Something fishy is happening in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, July 31, 2026
Benign whale sharks swim around a traditional outrigger boat in the Philippines. (Image credit: Alamy) Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and … Read more
From bejewelled big-cats to silver serpents, jewellery walks on the wild side
Winged, on all fours or slithering around: when it comes to jewellery, animal mascots come in all shapes, sizes and guises. It’s a design feature with history. Consider, for example, the animal motifs chosen by aristocratic families, guilds and royal courts to signal influence, power and, above all, centuries-spanning lineage. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I … Read more
The Oldest Sweet Shop in the world is a child’s dream and a dentist’s nightmare
The citizens of Yorkshire’s North Riding are noted for their modesty, so it is no surprise to discover that the shop on Pateley Bridge High Street calling itself The Oldest Sweet Shop in England is, indeed, the longest continually opened purveyor of aniseed balls, liquorice and sherbet flying saucers on Earth. When it opened in … Read more
Britain’s priciest two-bedroom home is a ‘true sanctuary’ on one of the country’s finest fishing spots
There’s no getting away from it: £4.25 million is a lot — a lot — for a three-bedroom house. We ran a quick search and found just a handful of homes this small on sale for this sort of price; most were in central London. Most of the rest came with huge stretches of land. … Read more