Follow in the footsteps of famous writers

Holiday in the former home of a famous writer and lap up a sense of literary history

The world's great writers were often known for their hospitality, but at least one should have avoided the kitchen and stuck to his typewriter. "Ian Fleming's cooking always tasted to me like armpits," is how Noel Coward once put it. The good news is that with many famous writers' former homes available to rent, you can still lap up the sense of history, while enjoying the services of the professional chefs who are now in charge of the kitchens.

For great weather and a laid-back atmosphere, try Goldeneye in Jamaica, where Fleming penned 14 of the James Bond novels. While you lie on one of the private beaches, you can admire the scenery that inspired him. "I wonder which mountain it was that housed Dr No's hideaway? Are those the swamps that were terrorised by his amphibious flame-throwing dragon'?" asks Simon Williams in The Sunday Telegraph.

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