To celebrate the publication of a book on houses he has designed, George Saumarez Smith reflects on why some people choose new rather than historic homes. Photographs by Peter Dixon.

Melanie Bryan delves into the Country Life Archive to uncover the story of Sutton Scarsdale Hall.

Irish readers over a certain age may remember the name Molly Cusack-Smith, since her colourful exploits (and sometimes language) often appeared in newspapers during the closing decades of the last …

Our round-up of homes to come to the market via Country Life this week includes the work of some of Britain's finest architects.

The unoccupied Grade II-listed site dates from 1716.

The owners of a historic Cotswolds mansion worth £8m with its own swimming pool have been left "devastated" after it was destroyed by a fire.

Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire chief executive of Meta, and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought Strancally Castle in Co Waterford.

Melanie Bryans delves into the Country Life archives and uncloaks the history of the turreted Highland castle made famous by the global TV franchise, 'The Traitors'.

John Goodall talks to Elizabeth Ashcombe about the beautiful tomb of Katherine Parr at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.

Country Life September 30, 2026, looks at miraculous country house restorations, meets London's last milkman and celebrates the wonders of Slow Nature.

This sitting room in a newly built house on Exmoor has been lent a timeless feel by a fossil-stone fireplace.

Great Estates: Broughton Sanctuary is one of many ancestral homes anxiously awaiting the Budget

The definition of 'investment' takes on a new meaning for this South Yorkshire home modelled on the Palace of Versailles.

17th century architecture and early-Victorian design flair combine in the beautiful Pud Hill, in a village in the heart of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.

A three-mile driveway leads to Glenthorne House, a magnificent manor that feels like it's clinging to the edge of the world. Penny Churchill tells its story.

It’s impossible to resist the charms of the garden at Ham Court, Oxfordshire, home of Matthew Rice. Tiffany Daneff visits this bustling, colourful garden, which reaches its zenith in late summer. Photographs by Clive Nichols.

Seven years ago, Foxcote Manor in Gloucestershire was a traditional, ivy-clad Cotswolds home. After years of work — and a seven-figure refurbishment bill —  it's a country house ready for the 21st century. Penny Churchill takes a closer look.

Above are the stone gate piers at the entrance to Kilmacroom, County Cork. Below are the gate piers at the entrance to Hazelwood, which lies a mile or so away from the first property, both being ho…

Sussex House Farm has had a remarkable run of former owners, including Sir John Mills and Roger Hargreaves. Could you be the next to move in?

Nicholas Howard talks to John Goodall about the magni

The redevelopment of this iconic London property intrigues Arabella Youens.

Buried inside the present 19th century Wells House in County Wexford is a much older building, thought to date from the second half of the 17th century. This was constructed by John Warren, a soldi…

The story behind the pleasure gardens of Cowley Manor is a fascinating one, albeit with an all too predictable ending.

A new generation of country house owners means changing tastes. Arabella Youens finds out what really matters to a younger cohort of homeowner.

Dive into the treasures that have come to market through Country Life this week.

Harry Pearson talks to the conservators that bring pictures back to life

Wednesday’s Clydesdales It’s a classic towered English Palladian mansion in the manner of Croome Court (Worcestershire) and Houghton Hall (Norfolk). A château on a Wiltshire plain with a church at …

Ripple Hall, not far from Tekesbury, is a place that simply has to be seen.

Forget the bridge in San Francisco: the most beautiful golden gates we've ever seen are at Burghley House in Lincolnshire.

A collection of historic, forgotten items have been found during the restoration of the London royal residence.

Great Estates: Ampleforth Abbey is putting its troubled past behind it with a ‘creative’ vision for the future

Radnor House was unfashionable... until it wasn't.

‘Among Mr. Windele’s MSS.* in the Royal Irish Academy is to be found a comparison between Mallow Castle and that of Dromaneen, which latter was erected by the O’Callaghans, and occupies…