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BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- BreakingNews.ie
Renovated west Cork farmhouse with sweeping coastal views on market for €475,000
With sweeping views across the countryside to the coastline and distant islands, this two-bedroom farmhouse in west Cork offers a peaceful rural setting just a short drive from Ballydehob. The house is on an elevated position with mature trees, flowering shrubs, lawns and terraces carefully arranged across the property's 2.1 acres of land. Advertisement Originally a traditional farmhouse, the home has been extended in recent years with a glass-fronted sunroom and a raised sun terrace. These additions allow natural light to enter the living spaces from the southeast, creating an airy, inviting atmosphere throughout the day. Inside, the house measures around 141sq m and retains plenty of character, from painted timber floors to tongue-and-groove ceilings. The kitchen and dining area has a country-style design with beamed ceilings, a tiled floor and a raised fireplace, while the living room centres on a solid fuel stove set into a natural stone surround. Double doors lead directly to the sunroom, a space with a pitched pine ceiling, skylights and panoramic views. Advertisement There are two bedrooms, one on the ground floor and a larger room upstairs with elevated views over the countryside. The layout is completed by a fully tiled shower room and a utility room with guest WC. Outside, a detached storage shed, and an attached boiler house add practical space. The village of Ballydehob is less than 6km away. The nearby coastline offers some of the region's most scenic beaches, coves and walking routes. Bantry and Skibbereen are also within easy reach. For more information about the property, visit
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi list sprawling farmhouse for $45m
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi are offloading their sprawling UK farmhouse for a whopping $US30 million ($A45 million). In November, the couple fled the US and relocated to the Cotswolds, a known favourite among the Hollywood elite. But just one year after purchasing the lavish estate, the pair have now listed it for sale, The Wall Street Journal reports. The former talk show host, 67, and the 'Arrested Development' alum, 52, forked over roughly $US20 million ($A30 million) for the property last year, the outlet adds. 'When we decided to live here full time, we knew that Portia couldn't live without her horses,' DeGeneres told the outlet. 'We needed a home that had a horse facility and pastures for them.' The couple have reportedly already relocated to a nearby home that can better house their pets and animals. According to the official listing, Sotheby's International Realty notes the property boasts seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Dubbed the 'Kitesbridge Farm', the estate also features a two-bedroom guest cottage equipped with a kitchen and sitting room, as well as a 'heated' five-car garage that comes with its own kitchenette. The house also has a 'party barn' with a bar, a heated indoor swimming pool, a gym, a kitchen garden, and multiple outdoor living areas. A helicopter shed is also included. News of the listing comes just days after the comedian confirmed she and de Rossi decided to pack up and move to the UK because of President Donald Trump's re-election. DeGeneres detailed her new life across the pond during a conversation with British host Richard Bacon onstage in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Sunday, per the BBC. Admitting that the pair had initially only planned to stay in the UK for a couple of months, they ultimately pulled the trigger on a permanent move in November following Trump's historic win over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. 'We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, 'He got in,' ' she said. 'And we're like, 'We're staying here.' '
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
'Rare opportunity' to create two family homes at farmhouse for £725,000
A "rare" opportunity to purchase a Herefordshire farmhouse and barns for redevelopment has arisen. Agents Savills are marketing Little Corras Farm in South West Herefordshire, which lies between Kentchurch and Pontrilas. (Image: Savills) The unlisted, stone farmhouse, which is set within 1.65 acres, comes with flagstone floors, exposed timber beams and open fireplaces. There is a sitting room, dining room, kitchen and two further reception rooms to the ground floor, while upstairs has three good-sized bedrooms with open fireplaces and "impressive views", along with a fourth smaller bedroom and a shower room. There is also a cellar. (Image: Savills) Little Corras Barns is a collection of traditional barns with Class Q planning consent for conversion into a single residence. According to the plans, the house will offer around 3,971 sq. ft. of accommodation, plus garaging of around 484 sq. ft. The ground floor will comprise an entrance hall, open plan kitchen and dining room, sitting room, library, master bedroom with a dressing room and en suite, a further bedroom with an en suite, and a boot room leading to a two-car garage. A separate building provides space for a home office, gym or leisure facility. (Image: Savills) A spiral staircase leads to the first floor, which will be home to two further bedrooms, both with en suite facilities. Outside, there is an outdoor entertaining space in the middle of the courtyard, with stairs leading up to a terraced patio. To the rear of the house, there is "ample opportunity" to create an enclosed garden and parking area. Savills says that alternatively, the barns could provide stabling or equestrian facilities, conversion to a pool or gym, or could be used as a party barn. Read more: Bluetongue cases confirmed in Herefordshire cattle Farmer hits out at 'short-sighted' decision to close farming scheme The 'stunning' farmhouse up for sale for £1m with views of Black Mountains Grace Gardiner, who is marketing the property for Savills, said the sale represents a "rare opportunity" to create two family homes in the heart of rural Herefordshire. "Its elevated position affords the property incredible views, taking in the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons," she added. The property is being offered for sale as a whole or in two lots for a guide price of £725,000 as a whole or £495,000 for Lot 1 and £230,000 for Lot 2. For further information, please contact Grace Gardiner on 07816 184 103 or email
Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ellen DeGeneres's £15m Cotswolds farmhouse where she fled after Trump won US election goes on the market - as TV star confirms she's 'staying in the UK for good'
Ellen DeGeneres has put her £15million Cotswolds farmhouse on the market less than a year after moving there from the US. The US talk show host told a 700-strong audience of British fans at a one-off show at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre the farmhouse she moved into last year was now for sale. Yet she has also insisted she is staying in Britain 'for good' - with the decision to stay confirmed following Donald Trump's re-election as US president last November. She has been living in the UK with her actress wife Portia de Rossi, 52, currently based in a new second home - having left the initial one that is now up for grabs. DeGeneres, 67, said at the Cheltenham event where she was in discussion with broadcaster Richard Bacon: 'We decided we needed a different house, and now we are selling that house. 'So if anyone wants a house, it's a beautiful stone farmhouse. 'To clarify, I'm not selling the new one we now live in. I'm selling the old stone farmhouse.' Sources have confirmed that Ellen has quietly let it be known through her property agent that the farm is now available to the right buyer. Ellen DeGeneres (left) and her wife Portia de Rossi (right) moved to the Cotswolds last year Their former home (pictured) in the region, hit by flooding last November, is now up for sale The couple have since moved to a new property (pictured) about 30 minutes' drive away The stunning farm, which is set in 40 acres among the rolling Cotswolds hills, was bought by DeGeneres and de Rossi in June of last year for £15million. Ellen was so enamoured by the property that she paid £2.5million above the asking price. However, the couple's new life in the quaint English countryside quickly went dramatically wrong after the seemingly-idyllic six-bedroom bolthole was swamped by flooding just days after they moved in. They were left virtually marooned after a tributary of the River Thames running beside the property broke its banks. Speaking at Cheltenham last week, Ellen told how she had decided to move permanently to the Cotswolds as a reaction to Donald Trump's second American presidential win last year. She said her and Portia had visited the English rural region often and always planned to spend some of the year there while reverting to the US as their main home, but that changed with Trump's victory over his Democrats rival Kamala Harris. Asked if she was staying here because of Mr Trump, she said: 'Yes. We were hopeful for Kamala. We were very hopeful and we thought at least let's get a place here. 'The idea was that we would be here for three or four months of the year - but always when we came here we loved it and we thought it was beautiful. Ellen DeGeneres revealed the house sale plans at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham Pictures were shared online of DeGeneres and de Rossi at last weekend's Cheltenham event 'We thought when I stopped the show [Ellen's eponymous US talk show] one day, that it was so beautiful here that we would get a farm here and then go back there. 'And we got here the day before the election. We woke up to lots of texts from our friends and crying emojis. And we were like, "He [Trump] got in. So we are staying here. We are not going back. We are not leaving". 'So we bought a house that we thought was going to be a part-time house. 'Then we decided we needed a different house, and now we are selling that house. So if anyone wants a house, it's a beautiful house. 'It's a beautiful stone farmhouse. To clarify, I'm not selling the new one. I'm selling the old stone farmhouse.' Speaking further about her first year in Britain, DeGeneres pondered on 'the best thing about life in the UK', telling her audience: 'I really like the people. Fish and chips are delicious too. 'The UK is beautiful. It is absolutely beautiful. We [Americans] are just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. 'Even in the villages and the towns, I love the architecture and houses. Everything you see here is charming. It is a simpler way of life. The couple were left virtually marooned after a tributary of the River Thames which runs beside the property broke its banks during Storm Bert last November The couple have since moved to the safety of higher ground in a spectacular new property which is perched on a hilltop on the edge of a village in Oxfordshire 'It's clean. Everything here is just better. The way animals are treated, the way people are polite. I just love it here.' However, she did admit the weather was an early issue, adding, 'We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time' - prompting laughter from the audience. She went on: 'The winter is tough. I would definitely say the winter is tough. But I still enjoyed it because we are not used to seasons. 'In California it is pretty much always the same and that gets a little boring - and I like the seasons. 'There is no worse thing than that [the winter]. I enjoy going to British pubs. Of course we go to pubs. We love pubs.' She and de Rossi were pictured and filmed last November enjoying a visit to fellow Cotswold resident Jeremy Clarkson's pub The Farmer's Dog. Putting a positive spin on the winter, DeGeneres has now said: 'I saw snow for the first time in my life. 'I had honestly never seen snow before - it was just like a fairytale, it was beautiful. Ellen, 67, and her wife Portia, 52, left the US where they lived in California for a new life in rural England - and intend to stay, following Donald Trump's election win last November Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were filmed visiting The Farmer's Dog last November 'We love it here. Portia flew her horses here. I have chickens and I had sheep for about two weeks - don't get sheep 'They are now with a 12-year-old shepherd in training. I spent so much money on those sheep. I cannot tell you how much those sheep cost me. 'It was Portia's idea - she said, "let's get sheep". We were riding lawn mowers all day trying to keep the grass down in the pastures for the horses and we were like, "We just can't keep up with this".' DeGeneres told how they bought four sheep which escaped, meaning they had to build fences and electric fences later taken down for being 'ugly' - while the sheep are now with a local shepherd boy, she added. A local property source who has heard from Ellen's buying agent confirmed that their original farm was now back on the market. The source said: 'Ellen's buying agent has let it be known to us that the farmhouse is indeed available again. 'It is not advertised on the open market and you won't see it on any estate agent's website but it is definitely now available if the right buyer makes an approach.' MailOnline revealed in April that the couple had moved out of that farmhouse following a series of setbacks including flooding. Ellen DeGeneres bought the £15million farmhouse she shared with her wife Portia De Rossi in Asthall, a hamlet with only a handful of other houses, in June last year Ellen DeGeneres and de Rossi had already purchased their first Cotswolds home before the 2024 presidential election, but reportedly decided to 'get the hell out' of the US afterwards They have now moved to the safety of higher ground in a spectacular new property perched on a hilltop on the edge of a village in Oxfordshire. It is about a 30-minute drive from their original home and planning documents show it has a 'sustainable drainage system' and is not 'at risk of flooding'. The comedian posted an image on Instagram of Portia surveying the spectacular view from their new property with the image also featuring a rainbow. Describing the 'three things which make me happy' to her 136 million followers, Ellen wrote: 'My wife, a rainbow and my wife taking a photograph of a rainbow.' She also recently shared videos of the couple's growing family of chickens that they keep at the grounds. Their stylish new mansion does have a dark backstory, being built near the site of an old farmhouse where a man was murdered. Our source told MailOnline: 'The murder was a few years ago now and it was quite a grim one so for people around here who have long memories the place will always be notorious. 'And just because they demolished the old place, anyone who has grown up around here will always say, "Oh, that's where the murder was".' Ellen DeGeneres recently snapped a photo while standing behind Portia de Rossi as they looked out at the scenic view of the countryside and a double rainbow following a rainfall After the murder, the farmhouse stood empty for many years before it was finally sold as a derelict building only fit for redevelopment to a local architect for almost £2million. Planning permission was granted to demolish the farmhouse and erect a 'replacement dwelling' with associated buildings and for the surrounding site to be landscaped. The minimalist single-storey house features floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking panoramic views of the Cotswolds, plus a giant outdoor infinity pool. The modern home with 10,000sqft living space has its own cinema, gym and steam room as well as a huge open plan kitchen and lounge area with a hanging fireplace. The massive master bedroom has a huge walk-in wardrobe and two en suite bathrooms, while four further bedrooms are also en suite. More than 1,000 trees have been planted on the surrounding estate to help reduce the noise. According to US magazine People, DeGeneres is a well-known collector of 'multi-million dollar homes' including a £24million property in the Montecito area of California where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex also live. In 2023, she told one US outlet of having bought and sold 'over 50 houses' including a house in Malibu that once belonged to Brad Pitt. Earlier this year it was reported that she had put two homes in Montecito on the market - thought to be among her last remaining properties in California.
Telegraph
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
‘The chocolate mousse was just how mummy used to make it': William Sitwell reviews Updown, Deal
Updown farmhouse, nestling in woods of the flatlands and low horizons of Kent, is a sparkling and quite beautiful gem. The buildings and setting are attractive: there's the 17th-century red-brick main house and various outbuildings, and pretty gardens which are tended with a light touch. They're a bit liberal with their grass (my mindset being more Right-wing mower), but the conversion of old sheds into restaurant and kitchen has been done tenderly, unobtrusive. And there are bedrooms so you can get stuck into dinner and stay over. Which I implore you to do. Because that way you'll fully understand why Updown is such a magical creation, why this countryside restaurant-with-rooms puts so many other such offerings in the shade. It's the work of Ruth Leigh and her husband Oli Brown and, believe me, they will go down in history as one of the great marital duos of British restaurants. Their temperament, style and hospitality comes across in every tiny detail, from fork to light fitting. And so, perhaps, it should. Brown has a solid cooking CV, which includes a swerve into Cantonese barbecue when he ran a place in London called Duck Duck Goose (they say once you've dabbled in siu mei you're hooked for life), and Leigh may owe some of her talent to her father, the chef and restaurateur Rowley Leigh. One of the UK's most influential culinary figures, he did actually provide schooling for the pair: Ruth waited tables at Rowley's Café Anglais in Bayswater, where Brown was once head chef. Brown is a man you can trust at the stove. The lunch he cooked on my visit was magnificent, proof that lovely stuff happens when a chef who has a handle on Italian technique bags fabulous local produce. You might see Brown in the kitchen, if you can spot him through the vines. They dangle from the ceiling in the restaurant – a room that with its chequered floor, bare brick walls and exposed timber frames looks like a construction site in progress, but delivers great charm. My old pal Anna and I sipped a good vermentino from the modest wine list (offering good-value as well as stupid-money options if you're so inclined) and shared anchovy toasts: a pair of anchovies on soldiers nestling beneath a strip of lardo, an impeccable inspection parade of crunchy toast, salty fish and sweet fat. Then came a pizzetta which was a cute mess of melting taleggio cheese with girolle mushrooms and sprigs of rosemary: a blissful collision of Italy and England. Likewise the roast chump of lamb I had for my main course (tender, pink and earthy), which came with broad beans, peas and asparagus in what looked like a rustic pond – a broth of bagna cauda, the Piedmontese concoction of garlic, anchovy and red wine, three of the greatest life-enhancing ingredients in union. Anna had a fine pork chop, with large scratchings, eased on the path of pleasure with more of those girolles and some wild garlic. There was fresh crunch from a lettuce salad and sweetness from pink fir-apple potatoes, and then pud. Sure, the lemon tart showed fab pastry skills but that chocolate mousse – ah! Rich, soft and uncomplicated, like Mummy used to make it. The lesson of the mousse as with everything at Updown – don't mess with greatness, instead understand how you can simply make it greater.
