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 Harriet Rogers • Harriet is a two-time world champion in the women’s Moth and WASZP foiling classes. A member of the Athena Pathway team in the Youth America’s Cup and the Women’s America’s Cup, she secured third and second place finishes respectively in 2024. She is the daughter of Simon and Rebeca Rogers of Lymington, Hampshire.

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HMRC needs reform

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Francesca Beauman

Watching for wrecks

A 21st-century renaissance • An award-winning restoration has transformed the interior of this fire-damaged great house in time for the celebrations surrounding the tercentenary of the death of its designer, Sir John Vanbrugh. John Goodall reports

The legacy • Thomas Telford and the Menai Suspension Bridge

Now you see them… • The common toad has always enjoyed a special place in our national imagination, but its numbers have been declining alarmingly in recent decades. What can be done? Sarah Langford investigates

Among the Wicklow hills • Resembling a wolfhound after a boil wash, the unicorn-like Glen of Imaal terrier is capable of executing the ultimate charm offensive, finds Lucinda Gosling

What a way to make a living • What happened to canine-bothering dog whippers and grime-caked mudlarks? Stephen Roberts explores some unfortunate callings best consigned to history

A diamond geezer • How a cardinal’s attempt to court royal favour precipitated one of the most celebrated scandals of the ancien régime

If you only buy one… • Waxed jacket Trialmaster from Belstaff

Where there’s a willow, there’s a way • A riot of coloured bark, an emblem of resilience and final rest, an integral part of rural life and blessed relief from a headache: the willow tree has little to weep about, finds Deborah Nicholls-Lee

The COUNTRY LIFE Top 100 • In recent months, reports of work at Tottenham House and Conholt Park, two important Wiltshire houses restored to an exceptional standard, revealed a wealth of artisanal skills. The aptitude of British craftspeople, architects and designers for breathing new life into buildings and their settings doesn’t only benefit their owners and our heritage, it also creates employment and preserves expertise. Each year, COUNTRY LIFE shines a spotlight on those practitioners with the knowledge and instincts to get it right

Run, rarebit, run • Welsh rarebit–cheese on toast in full dress uniform–is a dish that has been impossible to resist for at least three centuries, proclaims Tom Parker Bowles

Quintessential Cotswolds • Three notable north Cotswolds country properties that have just come to the market not only shine a light on some of the area’s best-kept secrets, but also showcase the variety and charm of its country-house architecture

Game on • Elevate everyday living with a striking games space to ensure that staying at home can be the most exciting option

Stem subjects • Launched by Matthew Rice to publicise his local gardening club, the annual Tulip in a Bottle contest is gaining fans of all ages, finds...