Campaigners face fresh battle to stop 89-home housing estate being built next to historic Dorset manor Wolfeton House that inspired Thomas Hardy Planning inspectors had ruled against a 120-home project near Wolfeton House But developers were told some of the proposed properties might be acceptable Land Value Alliances have now come forward with an 89-home … Read more
As a judge on The Great British Bake Off, Prue Leith is all-too-aware of the vital importance of timing. And it’s not just in the kitchen where she’s achieved success. I hear the amiable chef has managed to cash in on the country house price boom during the pandemic by selling her rural retreat for … Read more
‘THAT’S where I know him from!’ Fans of The Haunting Of Bly Manor cotton on that Uncle Henry is ‘the kid from E.T.’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 10:25 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 10:25 BST, 20 October 2020 Those who watched The Haunting Of Hill House two years ago were beside themselves … Read more
An Inspector calls… at Billesley Manor Hotel near Stratford-upon-Avon and says the Bard would liked the cosy dining room – but he doubts the £5.6m refurb included his bedroom Shakespeare is said to have written As You Like It in what is now the hotel’s As You Like It lounge The Inspector says the restaurant’s … Read more
‘Look! It’s the BBC breakfast man who went on Strictly!’ cried my daughter Evie, as we were shown to our seats in the formal dining room. ‘No, darling,’ I whispered. ‘It’s JFK.’ Fancy hotel trips with the children in tow usually require some form of discreet distraction at the dinner table. Fiona checked into The Slaughters … Read more
On Monday, creator Mike Flanagan gave fans of The Haunting of Hill House their first glimpse at his horror anthology follow-up, The Haunting of Bly Manor, which starts streaming October 9 on Netflix. The nine-episode supernatural series – set in 1987 England – centers on American governess Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti), who’s hired to tutor … Read more
The house that time forgot: Abandoned home known as Red Dress Manor filled with black-and-white photos, intimate love letters and an eerie bridesmaid frock goes on sale for £700,000 after lying empty for more than 40 years Derelict dairy farm in Llanymynech, Powys, mid-Wales built in 1725, has stood empty for more than 40 years … Read more
Netflix releases first images from its upcoming ghostly drama The Haunting Of Bly Manor By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 07:42 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 18:59 BST, 25 August 2020 The Haunting Of Hill House was a hit for streaming service Netflix in 2018. And now fans can expect another helping of scares … Read more
Hey, good lookin’! Welcome to the most eye-catching hotels in the world – architectural gems so aesthetically pleasing that they’ve been deemed worthy of inclusion in the Design Hotels collection, ‘a handpicked portfolio of one-of-a-kind properties across the globe’. Here we present our picks of a most impressive crop, from a jaw-dropping resort in the … Read more
The chilling past of Cate Blanchett’s English manor revealed: Actress’ home was once a squalid pagan drug den painted with witchcraft symbols By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 2 August 2020 Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton splashed a cool $6.25million on a lavish … Read more