Word on the celebrity property grapevine: Liam Gallagher has put his countryside retreat in the Cotswolds on the market. The former Oasis frontman bought the historic mansion a few years back and reportedly spent millions doing it up, but with Oasis back together and a world tour filling his calendar, the sprawling country pile is apparently surplus to requirements.
Details of the listing have circulated through UK media, with the property described as a substantial Grade-listed home set in serious acreage — the kind of estate that comes with gated drives, period fireplaces and enough lawn that you'd want a ride-on mower. It's the latest in a long line of music and film stars to plant a flag in the Cotswolds, which has quietly become the A-list's favourite escape from London. Ellen DeGeneres lives nearby, Kate Moss has been a fixture for years, and Jeremy Clarkson has turned a local farm into a television franchise.
For travellers, the story is less about the house and more about what it says: the Cotswolds remains one of the most desirable rural corners of Britain. Think honey-coloured stone villages like Bibury and Castle Combe, farm-shop lunch stops, antiques hunting in Stow-on-the-Wold, and walking trails that link it all together — including the 100-mile Cotswold Way.
If you fancy sampling the lifestyle without the £8m-plus price tag, the region works brilliantly as a short break. Base yourself in Chipping Campden or Burford, eat at one of the area's excellent gastropubs, and spend a day drifting between villages by car or on foot. There's good cycling too, if rolling hills and gentle lanes sound like your thing.
The Gallagher story is a nice excuse to point the compass at the Cotswolds. Even when the rich and famous move on, the place they're leaving behind keeps doing its thing: ancient churches, cream teas, and views that have barely changed in centuries.