A blueprint for Sissinghurst IN 1925, Sissinghurst Castle ...

We rarely have a plan for our campervan adventures, preferring instead to point our noses in a general direction of travel and play it by ear. This summer in the UK was no exception as we left our hom

Charles Dickens Pictures from Italy 384pp. Oxford University Press. £176 (US $230). In November 1843, burnt out and living beyond his means, Charles Dickens resolved on a year-long sabbatical in Europ

Which gardens are COUNTRY LIFE contributors most looking forward to visiting this year?

A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the National ...

The historian, author and former director of planning and development at English Heritage tells Anne Cuthbertson about his life and work in the capital