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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
I stayed a the dog-friendly cottage in the UK with welcome hampers and nearby beaches
The owners, it seems, really have thought of everything TOP DOG! I stayed a the dog-friendly cottage in the UK with welcome hampers and nearby beaches PEOPLE don't seem to just like East Ruston Cottages – or ERC as its veteran guests refer to it for short. They love it. Really love it. The one thing uniting them all? Dogs. Every one of them is a pet owner. 2 Lottie's dog Arty on the beach Credit: Lottie gross 2 Farthing Cottage is pup-friendly Credit: VRBO And like dogs with a bone, they can't seem to let go of this agency for dog-friendly cottages in coastal and rural Norfolk. They don't just come once. Or twice. Some have booked upward of 30 times over the last decade. So, what makes these cottages so special? Well, after I check in for a few days at the four-person Farthing Cottage, in the village of Trunch, between the coast and Norfolk Broads, it's easy to see. The semi-detached, flint-stone cottage, set back from a quiet residential road, is a delight. Beer festival There are paw-print stickers padding across the patio doors inviting my Manchester Terrier, Arty, out into the fully enclosed garden. There's also a welcome hamper with treats for humans as well as a mini-hamper for the dog, with Norfolk-made dog treats, a collapsible bowl, a clip-on light for visibility in the dark and a poo-bag holder. The shelf in the hallway has a tin of dog treats and a jar full of dog tags with the cottage address on one side and a 'I'm on holiday' notice on the other. And on the hooks by the front door, there's even a bag with 'I need space' lead labels to borrow from Yellow Dog UK, made for anxious or reactive dogs that don't want to be approached by others when roaming the local footpaths. The owners, it seems, really have thought of everything, and to my delight they've not left a list of rules my dog must follow. We spend our days roaming on the local dog-friendly beaches at Mundesley and Trimingham, and evenings curled up on the sofas with the fire blazing. Inside luxury dog-friendly glamping pod with wild Scottish spa and its own fairy pools The local social club (also dog-friendly) has a beer festival on, so I drink local ales and listen to live music before retiring to the cottage, where Arty is allowed to snooze on the bed with me, just as he does at home. If you are stuck for things to do in the local area, this can be quickly remedied with a visit to the ERC Facebook page. Regular visitors lurk on the company's Facebook group, which has a bewildering 6,000 members, ready to pounce with recommendations of nearby pubs, beaches or fish and chip shops. After years of staying at dog-friendly accommodation and writing dog-friendly guidebooks, few places can match up to the efforts made by East Ruston Cottages. I'm no longer surprised by the fact that the company's most popular properties, such as The Lookout which has a sea view, are booked right through until 2026 in some cases. And while I'm not about to join the congregation of impassioned Facebook followers, I will no doubt be returning for more.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
I stayed a the dog-friendly cottage in the UK with welcome hampers and nearby beaches
PEOPLE don't seem to just like East Ruston Cottages – or ERC as its veteran guests refer to it for short. They love it. Really love it. The one thing uniting them all? Dogs. Every one of them is a pet owner. 2 2 And like dogs with a bone, they can't seem to let go of this agency for dog-friendly cottages in coastal and rural Norfolk. They don't just come once. Or twice. Some have booked upward of 30 times over the last decade. So, what makes these cottages so special? Well, after I check in for a few days at the four-person Farthing Cottage, in the village of Trunch, between the coast and Norfolk Broads, it's easy to see. The semi-detached, flint-stone cottage, set back from a quiet residential road, is a delight. Beer festival There are paw-print stickers padding across the patio doors inviting my Manchester Terrier, Arty, out into the fully enclosed garden. There's also a welcome hamper with treats for humans as well as a mini-hamper for the dog, with Norfolk -made dog treats, a collapsible bowl, a clip-on light for visibility in the dark and a poo-bag holder. The shelf in the hallway has a tin of dog treats and a jar full of dog tags with the cottage address on one side and a 'I'm on holiday' notice on the other. And on the hooks by the front door, there's even a bag with 'I need space' lead labels to borrow from Yellow Dog UK, made for anxious or reactive dogs that don't want to be approached by others when roaming the local footpaths. The owners, it seems, really have thought of everything, and to my delight they've not left a list of rules my dog must follow. We spend our days roaming on the local dog-friendly beaches at Mundesley and Trimingham, and evenings curled up on the sofas with the fire blazing. Inside luxury dog-friendly glamping pod with wild Scottish spa and its own fairy pools The local social club (also dog-friendly) has a beer festival on, so I drink local ales and listen to live music before retiring to the cottage, where Arty is allowed to snooze on the bed with me, just as he does at home. If you are stuck for things to do in the local area, this can be quickly remedied with a visit to the ERC Facebook page. Regular visitors lurk on the company's Facebook group, which has a bewildering 6,000 members, ready to pounce with recommendations of nearby pubs, beaches or fish and chip shops. After years of staying at dog-friendly accommodation and writing dog-friendly guidebooks, few places can match up to the efforts made by East Ruston Cottages. I'm no longer surprised by the fact that the company's most popular properties, such as The Lookout which has a sea view, are booked right through until 2026 in some cases. And while I'm not about to join the congregation of impassioned Facebook followers, I will no doubt be returning for more.
The Independent
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The candid reason Danny Dyer cast his 11-year-old son in new film Marching Powder
Danny Dyer has revealed the NSFW reason why he cast his young son Arty in his new film. The Rivals actor, 47, stars as Jack, a cocaine-taking, football-obsessed middle-aged man in his new comedy Marching Powder. The forthcoming movie reunites Dyer with The Football Factory writer-director Nick Love for the first time in 18 years. Another notable name in the credits is Dyer's real-life son: 11-year-old Arty, who appears in the movie as Jack's child. In a new interview with The Times, Love revealed why they had no option but to cast Arty in the role, which required him to watch porn in one scene while Jack is asleep. 'The casting agent said to us, 'No agency is gonna allow a kid to say this, watch porn. You're gonna have to find someone that you know,'' Love told the publication. The part also called for Arty to memorise a couple of lines in preparation. The young boy was speedy in his work, explained Dyer, who said: 'He learnt it in five minutes because he got to say c*** at the end.' Dyer shares Arty with his wife Joanne Mas. The couple also have two daughters, Dani, 28, who appeared on Love Island in 2018, and Sunnie, 17. He and Mas got back together in 2015 after splitting up in 1996 – the same year that Dani was born. The couple, who are now grandparents to Dani's three children, live in Epping in Essex. Elsewhere in the interview, Dyer spoke fondly of his son-in-law whom he 'adores'. Dani is married to Jarrod Bowen, the captain of Dyer's team West Ham United. Reflecting on raising his three children, Dyer said: 'I've got very privileged kids. I had f***-all growing up, so I thought, I'm gonna give them everything I didn't have, and it's kind of backfired.' At the moment, he and Mas are deciding where to send Arty for secondary school. 'Do we go put him in Chigwell, which is an ultimate private school, or Roding Valley [a state school], where my daughters went, which is more rough-and-tumble and he's not surrounded by surgeons' kids?' questioned the actor. Dyer recently made headlines after he launched into an expletive-filled rant aimed at Keir Starmer during the Brit Awards, forcing ITV to mute parts of his conversation with host Jack Whitehall. Marching Powder is out in UK and Irish cinemas now.
