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.
LONDON LIFE • Your indispensable guide to the capital
Art for east’s sake • The eastern stretches of London are home to some of the capital’s largest and most accessible art collections, including sculptures by Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley. Carla Passino takes a look at what you can visit on foot
At home in London’s art land
The great and the good
Get the scoop • Rising temperatures mean many of us will find ourselves reaching for an ice cream. Jack Watkins traces the sweet treat’s roots and discovers that its popularity owes a lot to London’s ingenious residents and Regent’s Canal
Cone or cup? The best ice-cream parlours in London
THE CAPITAL ACCORDING TO... Zeb Soanes • The broadcaster and children’s author talks to Flora Watkins about finding inspiration in Islington and buzzing about on his Brompton
Miss Laetitia Charlotte Amy Thorp
Why we love to queue
COUNTRY LIFE
1970s Notebook
Town & Country
Correction
Country Mouse
Town Mouse
Town & Country Notebook
Wines of the week
Letters to the Editor
How to beef up business
Cultural festivals need active support
The way we were Photographs from the COUNTRY LIFE archive
The Fire This Time • The answer is blowin’ in the wind
My favourite painting Rachel Trevor-Morgan • Lady Agnew of Lochnaw by John Singer Sargent
Wild rose, briar and elderflower on a stone wall
The spirit of the age • Holkham Hall, Norfolk, part 1 The seat of the Earl of LeicesterIn the first of two articles, John Goodall revisits the splendours of this celebrated house created in the mid 18th century by Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester
The new bronze age • A talking point that can inspire passions and transform a landscape, large-scale sculpture is increasingly valued by modern collectors. Anna Tyzack meets the artists bringing grand visions to life
How to commission outdoor sculpture
My field of dreams • Even managing the smallest of acreages for wildlife, by carefully considering what you plant and when, can make a massive difference to all sorts of flora and fauna, advocates Simon Lester
How to manage a small acreage for wildlife
Sweet with the evening rain • There are few scents quite so evocative of summer as that of rain upon warm earth–but why does it smell so good? Martin Fone explores petrichor
The designer’s room • Carefully considered architecture and interior design have transformed the kitchen of this family home in Surrey
Tall orders • Lofty stools for island units, selected by Amelia Thorpe
Check mate • Textiles go full circle says Hetty Lintell, as traditional gingham returns
The only way is Essex • Two starring country houses with ancient origins have recently been rescued and another has emerged unscathed from wartime action
Rule Britannia
A new lease of life • Lucy Denton examines the highs and lows of renting an estate property
The joys of renting on an estate
Planting stories • The garden at The Old Rectory, Norfolk The home of Justine Picardie and Philip AstorWhen the author Justine Picardie took on a new...