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I'm city born, but I love the country life. The lyrics from Don McLean's classic song Castles in the Air ring true for me as I settle into a long weekend with friends at a cottage in rural Dorset. It ...

Getting away for a trip with your partner is an ideal way to spend some quality time together, especially as the weather is starting to warm up around the UK. Going for a short city break can be nice, ...

There’s something rather lovely about pottering around Sherborne, surely Dorset’s prettiest market town, then passing the dinky cottages on Long Street to The Eastbury Hotel and unlocking the front ...

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With summer fast approaching and British tourism benefiting from tight budgets and a volatile pound, you'd better move fast if you want to book a holiday cottage at home for the annual break. A large ...