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f you love Hugh’s friendly home cooking broadcast from the kitchen and grow-your-own garden at River Cottage, then you’ll love joining in at his Axminster base on the South Devon coast. As well as sampling the menu at the canteen, you can sign up for one of his how-to workshops, and learn how to bake focaccia or build a pizza oven. You’ll be a stylish smallholder in no time.
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id you know that Roger Taylor sang the falsetto bits for pieces such as Bohemian Rhapsody? And if you’re wondering why they are always bang on pitch, it’s because he was a boy soprano in Truro Cathedral. Yes, Roger started his musical journey in Cornwall: it was here that he formed his first band, The Bubblingover Boys, at age seven. He played ukulele.
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Over the years it has also been a gentleman’s club, an evacuee school for girls during the Second World War, and a wedding venue. In 2003 the house got a Grade II listing, and was purchased by owners keen to embark on a decade-long restoration project. The 21-bedroom mansion was stripped back to its granite shell, with all 200 windows, lintels and internal surfaces removed. It was then put back together by local Cornish and south west craftsmen, but with modifications to bring it to a modern standard. Under the direction of the architectural team who look after Prince Charles’ Duchy properties in West Cornwall, the house was thoughtfully restored, using locally quarried stone and non-ferrous metals to combat the effect of the salt air. With many beautiful features, Porthledden now has 10 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and three reception rooms off a 24ft x 24ft reception hall. There is also a conservatory and 38ft family kitchen. Help with the bills comes from geo-thermal heat pumps, and there are walled gardens perfect for growing your own produce. It also has wonderful equestrian facilities, with three paddocks, a school, and stable block. Riding along the magnificent coastal path with the wind in your hair, you’ll feel like Ross or Demelza Poldark yourself....
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t was the glorious views that first attracted the current owner to Golsoncott House, and the beautiful Arts and Crafts workmanship outside and in. It was the ideal place to move with his wife and 18 month old daughter. Set in rolling hills near the Somerset village of Roadwater, it has beautiful stables, a manege and riding over Exmoor – the ideal place to start as you mean to go on with the Pony Club. “We’ve lived here since 2011,” says the vendor. “We’ve always liked Exmoor, and the beautiful views of the Brendon and Quantock Hills really took our breath away. “We all enjoy riding and being outdoors, and there’s a welcoming community with a lot going on in the area.” Golsoncott House has an intriguing history. It was built around the turn of the 20th century by a wealthy member of the German royal family, Count Hochburg. Hochburg had taken up residence at the nearby Croydon Hall, and commissioned this Lutyens-inspired property for his land agent. No expense was spared – the beautiful craftsmanship is evident everywhere you look both outside and in. “I particularly love the panelling in the drawing room,” says the vendor. It was bad timing for Hochburg, who had to evacuate his beautiful Exmoor estate after the outbreak of
the First World War, after which time, says the vendor, it was repossessed by the state. In 1923 it was bought by Frank and Beatrice Reckitt, part of the family manufacturing firm that produced household names including Dettol and Colman’s mustard. It was Beatrice who created the outstanding gardens, with input from renowned garden designer Gertrude Jeykll. Her daughter Rachael was a famous artist and contemporary metal sculptor, and her granddaughter was noted author Penelope Lively, who remembers Golsoncott in her book “A House Unlocked”. You can see why so many generations of artistic endeavour were inspired at this remarkable place. “It really attracts the light,” says the vendor. “Although it’s grand, it’s very homely and feels like a family home rather than an austere country estate. It has a lot of heart, something we have tried to enhance with our alterations. “When we bought it, it had a very small kitchen: we have made a significant kitchen/diner extension in an orangery style.” This beautiful extension isn’t the only modern improvement: there’s also a new central heating system with a zoned control system. “I work from home a lot – it has good broadband and mobile phone signal,” endorses the vendor.
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ewton Ferrers and Noss Mayo are hidden gems of the South West. Set on the banks of the River Yealm, these historic and beautiful communities have some of the lovliest water views in the country. Though less well known than the estuary hotspots of Dartmouth and Salcombe, they are fast becoming locations to purchase a property in the South Hams. Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo are picture perfect postcard towns – complete with country pubs, quaint shops and a well-known yacht club. Pulling buyers from all over the country, including London, many people are choosing this area over places like Salcombe, as they are far
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up the majority of the property purchases, and peak season sees the population increase from 2,500 to 20,000. So what exactly is it about the properties in Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo that hold so much appeal? The majority of houses have either direct access and/or outstanding views of the river, making it an ideal choice for those with a hobby or interest in sailing. An excellent example of this can be seen at White Cottage (pictured below left), a five-bedroom Newton Ferrers property with panoramic views over the river, complete with elegant bays, terraces and balconies – perfect for al fresco dining.
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number of buyers chasing the same property. This is not an isolated event, with other developers in the area reporting that the majority of their sales are off-plan rather than from built houses. Other areas of West Cornwall are singing the same song and in the large and expanding conurbation of Newquay a similar story can be told. Within the Newquay area there are quite a few major new sites being built, and we have off-plan sales at two large developments: The Village at Quintrell Downs, and Tregunnel
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