9 h. ago Real life fairytale village in gothic UK country park with willow cathedral

Margam Country Park in Wales transforms into a magical winter wonderland in December, with a miniature fairy village, elf workshop and Santa feeding the deer

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9 h. ago Storybook estate hidden in Welsh countryside with ‘real life fairytale village’

This award-winning park is just a short drive from Port Talbot and is a sure-fire crowd pleaser for all the family with fairytale parks, historic ruins and thriving wildlife.

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2 d. ago Hidden gem Welsh restaurant in UK top 100 best 'looks like terraced house'

The only Welsh restaurant in OpenTable's latest list is found tucked away in a very special place in Wales

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7 d. ago Huge fairy village hidden among the trees on 'magical' Welsh walk

The village is nestled in the countryside and showcases two tiny model villages

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9 d. ago Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python

An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World WarTerry Jones was a Python, a historian, a bestselling children’s author and a very naughty boy. He loved to play women in drag, started a magazine about countryside ecology (Vole), founded his own real-ale brewery and was even once a columnist for this newspaper, beginning one piece in 2011 like this: “In the 14th century there were two pandemics. One was the Black Death, the other was the commercialisation of warfare.” He even used to write jokes for Cliff Richard.It would be tempting in view of all this to call him a renaissance man, except that Jones rather despised the highfalutin Renaissance, preferring the earthiness of medieval times: his first published book was a scholarly reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale, arguing that the hero’s fighting and pillaging was being presented satirically by the poet as something deplorable. Later he raided the Norse ...

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3 w. ago There Was, There Was Not review – how four women’s dreams are destroyed by the shock of war

Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut was shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, a tender, intimate meditation on the impermanence of lifeWith a title taken from the traditional opening phrase of Armenian fairytales, Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut hints at the impermanence of life itself. Shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, the film follows four extraordinary women who find their hopes and ambitions cruelly derailed by war. The breakaway state was formed in 1991, after decades of political discrimination under the Soviet Union and military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. For the predominantly Armenian population here, their peace has always been under threat.The personal journeys of Mkrtichian’s subjects feel even more remarkable in the face of these uncertainties. A judo champion, Sose aspires to represent her country at the Olympics; Siranush campaigns to be on the city council; and Gayane runs a support group for women. For those living in Artsakh, memories o...

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3 w. ago Model, 39, whose 'fairytale' life was destroyed by cancer claims he has been denied NHS treatment over 'little

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Hettmann, 39, said his life had been almost 'like a fairytale' when as a teenager he was approached by a model scout during a trip to Paris.

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