The finishing touches on the West Wing Cottage are underway. Equipping the kitchen, polishing the furniture, checking all the decor and now selecting the lamps, pictures and fixtures. Always the most fun part after the builders have left. Plenty of polishing and cleaning, making up the beds with fresh new 400 thread count cotton sateen linens and pristine white quilts and waxing the oak floors to an even sheen. As beautiful as the cottage is, it has to be said that for the first few minutes when you arrive all you will be looking at is the incredible uninterrupted view out over the sparking waters of Torbay with its drifts of sailboats and the distant headland of Berry Head curving out to the West. The sheltered bay is protected and is known as a warmer microclimate, allowing all nature of plants to flourish including the Torbay Palm Trees. Spring comes early to this area. The Winters are shorter and Summers are long and balmy, with hazy sunfilled days to be spent lazing in the extensive private gardens that extend out to the waters edge.

This is a new venture for us in Devon. We have 3 gorgeous cottages on the Bwlch Tre Banau Estate in Carmarthenshire on which we have lavished much care and attention http://www.walesholidaycottages.com/the-estate-views.html and The West Wing Cottage down here in Torquay will be no exception. http://www.torquay.uk.com/

If you are thinking of travelling over to America this year for a few weeks, take a look at Villa Serena on http://annamaria.com/