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 Helena Jane Barham

It’s good to talk

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

Neither fish nor fowl

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Caroline Moorehead

The world turned upside down • Chewing over The Great Betrayal

What to look for in winter • This is a season that few could genuinely love, yet as the leaves and flowers abandon us, the structure of the countryside is starkly revealed. John Wright takes the time to revel in form over flamboyance

Putting in a Good Word • Established in 1403, the Stationers’ Company was long responsible for regulating the printing industry. Lucy Denton looks at the history of this remarkable institution and its livery hall

The rocky-pool horror show • An extreme and changeable environment, the seashore is home to horribly fascinating creatures with gruesome habits, so why is it our idea of a blissful holiday spot, asks John Lewis-Stempel

The legacy Henry Cole and the Christmas card

Bowler me over • Much to the surprise of those who associate the bowler with post-war City types, the hat’s origins are entirely rural, discovers Matthew Dennison

A touch of frost • As the year draws to a close, look out for the winds blowing us into 2025, says Lia Leendertz

Piste de résistance • Scotland’s last ski-maker blends high-tech materials with Caledonian timber to create ‘truly Scottish’, one-off pieces of art that can cope with any type of terrain, discovers Joseph Phelan

The Editor’s choice • Mark Hedges selects the presents that have most delighted him this year

Eyes wide shut • Sleep takes many shapes in art, whether sensual or drunken, deathly or full of nightmares, but it is rarely peaceful. Even slumbering babies can convey anxiety, discovers Claudia Pritchard

Full English • Homegrown style, old and new, is celebrated by this year’s crop of the best interiors books, find Arabella Youens and Giles Kime

Last orders • As the country-house market winds down for Christmas, two historic properties–one of which was home to the singer Kate Bush–may catch the eye of London buyers looking to move to the country next year

The generation game • For a young, growing family, moving in with, or adjacent to, the grandparents could be just the thing, says Madeleine Silver

London Life • Your indispensable guide to the capital

Paint the town red • Catriona Gray meets the young stars lighting up the London art scene, from auctioneers to artists and curators to historians

London Life Need to Know

Size matters • Architectural Plants in West Sussex is no ordinary nursery. Stupendous specimens of some of the world’s most dramatic plants are on display. Charles Quest-Ritson visits

Savour the moment

Kitchen garden cook Brussels sprouts

Six Senses La Sagesse, Grenada

The Caribbean

Beyond the beach • Jewels of the natural world entrance the eyes of Steven King, as Jamaica’s music moves his feet and heart together

Food for thought

It’s a kind of magic • Legend has it that Parmigianino shirked work because he dabbled in...