When it comes to pretty villages, Britain is undoubtedly a class act. And so this picture-list of its most ‘Instagrammable’ hamlets is sweet eye-candy indeed. It has been compiled by property website Bankrate, which took to image-sharing site Instagram and assessed the number of hashtags 100 villages dotted around the UK each had. Then it … Read more
Villages that kiss mountaintop clouds, hamlets of wedding-white houses that overlook the sea, settlements where the streets are lined with millions of mosaic tiles – these are just a few of the calendar-worthy sites that you’ll find in the official list of Spain’s most beautiful villages. Composed by Los Pueblos mas Bonitos de Espana – aka The … Read more
Center Parcs has reopened its five UK holiday villages more than three months after it was forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. The leisure company, which announced it would be closing its sites temporarily from March 20 amid the ‘exceptional circumstances’ that the nation was now in, will once again welcome guests to its … Read more
The most expensive villages in each county of Britain have been revealed, with some areas seeing average house prices reaching more than £1million. These spots contain the priciest average property prices during the past five years, according to exclusive data from estate agents Savills. As transactions tend to be lower in these locations, it removed … Read more
The most expensive villages in each county of Britain have been revealed, with some areas seeing average house prices reaching more than £1million. These spots contain the priciest average property prices during the past five years, according to exclusive data from estate agents Savills. As transactions tend to be lower in these locations, it removed … Read more
India’s coronavirus caseload skyrocketed by a record 15,000 yesterday as migrant workers left major cities and returned to rural villages. The increase of 15,413 cases on Sunday – and a further 14,821 reported today – has brought India’s total Covid-19 infections to 425,282. Sunday’s rise was the largest daily increase in cases reported in India so far. There … Read more
Under normal circumstances they make for perfect stay-cation destinations. But residents in Scottish rural villages and glens have been urging visitors and those wishing to isolate there to stay away. Signs and blockades have been erected on single track roads and normally popular destinations, with messages such as ‘go home’ and ‘closed’ written across them. … Read more
Under normal circumstances they make for perfect stay-cation destinations. But residents in Scottish rural villages and glens have been urging visitors and those wishing to isolate there to stay away. Signs and blockades have been erected on single track roads and normally popular destinations, with messages such as ‘go home’ and ‘closed’ written across them. … Read more
Perched on the Pacific, San Francisco is a gold-rush town that’s now pulsating with tech start-ups, and dominated by the Golden Gate Bridge. Get in closer, though, and the city becomes a series of villages, all with their own identity; from hippy Haight-Ashbury and the cool Mission District to the old money of Nob Hill, … Read more
One of Britain’s biggest model villages has been put up for sale at an asking price of £230,000. The miniature village, known as Bondville, is located on the coast of Bridlington, East Yorkshire and depicts a traditional seaside setting. It has around 200 houses, three churches, a war memorial and a working railway, all at … Read more