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.

Ms Shivi Ramoutar • Shivi is a chef, author and broadcaster, who is a leading voice in modern Caribbean cuisine. She is the daughter of Dr Pradeep and Alison Ramoutar of Cosby, Leicestershire. Shivi’s new book, Recipes From The Rum Islands, is out now.

Farming today

Country Life

Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

Gardens for today and tomorrow

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Maurice Gran

Taking the sylvan path • Romantic planting, running water and an abundance of trees reigned supreme in SW3 this year, reports Kathryn Bradley-Hole

Country-house treasures

A lawyer’s fortune • In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the creation of this important Elizabethan house and the unexpected story of its descent and Georgian development

The legacy • Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

A lot of bottle • Far from being dusty throwbacks to an analogue age, independent wine merchants are going from strength to strength in rural communities. Gabriel Stone raises a glass to some of the best

Playing with time • Bizarre, bygone pub games are the red squirrels and great crested newts of the British sporting ecosystem that must be protected, contends Harry Pearson

Swing low, sweet chukkas • As pony-laden lorries line up like dominos along stretches of emerald turf up and down the country, Rupert Uloth explores the lure of low-goal polo

Gulls on film • Despite suffering centuries of persecution, the great black-backed gull–immortalised by Hitchcock–remains a formidable raider and a predator of the coastline

Luxury Notebook

A few of my favourite things • Simon Holloway is a fashion designer and current creative director of British menswear and leather-goods company Dunhill. He lives in Kennington, south London, with his dog, Penny, a four-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo.

Join the smart set • Elegant accessories for the summer Season

A passion project • Last week, COUNTRY LIFE’s stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show was brought to life by the architect George Saumarez Smith’s love for architecture, gardens and books, says Giles Kime

Celebrating Chelsea

Property news

A feast in the east • East Anglia, where characterful homes sit in open landscapes and interiors bring comfort, charm and everyday practicality, tends to offer exceptional value. What more could a buyer want?

Three is a magic number • The masterstroke here was dividing the walled garden into three distinct compartments each with its own character, writes Tilly Ware

Edible hedgible

Kitchen garden cook Strawberries

Running notes • Captivated by the babble of the brook and the idiosyncratic antics of its aquatic residents, John Lewis-Stempel finds much to savour in May

The power of art • The Kent coastline is enjoying an Arts-led revival, says Ben Olsen, who follows in the footsteps of Turner, Dickens and Tracey Emin

Baby, you can drive my car • Despite having never been a petrolhead, art dealer James Mitchell fell hard for an Austin Healey when he was at university. Several decades later, he shares it...