If you’re spending time away from your partner, what’s the best way to communicate? Email, phone, postcard? Our columnist tries them all – not always with success

The beauty of Lancashire’s Lune valley emerges from ...

Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

Friends of COUNTRY LIFE share their honeymoon destinations and where they would go if they could do it all over again

I was 17, a trainee surveyor earning £5 a week. Faced with a week’s leave without much cash to spend, I decided to try hitchhiking with my mate Gordon. We started at the gates of Liverpool’s Stanley A

AS I hang my clothes in the wardrobe of the hotel room we’re sharing, I feel my sister Clare’s eyes on me. Through a mirror, I catch the thoughtful look on her face. It’s a look that’s often there, bu