Back in 1976, we lived in a flat in Paddington. With two two-year-olds — my son, Daniel, and adopted daughter, Li-Da — having frequent tantrums and my late husband, the writer Rayne Kruger, needing quiet, a country house looked like the answer. In those days, the Cotswolds were a rural backwater and properties were cheap. … Read more
Back in 1976, we lived in a flat in Paddington. With two two-year-olds — my son, Daniel, and adopted daughter, Li-Da — having frequent tantrums and my late husband, the writer Rayne Kruger, needing quiet, a country house looked like the answer. In those days, the Cotswolds were a rural backwater and properties were cheap. … Read more
Victoria Beckham has kicked off her working-from-home week as lockdown 2.0 continues in England. Having escaped back to the family’s Cotswolds pile, the fashion queen got into the spirit of things by striking her signature pose on Monday. Reclining on the sofa, leg in the air, the Spice Girl, 46, showed off her flexibility once again … Read more
Country escapes don’t come more welcoming than Ringshall Grange, a manor house near Stowmarket in Suffolk. The old rectory is Grade II listed and has just undergone a restoration project that saw the moat dredged and refilled while 1,000 trees and hedgerows, bulbs and flowers were planted in the grounds. It’s no surprise that the … Read more
North Yorkshire’s Ryedale, the Sevenoaks area in Kent and Herefordshire have seen house sales rise by as much as 63 per cent compared to a year ago, according to new research. These countryside locations have been boosted by lockdown demand for increased indoor and outdoor space amid the persistent pandemic. Property website Zoopla looked at … Read more
North Yorkshire’s Ryedale, the Sevenoaks area in Kent and Herefordshire have seen house sales rise by as much as 63 per cent compared to a year ago, according to new research. These countryside locations have been boosted by lockdown demand for increased indoor and outdoor space amid the persistent pandemic. Property website Zoopla looked at … Read more
Everywhere I look, I interrupt a wedding planning meeting. I’ve lost my partner and three-year-old daughter in The Manor House hotel in Wiltshire shortly after arriving and in every room and corridor on the ground floor I search I discover a beaming couple having a nuptials pow-wow with hotel staff. I can’t blame them. For … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler is back at her Cotswolds family home – but has her love life with football agent fiance Dave Gardner hit a rocky spell? By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:05 BST, 18 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler is back at her Cotswolds family home – but has her love life with football agent fiance Dave Gardner hit a rocky spell? By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:05 BST, 18 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Dominic West, 50, is being driven nuts by squirrels at the same Cotswolds country home he put on a show of unity with his wife after being caught kissing Lily James, 31 The actor, and his professional gardener wife, have applied to Wiltshire Council to cut down a Norway Maple in their driveway His application … Read more