In this issue

Interiors special
A pocket Palladian paradise

Simple kindness: the art of decency
The country lore of Roald Dahl and Ronald Blythe

In search of sunshine

Arabella Youens explores what you can buy (and how far your budget will go) in short- and long-haul destinations

3 mins

For love of Florence

Tom Richards will soon be head of the Florence Academy of Art. He speaks to Arabella Youens

3 mins

A seat of legal learning - Lincoln's Inn, London WC2, part II The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

In the second of two articles, John Goodall examines the architectural development of Lincoln's Inn from the late 17th century to the present day

7 mins

In praise of decency

Queuing for hours to pay tribute to our Queen was a typically moving display of British thoughtfulness, but other examples abound in the countryside, finds Margaret Casely-Hayford

3 mins

A tomb with a view

Long or round, large or small, prehistoric tumuli dot the countryside. Vicky Liddell explores the history, folklore and literary influence of burial mounds or barrows and reveals how they were nearly lost to the 18th-century digging mania

6 mins

Splendid isolation

What did the legendary interior designer Veere Grenney learn from spending lockdown in a Palladian folly? Giles Kime finds out

3 mins

A passion for pattern

Tess Newall has taken time off from painting murals to design a collection of wallpaper and lampshades, finds.

3 mins

Together in eclectic dreams

Next week, Anouska Hempel, high priestess of carefully considered eclecticism and founder of Blakes Hotel, will be honoured at the V&A Museum

2 mins

Manors maketh Man

Two centuries-old manor houses wear their history well-one is connected to our Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey

5 mins

Burnished credentials

The garden at Blackland House, Calne, Wiltshire The home of Mr and Mrs Ed Nicholson Famous for its spring bulbs, this garden comes into its own in autumn with its crisp underpinning of geometric forms, says Mary Keen

4 mins

Newt tales

HAVE you seen The Newt?' It was the question everyone asked me back in the summer of 2019. Friends said that I would like it.

3 mins

The empathy of accompanists

A soloist may get top billing, but, as all professionals know, the recital is really a team effort of equals with their piano accompanist. Henrietta Bredin talks to one of the great exponents of that art

4 mins

Read all stories from Country Life UK

Country Life UK Magazine Description:

Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. 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.