DEVON BLISS Part 2

The day before we were due to travel back home, we went to visit Agatha Christie's holiday house, Greenway. It is now in the care of the National Trust. We took the ferry from Dartmouth to Greenway. I enjoyed the scenery on the way.








We went past a Picnic Boat


Agatha Christie's Boat House


The floor of the boat, I love the colour


Arriving at Greenway


Past a pretty cottage and up the hill to Greenway House


Here is the side of it


Area where you can have snacks & lunch and do a spot of shopping in the national trust shop


Ice-cream break and writing a few postcards


Plants for sale


Entrance to the shop


For Agatha Christie fans


I like the bags and deck chairs


Display inside the shop


Greenway House


No photos allowed inside! I will leave you to discover it for yourself if you visit the house some day..It is well worth a visit. The inside has been left as it was, Agatha Christie's bedroom still has her clothes in the wardrobe along with some fancy dress outfits for when guests would come to stay for the weekend.

Agatha Christie was an archeologist, she brought back several things from where she went. She was an avid collector and her house is full of antiques.



Inside the boat house (The book, Dead Man's Folly is set here)


Dittisham on the opposite side


Dittisham




Dittisham village


Dittisham post box

Holiday over and it is time to make our way back home.....


Back at home now with with a book on Agatha Christie's life and a National Trust book on Greenway. I have always loved Agatha Christie stories, especially the ones which include Miss Marple & Hercule Poirot but did know much about Agatha Christie herself. Having walked around her house, it made my interest grow even more. I look forward to learning more about her through the book.

Years ago before the house was given to the National Trust, I would go past it by ferry and wished I could look around it. I remembered the house to be white then. My wish finally came true!

For more information on Agatha Christie herself, Greenway, books, events etc... click on the link below.
Agatha Christie

Other sites of interest
BBC DEVON- Restoration
Video around the house (For those of you who live too far away to visit the house, a sneek look around it!)

You can even stay at Greenway for a holiday, just click on the links below
The Lodge
The Apartment

Our car broke down half way through the holiday so no return trip to Totnes or visiting Ashburton! I will have to visit the Snug, Lavender Box & This'n'That on my next visit! We ended up having to stay in the Dartmouth area but luckily as it is a beautiful area, we did not mind too much.

A bientôt!


Isabelle x

DEVON BLISS Part 1

Hello again! I hope that you are all enjoying the summer holidays.



We have just returned from a holiday in South Devon. It is an area which I have visited on many occasions and could easily live in as I enjoy being close to the sea. The scenery all along the River Dart is exceptionally beautiful! I particularly enjoyed the various boat trips that we went on, such a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

My first stop was Totnes to visit Amanda's stall. I was not disappointed, not that I thought I might be! There was plenty to tempt me. Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car packed with all our other holiday things so couldn't take a picture of Amanda's beautifully displayed stall.


Jar covers, a tablecloth, union jack bunting, cards... bought from Amanda's stall


and a very pretty night dress for Phoebe also bought from Amanda


I found this lovely 1930's plaster statue of the Virgin Mary on an antique stall at the Totnes market


After our journey down to Devon via Totnes, we arrived at our holiday accommodation

Here is where we stayed in Venn, the setting is beautiful and peaceful. The barn has only just finished being converted and is only a 5 -10 minutes drive from Dartmouth. The owners live just behind it. They were very friendly and ensured that our stay was a pleasant one.


The view from our accommodation

As we were not far from Dartmouth, we popped over there on most days. There are some lovely shops, art galleries and a wonderful French patisserie!


The Quay, Dartmouth


Dartmouth Museum & shops


Bought from a vintage shop called Second Love in Dartmouth


I love the scent of this soap!! I bought it from The Cove in Dartmouth


All aboard




Boat that takes you to Dartmouth Castle


Dartmouth Castle


View from Dartmouth Castle





Back in Dartmouth


Can we do more crabbing please?


The next day....and what happened to the sunshine? A day out at Woodlands (an adventure park for children) We were soaked as it rained the whole day! Why choose that day to visit the Park? Well some of Phoebe's favourite TV characters were visiting on that day only!

During the holiday, the weather was mixed but that did not stop us from doing things. On one of the days we took at trip on the steam train from Kingswear to Paignton and back






View approaching Dartmouth on the way back from Paignton




The cafe at the Kingswear Station

Another place I love visiting is Salcombe. It is colourful and a vibrant place in the summer.



Always have to get a few sweets from here

I also popped in to Amelia's Attic. The interior is lovely and full of gorgeous gifts, jewellery, bags etc.. For some reason I forgot to take some pictures...too busy browsing!




One of the many pretty houses to be found in Salcombe


And another one, both these houses overlook the water

There are many pretty little pubs to discover around the area. We stumbled across this pub, The Trademan's Arms in Stokenham by accident after having taken a wrong turning and ended up having a lovely lunch there. It had been closed for several months and had only just recently re-opened, it is fully refurbished and redecorated.






We went to this little cove near Dartmouth Castle

Despite it being in summer, we still managed to find some areas which were not crowded.


Part 2, soon....which will feature a visit to Greenway, Agatha Christie's holiday house.


Isabelle x