Country Life

Published by TI Media Limited 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 Isabela Tara Streeter • Isabela is the founder of Haveli Diaries, a homeware and lifestyle brand rooted in Indian block printing. She is the daughter of Dr Thornton Streeter of Rawridge, Devon, and Andree Lalvani Streeter of Mumbai, India, and will wed Montague Cholmeley at St Andrew & St Mary’s Church in Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, in May.

The fight goes on

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

Sheep may safely graze

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Madeleine Bessborough • Blue Sea by Mary Potter

Country-house treasures

The Knight and his castle • In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the 1789 construction of a family seat by a dynasty as remarkable for its longevity as its colourful history

Sir Patrick Abercrombie and the CPRE

Tails of the unexpected • The red squirrel’s plight is well known, but, recently, there have been some encouraging signs of a comeback. Vicky Liddell listens out for rustling overhead

Come fly with me • By soaring skywards and ‘slipping the surly bonds of Earth’, achieving a pilot’s licence opens up a whole new world of freedom and adventure, eulogises fellow flyer Freda Lewis-Stempel

Be our (royal) guest • Marital strife, exploding trees and bothersome ghosts–having a member of the Royal Family to stay has often been a vexing business, as well as a singular honour, finds Bronwen Riley

To give dew praise • Divine tears or fairy footsteps? The transient beauty of early-morning moisture has bewitched poets, playwrights and scientists alike, finds Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Be a good sport • Hit your personal best courtesy of Amie Elizabeth White’s workout essentials

Manners maketh the fisherman • After revisiting several sporting etiquette guides, COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent–with his tongue firmly in his cheek–offers a few tips of his own for the season ahead

Up the wall • The latest paints and wallpapers, selected by Amelia Thorpe

Rural reductivism • The simple look that couldn’t be more complicated

Where the train takes the strain • Since the railways arrived almost two centuries ago, Surrey has drawn commuters in their droves–and these four impressive properties still offer that same promise of close proximity to the network and (hopefully) quick and effortless travel to the capital and beyond

Commuter-belt charm • These cottages in Surrey offer character, fast transport links to London, countryside on the doorstep and strong long-term appeal–plus an affordable price tag

The unlikely conservationist • When Queen Victoria left an area of wilderness by the Thames at Kew to the nation, it was on condition that it be preserved in its natural beauty. After decades of abandonment, it is now being gently restored, writes Kendra Wilson

Not so intelligent after all • Stuck for ideas on how to plant a new flowerbed, Caroline Donald asked the chatbots for advice. The answers ranged from ignorant to hideous

Slippery customers

Kitchen garden cook Broad beans

Bull by name, bliss by nature • Matthew Freud’s hotel with...