Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is closing Bristol restaurant River Cottage Kitchen

Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is closing Bristol restaurant River Cottage Kitchen after seven years of trading as he becomes latest victim of ‘dining industry crisis’ Fearnley-Whittingstall, 55, is known for presenting his River Cottage TV series The chef owned three River Cottage Kitchen restaurants in Bristol, Axminster and Winchester but has reluctantly decided to close the Bristol … Read more

Final heartstopping extract of The Pottery Cottage Murders

In January 1977, Billy Hughes, a vicious, escaped convict, held a family of five at knifepoint at Pottery Cottage in the remote Derbyshire countryside, terrorising and torturing them.  Yesterday, in the second extract from a blood-chilling new book on a horrendous crime that shocked the nation, we recounted how Gill Moran tried desperately to appease … Read more

Fairy-tale cottage which inspired Goldilocks and the Three Bears goes up for sale for £1m 

The home that isn’t too big, or too small – but just right… Who wants to sleep in the Fairytale cottage which inspired Goldilocks and the Three Bears as it goes up for sale for £1million? Grade II listed property in the heart of Christchurch, Dorset, once belonged to author Robert Southey The four-bedroom cottage … Read more

Key witness to shooting at cottage where Boris Johnson grew up was ‘held captive by the killer’ 

The key witness to the double shooting at the cottage where Boris Johnson grew up was ‘held captive by the killer before being told to flee by a 999 operator’ Debbie Zurick is believed to have been shot dead by her estranged husband John Mr Zurick is said to have shot himself and is in … Read more

Cottage pie with root vegetables

Cottage pie with root vegetables By Suzanne Mulholland Published: 00:03 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 16 February 2020 If you are also making the Shepherd’s Pie set out the ingredients for both recipes and work with two pans alongside each other on the hob. The stages are very similar, so it is … Read more

Magic! Harry Potter fans can now rent a holiday cottage that looks exactly like Hagrid’s hut

Harry Potter fans can now rent a holiday cottage inspired by the fictional home of Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid. The Groundkeeper’s Cottage has just opened at fantasy-themed holiday park North Shire, near Saltburn on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, ahead of International Harry Potter Day on May 2. The cottage, which cost … Read more

Stay at the Cornwall cottage used as the surgery in hit ITV show Doc Martin

It’s the surgery by the seaside where the people of Portwenn are greeted by a certain grumpy GP in hit ITV drama Doc Martin. And you can book a stay there – without having to contract an illness first. That’s because in real life the property is a beautiful hillside holiday rental called Fern Cottage … Read more