You can't make this stuff up: So you arrive at the bed & breakfast you booked in Bedford, New York, and something's a little strange: "Honey," you say to your spouse, "doesn't the guy who just signed us in look a lot like Richard Gere?" No mistake: Gere and his wife Carey Lowell have no-kidding opened a B&B in a converted old farmhouse and barn. Bedford is maybe 75 km north of New York City. W mag had pictures and an interview. "We're total neophytes,"Gere said. Martha Stewart and Ralph Lauren live nearby. Actually the story half hints that Dull Normals won't be all that welcome. Gere talks about creativity seminars, celebrity lectures, stuff like that.

Fred Durst, frontman for the band Limp Bizkit, has married his main squeeze Ester Nazarov.

"Cheers to the universe from me and my lovely wife Esther Durst!!" Durst told his Twitter followers. Perhaps he was drunk, or in love, or both.

2009/10 winter golf package

ON SALE AUGUST 5th 2009. Enquire NOW for our 3 day golf package. From £210.00 Inclusive of The Old Course, plus 2 other courses, 3 nights’ accommodation & a £15 voucher to spend in the clubhouse. 

Winter Golf Package.

This unique offer gives visiting golfers the chance to play three rounds on St Andrews Links, including a guaranteed round on the Old Course, and accommodation at Edenside House

The package also includes two other rounds to be played on two of the following Links courses: the New Course, the Jubilee Course, the Eden Course or the Strathtyrum Course.

The Castle Course can be included for an additional surcharge during April and October.

Visitors will also receive a £15 catering voucher for the Links or Eden clubhouses.

Fairway mats are in use on the Old Course 1st Jan - 31st Mar and 1st Nov - 31st Dec. Please call or email for full details of booking restrictions and fairway mats in use on other courses.

Check our listing for contact details 

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Harvest time is under way at Hallwood Farm .  The blackcurrants have mostly been picked but there are about 7 acres left on the bushes still searching for a home.  Its sad to think they may just be left to perish.  What a waste!

The apples have appreciated the recent heavy rainfall and the colder nights and are  growing larger and more coloured daily.  Just a few more weeks and the Bramleys should be hitting the supermarkets shelves so watch out for them in major stores!

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Visit the world famous historic ships at the home of the Royal Navy. Go aboard HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and see the Mary Rose for the best day out in the South of England. Portsmouth Harbour’s leading attraction also includes the Royal Naval Museum, Action Stations and Harbour Tours.

 The Historic Dockyard is a great place to experience 800 years of naval history surrounded by working docks and historic buildings.

 The Historic Dockyard opens at 10am everyday throughout the year, except when closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
 
From April-October: Last  tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.30pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 6.00pm.
 
From November - March: Last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.00pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 5.30pm.

Attraction Closing Times

Please note these are approximate timings and may vary slightly at different times of the year.

HMS Warrior 1860 - winter 5.00pm; summer 5.30pm

Harbour Tours: check sailing times but usually last sailing in summer is 4.00pm

Mary Rose Museum - winter 4.45pm  summer 5.30pm

Royal Naval Museum - winter 4.15pm summer 5.00pm

Action Stations - winter 5.00pm summer 5.30pm

Mary Rose Ship Hall - winter 4.15pm summer 5.00pm

HMS Victory Walkup winter - 3.45pm summer 4.30pm

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