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A sneak preview of the new Harry Potter Studio Tour!

5 Comments 31 January 2012

Harry Potter with Buckbeak the Hippogriff. When I found out I had been invited to a preview of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, to say I was excited is somewhat of an understatement. This was going to be my ultimate muggle moment.

Weekend breaks

Stay in the cottages featured
in our ad!

No Comments 31 January 2012

On set at the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno. Blissful bays, rolling hills and charming cottages with picture-perfect views all feature in our ad. But where was it filmed, and what about renting one of those charming cottages? Read on and all will be revealed…

Mystery photo Friday

Mystery Photo Friday 27/1/12

6 Comments 27 January 2012

Do you know where this is?

We love

The Donald McGill Museum

No Comments 25 January 2012

Who knew postcards could be so controversial… So saucy, raunchy and naughty! And yes, perhaps, just a little offensive.

Things to do, Weekend breaks

Holiday memories with cottages4you

No Comments 25 January 2012

Finding hidden waterfalls on a trek to a secluded beach, scoffing gigantic clotted cream-smothered scones while black swans paddle around in envy, waving hello to tiny tims congregating in a model village. Nope this isn’t the daydream of a raving lunatic; these are some of my fondest memories of childhood holidays.

Mystery photo Friday

Mystery Photo Friday – 20.01.2012

1 Comment 23 January 2012

We love, Weekend breaks

Seaspray Hotel for
Valentine’s Day

1 Comment 18 January 2012

Crashing into our room with armfuls of stuff freshly bought on a spree in Brighton’s shopping haven, North Laine, we came face-to-face with Elvis.

Weekend breaks

Five magical places to stay with cottages4you

No Comments 17 January 2012

Cutcliffe Chambers, Webbery Manor Estate, North Devon Anyone for a spot of tennis? Stay at Webbery Manor Estate and you can impersonate John McEnroe all day long at the on-site court, mind your language though! Tucked away in the hills above the Taw and Torridge estuaries, the roof garden boasts views that stretch across to Lundy [...]