I knew my mother, who had been diagnosed with dementia in 2019, needed more than I could give her (Picture: Supplied)
Sitting in the manager’s office of the care home I had just viewed, I felt something I hadn’t felt for a long time when it came to my mum: relief.
It really was a lovely place — warm and welcoming, with daily activities, nutritious meals, a bedroom with an ensuite, and beautiful…
THE GATES swing open to reveal a flower-lined driveway, where the hotel’s butler awaits. As Whatley Manor rises in front of us in all its quiet glory, grey stone walls softly lit by golden light, I feel like a character from an Emily Brontë novel. The patchy signal means I can dedicate my full attention […]
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Luke Rawicki is Head Chef at The Feathers in Woodstock, one of the Cotswolds’ most celebrated country house hotels. With a restaurant, The Nest, built on sourcing exceptional British produce and elevating it with modern technique, Rawicki has a deep fluency in what the region has to offer. Here, he ...
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Annie with her new home (Picture: SWNS)
After years of van living and mounting debt following a serious injury, Annie Wonderlich found an unconventional path to homeownership.
Life has well and truly been transformed for Annie Wonderlich, 43, after she bought the unusual $54,000 (£40.014) property in Washington State in February 2026.
She says she never wanted to be “stuck with a mortgage for…
The Cotswolds is famous for its beautiful scenery, charming market squares and iconic stone houses. However, a common issue keeps springing up when the sun is shining
Emily Gazzard née Winkley. Or, as I have always called her, Phlegm Winkleberry, and I have been best friends since we were 11 – two of only a handful of state school girls who walked through the gates of St Paul’s Girls’ School and immediately found each other – our ...
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Glamping that's good for you?
Years of construction work at the cottage on Awkward Hill have been at the centre of an ongoing row as locals say it is still blighting their lives.
Looking for a festival where you don’t leave with a week-long hangover? From lakeside yoga retreats to adrenaline-fuelled fitness events, these wellness festivals are all about nurturing mind and body. Think daily workouts, inspiring talks, mindfulness activities and nourishing food – plus all the festival staples like live music, camping (and glamping) ...
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This is what happened when I shunned a cliche beach break for a luxe country escape.
It’s all well and good dreaming of life in a historic Cotswold manor house, but the painstaking challenge of maintaining these honey-hued homes means the reality is often less idyllic. Unless you have staff on hand to keep your ballrooms suitably dust-free or a big-enough budget to maintain the gargoyles, ...
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While Claudia Winkleman may seem right at home among the turrets of the Traitors castle, in reality the spray-tanned star leads a much less austere lifestyle. This year will mark her first free from the bedazzled helm of Strictly Come Dancing, but it seems that Winkleman is more booked and ...
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Chocolate-box towns that deserve your attention (Picture: Getty Images)
No matter how much you love the hustle and bustle of London, the nightlife in Liverpool or the art-splashed streets of Bristol, sometimes, it’s nice to get away from it all.
Thankfully, the UK has plenty of options when it comes to a peaceful break outside the city.
In every corner of Britain there are chocolate-box…
With William Morris prints still found on everything from blankets and cushions to mugs and rugs, it seems our national obsession with the Arts and Crafts movement is still going strong over a century on.
Developed at the close of the 19th century and the open of the 20th, it was ...
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Parts of the UK feel like stepping into a fairytale (Picture: Getty Images)
No matter how much you love the hustle and bustle of London, the nightlife in Liverpool or the art-splashed streets of Bristol, sometimes, it’s nice to get away from it all.
Thankfully, the UK has plenty of options when it comes to a peaceful break outside of the city.
In every corner of Britain, there are…
The picturesque village that's 'frozen in time' is a peaceful and charming riverside village known for honey-coloured stone cottages and timeless countryside scenery
While every other celebrity is swarming to the Cotswolds, it seems that fitness star Joe Wicks is looking for his out, as the TV personality and personal trainer puts his Cotswold country house in Oxfordshire on the market for £3.25m.
Joe Wicks by David Loftus
Who Is Joe Wicks?
Born in Epsom, Surrey, ...
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