Which Celebrities Live In The Cotswolds? (& Where?)

It’s official: Beyoncé and Jay-Z are joining the ranks of famous faces flocking to the Cotswolds. Rumour has it the A-list power couple will splash out on a 58 acre estate near Wiggington, a small village near Banbury on the north eastern edge of the Cotswolds. The superstars, who already count Los Angeles and the Hamptons among their homes, are said to have obtained planning permission for the site and are close to sealing a multimillion-pound deal.

Attracting everyone from US Vice President JD Vance on a summer escape to Taylor Swift and her now-fiancé Travis Kelce (who hid out in a £3.3 million Great Tew property during her European leg of the Eras Tour), it seems the Americans have latched on to the bucolic charm Brits have lauded for centuries.

So where else can we spot the Cotswolds’ stars? Here’s everything you need to know about the celeb set that call the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty home.

Introducing The Cotswolds Celeb Set

Kate Moss

From a north London party pad to a West Village apartment, Kate Moss has lived in an array of luxurious homes. Today, her primary residence is a Grade II listed, 10-bedroom country pile in Little Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Having purchased the property more than a decade ago for a reported £2 million, the supermodel made a permanent move to the estate in 2021. Sharing the home with her younger sister and fellow model Lottie during lockdown, this quiet country retreat is a dramatic 180 switch from Moss’ headline-making London life of the ’90s.

Jilly Cooper

Encapsulating the charm and wealth of the Cotswolds in her Rutshire Chronicles series (a fictional Cotswolds world now made even more famous through Disney’s Rivals), Cooper has lived in the village of Bisley in Gloucestershire for more than 40 years. Moving to the area from Yorkshire in 1982, the 14th century property boasts 10 bedrooms and William Morris inspired interior design.

Jeremy Clarkson

Bringing Cotswolds charm to the masses through his much-loved Clarkson’s Farm, the former Top Gear star first bought his 1,000 acre Diddly Squat Farm plot back in 2008. Living in a mansion on the Chipping Norton estate (reported to be worth around £12.5 million) with his long-term partner Lisa Hogan, he gained planning permission for the property in 2013. While there were no objections from his neighbours then, Clarkson did later cause a local raucous in 2016 when his blew up his old £4 million farmhouse for an episode of The Grand Tour.

Simon Cowell

In a bid for privacy, Britain’s Got Talent judge and millionaire media mogul Simon Cowell traded his £45 million Holland Park townhouse for a sprawling £8 million Cotswolds bolthole in 2021. The catalyst? A jewellery burglary which left Cowell £1 million down. Relocating to the Cotswolds with wife Lauren Silverman and young son Eric, Cowell now reportedly enjoys activities like yoga and clay pigeon shooting in the privacy of the countryside. While we don’t know much about his West Oxfordshire farmhouse, the star reportedly submitted planning permission for a 793 sqft outhouse earlier this year.

Damien Hirst

The UK’s richest living artist, Damien Hirst has made a home out of a Grade I listed Cotswolds pile by the name of Toddington Manor. Located near Cheltenham in rural Gloucestershire, Hirst purchased the 300-room Victorian Gothic mansion back in 2005, renovating it into a private residence and gallery for his art collection.

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David & Victoria Beckham

Of all the celebrities who have made the Cotswolds home, none are bigger advocates for the area than Posh and Becks. In 2016, the couple bought a £12 million converted barn in the heart of the Cotswolds. Featured in their headline-making Netflix documentary Beckham, the idyllic estate can be regularly spotted in the background of the family’s various Instagram feeds and TikTok snippets.

From a football pitch, gym, swimming pool and tennis courts, to beehives, orchards, chickens and treehouse, this property even boasts an outdoor spa, sauna and BBQ tent. Located near Chipping Norton, their home is only a stone’s throw from the celebrity-loved Soho Farmhouse.

Ellen DeGeneres

In November 2024, Ellen and her wife – former Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi – swapped out the luxuries of LA life for the bucolic comforts of the Cotswolds. While they initially planned for their British bolthole to be a part-time residence where they would stay for three or four months a year, the re-election of Donald Trump prompted a permanent move to the region.

Setting up home in Kitesbridge Farm – a sprawling Cotswolds estate then worth £15 million – the celebrity couple gave the historic home a mass makeover, upping the value to £22.5 million. Set in the village of Swinbrook in Oxfordshire, the estate soon fell out of favour with the stars when they realised there wasn’t enough space to accomodate Portia’s horses year-round. Moving 30 minutes down the road, the comedian and her wife swapped out their farmhouse for a more modern hilltop mansion. Spanning around 10,000 sqft, the mansion is said to be complete with its very own infinity pool, theatre, gym and steam room.

Princess Anne

Princess Anne has lived at Gatcombe Park, just outside the village of Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, since 1976, after being gifted the property by the late Queen Elizabeth as a wedding present. Built in 1774 but redesigned for economist David Ricardo in 1820, the Grade II listed house is believed to include five bedrooms, four secondary bedrooms, four reception rooms, a library and a billiard room.

Meanwhile, Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall and her family lives in a separate home on the 700-acre estate called Aston Farm.

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The King

Last but not least, King Charles III famously shares a private residence with Queen Camilla in Tetbury. Highgrove dates back to the 18th century, but it didn’t fall into royal hands until 1980 when Charles purchased the property from Maurice Macmillan via the Duchy of Cornwall.

With gardens open to the public since 1996, Highgrove is the closest we can get to the Cotswolds celeb set without trespassing. Join the annual 30,000 visitors to enjoy the flourishing gardens, spot birds and wildlife and catch glimpses of the gorgeous neoclassical house itself.