In with the new

It is one of the wealthiest counties in England, with no signs of an exodus of money, say agents. Here are three exceptional country houses for sale in a fashionable area

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres

Glamis Castle, Angus, part 2 The seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Home to carriages, coachmen and craftspeople, Buckingham Palace’s Royal Mews is a village in the heart of London. Matthew Dennison takes a look behind the stable doors of this great institution as it marks its 200th birthday

Some of the city’s finest restaurants are found inside museums. COUNTRY LIFE writers round up the very best

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te