Love conquers all

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

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

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

Marble Hill, Richmond-upon-Thames, Greater London In the care of English Heritage

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

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