Acres of gleaming brass, piercing whistles and history come alive: traction-engine rallies are a gloriously British summer ...

If most wedding presents are converted into cash or vouchers anyway, maybe a monetary present is, at least, more upfront — albeit a tad tacky.

When it comes to gardening, resistance is futile — especially if you're British — so it's best to give into it and get on ...

India Knight, the author of ‘Darling’, a retelling of ‘The Pursuit of Love’ by Nancy Mitford imagines what might happen if ...

In situations where there is conflict or displacement, or trauma, art can help in some sort of healing process. When there ...

Saddell Castle in Kintyre has no mobile phone signal in places and, as such, is a brilliant place for a digital detox after its recent renovations.

Steep inclines and rocky outcrops are nothing to the owners of this coastal garden, which is filled with plants-many from the ...

The climate crisis will affect us all. All over Britain, major landowners are stepping up to tackle a warming world and ...

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.

By bridging ‘the hungry gap’ with supplementary feeding, we can breathe life into our declining farmland bird populations, ...

While a big Mini might be something of a contradiction, the Countryman is every bit as cheeky as its smaller cousin.

So far, more reasonable people seem content with old-fashioned fans — mostly the portable kind, although the more elegant ceiling fan is also in vogue. The UK market for those items is expected to ...