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 Lydia Millen-Gordon • Lydia is an author and content creator who celebrates the British countryside. A supporter of The King’s Foundation and The King’s Trust, she is the daughter of Harvey Millen of Northampton and Anna Sophia Millen of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and is married to Ali Gordon.

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A seat of science • Commissioned by George III, the observatory has a long and fascinating history as a seat of scientific endeavour. It has now been restored as a home, as William Aslet reports

Robert Bakewell and livestock breeding

For the love of Eleanor • A grief-stricken Edward I built a legacy to love across the middle of England in memory of his adored Queen Consort, marked by 12 Eleanor Crosses. The historian Alice Loxton walks in the footsteps of the epic funerary procession from Lincoln to London

‘Flashes of rage, terror, elation, relief and amazement’ • On the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan, Charles Harris looks back at the 14th Army’s extraordinary campaign and the remarkable characters who shaped it

It’s good to stork • Long unseen on British shores, white stork chicks are hatching once again in the UK and a colony is now flourishing in West Sussex thanks to a pioneering restoration project, finds Jack Watkins

The designer’s room • For this kitchen on the Sussex coast, Isabella Worsley dispensed with a classic seaside palette and turned to rich colours and natural textures

Don’t be afraid of the dark • Why subtle lighting is about more than a dimmer switch

Raspberry ripple • Pink is uplifting and will see you through the seasons, says Hetty Lintell, who chooses some juicy accessories for men and women

One in a million • Three glorious West Country houses, including one that made property-price history, have come to the market

Give me shelter • Verandahs and their Italian cousins, loggias, offer the delight of sitting outside, yet always protected from blazing sunshine and downpours. Arabella Youens finds houses with the answer to the British climate

Guernsey special • Summer 2025

‘In Guernsey, art is part of the conversation’ • Inspiration is never far away in an enchanting place that has called to Renoir, Victor Hugo and a host of other creative people, finds Russell Higham

Sarnia-Cherie • The only British territories to endure Nazi occupation, the Channel Islands became a symbol of stoic resilience, says Adam Hay-Nicholls, as he celebrates the 80th anniversary of Guernsey’s liberation

Winning moves • From a contemporary waterside retreat to a supremely elegant Georgian townhouse, Holly Kirkwood selects the finest properties currently for sale across Guernsey

Get the scoop • With its glorious weather, endless beaches and world-famous dairy farms, it’s no wonder that Guernsey is an ice-cream hotspot, finds Emma Hughes

Back from the brink • Where brambles once engulfed the historic gardens, colourful flower borders now...