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 Ellea Whamond • Ellea is the co-founder of 100 Acres, a British botanical perfumery that makes products for bath, body and home. She is the daughter of Timothy and Candice Whamond of Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Emanuela Tarizzo

A revival in happy concert • In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at an ambitious restoration project to the choir and cloister of this great medieval cathedral completed in 2025 and its historical background

Full steam ahead • The railway revolution opened up new destinations, expanded our culinary horizons and dramatically improved trade. Jonathan Self takes us on a whistle-stop tour of ‘railway mania’

Mind the (hungry) gap! • Whether Metroland breakfasts or picnics on the go, the railways have transformed how we eat forever, finds Emma Hughes

Nature on track • Endangered bumblebees, sifting spoonbills and trespassing tortoises–Britain’s rail network is a rich and unlikely wildlife haven, finds Vicky Liddell

Small, but mighty • Being diminutive in size is no obstacle to character and charm when it comes to miniature railways and their endearing locomotives, discovers Octavia Pollock

Rhythm of the night • The appeal of being lulled to sleep as a sleeper train rattles homewards is synonymous with adventure and romance, says Mary Miers

All signals green • Gently tended by devoted staff, the country-station garden has become a rural idyll in its own right, says Andrew Martin

Why don’t we ask the next train to take our love to Daddy? • The myriad tracks and carriages of the British rail network have proved fruitful inspiration for generations of writers, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Picking up steam • Chugging and chuffing their way around heritage lines across the country, steam locomotives continue to capture our imagination, says Octavia Pollock

Drawing tracks • Although some perceived the advent of the locomotive as a threat to the countryside, by allowing artists a quick and easy way to travel, it broadened their choice of painting horizons, discovers Carla Passino

Railway 200 News

Seeing red • Whether the jewel-like native of Britain’s bogs or the North American cousin of the Christmas table, the cranberry is a fruit of fascinating biological and cultural prestige, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

The missing lynx in the food chain? • Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could there be practical and philosophical benefits and would a trial release of lynx be a worthwhile experiment?

The designer’s room • Georgie Wykeham turned a Georgian coach house with stables into an entertaining space, complete with a kitchen and wine cellar

Let’s get this party started • Whoever snaps up one of these five homes gets a bonus perk–a party barn built for unforgettable events and non-stop fun and frivolity

Sacred grounds • The recent exemplary restoration by Paolo Pejrone...