September 3, 2014
Butterfly House, Devon
When Tony and Gordon visited a unique property in Kingswear, Devon, they knew it was the home they’d always dreamed of. What they didn’t realise was that they’d end up knocking the house down. Words:…
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September 2, 2014
The Best of Both Worlds, Cornwall
How Karen and Conrad Allen created the perfect balance between Cornish outdoor living and their London careers – while renovating three historic properties by the sea. Words: Alex Reece. Photographs: Jason Ingram
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September 2, 2014
My Coast: Emma Freud
Broadcaster, writer and Red Nose Day director EMMA FREUD charts her family’s long-standing connection with the Arts and Crafts village of Walberswick on the Suffolk coast. In 1932 my father was a schoolboy in Berlin.…
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September 2, 2014
Shifting Sands, Dorset
When the Baldwin family decided to rebuild their holiday home at Sandbanks on the Dorset coast, they wanted to ensure that the property would be perfect for generations to come. Words: Alex Fisher. Photographs: Paul…
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September 2, 2014
Made in Cornwall
Successful textile designer Poppy Treffry shows us around her delightful Penzance cottage, and tells us how combining work and play is now possible, thanks to her new VW Transporter. Words: Nicola Smith. Photographs: Penny Wincer
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September 1, 2014
A Shoreline Restoration, Pembrokeshire
How Jo Reid and John Peck breathed life back into a homestead and water mill on the Pembrokeshire coast, with a keen sense of history and a team of local craftspeople. Words: Alex Reece. Photographs:…
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September 1, 2014
A Cabin by the Sea, Norfolk
A pull to the North Norfolk coast has ushered in a new way of family life for Daniel and Lisa Broch – along with a unique business venture set in a luxury wooden cabin. Words:…
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August 28, 2014
Sun, Sea and Camber Sands
First drawn to Camber, East Sussex, by kitesurfing, Sophie and JJ Lorraine soon discovered a slice of West Coast Modernism in a newly built community of beach houses. Words: Alex Reece. Photographs: Bill Kingston As…
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August 28, 2014
A Change of View, Cornwall
When a window of opportunity arose, the Fairfield family realised their dream of leaving London behind to set up home and hotel in the popular seaside town of St Ives, Cornwall. Words: Nicola Smith. Photographs:…
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August 26, 2014
Easy Cornish Living
It was always Dan Hatfield’s dream to design and build his own eco-house, but what he didn’t realise was that by doing so, his life would take a whole new direction. Words: Alex Fisher. Photographs:…
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July 5, 2014
Beach yoga
A holistic retreat centre by the sea on the Gower Peninsula, Wales, provides the perfect setting to dekink and unwind. Elisabeth Mahoney signed up for a weekend course at Seren Retreat. Some half a million…
