Latest news with #CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory
Scottish Sun
02-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
I stayed in Roald Dahl's quaint beachfront holiday home – I can see why he returned every year
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WITH its stunning views, fresh seafood, pristine beaches, impressive cliff-top walks and countless fishing, adventure and boat trip options, it's easy to see what drew Roald Dahl and his family to Tenby. And after a break in the cottage right on the harbour wall where the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory author stayed as a young boy, you can understand why they returned year after year. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Tenby has stunning views, fresh seafood, pristine beaches and impressive cliff-top walks Credit: Getty 8 Sally's family having fun on the beach Credit: Supplied 8 We booked a mackerel fishing trip Credit: Supplied Dahl, who created characters Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka, holidayed at The Cabin from 1920 to 1936, as the blue plaque on the building testifies. Now a cosy holiday apartment sleeping up to six, available through Coastal Cottages, it offers amazing views from every single window, with the old harbour, beach and pretty terraces on one side and Carmarthen Bay on the other. I'd have been more than happy to sit and watch the tides coming in and out for the whole weekend, but with three energetic sons, I made do with a quiet coffee first thing in the morning looking out to sea. The apartment's tiny balcony enjoys the sunshine for most of the day and provided the perfect spot for a sundowner whilst watching the kids play on the beach below. The three bedrooms are cosy and comfortable and the kitchen is really well equipped. We loved the quirky way that all rooms, apart from the bathrooms, interconnected — it made for plenty of fun walking around and around trying to find someone, while they did the same. Tenby itself is in west Wales on the Pembrokeshire coast, just a little bit further on from Swansea. After a relatively pain-free journey, we parked up and explored everywhere on foot. Tenby itself is a busy town with some lovely pubs, restaurants, independent shops and cafes. It boasts four beaches, an impressive lifeboat house, an old fort and is encircled by a medieval wall. Whether you are after adventure, sightseeing, good food or simply want to enjoy the beach, Tenby really is a little gem. After unpacking our 10,000 bags, we took a beach stroll, paddling in the gentle waves. There wasn't a crumb left on anyone's plates and, after all the packing and unpacking admin, it was a welcome treat to have such tasty dishes prepared for the whole family There was more excitement than usual as dinner had been prepared by Coastal Cottages' A La Carte (created by local chef Ben Gobbi) and all we had to do was warm up the delicious dishes. Tiny coastal village in the UK with pretty sandy cove set to be big in 2024 - Little Haven, Pembrokshire They provide an impressive menu and you can choose up to two different meals per group. For starters, we picked smoked salmon and the lamb bon bons, and Atlantic cod with basil mash and beef brisket with dauphinoise potatoes. 8 The writer's holiday spot The Cabin Credit: Supplied 8 Dahl's blue plaque Credit: Dirty Green Trainers 8 A three or four-night self-catering stay in The Cabin is £559 Credit: Thomas Bown There wasn't a crumb left on anyone's plates and, after all the packing and unpacking admin, it was a welcome treat to have such tasty dishes prepared for the whole family. After dinner, we wandered down to the beach for a bit of cricket and football, which quickly became our end of the day routine. Time for adventure Normally we are a lot more adventurous on our holidays, but with our eldest studying for GCSEs, we stayed very local for the entire weekend. Happily, there were more than enough activities to keep everyone occupied. Our first full day was spent mostly on the harbour walls crabbing, where the boys were determined to get a catch to eat. Several tiddlers on, we finally managed to drag them away with the promise of an ice cream. Determined to have a little more adventure on our final full day, we booked a mackerel fishing trip — after more crabbing, of course. And perhaps we should have stuck to the crabbing because we didn't catch a thing out at sea. Still, it was such a beautiful day to admire the Pembrokeshire coastline. We hunted for winkles and carried them home and boiled them and got them out of their shells with bent pins and put them on bread and butter for tea On our final evening, we went for a decent curry at The Bay of Bengal in the town centre and enjoyed watching the last rays stretching out over the sands. After eating, there was just enough time for one last game of beach football, and the kids ran rings around us in the failing light. Roald himself was enchanted with our holiday location. 'We adored Tenby,' he wrote. 'We had donkey rides on the beach and long walks with the dogs along the cliffs opposite Caldey Island, and there were primroses everywhere. 'We hunted for winkles and carried them home and boiled them and got them out of their shells with bent pins and put them on bread and butter for tea.' It's easy to see why he returned year after year. We're already looking to book again next year. 8 The original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from 1971 Credit: Alamy 8 It's easy to see what drew Roald Dahl and his family to Tenby Credit: Getty Images - Getty
The Sun
02-05-2025
- The Sun
I stayed in Roald Dahl's quaint beachfront holiday home – I can see why he returned every year
WITH its stunning views, fresh seafood, pristine beaches, impressive cliff-top walks and countless fishing, adventure and boat trip options, it's easy to see what drew Roald Dahl and his family to Tenby. And after a break in the cottage right on the harbour wall where the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory author stayed as a young boy, you can understand why they returned year after year. 8 8 8 Dahl, who created characters Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka, holidayed at The Cabin from 1920 to 1936, as the blue plaque on the building testifies. Now a cosy holiday apartment sleeping up to six, available through Coastal Cottages, it offers amazing views from every single window, with the old harbour, beach and pretty terraces on one side and Carmarthen Bay on the other. I'd have been more than happy to sit and watch the tides coming in and out for the whole weekend, but with three energetic sons, I made do with a quiet coffee first thing in the morning looking out to sea. The apartment's tiny balcony enjoys the sunshine for most of the day and provided the perfect spot for a sundowner whilst watching the kids play on the beach below. The three bedrooms are cosy and comfortable and the kitchen is really well equipped. We loved the quirky way that all rooms, apart from the bathrooms, interconnected — it made for plenty of fun walking around and around trying to find someone, while they did the same. Tenby itself is in west Wales on the Pembrokeshire coast, just a little bit further on from Swansea. After a relatively pain-free journey, we parked up and explored everywhere on foot. Tenby itself is a busy town with some lovely pubs, restaurants, independent shops and cafes. It boasts four beaches, an impressive lifeboat house, an old fort and is encircled by a medieval wall. Whether you are after adventure, sightseeing, good food or simply want to enjoy the beach, Tenby really is a little gem. After unpacking our 10,000 bags, we took a beach stroll, paddling in the gentle waves. There wasn't a crumb left on anyone's plates and, after all the packing and unpacking admin, it was a welcome treat to have such tasty dishes prepared for the whole family There was more excitement than usual as dinner had been prepared by Coastal Cottages' A La Carte (created by local chef Ben Gobbi) and all we had to do was warm up the delicious dishes. Tiny coastal village in the UK with pretty sandy cove set to be big in 2024 - Little Haven, Pembrokshire They provide an impressive menu and you can choose up to two different meals per group. For starters, we picked smoked salmon and the lamb bon bons, and Atlantic cod with basil mash and beef brisket with dauphinoise potatoes. 8 8 8 There wasn't a crumb left on anyone's plates and, after all the packing and unpacking admin, it was a welcome treat to have such tasty dishes prepared for the whole family. After dinner, we wandered down to the beach for a bit of cricket and football, which quickly became our end of the day routine. Time for adventure Normally we are a lot more adventurous on our holidays, but with our eldest studying for GCSEs, we stayed very local for the entire weekend. Happily, there were more than enough activities to keep everyone occupied. Our first full day was spent mostly on the harbour walls crabbing, where the boys were determined to get a catch to eat. Several tiddlers on, we finally managed to drag them away with the promise of an ice cream. Determined to have a little more adventure on our final full day, we booked a mackerel fishing trip — after more crabbing, of course. And perhaps we should have stuck to the crabbing because we didn't catch a thing out at sea. Still, it was such a beautiful day to admire the Pembrokeshire coastline. We hunted for winkles and carried them home and boiled them and got them out of their shells with bent pins and put them on bread and butter for tea On our final evening, we went for a decent curry at The Bay of Bengal in the town centre and enjoyed watching the last rays stretching out over the sands. After eating, there was just enough time for one last game of beach football, and the kids ran rings around us in the failing light. Roald himself was enchanted with our holiday location. 'We adored Tenby,' he wrote. 'We had donkey rides on the beach and long walks with the dogs along the cliffs opposite Caldey Island, and there were primroses everywhere. 'We hunted for winkles and carried them home and boiled them and got them out of their shells with bent pins and put them on bread and butter for tea.' It's easy to see why he returned year after year. We're already looking to book again next year. 8 8
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Gene Wilder is superb as the eccentric chocolatier in a film scripted by Roald Dahl himself Certificate: u Johnny Depp put a very different spin on Roald Dahl's strange creation in Tim Burton's 2005 film, and Timothée Chalamet was a lot of fun as the young and mostly innocent version in 2023 origin story Wonka but, for many of us, there is only one Willy Wonka - Gene Wilder. In this 'scrumdidilyumptious' musical version of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - scripted by Dahl himself - it is Wilder's confectionary wizard Wonka who is the star attraction, as indicated by that subtle title change. His Wonka is the perfect blend of trustworthy and untrustworthy, fatherly and childlike, mercurial, yet totally and utterly in control - in a way that Depp's oddball turn could never quite convey, and which Chalamet's version was, necessarily, only on the way to being. For an extra treat, seek out pal Mel Brooks's sublime satire The Producers, which boasts Wilder's only Oscar-nominated acting role - which is incredible, when you think about it. (100 minutes)
The Independent
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Wicked and Willy Wonka inspire 2025 World Book Day costumes
Wicked and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory were among the inspirations for some of this year's World Book Day costumes. The international event, now in its 28th year, celebrates reading and books. Children across the UK swapped their school uniforms on Thursday to dress up as their favourite book character. Siblings Belle Glaze, aged seven, and Eddie Glaze, aged three, from Dorset, in south-west England, dressed as Glinda, the good witch from the musical Wicked, and Blippi, a character from an educational YouTube channel. Belle said she felt 'amazing' in her costume and very 'Glindafied', while Eddie said he loved dressing up in his character's favourite colours blue and orange. Grace Carroll, aged six, from Wigan in Greater Manchester, dressed as Willie Wonka from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Grace said she spent three days creating a book in a box display for school based on the Roald Dahl novel. World Book Day was created by Unesco in 1995, and it is celebrated across more than 100 countries worldwide. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997. World Book Day is always held on the first Thursday in March.
