A moving weekend

Jen looking at a house?

We have just spent a warm and sunny weekend in North Devon and West Somerset. The object of our travels was to look at houses. Above is Jenny looking at a neighbouring house; it's the booking hall at the local station on the West Somerset line. LINK.

We spent two nights at The Crown in Lynton, where the meals are humungus. It was Lynton & Lynmouth's 'comedy weekend', so we weren't short of company, especially young folk. The landlord took a shine to my dog, Cerise.  LINK.

This one is for Phil. Just can't get away - this one's round the back of the 'hoped for' house!

We were lucky to be able to view three houses, including a brand new one, and look at some others from outside.
Jenny took a fancy to one in particular (it happens to be the one I've been keeping an eye on via the Internet) and seems to be deciding how she would like it changing already.

The tug 'Ionia' at Bideford; I ticked this, on the Thames, many moons ago.

Any road up, I took Jen on a good tour of the local area; Porlock Hill, Countisbury, Lorna Doone, Coombe Martin, Ilfracombe, Woolacoombe, Braunton Burrows and Bideford, where we visited the brand new, unfinished Morrison's, her favourite store, and filled up with diesel.

I have instructed a surveyor to come and look at 'Fairmead' (as it's called) before deciding on what we will finally offer for the place. It has been on the market since the spring and the family of the owner (from Cambridge) haven't cleared the house and still come down now and then.We know it will need a bit of work doing to it, but we have allowed for this in our budget.

The M5 motorway is 20 miles away and, for Jen, the sea-side is a mere 3 miles off; there is also a working steam railway, for me, just a couple of hundred yards away (see top pic. and link).

  What you'll see of the house as you pass by on the main road.    

It sits in half an acre just off the main road, with a large, fruit, veg. and flower plot for Jen and an orchard for me and my nets. There's parking for the caravan, as well! Just need to kick the painter out and find a buyer for mine, now.Fingers crossed - and toes, too!