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Marisha Taylor

'We were keen to buy a small country retreat to escape to'

View through from a kitchen into a conservatory dining area.

Nestled in the rolling hills of Devon’s South Hams, just a stone’s throw from the wooded banks of the beautiful river Dart, sits a quiet hamlet. It's a setting that Rebecca Walker instantly fell in love with when viewing her cottage for the first time in 2020.

‘We have lived in our rented farmhouse in West Berkshire, running our landscaping and tree surgery business from there for more than 15 years,’ explains Rebecca. ‘With little separation from our personal and work lives, we were keen to buy a small country retreat to escape to that we could also share with family and friends.’

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