A world of illusion

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

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Glamis Castle, Angus, part 1 The seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

There are many reasons to visit the magnificent 17th century West Sussex mansion Petworth House, supreme among them is its extraordinary collection of art. Petworth’s palatial state rooms offer a vast