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 Khadijah Mellah • Khadijah is an amateur jockey. She won the Magnolia Cup ladies’ charity race at Glorious Goodwood, West Sussex, in 2019 and is the co-founder of the Riding A Dream Academy, supporting young people from under-represented backgrounds into racing. Khadijah is the daughter of Ali and Selma Mellah of Peckham, south London.
It’s a dog’s world
Country Life
Town & Country
Town & Country Notebook
Stuff & nonsense
Letters to the Editor
Vote for the countryside
Athena • Cultural Crusader
My favourite painting Baroness Jan Royall
Country-house treasures
Legacy of the aesthete bachelor • The acquisition of houses by the National Trust from the 1930s had less to do with the impoverishment of aristocratic families than the industrial wealth of bachelor donors, as Michael Hall reveals
Florence Nagle and institutional reform
Do you own Britain’s naughtiest dog? • COUNTRY LIFE is once again searching for irrepressibly cheeky and mischievous mutts as we look to crown our next naughtiest dog
I’ve got you, babe • Whether mutually beneficial or a parasitic nuisance, Nature’s symbiotic relationships are as multifarious as they are marvellous, says John Lewis-Stempel
Baby, it’s cold outside • The globetrotting, dandyish Arctic charr’s story is full of mysteries–not least its links to Loch Ness
It’s alive! • Across the country, small producers are rediscovering the ancient art of fermentation, with delicious results. Tom Howells samples British-made kefir, kombucha, kraut and more
The pubs that made history • What do our beloved hostelries have to do with the discovery of DNA, the D-Day landings and The Lord of the Rings? Everything, as Ashleigh Arnott discovers
A lapwing and a prayer • St Valentine’s month may be bitterly cold, but the capricious charms of Vanellus vanellus never fail to warm the heart, says John Lewis-Stempel
Luxury Notebook
A few of my favourite things • Rankin is a British photographer, publisher and film director best known for his striking portraits and fashion photography. He has photographed The King, Mick Jagger, Monica Bellucci and Mikhail Gorbachev, among many others, and he has published more than 40 photobooks. His work has appeared in magazines, including Dazed, which he co-founded, Vogue and Esquire, and has been exhibited in galleries from MoMa in New York, US, to the V&A Museum in London. He lives in London with his wife and dogs.
Galloping ahead • Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse–symbolic of strength, freedom and forward momentum–with bold gold and equestrian motifs
No throwing stones • Gentle curves ensure that this greenhouse fits seamlessly into the corner of an Oxfordshire garden, finds Tiffany Daneff
Let’s be clear • Orangeries, glasshouses and furniture for enjoying the garden view, selected by Amelia Thorpe
Northern beauties • Before the country-house market begins in earnest–which is later in the northern regions–three handsome houses are launched in the hope of catching the eye of eager would-be buyers
Gorgeous Georgians • Constructed in the age of the Industrial Revolution and Jane Austen (give or take a...