{"id":1625,"date":"2016-01-15T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-braunton-croyde-and-woolacombe-devon\/"},"modified":"2016-01-15T23:41:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:41:36","slug":"lets-move-to-braunton-croyde-and-woolacombe-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-braunton-croyde-and-woolacombe-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Braunton, Croyde and Woolacombe, Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf the Beach Boys had tried the cream teas and surf round here, they\u2019d be wishing they could all be DevoniansWhat\u2019s going for it? I\u2019m not completely au fait with their oeuvre, but I don\u2019t think the Beach Boys harmonised about cream teas or clotted cream, thatched cottages and fat pasties. Imagine if they\u2019d hung out here in Britain\u2019s surfers\u2019 paradise, instead of LA! \u201cI wish they all could be a Devonian.\u201d Even having \u201cpasty\u201d in the same sentence as \u201csurf dude\u201d seems an oxymoron, but here they are, cheek by jowl, along with the odd palm tree, its fronds caressed by the gulf stream. It\u2019s beautiful enough here to inspire lyrics and melodies as lush as Brian Wilson\u2019s, though, with gaping bays of soft sand and vast breakers (Woolacombe beach was voted Britain\u2019s best by TripAdvisor last year), rock pools, ragged hills such as Baggy Point and pubs doling out frothy craft beer. There\u2019s even a beach \u2013 Barricane \u2013 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\u2019s rammed, though it\u2019s not hard to find quieter spots. Full frontal for those westerlies. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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