Wise, world-weary and occasionally cynical, proverbs mirror the human experience and remain remarkably insightful today, ...

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.

The latter, of course, is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to the fighting spirit of the tiny merlin, a fierce parent and favoured hunting accessory ...

E. A. Bowles created a horticultural playground in the gardens of Myddleton House that was years ahead of its time, and continues to influence even today. Isabel Bannerman takes a look.

I am looking forward to celebrating what the countryside means to me and my family,' says David Beckham as he gets ready to ...

On the wall, the glazed cupboards with brass frames are from the Haberdasher’s collection that takes its cue from a ...

Weather, taxes and no subsidy. It's not a great time to be producing food in Britain. Agromenes sounds the alarm.

Astor’s Cartier tiara will be sold by Bonhams, while the accessories of the wife of the James Bond author go up for auction ...

JMW Turner's 'The Rising Squall, Hot Wells, from St Vincent’s Rock, Bristol' was lost and forgotten for years — but now it's ...

Alan Titchmarsh is as charming, warming and friendly a man as anyone you'll ever meet. Unless, of course, you're a slug... in ...

A series of new plasterwork ceilings, collaboratively designed with the creating artist, has transformed the interiors of The ...