If you loitered in betting shops in the dying decades of the 20 th century, you encountered all sorts. From pin-stripe suits to donkey jackets, men — and it was invariably men — who would never have ...

John Piper was a modernist who rejected Modernism, a versatile artist who defied categories, but one who remained true to the spirit and detail of the places he painted ...

One hundred years ago, Oulton Park — whose family had already been torn apart by the First World War — was consumed by fire.

There is a permanent multimedia exhibition at Leeds Castle called Queens with Means, which sounds like the kind of Real Housewives spin-off show I want to watch. Leeds Castle is the perfect setting ...

Corgis, spaniels, Dalmatians and celebrity chihuahuas — this International Women’s Day we celebrate some of the women whose devotion to their dogs is almost as well known as they are.

In 1997, Country Life published a set of chromatic photographs of Gertrude Jekyll’s Munstead Wood garden that had lain ...

Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese — these are only a few of the success stories, writes Mark Cocker.

This Filipino hotel has no televisions and the WiFi is patchy — and it's all the better for it, says Lauren Ho.

Gentle curves ensure that this greenhouse fits seamlessly into the corner of an Oxfordshire garden, finds Tiffany Daneff. Photography by Clive Nichols.

In the second of two articles on Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire — the home of Sir Timothy and Lady Clifford — Jeremy Musson looks at an exceptional modern collection that speaks to the history and ...

Country Life is reporting live from Crufts at the NEC in Birmingham — join us for all the tales — and tails — from the world's most famous dog show.