Rosie Paterson

1 week ago | countrylife.co.uk | Rosie Paterson

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Anya Hindmarch is a handbag and accessories designer, and the unofficial doyenne of Chelsea with six shops on a single stretch of road between Sloane Street and Belgrave Square.

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In the late 1820s, friends Charles Merivale of St John’s, Cambridge, and Charles Wordsworth (nephew of William) of Christ Church College, Oxford, went rowing on the River Cam. The outing inspired them to found a competition and, in February 1829, the Cambridge University Boat Club sent a letter to ‘hereby challenge the University of Oxford to row a match... each in an eight-oared boat during the ensuing Easter vacation’.

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Rosie Paterson

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Bottega VenetaLarge Intrecciato duffle in 'Parakeet'Luggage has a tendency to linger in the backs of cupboards long past its sell-by date, brought out to air a few times a year and rarely replaced until it’s visibly falling apart. And I, more than anyone, am guilty of this.

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Rosie Paterson

Do you remember the 2006 fantasy-comedy film Night at the Museum? It stars Ben Stiller as a night security guard, employed to guard the American Museum of Natural History, who discovers that, every evening, the exhibits come to life. Imagine if, the sun slipping below the horizon, Hope the female blue whale, who dangles from the ceiling of London’s own Natural History Museum, were to suddenly emit a blast of sonorous whale song.

2 weeks ago | countrylife.co.uk | Rosie Paterson

In 2019, we (aka Country Life) printed a picture of a ladybird on the front cover of the magazine — and in the corresponding article highlighted the pivotal role they play in Britain’s fragile ecosystem. Ever since then, a smaller ladybird has appeared on the front cover, hidden in a different spot every week. Well, we might've taken it a bit too far this week because we've had one or two (or several) calls from readers saying that they cannot find this week's one.