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.

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LONDON LIFE • Your indispensable guide to the capital

News

Ghost town • Many out there believe that the capital’s streets, pubs and even hospitals are home to myriad ghosts–a few friendly, some less so. On a walk through some of these supposedly haunted sites, Carla Passino tries to separate fact from fiction

At home in historic, haunted London

The great and the good

Table for two, per favore • Emma Hughes presents the best international restaurants in London right now

Howard Jacobson • Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson talks to Harry McKinley about life in Soho and London’s best bagel

Miss Natasha Akroyd and Miss Isabella Akroyd

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1990s Notebook

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Horse power

Looking after yourself

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

A long week in politics

The answer is blowing in the wind

The way we were Photographs from the COUNTRY LIFE archive

Trading places • Tug-of-war among the vines

My favourite painting Cecilia McDowall • Annunciation by Fra Angelico

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Trees for life • The Woodland Trust was set up as a Nature-conservation charity specifically concerned with trees. Clive Aslet visits its south Devon birthplace of 50 years ago and remembers its far-sighted and altruistic founder

Called to the Bar • Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2, part I The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s InnThis year, Lincoln’s Inn celebrates a remarkable 600th anniversary. In the first of two articles, John Goodall examines the origins of this celebrated society of lawyers

Wild about you • A longtime source of inspiration for authors and artists, wild animals were once considered acceptable household pets and beloved companions, finds Jeremy Hobson

Speaking truth to power • Cartoonists have been holding political figures to account since the Georgian era. Charles Harris retraces the history of a proud tradition of British satire

Burning ambition • It’s time to chill, says Hetty Lintell, whose candle addiction is more than merely aesthetic

Brush up • The latest paints to brighten your home, selected by Amelia Thorpe

An Englishman’s home is his castle • A manor house with ‘illicit’ castle ruins and royal associations stands out in the Northamptonshire market, as does a Cumbrian stronghold

Off the record • As every owner knows, the repair and upkeep of listed houses can be costly, requiring specialist skills–here are some that have managed to escape the notice of listing officers

Flame throwers • Thenford Arboretum, Thenford House, Northamptonshire The home of Lord and Lady Heseltine More than 3,000 different trees–in particular, the fine collections of oaks and maples–are about to put on a striking autumn show, writesCharles...