Media Coverage : Acton Scott

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24 January 2010

The Sunday Times' 100 Coolest Cottages

The Sunday Times Travel Section includes an Acton Scott holiday cottage in its Top 100

09 January 2010

Daily Mail's Deborah Ross is 'Frozen in Time'

I'm frozen in time: What it's like to live in TV's Victorian Farm with no electricity, running water and an outside loo where it's -5c, Deborah Ross finds out.

01 December 2009

The Spirit of Christmas Past

Where better to celebrate a traditional Christmas than down on the Victorian Farm? Shropshire Life's Rachel Crow spoke to those involved in the making of this month’s festive episodes of the popular BBC2 series filmed in Shropshire.

29 November 2009

The Sunday Times' John Paul Flintoff discovers 'The Simple Life'

It's not everybody's idea of luxury, writes John Paul Flintoff. In fact, it's nobody's idea of luxury. But when I asked my brother-in-law if he'd like to bring his three boys to stay with me in a place with no electricity or running water, he said yes immediately.

01 November 2009

The Great Escape

Journalist Louise Acton meet popular television presenter Ben Fogle for The Shropshire Magazine during filming for a new TV series at her family's Shropshire home, the Acton Scott Estate

13 June 2009

The Guardian's Kevin Rushby's 'Victorian Secrets'

You may have seen the authentic 19th-century Shropshire farm featured on a recent BBC series, but did you know you can stay there? With his servant in tow, Kevin Rushby discovers its charms.

01 June 2009

Here to Stay

Tucked away in the South Shropshire Hills, Acton Scott has for some years quietly welcomed holiday makers to stay, reports The Shropshire Magazine.

01 April 2009

How a Shropshire Estate became a TV star

The hit BBC series Victorian Farm brought the nation's attention to Shropshire and the estate whose owners' passion for the past has ensured it has a fruitful future. Shropshire Life investigates.

29 March 2009

And now for somewhere completely different

A Cottage with Victorian Values on the Acton Scott Estate, as picked by The Sunday Times.

21 February 2009

Brilliant British Breaks

Record numbers of us are expected to holiday at home this summer, but that doesn't mean sticking to the same old routine, The Guardian's Dixe Wills features Henley Cottage, Acton Scott, in her top 10.

09 January 2009

History and Heritage

BBC Radio Shropshire's interview with Rupert Acton regarding the history and heritage of Acton Scott, and its starring role in BBC2 TV's Victorian Farm series.

01 November 2008

Living in the past

The Shropshire Magazine gets a preview of a holiday home with a difference ' one which is assured of plenty of publicity when it is the focus of a BBC television series.

04 October 2008

The good old days of back-breaking labour

Everyday life on a Victorian Farm [recreated at Acton Scott, Shropshire] was no picnic, finds Matt Ford writing for The Daily Telegraph.

01 October 2008

Down on the Farm

Ever wondered how your Victorian farming ancestors lived? Three volunteers spent a year [based at Acton Scott in Shropshire] finding out the hard way; you can see the results in a new BBC series. Matt Ford went behind the scenes.