted in all its blossom-laden glory, has captured the imagination of painters from Botticelli to Hockney. Michael Prodger revels in the season’s artistic beauty

Prepare to be a-maze-d • Named for the old English meaning delirium or delusion, mazes were conceived to boggle the mind. Deborah Nicholls-Lee meets the man behind Saltburn’s chilling climax

The designer’s room • Plain English worked with antique dealer Robert Young to create a serene, yet hard-working kitchen with views over beautiful gardens

A natural choice • Green is the perfect colour for a kitchen, says Amelia Thorpe

Footloose and fancy free • Historic houses that are unfettered by a listing

Sun in the sky • With Easter behind us, thoughts turn to the summer months and a clutch of attractive waterside houses come to the market this week

London Life • Your indispensable guide to the capital

London Life Need to Know

Back to business • Brits still do it best when it comes to a proper (read: boozy) business lunch, says William Sitwell, who lifts the white tablecloth on where to dine and deal in London

Classically different • Two friends are changing the way Londoners listen to classical music, as well as introducing it to a younger audience, says Richard MacKichan

A garden from scratch • Within only 14 years, seven acres of featureless grass have been transformed into a garden full of incident and charm, writes Caroline Donald

Lovage or loathe it

Kitchen garden cook Asparagus

La Nauve, Hôtel & Jardin, Cognac, France

I go to the hills • When the snow and the skiers retreat, the Alps emerge as a realm of meadows, lakes and crystal clear air, with plenty of Michelin-starred food to fuel your adventures, discovers Richard MacKichan

Changing faces • Mallorca was one of Spain’s first holiday hotspots, but came close to ruin in the second half of the 20th century. Now, it’s back to its glorious best, says Hetty Lintell

My heart goes flip, flip, flip

How to make an Impression • In 1874, a group of painters rejected by the official Paris Salon staged...