Property News · January 15, 2016

Let’s move to Braunton, Croyde and Woolacombe, Devon


If the Beach Boys had tried the cream teas and surf round here, they’d be wishing they could all be DevoniansWhat’s going for it? I’m not completely au fait with their oeuvre, but I don’t think the Beach Boys harmonised about cream teas or clotted cream, thatched cottages and fat pasties. Imagine if they’d hung out here in Britain’s surfers’ paradise, instead of LA! “I wish they all could be a Devonian.” Even having “pasty” in the same sentence as “surf dude” seems an oxymoron, but here they are, cheek by jowl, along with the odd palm tree, its fronds caressed by the gulf stream. It’s beautiful enough here to inspire lyrics and melodies as lush as Brian Wilson’s, though, with gaping bays of soft sand and vast breakers (Woolacombe beach was voted Britain’s best by TripAdvisor last year), rock pools, ragged hills such as Baggy Point and pubs doling out frothy craft beer. There’s even a beach – Barricane – where tropical shells wash up, as if this corner of Britain were umbilically tied to warmer climes.The case against This is second-home central, so prices are high. The economy is very seasonal: in summer, it’s rammed, though it’s not hard to find quieter spots. Full frontal for those westerlies. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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