Residents of a Home Counties village loved by celebrities such as Sharon Osbourne and Cheryl Tweedy have claimed that a group of 'feral' travellers are terrorising their idyllic setting. In the village, it is claimed they order and eat food from local cafes and then do not pay. And there are signs the ill feeling has boiled over into an all out civil war in the village. On approach to the site, graffiti has been dubbed on the wooden gates of the camp, reading: 'where are the trees? Sharon Osbourne has a hamlet just a mile away and Cheryl Tweed once lived in the village with her son, Bear.

Source: Daily Mail February 11, 2026 13:59 UTC