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.

IS THIS THE REAL WORLD?

News

A world made small • Carla Passino figures out how to follow in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg without ever leaving London

At home in international London

The great and the good

Gone, but not forgotten • London would look very different had it not been for the widespread demolition of Georgian architecture in the 20th century. John Martin Robinson takes a look back at what was lost and what was fortunately saved

THE CAPITAL ACCORDING TO... Martha Freud • The artist of the hour talks East London bakehouses, Soho jazz nights and ‘Mixed Messages’ with Rosalyn Wikeley

The Hon Perdita Carolyn Ianthe Digby

Protesting too much

Country Life

2000s Notebook

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

We have the power to heal

Athena • Cultural Crusader Art doesn’t belong in the firing line

Anthem of our crazy age • The triumph of hope over experience

My favourite painting Charles Foster • The Wave by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky

Watership Down

A bookseller’s retreat • Beeleigh Abbey, Essex, part II The home of Catherine and the late Christopher Foyle In the second of two articles, David Robinson looks at Beeleigh’s chequered history in the centuries after the Dissolution, culminating with ownership by the Foyle family of the eponymous bookshop

Letting the ink dry • Norfolk blue, buff, stone grey and goosefoot orange are only some of the inks named after her beloved natural subjects with which Angela Harding creates such evocative lino-block prints, finds Jane Wheatley

Burst into birdsong • Composers from Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams have been inspired by birdsong, capturing their melodies in some of their greatest works. Gayle Wood reflects on why birds are still a source of inspiration for today’s musicians

Don’t take my breath away • Is your decanter gathering dust at the back of a cupboard? If so, says Harry Eyres, it’s high time you started using it to breathe more life into your wine

Winter warmers • Fireplaces, stoves and range cookers, selected by Amelia Thorpe

The grate debate • The comforting crackle of an open fire or the efficiency of a wood-burning stove? Arabella Youens considers this burning issue

Back to school • Nina Campbell, Henriette von Stockhausen and Rupert Cunningham, all of whom are alumni of the Inchbald School of Design, will be speaking at a COUNTRY LIFE event on November 16 in support of the charity 3 Dads Walking

Feeling hot hot hot • Rosie Paterson suggests where to go this winter if you’re in need of some sunshine

The generation game • Jonathan Self makes his case for the multi-generational holiday in all of its chaotic glory, and Rosie Paterson picks the best private homes, villas and chalets available to rent around the globe

Does size really matter?

Tales of the unexpected • Three fine homes with diverse histories show that looks can be deceiving

Fire for the soul • As the winter rolls in, find comfort in the hearths of these homes

Sicilian splendour • San Giuliano, Villasmundo, Italy The Sicilian estate of Marchese...