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.

Mrs Victoria Goodman • Victoria works in sales and marketing at Berkeley Group in London. She is the daughter of Martin Clark and Priscilla Barlow of South Africa and married Sami Goodman at the Vergelegen Estate, Cape Town, South Africa, last week.

We will remember her

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Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

A war of words

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Catherine Ostler

Country-house treasures

A yeoman’s home • Enlarged by a prosperous yeoman farmer in the 17th century, this remarkable house has a complex history stretching back to the Middle Ages. John Goodall reports

The legacy • Margery Allingham and Campion

A window on the wild • This year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates the wonder of the natural world. Whether it’s a patchwork leaf-cutter bee hard at work or the springtime spectacle of boxing hares, here’s our pick of the best shots

Braking with tradition • How many seamen does it take to move a Rolls-Royce and Land Rover from a royal yacht? Jeremy Taylor gets behind the wheel of the fleet that lived in a bespoke garage aboard RY Britannia

Rooting for you • A versatile herb valued as a tonic for the nervous system, valerian’s soporific effects were once considered a great asset to public decorum, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee

Meet the brass band • Where do army bugles and world-famous trumpets go when they need some care and attention? Lotte Brundle visits McQueens, Britain’s biggest brass-repair firm

Reach for the Tsars • Mystery surrounded the buyer who paid a record price for Fabergé’s spectacular Winter Egg, the only imperial egg made by a woman. Now, its new owner is revealed

On a wing and a prayer • From beetles to butterflies, the insect kingdom inspires many beautiful pieces, says Amie Elizabeth White

The designer’s room • Interior designers Sarah Vanrenen and Laura Hanbury have created a hallway with a smart, but welcoming feel

Circling back • Amelia Thorpe rounds up her favourite circular tables

Property news

Let’s raise a glass • Homes with wine cellars offer discerning buyers climate-controlled conditions that let collections age gracefully, so that every gathering becomes a toast-worthy triumph. Cheers!

Where dinosaurs dare to tread • Lost until a chance discovery in 2009, this Victorian fernery has not only been restored, but now houses two National Collections. Charles Quest-Ritson visits

Growing gains

Kitchen garden cook Jersey Royals

‘Oh, mow on then’ • The history of the lawnmower is a gloriously British tale of eccentricity, brainwaves and dogged determination, featuring camel-powered contraptions, steam and Diana Dors. Harry Pearson hops on

Earth’s Eden • Chris Cotonou journeys to New Zealand, where dramatic landscapes conspire to slow time and stir the soul

Rocket men • The Rothschilds rose from a gloomy German ghetto to the top of the world in one generation. A new display at Waddesdon Manor charts their extraordinary history

Fit for a Queen • Elizabeth II dazzled in her ballgowns and...