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This stunning country pile which was once home to Just William author Richmal Cropton could be yours for £1.35 million.
The Grade II listed Colston House in Buckfastleigh, Devon spans 4,111 square feet, with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception rooms and an adjoining annexe with three bedrooms, a family bathroom and reception room.
Complete with five and a half acres with a further 7.3 acres and 0.6 miles of single bank fishing rights, the detached Queen Anne style property extends to River Dart, giving potential owners the opportunity for river swimming in the summer months.
The beautiful Grade II building comes complete with a very spacious five and a half acre garden and access to the river
One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off.
With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside villas to choose from, it’s the perfect opportunity to make the most of everything Britain has to offer whether you’re escaping as a family, or planning a romantic retreat.
The only trouble is that everyone has had the same idea, with this week seeing a steep rise in the number of bookings.
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A true working yacht, the 112-year-old Golden Vanity has a new role for 2021, as Nic Compton discovers
The lockdown of spring 2020 prompted all kinds of unusual purchases. People bought puppies, bikes, hot-tubs… Not many opted to buy a 23-ton, 112-year-old wooden cutter, yet that is exactly what Southampton-based charter operator Charlie Tulloch did when he purchased
Golden Vanity.
“Everyone’s got a lockdown story,” he says. “Mine was trying to keep the business running and home-schooling the kids. It was incredibly stressful. I realised that, although we have three boats of our own, we were reliant on other people’s boats to supplement the fleet.
Storm Christoph flood alerts issued in Devon
A series of flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency
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A number of flood alerts have been issued across Devon as Storm Christoph batters the region with strong winds and heavy rain.