The Heathcliff Effect: Why Celebrities Are Ditching the Cotswolds for Gothic Estates
Posted on March 13, 2026 by Harriet Whitmore
The Cotswolds are dead. Honestly, if I see one more photo of a celebrity in a pristine Barbour jacket leaning against a manicured stone wall in Chipping Norton, I might scream. It’s become a posh theme park. A gilded cage for people who want to look “country” without ever actually getting mud on their boots. […]