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 Jazmin Grace Grimaldi • Jazmin is an actress, singer and philanthropist. She is working on her forthcoming album, Lovechild, and is the founder of Monte Carlo Jazmin Rosé, which supports charitable initiatives with every vintage. She is the daughter of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Tamara Jean Rotolo of Orange County, California, US.

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Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

Summer of discontent

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Andy Wilman

Country-house treasures

Building on the past • In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at the later history of this outstanding Elizabethan house and the present initiatives that are allowing it to thrive

The legacy • Percy Shaw and cat’s eyes

Taking the scenic route • The interwar years saw a boom in motoring and the emergence of a new sort of day-tripper, hungry to hit the road and explore the countryside. Jack Watkins looks back at the golden age of British guidebooks

Outstanding in their fields • They might be questionably effective at frightening away birds, but scarecrows remain a quirkily enduring feature of our physical and cultural landscape, says Aeneas Dennison

Best of the pests • Pity the feral pigeon: long campaigned against as an urban nuisance, it is the descendant of birds lured into human service, some of which distinguished themselves in wartime

Drawn to the land • Landowners have long documented their demesnes in finely drawn estate maps. Katharine Freeland looks back at a rich history and meets the modern-day artists breathing new life into the tradition

What a Derby day • The days when half a million people flocked to Epsom Downs for the Derby may be over, but initiatives are under way to reinvigorate a racing fixture seldom lacking in thrilling spectacle. Jack Watkins picks the 10 most memorable races of all

Death, taxes and Tests with New Zealand • After a shellacking in Australia, England will attempt to lick their wounds and rebuild against a familiar antipodean foe. James Fisher looks ahead to the first Test of the English summer

Luxury In season

Give it a pearl • Take delight in the lustre of June’s birthstone, insists Amie Elizabeth White

The designer’s room • A calming palette ensures a new extension by Osborn Interiors blends seamlessly with the Cotswolds cottage it has transformed

Going it alone • The Parisian designer François-Joseph Graf has revived the lost art of Gesamtkunstwerk

The county with it all • Hampshire’s blend of coast, countryside and heritage continues to make it one of England’s most sought-after locations for rural living, with these four desirable properties in various corners of the county awaiting the next chapter of their story

Sense and affordability • Hampshire, which is synonymous with Jane Austen, the New Forest, world-class sailing, clear chalkstreams and Highclere Castle–the setting for Downton Abbey–is also a rich source of characterful homes that don’t cost a fortune

London Life • Your indispensable guide to the capital

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