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‘After we moved in we discovered that the cellar had been used as the village morgue’: Hamish Mackie on his first house in the country
Where was it? In a village on the edge of Cornbury Park estate in Oxfordshire A quick description. It must have been one of Charlbury’s oldest cottages, built of Cotswold stone with a slate roof. I’m 6ft 3in and the main bedroom door was only about 5ft high. There were two further tiny bedrooms, a large attic, which was used as an office or spare room, and a small garage that I sometimes used as a sculpting workshop. How did you find it? Through an estate agent in Chipping Norton. What made you buy it?
The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 15, 2026, will leave a lasting impression
The Country Life Quiz is published every weekday at 4pm. Missed a day? Want more quizzes? Catch up on previous editions, here.
How can anything so small be so bewitching? The huge joys of the tiny cyclamen
Charles Quest-Ritson on the effortless beauty of the autumn cyclamen. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
From harem to hammam: How the Turks transformed Britain
Under the influence of the Turks, whether Ottoman or not, England acquired magnificent rugs, better baths, the smallpox vaccine and a profusion of pub names, as Lucien de Guise reveals
The corner of an English field that is forever Rupert Brooke’s old house
Brilliant, beautiful, iconic, Rupert Brooke is one of the best-remembered of the First World War poets. The childhood home that helped shape his youthful idealism is now up for sale.
Move over, Marianne: Meet the four-legged stars of the new Sense and Sensibility
From a scene-stealing pug who inspired Fiona Shaw's laugh, to a whippet, old English sheepdog and a supporting cast of hounds, the latest Jane Austen adaptation is a dog-lover's dream.
Watch what you owe: Five extraordinarily rare watches seized by HMRC are going up for auction
A collection of highly sought-after watches will head to auction after being seized by HMRC during a major investigation into multi-million-pound payroll fraud. Their previous owner clearly had an eye for horology, but not for their tax obligations.
Clapback at the haters with the Country Life Quiz of the Day
The Country Life Quiz is published every weekday at 4pm. Missed a day? Want more quizzes? Catch up on previous editions, here.
I went to the French village that throws a big party for a flying donkey every year
The Feast of the Flying Donkey, celebrating a legend of St Quinis, is a soaraway success in the French village of Gonfaron.
‘Justice, Honour and Humanity’: A trophy commemorating bravery in the face of a shipwreck
William Montgomery holds a silver cup presented to his ancestor and namesake with an inscription in several different fonts that reads: ‘To William Montgomery of Grey-abby, Esquire, as a tribute of Gratitude and Esteem, for his spirited and disinterested conduct in which JUSTICE, HONOR AND HUMANITY, were eminently conspicuous, in the preservation of the valuable cargo of the Brig Lagan of Belfast, wrecked on Burial Isle, 11th Jany 1813. This cup is presented by the owner of the vessel & the proprietors of the cargo.’
Should we be paying to go to museums and galleries? The cost of free entry is more complex than you’d think
This week's Athena tackles whether galleries and museums should be free to visit, and what the implications of paying for entry might mean for them.
Someone has built a charming rooftop cottage in downtown New York City and you can buy it
The Big Apple is full of innovation, charm and unusual thinking. This penthouse in Greenwich Village is all of those and more.
Board of quizzes? Why not try a few board games in the Country Life Quiz
The Country Life Quiz is published every weekday at 4pm. Missed a day? Want more quizzes? Catch up on previous editions, here.
How to grow your own pharmacy in the garden
The power of medicinal plants should not be underestimated says Ann Treneman, as she explores the bounty of nature's pharmacy.
Country Life October 14, 2026
Country Life October 14, 2026, brings you beautiful rural interiors, 24 hours at Claridge's and asks if the best lawnmower is actually an alpaca.
Our favourite new-season paints and wallpapers to refresh any room
Struggling for autumnal inspiration? We've got you.
One of the most beautiful Tudor houses in the Cotswolds is on the market for £55,000 — a week
The Temple Guiting Estate offers country life at its very best — and at a price.
Frieze! Is counterculture back just in time for London’s most prestigious art fair?
Which city, would you say, is the artistic capital of the world? It’s a billion-dollar question that can be taken either one of two ways. The first: which is the world’s most creatively fertile city? The one home to the highest number of artists and the busiest scene? The second: which city commands the highest art sales? The two yield different answers. The first is probably Mexico City; the second is obviously New York.
A Victorian country house in a landscape that has ‘all the ingredients of perfection’
With elegant proportions, Britain's most northerly vineyard and a striking lakehouse in the grounds, Adderstone House offers a huge amount to buyers.
The true face of 1990s nostalgia in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 12, 2026
The 1990s-themed exhibition at the Tate has left quite a few people disappointed — luckily the Country Life quiz to deliver a 90s nostalgia hit.
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