Tudor majesty

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

Nicola Morrison breathed new life into an old cider mill, crafting timeless interiors in the classic English style

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

Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries

Traditional charm combined with modern practicality has transformed a centuries-old house overlooking the village cricket pitch into an incredible family home

After 23 years, gardening presenter and writer Alan Titchmarsh is selling his much-loved Georgian Hampshire home and, in Gloucestershire, actress Lisa Maxwell is moving on from her ‘dream house’ and downsizing