{"id":418,"date":"2026-04-17T12:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:06:04","slug":"emmerdale-where-dingles-live-history-wishing-well-cottage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/emmerdale-where-dingles-live-history-wishing-well-cottage\/","title":{"rendered":" Where do the Dingles live? The history of Wishing Well Cottage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wishing Well Cottage in Emmerdale is home to the iconic Dingle family, and a house which holds a lot of history. But now it\u2019s jam-packed to the rafters as Cain, Moira and their boys have moved in too. So where on earth does everyone sleep?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">How big is <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Wishing<\/span> <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">Well<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> Cottage? They have like seven people living there plus two dogs. Yikes!\u201d gasped one fan on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cIt\u2019s like the Tardis!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_8825028au-e1719589218696.jpg\" alt=\"The Dingle family pose outside Wishing Well Cottage looking thuggish\" width=\"1500\" height=\"888\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dingles didn\u2019t bring class to Wishing Well Cottage! (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>The history of Wishing Well Cottage in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s been the Dingles\u2019 dwelling since at least 1967, and over the years has provided a roof over the head for countless members of the clan.<\/p>\n<p>Located on Robblesfield Way, Wishing Well is far from a perfect looking home. 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hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/joe-exposes-dawn-big-secret-paddy-faces-his-last-night-village\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-30T131946.383.jpg\" alt=\"Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/moira-recruits-dawn-todd-beds-hope-bear\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Wishing Well Cottage started life as a barn and was part of the neighbouring Holdgate Farm. The property was originally rented out to the Dingles by Mr Holdgate.<\/p>\n<p>After Mr Holdgate\u2019s death in 1995, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/28\/home-farm-list-everyone-whos-lived-there-tates-whites\/\">Home Farm<\/a> owner Frank Tate purchased Holdgate Farm and became the new owner of the barn. He attempted to evict the Dingles, but was met with resistance from many of the villagers.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>Frank eventually backed down and allowed the Dingles to stay, at which point the house became its own property and was named Wishing Well Cottage by Dingle matriarch Nellie.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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(Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The comings and goings of Wishing Well Cottage in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/25\/dingle-family-tree-emmerdale-biggest-family-zak-cain-chas-charity\/\">Dingle family<\/a> home was first seen on screen in 1995. At that time, husband and wife Zak and Nellie Dingle lived there with their children, Butch, Sam and Tina.<\/p>\n<p>Nellie departed for Ireland that same year, and never returned.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In 1996, cousins Marlon and Mandy Dingle moved into the house, closely followed by Zak\u2019s new love interest Lisa Clegg, who went on to become his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Local vet Paddy Kirk also lived at Wishing Well while he was dating Mandy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-429\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_9468508at-1-e1719589432657.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa and Zak smile with newborn Belle\" width=\"1500\" height=\"994\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belle\u2019s arrival surprised everyone! (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>A child is born<\/h2>\n<p>Christmas Day 1998 at Wishing Well was one to remember. Lisa, who didn\u2019t even know she was expecting a baby, popped out to care for one of their poorly pigs and went into labour in the middle of the sty.<\/p>\n<p>Paddy Kirk came to her rescue and helped Lisa safely deliver a little girl into the world, who she and proud dad Zak named<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/20\/belle-dingle-in-emmerdale-killer-mental-health-crisis-domestic-violence-victim\/\"> Belle<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_9941156g-e1719589239797.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and the Dingles process with Butch's coffin from Wishing Well Cottage in Emmerdale\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1086\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain arrived for Butch\u2019s funeral, which left from Wishing Well Cottage (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>More Dingles arrive<\/h2>\n<p>Zak\u2019s brother Shadrach was the next Dingle to rock up on the doorstep at Wishing Well Cottage.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And then came cousins Charity and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/20\/cain-dingle-crimes-cheating-death-moira-love\/\"> Cain<\/a> Dingle, who both lived at the property on and off for six years.<\/p>\n<p>After Charity and Cain\u2019s teenage daughter Debbie moved out in 2006, the Dingles turned her old bedroom into a self-contained flat.<\/p>\n<p>The separate living space was for Sam Dingle, and his wife Alice, to raise their newborn son Samson in.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_9444555h-e1719589229733.jpg\" alt=\"Graham Foster and Joe Tate look menacing\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe wanted them out (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Save our home<\/h2>\n<p>The Dingles came close to losing their beloved home in January 2018 when another one of the Tate family plotted against them.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>This time it was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/26\/tate-family-emmerdale-frank-kim-jamie-history-iconic-dynasty\/\"> Joe Tate<\/a>, who made plans to demolish Wishing Well Cottage in order to make way for an access road to a new golf course.<\/p>\n<p>Joe threw a party at Home Farm to keep locals distracted while the property was being destroyed. But tragedy almost struck when young<\/p>\n<p>Noah and Samson Dingle got trapped inside the house as the bulldozers began to tear the place down. Thankfully, Graham Foster came to the kids rescue and attacked the contractors to stop the demolition going ahead.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>He and Eric Pollard then saved the day by rescuing Noah and Samson, and the Dingles\u2019 abode was once again safe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Dingle dies\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Emmerdale-Lisa-dies-1200x627.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa tragically died at Wishing Well (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Lisa\u2019s sad goodbye at Wishing Well Cottage<\/h2>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t a dry eye in Wishing Well when Lisa passed away peacefully in May 2019.<\/p>\n<p>She had been diagnosed with a condition called amyloidosis and told she would probably only have months left to live.<\/p>\n<p>With time so precious, Lisa and Zak tied the knot.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But their happiness wasn\u2019t to last when Zak discovered Lisa had slipped away quietly in her favourite comfy armchair.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53116\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and the Dingles are starting Dingle Farm (Credit: ITV)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-1300x863.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-180x119.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-96x64.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-512x340.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19_03_emm_cain_01-192x127.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cain and the boys have moved in (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The current residents of Wishing Well Cottage<\/h2>\n<p>After Moira <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/emmerdale-itvx-airs-shock-kim-moira-outcome-after-prison-showdown-not-expecting-that\/\">sold her share of the farm to the Tates<\/a> while she was in prison, Cain, Kyle and Isaac were forced to pack up and move in with the Dingles.<\/p>\n<p>That means Sam, Lydia, Belle, Cain and the two boys were all squeezed into the house. However now Moira is home that means seven of them plus two dogs.<\/p>\n<p>So where do they all sleep?<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is a master bedroom that used to belong to Zak and Lisa. It is presumed Sam and Lydia now occupy that, unless they have given it up for Cain and Moira.<\/p>\n<p>There are also other bedrooms and a loft room. The other rooms will sleep Isaac and Kyle, who will likely be sharing, and Belle.<\/p>\n<p>We know there is only one bathroom as they have had to draw up a rota! And the hot water doesn\u2019t last long either.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly cramped, but can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/episode-recaps\/moira-coming-home-but-soon-fighting-save-marriage-cain\/\"> Cain and Moira find a way to cope<\/a> with their new living arrangements?<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? 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