RESIDENTS living on a hill made famous by an iconic advert have described how tourists have flooded the area, playing the ad’s theme. Locals living along the cobbled Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, ...

THE original Hovis boy has returned to Gold Hill, 44 years after starring in one of Britain’s best-loved adverts. Carl Barlow appeared in Sir Ridley Scott’s iconic 1973 commercial at the age of 13 ...

The original 'Hovis boy', famous for struggling to push his bike up a steep cobbled hill in the classic TV advert, has finally managed to ride up it 44 years later - thanks to modern technology. Carl ...

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THE 1973 Hovis ad lad has finally beaten the cobbled hill at the age of 58 — on an electric bike. Carl Barlow was 13, and Hovis 11p, when he first pushed his bread-laden two-wheeler up Gold Hill in ...

In knead of a break? Then try this delightful rental cottage – it’ll be a loaf-changing experience. The property is located on the famous ‘Hovis Hill’ – the lane made famous by breadmaker Hovis’s 1973 ...

Here’s a test to show your age… or your advert-watching habits, at least. If we mention ‘Hovis Hill’, do you know what we’re on about? How about the ‘boy on the bike’ advert? Ringing any bells? For ...

A run-down cottage on the iconic hill made famous by the Boy on the Bike television ad for Hovis bread has sold at auction for "ten per cent" over its guide price. The Grade II Listed building in ...

The original Hovis "boy on the bike" has returned to the scene of the iconic advert 50 years after it first aired. Carl Barlow was 13 when he starred in the commercial, pushing a bike with a basket of ...

A cottage which had a cameo role in one of Britain's best-loved TV adverts is up for auction for £150,000. The three-bedroomed Grade II-listed building on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, is seen in ...

Child actor Carl Barlow was 13, and Hovis 11p, when he first pushed his bread-laden two-wheeler up Gold Hill - now, aged 58, he's recreated the nation's favourite advert THE 1973 Hovis ad lad has ...