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cottage culture

aking the well-trodden move from London to the idyllic Cotswolds four years ago, Guy Wengraf and his wife Kitty were soon welcoming a deluge of friends and family seeking a weekend escape in the country so they decided to build a welcoming guest cottage in their garden. Originally intended as an overnight retreat for people they knew, as well as an escape for themselves from time to time, they soon realised that it would work well as a holiday rental, too. ‘We’ve stayed in many “okay” holiday homes, but

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