They are used to being spied on, with tourists even peering through their letter boxes. But the residents in a village often dubbed 'the prettiest in England' cannot cope with a new trend: drones.
Surely one of the most bizarre incidents in movie history took place during the shooting of the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle in the chocolate-box village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire, just eight miles from Queen Camilla's country bolthole in nearby Lacock.
With its honey-coloured Cotswold cottages strung out along the single street featured on many a postcard, calendar and jigsaw puzzle, Castle Combe is often dubbed 'the prettiest village in England'.
Villagers living in scenic Castle Combe, Wiltshire, say their privacy has been disturbed by increasing numbers of tourists using…
Looking down from on high, the drone's eye view is unflinchingly spare.
Thirty of the birds are plaguing residents by damaging gardens and cars
The sleepy village of Goudhurst, nestled deep in the rolling Kent hills, has long been renowned for its pretty scenery, winding…
Fear of drone thefts spreads panic in western Uttar Pradesh villages, leading to arrests and heightened vigilance against drones.
The town has become a magnet for tourists after the arrival of figures such as TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson and ex-England…
