cremedemonthe
Well-Known Member
Back from picking the keys up.
My Sister and I went in to Newcastle Emlyn to pick the keys up on Saturday. My Sister is also an Estate Agent up here in Caterham in Surrey and she just could believe the prices of the properties on offer in their office!
She said there was a flat in Caterham that was having an open day that day and was up for £250 yet she was standing in the Newcastle Emlyn office looking at a rural property with 4 acres, detached house, outbuildings and no near neighbours for the same £250 price!
It's like going back in time.
We got to the bungalow and went it, boiling hot as all the radiators were on full.
The basement of the bungalow is like a maze, little alleyways and rooms all over the place, even it's own toilet, it's like a labyrinth out of a Harry Potter film.
Can use all of this area for storage.
It took is a while to suss out the oil fired rayburn range, haven't used one since I lived on a farm back in the 1970's and that was coal fired. Forgot you can't do anything in a hurry with a range!
We were dying for a cup of tea but had to wait 40 mins for the (camping) kettle to boil!
We took my Transit van down loaded up but not an electric kettle in sight in that.
We slept over, Sister had the big blow up mattress, I had the floor on a few cut up dog bed duvets, needless to say my back hurt by the morning but got my revenge in the fact I didn't put the bung in properly in the mattress when I inflated it for her. With the air slowing escaping by the morning her head was on the floor and her ar** skywards,
Was so nice to wake up the cockerels crowing, means mine won't feel out of place when I get them down here.
We walked the field, fence needs attention here and there to stop dogs and chickens escaping.
Place hasn't been lived in for at least 3 years so lots of little jobs to do but nothing major.
We certainly noticed the difference to Caterham, traffic wise especially, we had 3 cars pass the bungalow in the 24 hours we were there. Here it's like a racetrack up and down our road sometimes.
I'm back down there next weekend with another van load and there's an event on at a local garden centre in Newcastle Emlyn selling 60 varies of seed potatoes as well as onions, peas, shallots etc too good to miss as we will be growing lots of our own food.
Looking forward to it.
Anyone on England who's thinking of escaping the rat race go ahead, take the plunge you'll be glad you did, everyone we've met so far has been very friendly and the pace of life is a lot quieter and slower.
My Sister and I went in to Newcastle Emlyn to pick the keys up on Saturday. My Sister is also an Estate Agent up here in Caterham in Surrey and she just could believe the prices of the properties on offer in their office!
She said there was a flat in Caterham that was having an open day that day and was up for £250 yet she was standing in the Newcastle Emlyn office looking at a rural property with 4 acres, detached house, outbuildings and no near neighbours for the same £250 price!
It's like going back in time.
We got to the bungalow and went it, boiling hot as all the radiators were on full.
The basement of the bungalow is like a maze, little alleyways and rooms all over the place, even it's own toilet, it's like a labyrinth out of a Harry Potter film.
Can use all of this area for storage.
It took is a while to suss out the oil fired rayburn range, haven't used one since I lived on a farm back in the 1970's and that was coal fired. Forgot you can't do anything in a hurry with a range!
We were dying for a cup of tea but had to wait 40 mins for the (camping) kettle to boil!
We took my Transit van down loaded up but not an electric kettle in sight in that.
We slept over, Sister had the big blow up mattress, I had the floor on a few cut up dog bed duvets, needless to say my back hurt by the morning but got my revenge in the fact I didn't put the bung in properly in the mattress when I inflated it for her. With the air slowing escaping by the morning her head was on the floor and her ar** skywards,
Was so nice to wake up the cockerels crowing, means mine won't feel out of place when I get them down here.
We walked the field, fence needs attention here and there to stop dogs and chickens escaping.
Place hasn't been lived in for at least 3 years so lots of little jobs to do but nothing major.
We certainly noticed the difference to Caterham, traffic wise especially, we had 3 cars pass the bungalow in the 24 hours we were there. Here it's like a racetrack up and down our road sometimes.
I'm back down there next weekend with another van load and there's an event on at a local garden centre in Newcastle Emlyn selling 60 varies of seed potatoes as well as onions, peas, shallots etc too good to miss as we will be growing lots of our own food.
Looking forward to it.
Anyone on England who's thinking of escaping the rat race go ahead, take the plunge you'll be glad you did, everyone we've met so far has been very friendly and the pace of life is a lot quieter and slower.
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