Her future husband Frederick Browning, known as “Boy” or “Tommy”, was so impressed with the book he put to sea to meet her in Fowey, Cornwall. Though boats ­remained a shared interest in their ...

The county in southern England was where the British writer, known for her psychological mysteries and romantic novels, found herself ‘as a writer and as a person.’ The writer Daphne du Maurier spent ...

Daphne du Maurier may have been born in London, but the British author lost her heart to Cornwall’s rugged beauty and haunting atmosphere. This deep and lifelong connection led her to draw heavily on ...

The path takes hikers to some of the south coast’s wildest spots with views of rugged rock formations and sweeping stretches of sea. The upcoming release of a long-awaited film, telling the story of a ...

Miss Daphne du Maurier, whose name is spoken with reverence in every lending library and bookstore in the country, has just done another novel, “The King’s General” (Doubleday), that will probably ...

One of Cornwall's best known coastal landmarks is getting a makeover and a new paint job. The Gribbin Daymark, west of Fowey, has been wrapped in scaffolding for the project. The 84ft (25.6m) red and ...

THIS IS BRANDED CONTENT FOR DROUGHTMASTER AUSTRALIA A country butcher shop on New South Wales's mid north coast is growing its profile and winning over more discerning customers from across the region ...

From isolated castles to wind-ravaged moors, the savage beauty of the UK countryside has inspired some of history’s most iconic works of gothic fiction. Writers like the Brontë sisters and Mary ...

Menabilly, the country mansion that inspired the mysterious Manderley at the centre of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel Rebecca, is hidden from prying eyes among private woodland near the pretty ...