Irish folklore

The verdant valleys and meandering rivers of Ireland capture the essence of this land of myth and magic… where fascinating ancient history meets foodie bliss with a modern twist

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire

Time rolls on, and it was with some mild sense of shock the other day I realised it is some 50 years since my childhood interest in ghosts was first kindled – the summer of 1975. This was in East Angl

SPOOKY STORIES OF SINISTER SPECTRES ARE NOTHING NEW. HERE, DR IRVING FINKEL TELLS US ABOUT THE GHOSTS OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

The celebrity mystics who captivated Europe in the interwar years

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire