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.

COUNTRY LIFE LONDON LIFE • Your indispensable guide to the capital

Walk between the lines • Carla Passino walks from King’s Cross to Covent Garden, via Bloomsbury, in search of London’s literary connections

At home in Literary London

Seasonal suggestions

La Coqueta • 61, LEDBURY ROAD, W11

The great and the good

MY PLATE OF VIEW • Caravel, 172, Shepherdess Walk, N1

Access all areas • On June 11 and 12, hundreds of private and hidden gardens will open their gates to the public for London Square Open Gardens Weekend. Natasha Goodfellow enjoys a preview

THE CAPITAL ACCORDING TO... Ollie Dabbous • The Michelin-starred chef-patron of Hide talks to Flora Watkins about cooking up a storm for Royal Ascot and why Holland Park is home

Miss Harriet Cherry

Flaming June

Country Life

1950s Notebook

Town & Country

Good week for

In the main ring

Country Mouse • The very best man

Town Mouse • Saved from the washing up

100 years ago in country life June 3, 1922

Town & Country Notebook

In the spotlight • Wild oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Unmissable events

Chilworth Manor, Chilworth, Surrey. June 4, 11am–5pm

Wines of the week

Letter of the week

Letters to the Editor

Blooming marvellous

Riding the Elizabeth Line

The way we were • Photographs from the Country Life archive

Happy and glorious • The Queen and I

My favourite painting Ronnie Archer-Morgan • A Muse by Cosimo Tura

Powell-Cotton Museum dioramas

Not merely a one off

What they said

A lot on their plate • Lord Byron chose his coat of arms, Sigmund Freud the riddle of the sphinx and Walt Disney Mickey Mouse, but, be they miniature works of art or merely a chance to show off, John F. Mueller finds all bookplates to be fascinating

Fine art or personal pleasure?

One ring to rule them all • A man of many obsessions, Jonathan Self was recently inspired to commission a new signet ring to add to his collection–this one representing his own life, in the style of those worn by medieval merchants

Positively inspired: commissioning your signet ring

‘Lord of the town’ • Thirsk Hall, North Yorkshire The home of Willoughby and Daisy Gerrish A fine Georgian house continues to thrive in the hands of the family that first built it. Oliver Gerrish reports on the history of the building and an artistic initiative that has helped keep it alive

A taste of honey • Aphids might be the bane of gardeners’ lives, but they act as pastry chefs to yellow meadow ants and are the favoured snack of both ladybirds and lacewings, finds Ian Morton

Pear-shaped little monsters and other aphids

The designer's room • A striking mix of olive green and raspberry sets the tone for the library of this Jacobean manor house in Wiltshire

How to be Wow! • Two of the designers creating rooms at this month’s WOW!house will be discussing their work next week at a COUNTRY LIFE event

The event

Land of dreams • Three large farming estates in some of the prettiest corners of England come...