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 Amelia Davies • Amelia is a management consultant and specialist in digital transformation. She is the daughter of Guy and Alice Davies of Hauxton, Cambridgeshire, and will wed Joseph Darbourne at St Edmund’s Church, Hauxton, Cambridgeshire, this month.

Young at art

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

The anti-social housing crisis

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Louise Farina

Country-house treasures

History and fantasy • In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at the development of this castle since the 16th century and the way in which its history has been enriched by legend

The legacy William Winsor and artists’ supplies

Everything, everywhere, all at once • The striking iris, with its infinite palette of colours and habitats, has bloomed on the Great Sphinx of Giza, on Roman standards and in paintings from Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh, as Michael Prodger reveals

The importance of being Ernst • The head of the Courtauld Gallery, Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen, tells Carla Passino how our approach to culture can define British identity, what makes him optimistic about the future and why he’s looking forward to major building works

That’s the name of the game • Undeniably exotic in origin, the pheasant’s gradual triumph over the sporting imagination belies this striking gamebird’s hotly contested impact on flora and fauna

Green with envy • Salads were once in a sorrowful state in Britain, but they can be a thrilling riot of tastes and textures. Tom Parker Bowles draws inspiration from around the world and tucks in

Pier into the future • In the face of ferocious storms and changing visitor tastes, how can the British pier survive and flourish over the coming decades, asks Jonathan Lee

A little gem • Not even a price drop in the 19th century could take the shine off the charms of the amethyst, which has captivated Pharaohs, bishops and royalty for 5,000 years

Take it or weave it • Beautifully woven accessories are an essential for summer, believes Amie Elizabeth White

The designer’s room • The drawing room in a house in Oxfordshire had been converted into an open-plan kitchen and dining room

Pitcher perfect • Water jugs to refresh the summer table, selected by Amelia Thorpe

Going, going Georgian • A quartet of grand country houses currently for sale in sought-after corners of England showcases the elegance and versatility of Georgian architectural design

Victoria’s secret • Nobody knew at the start of Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign that she would preside over an explosion in housebuilding or that survivors from the period would be sought after today for their grand proportions, elegance and abundance of natural light

Simply perfect • Over the past 20 years, the long since dilapidated Arts-and-Crafts garden has been gently coaxed into its resplendent new guise, writes Christopher Stocks

How low can you go?

Kitchen garden cook Blackcurrants

Keep palm and carry on • There’s more to Palm Beach in the US than presidents and palatial pads–it’s...