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.

Mrs Emie Diamond

’Tis the season

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

When the rains come

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Antony Penrose

Country-house treasures

There’s noplace like home • This year marks the 75th anniversary of the reopening of the House of Commons following the destruction of its predecessor in 1941 during the Blitz. John Goodall reports

The legacy • The 2nd Earl of Leicester and driven shooting

Join the stag party • From Shakespeare to treasured stalking trophies and scientific study, antlers in all their aspects never fail to impress and inspire, says Charles Harris

Smooth operators • Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock

Go on, then… • Few things feel more British than downing tools between breakfast and lunch for a hot drink and something sweet, declares Jane Emily Phillips

Supporting cast • From landing hulking catfish on the Zambezi to talking tackle with Ted Hughes, COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent looks back on seven colourful decades

Magic and mystery • October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of other-worldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel

I’ve got that Friday feelin’ • With its roots in Norse mythology, the fear of Friday is one of the oldest and most persistent superstitions, finds Ian Morton

Fade to grey • Smothering, transformative and beautiful, fog’s close-set shroud has inspired titans of literature, cinema and art–and forces the rest of us to look at the world a little closer, writes John Lewis-Stempel

Feel the heat • The latest fireplaces, stoves and fireside accessories, selected by Amelia Thorpe

Luxury Notebook

A few of my favourite things • The entrepreneur and dog lover, brother of The Princess of Wales, is an advocate for mental health. As an ambassador for the Dogs Trust, he promotes responsible dog ownership and its benefits for wellbeing. He was inspired by his late cocker spaniel, Ella, to start his dog-food business, James & Ella, and write Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life. Mr Middleton lives in Berkshire with his family and their six dogs.

Master pieces • Glowing pinks and glorious greens create the perfect palette

Woven into history • Once the country seat of Liverpool wool barons turned shipping tycoons, Gyrn Castle is now seeking new custodians, as is Tudor Revival-style Fulford Hall, the Victorian seat of a frontier adventurer

Unbridled havens • For horse lovers everywhere, these five properties boast facilities–from stables to solariums–that are the stuff of equestrian dreams

Where the land is art • Nick Dakin-Elliot, who gardens in Tuscany, is still moved by the Italian hilltop gardens that command some of the most beautiful views in the world

Without gardeners, we are lost

Kitchen garden cook Squash

Nice day for a black pudding • Although it’s now a beloved...