Where will Taylor Swift stay during the UK leg of her Eras Tour?

Taylor Swift has been blazing a trail through mainland Europe after kicking off the second leg of her Eras Tour with three sell-out shows in Paris at the start of May. Since then, she has pulled in huge crowds in Stockholm and Lisbon and will bring the month to a close in front of 90,000 fans in Madrid. It will be the second concert to be held at newly-renovated Santiago Bernabéu - a couple of weeks before Taylor hits the stage in Chamartín, Alejandro Sanz topped the bill at the Telefónica 100 Live concert along with Hombres G and Ana Mena.

After entertaining the masses over two nights in the Spanish capital, Swift will head to Lyon, France for two shows at Groupama stadium then have a few days off before she hits the British Isles. The singer will visit five cities - four in the UK and one in Ireland. She will perform three shows in Edinburgh on Friday, June 7, Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9 then head to Liverpool to showcase her back catalogue as well as tracks from her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department at Anfield. All three shows sold out months ago.

Liverpool converted into ‘Taylor town’ for three days

Liverpool’s City Council has organized a range of events and installations to make the experience a memorable one for the tens of thousands of Swifties who will be descending on the city, including exhibitions, hands-on workshops and seminars at various locations including the Liverpool One and Metquarter shopping complexes and the Albert Dock. Fans who are visiting the city for the first time can head to the Liverpool Loves Taylor information stand at Lime Street Station which will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between 13-15 June.

From the north west, Taylor will nip over to Wales for one date at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 18 June. Then fly across to the capital, London for the first of two runs of shows, with extra dates having been added in August due to the huge demand for tickets. Fans heading to London to see Taylor Swift are reminded that Wembley is a cashless venue, so they will need to bring a credit card along to buy merchandise or refreshments.

After the first three of eight dates at Wembley, Taylor will jet out to Dublin for three dates at Aviva stadium with the first shows selling out in minutes, which prompted promoters to add an extra date. There is a huge waiting list for standard tickets for the Ireland shows with just VIP packages remaining - costing from €371 to €743.

Where will Taylor Swift be staying during her time in the UK?

Taylor Swift is believed to have booked a luxury £3.3 million cottage in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, in south west England where she will stay for most of her trip to the UK. Her boyfriend Travis Kelce is expected to join her for at least part of the tour. So the singer will get time to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside between gigs. Being at one with nature and away from the hustle and bustle of city life is Taylor’s “happy place”, according to one source. “Taylor loves dressing up in sequins on stage but is most at home in muddy boots in the fresh air”.

She will certainly be at home in the Cotswolds, which was officially designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966, and is home to former UK prime minister David Cameron, model Kate Moss, former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, Blur bassman Alex James and a member of the royal family: Princess Anne, along with her daughter Zara Phillips and husband Mike Tindall.

Swift’s 15 shows during her whistlestop tour of the British Isles will bring in an estimated £1 billion to the economy. Taylor will leave the UK on 1 July for dates in Amsterdam, Zurich , Milan, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Munich, Warsaw and Vienna before returning to London for a second run of shows at Wembley on 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 August.