Unusual Houses in England we ALMOST Bought!
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- In this video we discuss the fascinating and unusual homes we ALMOST purchased when we spent 12 months trying to buy a flat in England. These two properties are both in Gloucestershire, and are examples of properties initially built for another purpose which are then converted into domestic dwellings. Have YOU ever considered buying a building to convert into a home? What type of place would you like to buy?
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:13 Fairford and the Old Police Station
7:31 Longfords Mill, Nailsworth and Minchihampton - the Yarn Store at the Old Mill
11:16 Outro
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We also watch some of those shows, Dara and Ian. Always thought I'd like to redo an old church! We enjoyed seeing the two that got away. Both were unique and in lovely towns. The second was beautiful along the river and lake. Loved the tour! We now live in a beautiful home (modern) with a lovely view of Lake Superior. It's right below a wonderfully restored barn/home, that was the first place my mother lived almost 100 years ago when she first came to the area. First converted then, but updated many times since! Enjoyed your video.
I go to lots of different buildings as a delivery driver. Old mills. This one I’m thinking of has a lake with swans in it. The other day I went to the flats in Gloucester docks. It still has the pulleys and cogs to pull the heavy items up and down the warehouse. There is a lady In Tewksbury who lives in the old Police station. Before opening the door she looks through the grate to see who is there. A gentleman lives in a house that mentioned in the doomsday book.
Great film.
Thank you so much! Your job sounds fascinating. It would be really interesting to see all those interesting homes! Did you have to deal with all the terrible flooding around Tewksbury? We love going to visit the Abbey there! I recently discovered Gloucester docs, and that is a great area!
Living in an old police station would be unique. I had dreams of making it an Airbnb when we weren't living there. It would be fun to decorate with old police memorabilia 😉
I grew up in Stonehouse, and my family still live around the area, so this will be interesting to watch.
Ah yes, great area! Have you been to Winchester Mansion? We went there last year. Very interesting!
@@MagentaOtterTravelsI’ve not actually - it was not open to the public when I was growing up down there - but we have purchased quite a lot of woodchester valley wine over more recent years and even did a really informative tour of their vineyard. The most expensive wine they make now is actually from doverow hill in stonehouse as the soil and sun are better than in the woodchester valley. This surprises me a bit as that’s where we used to play and pick blackberries when I was a child.
@@djs98blue ha ha, that's fun!
@@djs98blueGood job picking up that Dara meant "Woodchester" not "Winchester". The Winchester Mansion is actually in San Jose California near where I grew up. I'd heard that that area is up-and-coming when it comes to wine vineyards. it's a shame that we are teetotalers!
@@ians3586ha that’s interesting. I’m biased but I think Gloucestershire is a lovely county to live with loads of variety with the Cotswold, Severn Estuary and Forest of Dean areas. It’s also fairly accessible too. Our jobs took us further north now though.
Both looked beautiful- but I'm a great believer in 'what's meant for you will not pass you by' in terms of property purchases. I think being in Cheltenham is probably a better bet- particularly as you get older, and are less inclined to travel miles for things that you need!
Yes, our location in Cheltenham is pretty ideal! We have had some annoying home maintenance issues, and our management company has been a huge problem... but our actual flat and its location have been fantastic!💖
Love Longfords Mill...it was like a secret place going through the tree tunnel...sand the lake was beautiful, but. I agree there would have to be somewhere close to shop and a pub...but it was totally gorgeous...its like narnia.. .lol 😂❤
Haha, absolutely! A gorgeous lovely retreat... but for a person like me who doesn't drive, I would be stranded there! Too far to walk to Nailsworth or Minchinhampton, unfortunately!
Very pretty. We have wool churches a plenty in East Anglia. The weaving industry in East Anglia was not mechanised. The economy of England was based on wool, back in the day. Worsted was woven in Worstead, one of the oldest pieces of legislation held in the Palace of Westminster relates to weaving and the taking of apprenticeship in Worsted weaving. Due to repeated outbreaks of the bubonic plague, it was hit very badly so never grew to the status of a Town. The sheep that fed the industry are no longer with us. Leicestershire long wool or Lincolnshire long wool are the nearest that survive. If only the walls could talk, what tales they would tell.
Right?! Such interesting history. Thanks for telling me about East Anglia. We still haven't explored that area together, but we will one day.
Very good point about how important wall was to the British economy . Which is why the Lord speaker in the house of Lords started sitting on a woolsack in the 14th century, and still does today!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Lavenham should be on your list. Due to finances it was never upgraded and redeveloped.
So great to see these houses. Very unusual and unique indeed. Such amazing architecture and design. Love the historic stain glass windows. Nice ride around the beautiful towns. Beautiful green landscapes, shops, lakes and so much more. Thanks for showing us around.
Thanks very much! Even though househunting was a bit stressful, it was exciting to consider these interesting places. I felt the need to document it for posterity lol!😂
I missed the livefeed!! Now catching up!!
No worries! CZcams is very good about waiting for you at the ready whenever you have time to watch a video 😉. Thanks for watching! Dara
Yikes, even with the notification I missed the livestream! Just watching now, and SO looking forward to it!
No worries! CZcams patiently waits for you ;-)
@@MagentaOtterTravels And, I’m glad it does.😀This was terrific! They were fabulous places, and a bit hard to have to ultimately say no to I see. I’m also enjoying your viewer comments, as some have such interesting homes/ideas as well.
Kind wishes from Essex, Connecticut 💐Liz
@@elizabethcutrofello2572 yes the magenta otter tribe is a very interesting community of folks who make the best comments! I always learn a lot reading them!💖🦦
Both lovely flats and locations❤... Interesting facts...Although RAF Fairford is an "RAF"base it is actually operated by the USAF and has got B52s based there. 2nd fact: On her maiden flight from Filton the British Concorde landed at Fairford! 3rd fact: RAF Fairford was one of the emergency landing straps for the US Space shuttle...😊😊😊😊
Oh my goodness! Those are very interesting facts indeed! Thanks for sharing 💖.
I do think Fairford would be a lovely place to live ...
Hi James, there are in fact no B52s based at Fairford but they continually visit for exercises. There are a small number of other aircraft based there, but no B52s. There is a lot of construction taking place and there are plans to move in a lot more people and aircraft in the future.
@Waspy50 ah right..I know they were planning to base them there ..Maybe still waiting for it to be upgraded.
I'd love to retire in England, somewhere in the Yorkshire area
Yes, a wee cottage near the Dales would be delightful!
So, I have never visited Fairford...so maybe I'll take a field trip there this summer. Loved the idea of the mill...however, I also appreciate convenience of shops. Both were great. I would say my dream would be an old one room school house.
Yes, there was a lovely old schoolhouse in Upper Slaughter that is now a home and was for sale in the past few years. What a gem!! Just up the hill from the ford ;-)
The police station might of been a tad noisy , more so with the stopping and starting due to the chicane .
It's nice to see the old mills converted and that will keep them in good shape , hopefully like the hundreds of others in the country , but on the good side you've always loved Cheltenham , so well done in getting that one .
You are correct, the police station was right there on the main road into town, and with that traffic calming thing it would have been very noisy!
I agree that Cheltenham is a fabulous place to live, and I adore that I am able to walk to so many things, since I don't drive ! 🙌💖
Loved your thumbnail! 🤣 Out of the two, I would have chosen the second property because of the quieter and more attractive location. Have to say though, it would have been so cool to have that Gloucestershire Constabulary logo on the side of the building! 😁Great idea for a video! 👍
Thanks so much! Unfortunately, the thumbnail is not getting clicks, but I still like it!
The mill pond location was quiet and serene and really historic. But totally impractical for someone like me who doesn't drive in Britain. Nothing is within walking distance!
The Police Station had things within walking distance, but it would have been noisy... and none of the "bedrooms" could fit usable bed setups! However, I love that darn crest... and it would have been an AMAZING AirBnB with super fun police themed decor!!! Thanks for watching! XX
We love the cushions in the pews
Yes, I love that the women of the parish needlepoint those kneelers! I've seen so many lovely designs throughout Britain!
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🪢
Hey Dara! Ooo this was an interesting video! I know what you mean, I've seen SO many properties that have been converted, they are so cool and super unique, enjoyed this video very much. Wow, Fairford looks very beautiful, love love love the coffee shop, all these buildings are so pretty and quintessentially British, you know? Um a door within a door? YES. Why not! hehe. Beautiful St Mary's Church, gorgeous stained glass, appreciate the history on these places. I'm super glad to hear that you had some second opinions and totally understand the reasoning! Oh wow, the Yarn store and Longfords mill is totally beautiful, can see why it would appeal! Such a gorgeous river! Very much did enjoy your almost buys! I would love to live in the first one if i'm honest, but my dream home... would be a castle! Haha, maybe in Wales or Scotland, that would be epic, but would need to win the lottery first eh? What a fabulous video Dara, thank you for sharing this
I am with you... a nice little place in Wales or Scotland would be lovely. You can have the castle and I'll convert the parish church nearby! Haha
Thanks for watching, Alessa!
I absolutely LOVE shows that are about people restoring old buildings, I admire the imagination of those people who take those projects on. I think it's sad when I see old abandoned buildings, there's nothing romantic to me about them. When travelling I do deliberately book accomodation that is a repurposed old building, some are simple like a harbour master's house to more elaborate hotels. One I stayed in Sydney had been a department store built quite lavishly in the 1920s, complete with lots of marble and grand staircases. all of that was preserved on the the lower floors and then more modern hotel rooms upstairs.
Oh wow! I hadn't thought about an old department store being accommodation... that's a cool idea! A nice very old department store in Cheltenham has just closed down.
I agree, it's fun to stay in interesting old places. We loved staying in the Old Mill farmhouse in Falmouth Cornwall. The mill stone was a fascinating reminder of the past. And the animals were hilarious!
@@MagentaOtterTravels I don't know if you ever saw the British comedy 'Are you being served?' the department store in that was called 'Grace Brothers' it was fictional, but in Australia (at least in New South Wales) there were actual department stores called 'Grace Brothers' established in the 1880s by 2 brothers with the surname of Grace. What was supposed to be their most impressive store is now the hotel, so it amused me to stay in a 'Grace brothers' (The hotel is called The Grace Hotel so they kept the name)
@@theresabigwideworld2632 I am familiar with that TV show, but that is a great story!
Dana. We have plenty of old rejuvenated police stations and houses. Up to the 70’s the police lived in “company” houses, every village had at least one. In my home village of Pontyclun the Police House was on the main road, just a few doors from my gran. The houses had a blue enamel sign with “Glamorgan Constabulary” in white. In a time when telephones were rare in houses, they were one of the few with a telephone line. Our Police House was manned by PC Doyle, his wife and two very pretty daughters. We knew him as either Constable to his face or amongst us lads as Copper Doyle. He was a formidable tall gent, an ex-guardsman, he always wore his deep blue cape in bad weather, reputedly if he couldn’t catch you he’d flick his cape at you! As kids we would often call in when we had found things like purses and keys. Never felt scared of the police, they were just locals to us kids, his younger daughter, Jennifer, was a few years above us in primary school. His backroom was our local police station. A senior manager of mine bought an old police house in the Cardiff suburbs and called his new home “Copper’s End”.
Oh that is a lovely story! Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of the countless British police dramas/mystery shows I watch! And I LOVE that your colleague has a home called Copper's End! Brilliant!!
These place names are made up im sure of it! FairFord looks lovely, very charming. A door within a door, why not? Well done on looking after those lovely windows. No duck attacks on this video. Thats a lovely constabulary badge on the side. Nailsworth what a name. Bet the maintenance charges in the mill are astronomical. Being close to rivers in this day and age gives me night terrors. Buildings Insurance, resale value, etc.. lovely spot though, would be a great place to visit. Great vid guys ❤
I think being close to the rushing water sound of the wier nearby would have made me always need to pee! 😆 Do you think the insurance would be high because of potential flooding?
I'm glad you liked the place names! Nearby Minchinhampton has a great name as well, but the best part is that there are cows roaming everywhere in Rodborough Common! I almost included it in the video, but decided to leave that for another day. If I ever get around to editing that footage! The footage in this video is from two years ago! Lol🙄
Loved the tour of the 'almost-purchases'; both attractive places, but I sense the Nailsworth setting might not have fulfilled your desire to be close to eateries! I wonder whether anyone famous had ever been locked in the cells of Fairford's old police station... Had you bought it, you could have dined out on a story like that for a long time! A railway station sounds an interesting conversion to a home; there's one near us, but they have to put up with the roar of trains passing every half hour from 5am to midnight!!
Yes, in the end I'm quite happy with where we ended up in Cheltenham . The mill location was very serene and picturesque, but not at all convenient for someone who doesn't drive! A disused railway station might be nice, as long as it is next to a disused railway! Lol 😂
@@MagentaOtterTravels !!! 🤣
We do like a home make over program too!! Fairford is stunning! The first property is lovely, but too much road noise! Nailsworth is pretty too. Oo we love that Mill building, it's beautiful. It's very pretty there, but transport connections are so much better in Cheltenham!! Cheers for sharing 🍻
I totally agree. We now live on a quiet street that is very conveniently located with access to #allthethings!
Talking of ducks, the duck who has been nesting beside my sister’s pond has just hatched her eggs. Also, l have been with friends who competed at Gatcombe for many years. As far as conversion are concerned, we live in a barn convention but that is a quite common.
Oh wow! I love that you live in a barn conversion! Do you have horses on your property? No, I'm not asking if horses live in your house! 😆
Does your home have really high ceilings? Or did you divide it into two levels?
Yes, the horses live in their own dwelling. We have 14 acres for them. Also, yes we have a high ceiling in the main barn, 34 feet which makes clearing the cobwebs a mammoth task. I always wanted a Welsh long house so l could have a glass wall so l could see at least one horse from the sitting room but l guess it would have to be bulletproof glass in case the horse kicked it when rolling!
Hi Dara
I can feel your passion to English heritage and style.
It would have been fabulous if the old Police station was built efficiently following the building code.
K7S and I used own a three-story heigh historic building in downtown in a small city in IN. So I do know a lot of challenges in building codes, material, beforehand. The utility lines are costly and hard to follow.
I am glad you are wise enough to let it go.
I personally am not good at old buildings to live in, but visit. I don't even know what to do with fireplaces.
I am happy for you purchasing one you fell in love with at the end.
Did you have to make changes/renovate after purchase?
Well done. Enjoyed the content. Beautifully produced. and I thank YOU
I just saw your eclipse ☀️ video from Indiana last night! I didn't know that you own a home in that state!
I understand your point of view. I appreciate the character and charm of old buildings, especially ones with interesting history, but I love the convenience of modern homes! We are very lucky to have found a flat that is in a beautiful old home, but was totally renovated before we bought it. So we didn't have to do any updating! 🙌
Is your home by Fort Wayne? I saw some beautiful old houses there!
I love how the old buildings have been repurposed. Beautiful video Dara these villages/towns are all so lovely. Happy you found the perfect home.
I’m late to the party just returned from a week in DC on grandma duty. Congratulations on 11K!!!!! 💖💖💖~Cara
Oooooh what fun to have grandma duty! I'll text you... I need to see photos. Thank you so much for watching, and the congrats! XX
Wow amazing
Very beautiful place and nature 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great sharing
Beautiful places.
We’ve been to the Fairfield air show. Lovely place
The Mill looked gorgeous - amazing history and a beautiful location!
I think that would have been my favourite!
It was such a lovely rural location. You could have done lots of swan watching right out your back door, Dave!
@@MagentaOtterTravels 👍👍
There is something really appealing about living in those smaller villages. We used to watch those house reno shows and had dreams. There are some lovely old houses around here from the 50s and 60s on quarter acre blocks. But nowadays they are bought,for a million or two, knocked down and then 3 or 4 town houses are built. Knocker downers, investment properties, go for more than an older house bought to live in - they're usually renos. Suburbs like ours used to be all single dwelling quarter acre blocks. Now every second block is between 3 and 6 townhouses. 4 bedder at the front with 2 or 3 two or three bedders at the back. Medium density housing is about the only way we can cope with population growth - even though the sprawl here is continuing at a high rate.
Yes, same thing happening here. A bit sad, isn't it?
@@MagentaOtterTravels especially when they had gardens and fruit trees and decades of history. They usually take a few hours to be turned into a vacant block. 60 years gone in a day
@@ShaneNixonFamily tragic!
Congrats on 11K!!!
Thank you! I just keep slowly plodding along ;-)
Hiya. There's an abandoned country house and estate I'd like to get my hands on if I ever win the Euromillions Lottery! I can't say where, just in case 😄😄.
Have you heard, Dara? I imagine you have but I've only recently found out. There's a family of otters living in Pittville Lake in Pittville Park! They've been seen swimming during the day and it appears they've become comfortable with the urban setting. Isn't that amazing? There's a one minute clip on the BBC News website, btw. Stay safe. All the best to you.
Yes, I have heard! Ian shared the BBC link with me the day it came out. I am so excited! I have never yet seen an otter in the wild, and having to be there before dawn to see them has definitely been an issue. So fun that they have been spotted during the day! I will definitely be making some trips to Pittville Park this summer!
I love doors too-especially arched. Not sure why!
The arched doors seem more like a fairy tale... a castle or cottage or something 😉
So very interesting to me. What a fun journey.
Thanks so much!
Lovely Dara, Fairford looks a great town to live. Like the architecture. At 5:02 gorgeous. Busy road at the Police Station Dara. Enjoyed the house search Dara. I don't know how often you've shifted but house hunting is an art and both heart and head are needed for the right choice. You found the right home for you while in the UK- that's awesome. Have a great weekend. 🙋♀🥝🇳🇿 Going back to sleep. 🙋♀
Thanks for joining the premiere, Anita, but I hope you got some rest now!!
House hunting is both exhilarating and exhausting. I do think we made the practical choice in the end, and we love our home! XX
I just recently came across your channel and love it! I grew up in Stonehouse but have lived in Australia for the last 14 years. I am moving back there in 2 weeks and this video reminds me of how beautiful it is in this area. Am moving back in with my parents but might buy a small flat/house either this area or Cheltenham. My sister lives in Leckhampton aswell so will be nice and close. Thanks for the video it was lovely!
Oh wow, nice to meet you! Welcome to the Magenta Otter Tribe! It's funny that you are currently in Australia... I've had several subscribers from Down Under watching my videos lately!
I'm excited that you get to come back to England. The Stroud area has so many nice places, and Cheltenham is of course a place we love! I'll link to my Cheltenham video below in case you haven't seen it. I also did a nice little vlog of Painswick if you are interested. Cheers for watching and commenting! Dara
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These two areas are very interesting and I have to say St Mary's Church is my favorite...those stained glass windows are amazing as is the history of the church...I am a firm believer things happen for a reason, and that you will wind up where you're supposed to be...although these two got away, they were not meant to be and you are where you're supposed to be! Great video Dara! Lovely places!
Yes, St. Mary's really is a very special church, and you would love those stained glass windows! But I agree, the location of our current home in Cheltenham is just perfect. We have a great community of friends there, and it's easy for our American friends to come visit us there. Apart from some of our home maintenance issues, it really has been an ideal place! 💖
That mill town was fabulous, but too crowded for my taste. I think I would prefer restoring a parish church....one will always have quiet neighbors!
Yes, Ruth, I've had the same thought! I just want a church that doesn't have people buried INSIDE it...
@@MagentaOtterTravels I wouldn't mind that either. They are very quiet too! 😉🤭
@@ruthgoebel723 we have watched some chapel conversion episodes where they were converting churches in places like Wales ... they went to dig under the foundation to add plumbing and discovered human remains they didn't know where there! That brings your construction to a very abrupt halt for a long time!
@@MagentaOtterTravels For sure!
Very much looking forward to this. I’ve recently found your channel, and have enjoyed watching all of your videos! We are considering a similar path, and have many questions. I’m absorbing all of your advice and experiences! With many thanks and good wishes, Liz from Essex, Connecticut
Hello Liz! Very nice to meet you! Welcome to the Magenta Otter Tribe! 💖🦦 I would love to hear more about your motivation to live in Britain. What area are you considering? You currently live in a place with a nice British name! If you haven't already, you should check out this video I made comparing New England to the old country 😂 czcams.com/video/nTMr8S8GhKg/video.htmlsi=C_QSOkfnJStntXzU
Cheers! Dara
@@MagentaOtterTravels Hello Dara, I just watched the video link you’ve sent, and it was delightful. Throughout New England, especially in my area, and Massachusetts are many references harkening back to all things British. Very gratifying for we Anglophiles! While we are learning, researching, and virtually visiting a few spots, Painswick is a focus.
In person travel has Naunton my favorite, although I doubt possible. May I ask if you stay six months straight in the UK, and six months here? Many thanks!
Kindly,
Liz💐
@@elizabethcutrofello2572 I love both Painswick and Naunton. What delightful places!
For the past few years we have stayed different length of time each summer. For visa reasons I can't stay longer than six months, but for tax reasons it's really better to only stay three or four months. It really depends on your personal situation, and if you own a home in England And if you are still working. Lots of factors involved! My best advice is to talk to a tax accountant in England. That is something we definitely should have done but didn't!
Hello Liz, from another Liz who lives in Essex, England. I have been to Essex county in Connecticut, l didn’t know there was one in Massachusetts as well!
Hi Liz. This is Dara's husband, Ian. If you get really serious about buying a place in the UK tell Dara you'd like to chat with me about it. There are some things I wish I'd known before we had made the leap. I don't regret it but there are some serious challenges being an overseas buyer that a UK resident doesn't have.
Dara hi
Have you actually had a proper drive round Cheltenham ?
Dr Alice Robert’s officially named Cheltenham the best Georgian town in the UK , I have built quite a few house on the Park in Cheltenham and refurbished a few Georgian mansions for various builders and if I won the lottery the Park is where I would love to live
Cheltenham has its own crescent not quite matching Bath but because of the surrounding buildings in my opinion is much more historically important
If you want a guided tour give me a shout , I just love the place
I have been around Cheltenham quite a bit, but I'm sure that we could learn a lot from a guided tour! And we have American friends coming to visit who would enjoy that as well! Send me an email at magentaotter@gmail.com if you're serious...
Look up Alice Roberts , she did a TV series on specific periods of English history and gave her professional opinion on which where the best towns to suit periods of history it was a Channel 4 production , it looks like it may be available on utube
Hi dara I love my hometown which is Cheltenham hope you are still happy here take care
Yes, Cheltenham turned out to definitely be the best location for us! We love it there. In two weeks, we will be back there in our Flat! 💖
Hi dara and Ian just to warn you tho wind is terrible at the moment here for some reason has been for some months don’t know why rain yes wind not like this take care
Welcome home x
@@vanessaking4495 hopefully things will calm down and we will have some milder spring weather soon! 🌷
I pass the old police station in Fairford nearly every day, I remember when it was manned by actual police! I think you made the right call not choosing that house, London Road is just a little too busy and it's only going to get busier because the Airforce have massive expansion plans, and intend to bring in a lot more people. You correctly call Fairford a town, so many visitors call it a village, it pleases me that you know the difference. You refer to the nearby airbase as an RAF base, you are right in that it is called RAF Fairford but it is technically a USAF base. All other USAF bases in England (mostly in Suffolk) also keep the RAF prefix. I'm ashamed to admit, I have never once been in Fairford church 😮Although, I have been in the old police station.
Sounds like a story there! Were you hauled into the police station by the actual police? Lol
You really should go visit the church! It is lovely and very historic .
I have been scolded by British people so many times for calling a village a town or vice versa ... which is why I filmed this video czcams.com/video/X4X1uXJK3Pw/video.htmlsi=xu7yTohDv5hUn2Hs
@@MagentaOtterTravels LOL, no I visited the actual police there on work related matters. I definitely need to visit that church before I retire and won't have much cause to return to Fairford.
@@Waspy50 oh good, I'm glad you don't need to visit the church to repent of your crimes which caused you to be incarcerated!
I'm a city dweller, although I overlook a valley with nothing spoiling the veiw. For me those are too far from the city. I think where you are is almost perfect, as most things are in reasonable walking distance, so perhaps things turned out for the better in the long run. As we all get older village life may not be the best ( IMO ) and you may have ended up having to drive everywhere
Yes, that's exactly the problem with the mill location! You have to drive to have access to absolutely anything... and remember, I don't drive when I'm in Britain! So, that's a pretty big problem 😢
@@MagentaOtterTravels I forgot you don't drive over here, all the more reason to live where you do
@@wencireone precisely! It's been wonderful to be able to get to everything I need just by walking! Or the occasional bus.🚌
@@MagentaOtterTravels living like a true Brit
You're gonna need a big boat !
Yes! And a big net!
@@MagentaOtterTravels A washing machine in the kitchen in Australia we have a room for that its called the laundry how appropriate lol
@@Mediawatcher2023 same in the states! We have a laundry room as well 😉
@@Mediawatcher2023 we are more thoughtful in the UK. we put the washing machine in the Kitchen to save the wife from walking far. lol
@@jeanlongsden1696 LOL
I would like to point out at the time you were house hunting you could have bought a hunting lodge Queen Victoria lived in with your on jetty and 10,000 acres of Scottish mountain for £250,000
That sounds like a great find!!!
By the way it is cool or seems to be but there seems to be a huge turnover of ownership there - we nearly bought one literally on that lake? Beautiful but nowhere to garage my motorbikes.
There are an amazing number of homes in that mill complex! And yes, it would not be conducive to you storing lots of motorbikes ;-)
Oh, to own a watermill,
Oh, to be a riparian landowner.
If you want me, you won't find me, I've gone fishing.
And handfeeding bait to the robins...
Hiya, Toast! Now that I have finished looking up what riparian means, I heartily agree with you! We should be neighbours! You can go fishing, and we will be feeding the ducks, swans, and looking for otters 🦦💖
@@MagentaOtterTravels Those little robins are brave and brazen.
As majestic as the buzzard.
Just a bit, well, smaller...
I'll see you nextdoor,
Bring pies...
@@AnyoneForToast only if they are fruit pies! Lol 😆
@@MagentaOtterTravels Oh no, fruit pies. My one true Nemesis!
I shall unleash my army of robins upon ye.
Please feed them and return them in good health...
Hiya Dara, I was watching Americanisms Brits hate, this morning, another peave of mine is when American Men wear their baseball caps while at the dinner table, in Britain that's considered rude, when I worked at Zest Whitehaven, you could tell when an American was at the dinner table, because he still had his baseball cap on, he was asking me "why do people stair at me"? I whispered "You've got your baseball cap on at the dinner table" so gladly he took it off, if any American's are reading this, please don't hate on me, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
It's important to have good manners, especially if you are eating dinner at a friend's house or out at a restaurant 👍
@@MagentaOtterTravels I couldn't agree more, Dara, It won't be long when You and Ian are coming back to Cheltenham,
I think you made the right decision….your head ruled over your heart…Cheltenham isn’t boring…
Yes, Cheltenham was the practical choice and we have grown to love it!
@@MagentaOtterTravels you could still reside in a Constabulary building though, just go into town and put a few things up your jumper…
@@griswald7156 I would rather not be a guest of his Majesty living in a jail cell!
@@MagentaOtterTravels oh I see so you don’t like porridge..
You need to buy a whole mill or nothing at all!
Yeah, THAT is not going to happen! If only the other parts of the mill were shops and stores and restaurants... then I could live there and get what I needed without having to drive around. That would be the solution!
@@MagentaOtterTravels 🏫
The sound of that running water might not suit all ladies? 😳
LOL
A Caboose….in an acre…
Interesting choice!
@@MagentaOtterTravels we all need space…and solitude in this world…