Did you know the famous Surrey home that was the inspiration for the cottage in The Holiday is now available to rent on Airbnb?
There’s no denying that The Holiday is an absolute Christmas classic at this point.
Released all the way back in 2006, the film stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the pond who arrange a home exchange to escape heartbreak during the Christmas season.
However, their lives change unexpectedly when they meet and fall in love with two local lads played by Jack Black and Jude Law.
It’s a film many like to stick on each time Christmas around, and if you’re one of those with it on your watch list every year, then how would you like to live out the your festive rom-com fantasies by staying over in the famous cottage?
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The Holiday is a Christmas classic released back in 2006 / Credit: Universal Pictures
As fans will know, perhaps the most iconic scene from the film sees Cameron Diaz arrive in snowy Surrey after flying all the way from glamorous Hollywood.
Clad in her Louboutin high heels and dragging her Louis Vuitton suitcase behind her, she journeys through cobbled streets and winding roads to find a cosy little cottage where she will be staying for the new few weeks.
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And this quintessential English cottage, named Honeysuckle Cottage, is now available to rent on Airbnb for those looking to step inside the scene, The Hoot reports.
Honeysuckle Cottage, is now available to rent on Airbnb / Credit: Hamptons (via Rightmove)
Although the interior of the cottage was actually a film set, the inspiration came from this beautiful home – and it will forever be known as The Holiday cottage.
The home can be rented for £295 per night on popular home rental website Airbnb.
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The cottage has gorgeous unique features such as exposed beams, a huge inglenook fireplace with a log burner, and somewhat dangerously low ceilings, but it’s actually a lot bigger than it seems on the film, as it has three bedrooms that can sleep up to five people.
Plus, there’s underfloor heating and an AGA too.
The home can be rented for £295 per night on popular home rental website / Credit: Hamptons (via Rightmove)
To make things even better, during the festive season, the residents decorate the house with fairy lights and a Christmas tree so you really feel as though you have stepped into the movie.
You can check out the full listing on Airbnb here.
Featured Image – Universal Pictures
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
The Manc -
22nd December 2022 
