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Archaeologists clearing land for the high speed HS2 train line have unearthed the remnants of stunning gardens belonging to a 16th century manor house. The discovery, near Coleshill on the outskirts of Birmingham, has been dubbed ‘Warwickshire’s answer to Hampton Court’. Evidence of the large ornamental garden has been found by an ongoing dig alongside the … Read more
Large blaze breaks out at Drayton Manor theme park with several fire crews racing to tackle the flames A fire has broken out at Drayton Manor theme park in Tamworth, Staffordshire Firefighters from six local fire stations rushed to the scene at around 11pm Theme park says there are no injuries and that all of … Read more
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
The Queen is seeking a new neighbour to rent Flitcham Hall, a six-bedroom manor house on her 20,000-acre Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Less than two miles from Sandringham House, it will be available from next spring for £3,750 a month – but tenants aren’t allowed to have any cats. The ban, which was first introduced in … Read more
It’s the Great British Sell-Off – Prue Leith has put her Cotswolds manor house on the market for £10 million. The celebrity chef has lived at Chastleton Glebe, Gloucestershire, since 1972, and she previously wanted to keep the honey-coloured Georgian building in the family. But the property – complete with its own lake, panoramic views … Read more
Evha Jannath died after falling into the water on a Splash Canyon ride during a school trip to Drayton Manor, Staffordshire in 2017 A theme park is to be prosecuted for alleged health and safety breaches following the death in 2017 of Leicester schoolgirl Evha Jannath, it was confirmed today. Evha, 11, drowned after she … 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
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
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