0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to what promises to be a blustery Escape To The Country.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09The building behind me is the most southerly lighthouse station
0:00:09 > 0:00:11on the British mainland
0:00:11 > 0:00:14and the largest lighthouse station in the world.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Where are we? Join me in a few moments and I'll tell you.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38'We're helping a London couple swap stressed metropolitan living
0:00:38 > 0:00:42'for rural relaxation, and it's love at first sight at one property.'
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It is an absolutely stunning house.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'Could another home steal the show?'
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Sometimes, on the way to a dream, you get lost and find a better one.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Well, today, we're in Cornwall
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and this is the Lizard Lighthouse.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01For centuries, it's been an important beacon for seafarers,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05overlooking one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08The first lighthouse was built here back in 1600.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13What you see today was put up much more recently - in 1752!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Its twin towers originally had two lights but now they've got only one.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It flashes every three seconds
0:01:19 > 0:01:24and I'm told you can see it up to 26 nautical miles away.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And on a misty day, well, its foghorn sounds like this...
0:01:27 > 0:01:31HORN BLARES
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Later on, I'll be back here, taking a closer look at how it all works.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38In the meantime, here's a little taster
0:01:38 > 0:01:41of what the rest of Cornwall has to offer.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45'In the southwestern corner of Britain,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48'Cornwall is bordered by Devon to the east
0:01:48 > 0:01:50'and the Atlantic ocean to the west.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53'With almost 300 miles of fabulous coastline,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56'from rugged secret coves to endless sandy bays
0:01:56 > 0:01:59'and the dramatic wilderness of Bodmin Moor,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'a designated area of natural beauty,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05'this county is a real walker's paradise.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08'With rich Celtic roots and its own language,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11'Cornwall has a fiercely independent cultural identity.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14'A recent survey showed that 44% of residents
0:02:14 > 0:02:19'believe themselves to be Cornish rather than British or English.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23'Once reliant on tin mining, china clay production and fishing,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'today tourism is one of Cornwall's biggest earners.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29'As the UK's top holiday destination,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33'its appealing seaside villages and glorious unspoiled countryside
0:02:33 > 0:02:36'attract over four million visitors a year.'
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Even on a blustery and misty day such as this,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43with coastline like that to inspire you, you can understand
0:02:43 > 0:02:48why Cornwall has long been popular with many people wanting to escape to the country.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53At £261,000, the average price of your detached property down here
0:02:53 > 0:02:56is pretty much on a par with the national figure.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58If you want your money to go a bit further,
0:02:58 > 0:03:03it's worth avoiding some of those coastal hotspots such as Porthleven and St Ives,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07and maybe look inland towards Camelford and Launceston.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Whatever you fancy, there is plenty on offer down here,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15which is why today's buyers think Cornwall could be their new home.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19'Born and bred in London, civil servants Ian and Vanessa
0:03:19 > 0:03:22'have spent their entire working lives in the capital.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25'They have decided to take early retirement
0:03:25 > 0:03:28'and swap their hectic jobs in the big smoke
0:03:28 > 0:03:31'for a breath of fresh air in the countryside.'
0:03:31 > 0:03:35The children have fled the nest and we're young enough
0:03:35 > 0:03:39to make a new life where we don't have to get up with the alarm clock.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I've been a police officer for 30 years.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47That's one reason why we want to get away from the hustle and bustle and stress of life in London.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52'It was a vacation four years ago that inspired Ian and Vanessa
0:03:52 > 0:03:55'to get plans under way for a complete change of lifestyle.'
0:03:55 > 0:03:59We never used to be outdoors people,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04then Ian bought me a holiday to the Cotswolds and we just started.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09We did a lot of walks, really enjoyed it and decided we wanted to move to the country.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12We went to Cornwall and have never looked back since.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It'd be really nice not to have to plan.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17We can get up and say, "Fancy a walk today?"
0:04:17 > 0:04:21To live life like that would be something else, to be honest.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26'With the chapters closing on their police and paramedic careers,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29'the focus is now on embracing rural life -
0:04:29 > 0:04:32'despite very limited hands-on experience.'
0:04:32 > 0:04:35We do quite a bit of foraging while we're out.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- We collect all sorts of things, don't we?- Mm.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44We want to move on from there and actually raise our own produce, if we can.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Another thing I'm looking forward to is, maybe one day,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49going out and catching our tea,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53bringing it home and having really fresh fish - that'd be lovely.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'The dream is land for a smallholding outside
0:04:56 > 0:04:59'and a large country kitchen inside.'
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- We'd like a kitchen-diner.- Mm-hm.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04We spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Quite often, we'll spend all evening with a couple of glasses of wine,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10talking about the day or the week.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13'Home is currently a three-bed semi in north London.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17'Buying a house together will be an entirely new experience.'
0:05:17 > 0:05:22This is the first time we've ever hunted for a house together.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Our other two places that we've lived in have been police houses.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Then we were fortunate enough to buy our present house.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- It is quite exciting.- Yes. A house we can choose ourselves.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Rather than them say, "This is where you're moving to."- And adapt.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41'So, how much do they have to play with?'
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Our budget for this move would be 400,000.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Um... We MAY be able to go a little bit further than that,
0:05:48 > 0:05:52but 400,000 would be about right, I think.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56'After a holiday in Cornwall last year,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00'Ian and Vanessa have set their hearts on a move to the south,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03'in particular, the Lizard Peninsula.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05'Time for us all to meet up
0:06:05 > 0:06:08'and find out about the Cornish home they see themselves living in.'
0:06:08 > 0:06:11So, welcome to Cornwall, Ian and Vanessa.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14It is going to be a massive lifestyle change.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18A paramedic and a policeman, two of the most stressful jobs, I would imagine.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21You're swapping it for the good life.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23What's the good life going to comprise, Vanessa?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Possibly some chickens and pigs, hopefully.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And goats as well.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34What kind of a house are you dreaming about, in which this life is going to happen?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Two to three bedrooms, so that the family can visit.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40As long as it's a good-looking house.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45I like pretty, but Ian's not so keen on the old chocolate box image.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- LAUGHING - He's the rufty-tufty copper!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Bit more of a farmhouse style, yes.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- In terms of outside space? - We want at least an acre.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- We think that we'd be able to manage with that.- Yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Remind us of the budget.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04We have £400,000.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Even in Cornwall, given what you're looking for,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- that is going to be quite tight. - Yeah, we understand that.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15So we'll finish our tea up and get out there,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- see what we can find you. - Looking forward to it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25'On a budget of £400,000, our buyers are looking for...
0:07:31 > 0:07:34'..They're also after an acre of land to fulfil their dream
0:07:34 > 0:07:38'of growing their own produce and keeping livestock.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42'We've got a fine and varied selection of homes to tempt them,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46'but I won't reveal the prices until they've each had a guess.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48'Then we've got the mystery house,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52'which could take their idea of Cornish country living
0:07:52 > 0:07:54'from the outside to the inside.'
0:07:57 > 0:08:03- Now then, this business of keeping livestock.- Mm-hm.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- How much experience have you got of looking after animals? - Absolutely none.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- We've got two cats. - Oh, yeah. We have.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- ALL LAUGH Hardly livestock.- Well, quite!
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Depends on your cats, of course! - We'll learn as we go along.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20I can see myself knee-deep or just flat on my back in the mud,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23after chasing a pig!
0:08:23 > 0:08:28'We're starting out in Ruan Minor, right in the Lizard Peninsula,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33'a classic Cornish village with a sense of community and a few shops.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36'Less than a mile away, on the South West Coast Path,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39'is the historic fishing harbour of Cadgwith Cove,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43'where the daily catch has been landed since the 16th century.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47'Just ten minutes' walk from here, we find our first property.'
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Right, come and feast your eyes
0:08:50 > 0:08:53on property number one - what do you reckon?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56It's lovely. It really is lovely.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59It reminds me a little bit of, I don't know,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02the Mackintosh era and around there, Arts & Crafts.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Yes, you're absolutely right. This is Edwardian.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11It's about 1910, 1912, but I think it's got a real Arts & Crafts feel.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14You have got a driveway up the side
0:09:14 > 0:09:17that gets you into your garage at the back, a workshop as well.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21There's also a vegetable patch over there, which is up and running.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26So it does allow you some scope for this sustainability.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It just doesn't allow you pigs.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31At this moment, I would actually...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33sell the pigs! ALL LAUGH
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Excellent! I thought we'd deal with that up front.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Let's get inside and look at this lovely Edwardian property.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42We don't often get these. It's a real treat to see it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Let's have a look inside.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48'Without hesitation, the pigs have been ditched,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52'as the period features of this unique property enchant Vanessa.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55'The distinctive historic character is a highlight throughout,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58'though it does require a BIT of TLC.'
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Let's start in here, then.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Really cosy.- Isn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10You say you love Arts & Crafts, look at the detailing!
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I don't know, there's just so much.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14You'd sit and have your coffee,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17warm your feet in front of the fire.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I would say this is A living room.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23You've got another huge room through here. Have a look at this.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26There!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Oh, it's lovely.- Yeah. - That is really lovely.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Very cosy, isn't it? And look up.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Oh, wow!- That's Arts & Crafts!
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It's a real Tudor feel to it, actually.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I imagine old places being dark,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42but there's a lot of natural light coming in.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Let's have a look at the kitchen.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48To be fair, it's where we have to use a bit more imagination.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- I thought we might have.- You're up for a project, aren't you?- Mm. Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Right, so, this is what our project may entail.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Take it all in. What do you think, as it is?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- It's quaint.- Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07If that wall behind you were to disappear,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11it would lead into what is currently the dining room.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- The kind of space you'd be left with would be terrific, I think.- Yeah.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20'With the right permissions, this relatively minor alteration
0:11:20 > 0:11:23'could give our buyers the kitchen/living area they hope for,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26'and they don't appear fazed by the challenge.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31'Let's find out what they make of what's on offer upstairs.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35'Alongside a family bathroom, there are four bedrooms in total.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39'Two are spacious double rooms, but we're heading for the grand master.'
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Then finally, you get your own kind of, well, suite really.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47In terms of size, Ian, what do you reckon?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I'm trying to gauge it with our one at home and it's...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's roughly the same, I guess.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Again, original doors, the picture rails
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- and loads of light from those two windows.- Yeah, it looks good.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06'The en suite is a Jack and Jill bathroom with a second door
0:12:06 > 0:12:09'that leads to the landing and the smallest bedroom,
0:12:09 > 0:12:14'which could be changed into a walk-in wardrobe to complete a really smart master suite.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17'That wraps up the internal tour.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20'Now to turn our attention back to the grounds.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23'There's half an acre on offer, with a host of mature trees and shrubs
0:12:23 > 0:12:27'and space for the arable side of their good life goal.'
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Right, so there we are. There is property number one.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36It is an absolutely stunning house.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Now to the difficult bit.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42How much do you think or, indeed, hope this is on the market for,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44in relation to your £400,000 budget?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Around 375?- 375. Ian?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I'm going a little lower, cos it does need modernisation.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- I'm going to say about 350.- 350!
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Are you born optimists, the pair of you?- Yeah.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- LAUGHING:- I'm afraid it is neither of those figures.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07This is on the market at £425,000.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10However, having talked to the owners,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14they would accept an offer of your maximum budget of £400,000.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Mm-hm. - Well, I'm going to leave you here
0:13:17 > 0:13:21while you discuss the big compromise about space for animals,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- and I will catch up with you a little bit later.- OK.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32'On the market for £425,000, but open to negotiation,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34'the first property is...'
0:13:47 > 0:13:49For us to live in a place like this is a dream.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54But I think not having the land for the animals we wanted
0:13:54 > 0:13:57would have to be a big compromise.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00When we came in the garden, I just thought, "This is beautiful.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03"What would it be like inside?"
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Inside is just as gorgeous - if not more, actually.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10But the dilemma is, you know...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Is it ALL of our dream? I don't know.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I think every house should have a verandah.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18It's gorgeous on a day like this!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Ah! Here we are! All done?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Happy?- Yeah, had a good look round. - Yeah. It's lovely.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Enjoying the show so far? - Very much so.- Good.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I think this is a great start. Property number two awaits.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37And that offers you a whole new set of considerations. Come on.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44'South Cornwall's maritime position on the Gulf Stream
0:14:44 > 0:14:48'means it benefits from one of the mildest climates in the UK.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53'Whilst the spoils of the coastline make it a seafood lover's dream,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56'plant life inland is being harvested
0:14:56 > 0:14:59'on a small sustainable scale by a crop of savvy locals.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05'Vanessa and Ian feel passionately about becoming self-sufficient and have dabbled with foraging.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07'So they've come to pick up some tips
0:15:07 > 0:15:11'with professional wild food foraging chef Caroline Davey.'
0:15:11 > 0:15:14You are in the perfect place in Cornwall for foraging.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17We've got these ancient Cornish hedges.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21We don't call them hedgerows. It's a hedge made out of earth and stone.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26And here, we've got hundreds of species growing in this hedge.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28A lot of them are edible.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31'The hedges in the Lizard Peninsula are home to a rich variety
0:15:31 > 0:15:33'of natural culinary delights.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37'You should take expert advice and be careful never to eat anything
0:15:37 > 0:15:40'if you're not certain of its exact identity.'
0:15:40 > 0:15:44This is a plant called Alexanders.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47A few hundred years ago, everyone in this country
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- and throughout Europe grew this in their garden.- Oh, wow!
0:15:50 > 0:15:55It went out of fashion when celery was introduced in the 17th century.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00This is a much more pungent aromatic celery.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It's full of flavour.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06'Whilst it's best to vary locations to leave something for the wildlife
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'and so the plants can rejuvenate,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11'sometimes a small reap can be of benefit.'
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Over here, we've got some three-cornered leek.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Have you heard of three-cornered leek?- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20This was brought to Cornwall as a garden plant
0:16:20 > 0:16:23from the western Mediterranean in about 1860.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25It loved it here so much
0:16:25 > 0:16:28that it jumped over the garden hedge and spread like wildfire.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31So this is a pro-conservation wild food.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Eat as much of it as... - Eat as much as you want!
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Take as much as you want, dig it up, then you're helping our wildlife.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43'Free wild food can be found by the sea, too,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46'on beaches like this one at Sennen.'
0:16:46 > 0:16:50This is laver seaweed. This is what the Welsh make laverbread out of.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55We use scissors for seaweed, cos it has a chance to grow back.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59'There are no known toxic seaweeds off the UK shores,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02'but be sure to harvest as low down the tide line as possible
0:17:02 > 0:17:07'and choose isolated areas to reduce the risk of contamination from humans or animals.'
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Do these grow here? They're not just washed up?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14They're definitely not washed up. These are attached to the rocks.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18The stuff that you find rotting at the top of the beach,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21don't go near that cos it's been decomposing for a while.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24You don't know how long it's been hanging around.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28'Seaweed should be picked and eaten in moderation.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31'Back at Caroline's home, she's showing our buyers
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'how to transform their wild harvest into a hearty lunch.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37'Ian washes the salt off the seaweed
0:17:37 > 0:17:40'and Vanessa peels the Alexanders, ready for steaming.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49So here we are, laver seaweed cakes with Alexanders and wild garlic.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- That looks fab.- Buon appetit.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I love them. - Really delicate, aren't they?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01'After a tasty foraged Cornish feast, it's back to the house hunt,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05'to see what's ripe for the picking with our second property.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11'For our next destination,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13'we're travelling inland to Troon,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16'around five miles from Cornwall's northern coast.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21'Originally an agricultural hamlet, the village of Troon
0:18:21 > 0:18:25'was developed to house the workforce for tin and copper mines in the 19th century.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30'The relics of this industrial past can be seen dotted on the landscape.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34'On the rural outskirts, about half a mile outside the village,
0:18:34 > 0:18:39'surrounded by lush open countryside stands our next property.'
0:18:40 > 0:18:45"Smallholding" is the word you need to have in your minds with this one.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48There is quite a bit of land to go with it.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51It's looking good. I like the look of the house.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Looking at the land, it looks about what we're after, to be fair.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57We'll explore the land later on.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Get in there, see what you think of the property.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Then we'll brave it back out here. - OK.- Happy?- Yes.- Come on, then.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08'Standing in around three acres of land,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12'this detached mid 19th-century farmhouse gives Ian and Vanessa
0:19:12 > 0:19:14'all the land they've asked for and much more.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19'But the house itself, again, could benefit from some modernisation.'
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Wow! Nice warm kitchen to come into! This is where we're going to start.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26What do you reckon?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Um... Yeah, different.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- The red sink is, er... - JULES LAUGHS
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- ..interesting! - Yes. I would have to change that.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40What you wouldn't need to change is that wood burner which is brand new.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43'To one end of the kitchen there's a study and a family bathroom.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47'We're going to check out the reception areas towards the back.'
0:19:47 > 0:19:50This would be your principal living room.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Although you've got the dining room, as it's set up, next door.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Whether you mixed and matched, or had two snugs...- This is nice.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02This is really nice. It's a very nice cosy room.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- It's got some potential. - Yeah? Well, that continues upstairs.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Come and have a look.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12'Before we go upstairs,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16'there's more reception space that runs the full depth of the property.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21'Upstairs, there are four rooms, including a bright double bedroom,
0:20:21 > 0:20:26'a snug single, plus the one we've earmarked for Vanessa and Ian.'
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Come on in. This is your master bedroom.- Mm-hm.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- It's a decent size.- It is. - The room is a great size.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36That's the point, really, to bear in mind.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39But again, you can see why, you know,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- this property does need a bit of up-grading.- Yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Yeah, it just needs a little bit of TLC.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Yeah.- But would you be prepared to do it?- Not sure.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54'Vanessa may not be convinced,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58'but perhaps the final room, just off the master, will sway her.'
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Now, look at this!
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Wow.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Now, that's completely different. - Yeah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I see this as sort of a day room,
0:21:08 > 0:21:12you know, somewhere to relax and chill out.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16So, the property does need a bit of thinking about,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20but the real reason we're here is to try and help you realise
0:21:20 > 0:21:25this ambition that you have and that means what's going on out there.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29'This move is all about the great outdoors.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33'Let's not keep our buyers waiting any longer and get outside
0:21:33 > 0:21:37'into the enormous grounds to take it all in.'
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Right, there's a lot to see.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46'There is so much here to suit Ian and Vanessa's self-sufficiency plans
0:21:46 > 0:21:49'as well as extensive formal and secret gardens.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:54You could have a lot of fun working out what to do with this lot.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00'And with fields, barns, a piggery and a variety of other shelters,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04'all the livestock they could wish for would be more than catered for.'
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Then you've got four paddocks. - Oh, blimey!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Look at this lot.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16'This package presents a tangible slice of Ian and Vanessa's smallholding dream
0:22:16 > 0:22:20'and it's theirs for the taking - if, of course, they're still up for it.'
0:22:21 > 0:22:24So there you go, just under four acres.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29In many ways, it sets the scene for the kind of life you were considering,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33but it all rather depends on the price, if this is the one for you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- It definitely does. - Where are we on this one? Any ideas?
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Ian?
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I haven't got a clue, but I'm going to say top of our budget, 400,000.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- 400,000. Vanessa? - I haven't got a clue, either!
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I'd like it to be... Well, I'd like it to be 350,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53but I should imagine that it will be more to the 400.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56If it were 400,000, would you go for it?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00It's something we'd have to consider, really, but...
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- We'd have to talk about it. - Well, let me make it easier for you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:12It is 50 quid short of your 400 grand at 399,950.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15But they are very keen to sell it
0:23:15 > 0:23:19and I think they recognise the amount of work that needs doing.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23There's no question that a sensible offer would get a sensible answer.
0:23:23 > 0:23:29Let's go and have another look around together, let the pieces slot into place.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32'Just £50 under budget...
0:23:47 > 0:23:50'..But this place is all about land and lifestyle
0:23:50 > 0:23:55'and could provide our buyers with a smallholding ready to go.'
0:23:55 > 0:23:59The outside is great and I think we could do loads and loads,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but I'm not sure that the inside would work for us.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04It just doesn't do it for me.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07There's room for everything we want - and more.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11This place is the one, land-wise, that I dreamt of.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15The house is not quite what I'd want, but can we get round that?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- That's it for today. Has it been a good one?- Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- It's been a very good day.- It's been a long one, a lot to take in.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Yeah, quite a lot to take in. Shall we warm up over a pint?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- That sounds good.- Very good idea.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'It's day two of our property search.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48'We're helping London couple Ian and Vanessa to fulfil their dream
0:24:48 > 0:24:51'of living off the land in the Cornish countryside
0:24:51 > 0:24:54'on a budget of £400,000.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58'Still to come, light and some enlightenment floods into the mystery house.'
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- That is nice! - Waking up to that every morning...
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I wouldn't have the blinds down.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09'And I find the source of illumination at Cornwall's most southerly tip.'
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- I was hoping this was the top. It's not, is it?- Not at all.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21As we head into our final day of house-hunting in Cornwall with Vanessa and Ian,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I have to confess, I am beginning to have my doubts
0:25:24 > 0:25:28as to whether the life of a smallholder is really for them.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Yesterday, we gave them two very different options that got the wheels turning.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38With the mystery house, I think we need something that's going to try and consolidate those plans
0:25:38 > 0:25:42into something meaningful to try and find them their ideal future home.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Has yesterday changed your view
0:25:49 > 0:25:52of what your plan may be for the future?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Yeah. In some ways.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57The first house was SO nice and the area's lovely.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01We're now thinking, well, could the compromise be the animals,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05and we go for a house, either that one or something similar?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It's interesting how properties can influence you.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11It may be that the animals have been a bit of a distraction.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- That's true.- Could be.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Maybe our mystery house will help confirm in your minds
0:26:16 > 0:26:19what the overall aim should be.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Mm. Maybe plans had got a little bit bigger than we thought.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Yeah.- I don't know. We'll see.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30What do you think we've got planned for our mystery property?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I'm expecting the unexpected.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36I've got no idea what you're going to do today.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40'The third and final house I want Vanessa and Ian to consider
0:26:40 > 0:26:43'is back down south again, just outside Mullion.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48'The largest village on the Lizard Peninsula, Mullion is down the road
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'from the pretty working harbour of Mullion Cove,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55'which has been owned and maintained by the National Trust since 1945.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58'The area is a popular tourist destination
0:26:58 > 0:27:01'and there's plenty to cater for both residents and visitors
0:27:01 > 0:27:06'with a range of traditional inns, cafes and art galleries to enjoy.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10'Tapping into the tourist trade is the key element of the mystery house
0:27:10 > 0:27:14'which lies on the edge of the village in a glorious setting
0:27:14 > 0:27:18'surrounded by fields and just a short stroll from the coast.'
0:27:18 > 0:27:21So, there...is our mystery house.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Looks good. Looks really good.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28In terms of location, that stream bubbling away behind us
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- runs all the way down to Mullion Cove.- Oh, wow!
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Which is probably a five-minute walk.- It's not far, is it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37It's gorgeous.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Something I read this morning said, "Sometimes, on the way to a dream, you get lost and find a better one.'
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Ah ha! The poet comes out, Ian. I love that!
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Let's see if we can make this one your own dream.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56'Our mystery house offers something a bit different for Ian and Vanessa.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00'It's a three-storey property with the potential to boost their income,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03'but we'll come to the business side later.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09'First, I want to show them the rooms they could call home, starting on the middle floor.'
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Let's start with this one.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- Your living room.- Yeah, nice size, isn't it?- The proportions are great.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- But I'd like to bring a little bit more character back.- Yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26That's fair enough. You could do that with the fireplace.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28You can see they've still got the hearth.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I think one of its real sellers is the kitchen.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- Thus far, we haven't really managed to get you a kitchen-diner.- No.- No.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Of the sort that you have been thinking of.- OK.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I think we've got that here. Sticking my neck out, but you never know.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45We shall see!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Is this it? Is this more what you had in mind?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- Yes. Much more like it. - You've got the burner there.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59That's heating the entire house, just from its own ambient heat.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03There is no oil central heating, so that's really doing it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- It's clearly a very well-insulated building.- Yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- A bit more character there. - Yes. Much more character.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- So far, so good.- Very good. - It's nice, yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Let's go up.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20'On this floor, there's the first of three bedrooms
0:29:20 > 0:29:22'reserved for the residential part of the house,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25'alongside a contemporary family bathroom.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27'Upstairs, a smaller second bathroom
0:29:27 > 0:29:30'serves two generous sized double bedrooms.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34'One is a bright room with large roof lights.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36'We're headed for the one suited to the master,
0:29:36 > 0:29:42'as it features the most outstanding Cornish countryside panorama.'
0:29:42 > 0:29:44So, this...
0:29:44 > 0:29:46would be yours.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Oh, wow! LAUGHS
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- It couldn't be any lighter.- No. - You've got this great big dormer.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- It's huge. The smiles are becoming more genuine.- They are, very.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59This is extremely gorgeous.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02It's funny, other places we've been to,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04we don't necessarily like sloping roofs,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07but it doesn't seem to matter here.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- I like this one.- You aren't struggling for head height.- No.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14But that is just a little bit nice!
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Waking up to that every morning... - I wouldn't have the blinds down.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I would wake up with natural light.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24'That's the home side of this mystery proposition sorted.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28'Now to turn our attention to the business on the ground floor level,
0:30:28 > 0:30:33'which is entirely given over to a self-contained apartment.'
0:30:33 > 0:30:38So, down here, the conservatory, which we saw from the garden.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41You've got one principal bedroom.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46- It leads on to a bathroom and kitchen area, too.- Mm-hm.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51The current owners tell me that to get £500 or £600 a month off this,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54long term, isn't difficult,
0:30:54 > 0:31:00if you wanted a long-term let, just to ease the pressure financially.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Again, it's a head-spinner for me.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Yeah, it's a beautiful place.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I can see us living here. Yeah.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14It's, um...getting your head around how it would work.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16'The alternative enterprise
0:31:16 > 0:31:20'that this mystery house offers Vanessa and Ian is food for thought.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24'Although the well-tended garden doesn't have room for husbandry,
0:31:24 > 0:31:29'they wouldn't have to give up on their dream altogether.'
0:31:29 > 0:31:33There is the possibility of renting that small paddock next door.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- Oh, right.- And possibly, in the future, buying it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- But to be perfectly honest, I'd rent it.- Yeah.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Be a lot cheaper than buying it!
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- So, make me an offer. - It's going to be way over budget.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Yeah. 450, I think it's going to be. - 450, yeah.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I was going to go a bit lower than that. 415, I'll go.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58415, that's quite a bit lower.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Well, it is on the market...
0:32:02 > 0:32:04at 400...
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- ..and £25,000.- Mm-hm.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14But I have had a conversation with the owner
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- and 400 would get it.- Really?- Yeah.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- Wow.- How about that?
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- That's something to think about. - Have another look.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Yeah. Go and have a good look at the annexe. Check that out.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- And I will find you somewhere later. - OK.- Cheers.- Off you go. Pleasure.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- CHUCKLES - Well, how the story is changing on this house hunt!
0:32:35 > 0:32:40I do love it when properties start to dictate where the future may lie,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42and this story is a case in point.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46As for our mystery house - it's got to be a winner.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53'Creeping over budget at £425,000, but open to negotiation...'
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- Thinking about the holiday let, it would be quite nice to meet new people as well.- Yes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16We do jobs that meet lots of people.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- It gives you a link with the outside world.- Yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Out of the three that we've seen, this one is probably my favourite.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Hadn't thought about a holiday let. We have been thrown a curve ball!
0:33:27 > 0:33:31The lifestyle this house would offer me? I'd be busy in the garden.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33There's a lot of garden to tend.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38For family and friends to visit and keep in contact, I think it is a brilliant option.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42We've got enough room in the house as well as the annexe.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Living in London, thinking about goats, pigs, chickens,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47when you see the reality of it,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50it's a lot of work - it really is a lot of work.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54I'm not so sure that the actual rural dream
0:33:54 > 0:33:59is actually going to be like a rural reality.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Maybe the dream was...
0:34:02 > 0:34:04too rural.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06The mystery house has done it again.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Certainly has.- Oh, certainly.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- The plans, they are a-changing, methinks.- As Bob Dylan said.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16As he said. Right then, I think you've got a lot to consider.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- More than most couples, I would say. - Mm-hm.- Yes.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Come on. I'll shout you an ice cream.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28'We've shown Vanessa and Ian three possible houses in Cornwall
0:34:28 > 0:34:32'for their £400,000 budget, but there are plenty of others on offer
0:34:32 > 0:34:35'if you, like them, are seeking to relocate to the county.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38'In Leedstown, just five miles from the coast,
0:34:38 > 0:34:43'you can find smart three-bedroom semi-detached houses like this one
0:34:43 > 0:34:46'for an asking price of £230,000.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50'A few miles north in Camborne, this elegant period property
0:34:50 > 0:34:53'with a modernised interior and four bedrooms
0:34:53 > 0:34:57'will set you back £315,000.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01'Whilst further south, a few minutes' drive from Halsetown,
0:35:01 > 0:35:05'this characterful five-bedroom converted mill and miller's cottage
0:35:05 > 0:35:08'with over an acre of grounds is on the market
0:35:08 > 0:35:11'for £575,000.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18'Almost surrounded by the sea, Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula
0:35:18 > 0:35:21'is the most southerly point on the British mainland
0:35:21 > 0:35:24'and boasts over 250 plant and animal species
0:35:24 > 0:35:27'of national and international conservation importance.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32'During the week, I met National Trust ranger Justin Whitehouse
0:35:32 > 0:35:35'to find out what makes this area so special.'
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Justin, when you look on a map or a naval chart at the Lizard,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43it does feel very peculiar, unique.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Why is it here? What happened?
0:35:45 > 0:35:51It is unique. It is geographically, geomorphologically separate from the rest of Cornwall.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55It appeared 375 million years ago,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58when the world was a very different place,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01all the supercontinents - Gondwanaland, Euramerica.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- When all that was joined together? - Yeah.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Between these two supercontinents there was the Rheic Ocean.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12Right at the bottom of that ocean, part of the Earth's mantel,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14normally ten kilometres down,
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- protruded out of the crust of the Earth.- So it moved?- It moved.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Lizard, this little lump of rock,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23hit the bottom of what's today Great Britain.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27'The close-cropped grassy headlands of the Lizard
0:36:27 > 0:36:30'are one of the country's top habitats for rare plants.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34'You can find species that aren't found anywhere else in Europe.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37'Down below the headland at Kynance Cove,
0:36:37 > 0:36:42'visitors are able to see the rocks that erupted from the Earth's core.'
0:36:45 > 0:36:50This rock we're standing on, that's surrounding us, is the serpentine,
0:36:50 > 0:36:55which is, effectively, remnants of what was the Earth's mantel.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I suppose it's also given this coast its unique character.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03It's very beautiful, very dramatic, but it's also extremely treacherous.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I'm looking over your shoulder at the surf
0:37:05 > 0:37:08breaking on those jagged rocks.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14Yeah. Lizard Point was this amazing obstacle for seafarers to get around.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18'The Lizard is dubbed "the graveyard of ships",
0:37:18 > 0:37:24'but for over 400 years, the Lizard Lighthouse has been protecting mariners from the hazardous waters.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26'My next port of call is a tour of the lighthouse
0:37:26 > 0:37:29'with expert Caroline Rogers.'
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Show me around.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38'The top of the lighthouse stands 70 metres above the waves,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42'up a stone spiral flight of steps to the observatory,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46'where the reward is THE most breathtaking view across the water.'
0:37:49 > 0:37:53At last, Caroline, we've made it to the top and this fabulous view,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56not just of the light but also of the Atlantic beyond.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- It's beautiful up here. - Does it take a lot of looking after?
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- It takes three hours to clean the lens.- I can imagine.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I don't know where you'd start. It's extraordinary.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And it runs 24-7, 365 days a year.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Yeah. The lens is always going round.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17I gather there's a smugglers connection, appropriately in Cornwall, to the Lizard Lighthouse.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21The lighthouse that was built before this one was by Killigrew.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26He was later done for piracy, but we have tunnels under our engine room.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30We're not too sure what they are for, but they're linked to him.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34It's a lovely romantic idea that smugglers had a part to play in this.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Now we've come this far, Caroline,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40is it possible to get outside and really take in those views?
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- Yeah, sure. That's fine. - Brilliant. This is a real treat!
0:38:49 > 0:38:50Wow! Haha!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- That is a proper "wow"!- Yeah.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56We get some real treats on Escape To The Country,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59but standing on top of this lighthouse on a day like today
0:38:59 > 0:39:01has to be one of the best.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Thank you very, very much. - You're welcome.- What a view!
0:39:12 > 0:39:16When we ask our buyers to go and think about all we have shown them,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19you never know how long they're going to need.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24I think Ian and Vanessa could spend the rest of their lives coming to some sort of conclusion,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26but we are going to press the issue
0:39:26 > 0:39:31and see if they have reached a decision - let's go and find them.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37What's happened this week? It's all-change, I suspect.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Just a tad.- When we started out,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44we were all focused on this idea of the good life -
0:39:44 > 0:39:48chickens, vegetables, animals and all of that.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Which may have been something...
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Was it the tail that wagged the dog a bit, on what you were aiming for?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Having seen the houses that you showed us,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03it has turned us all the other way round, I think.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Let's just remind ourselves. We took you to a smallholding, property number two.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10The house didn't do it for me,
0:40:10 > 0:40:15but the land was everything and it was the dream.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18But I don't know, there was just...
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- It just didn't feel like I could live there.- Hm.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24That was difficult.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Property number one, a lovely Edwardian number
0:40:27 > 0:40:30with a real touch of the Arts & Crafts about it,
0:40:30 > 0:40:36- that you picked up on straight away. - Absolutely loved it. Still do.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Still do? So is property number one on your list?- Oh, yes.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Is it on yours, Ian?- Yes.- OK. - I can't believe I'm saying that!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- I can't believe he's saying it.- OK.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49So let's think about our final property, our mystery house.
0:40:49 > 0:40:55Just up the road from Mullion Cove, a really gorgeous bit of the coast.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59It's a stunning house, it really is. It's beautifully kept.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02It's an ideal location
0:41:02 > 0:41:07and it had the annexe, which is an added extra on that one.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13And we could rent the paddock, so we could have had the animals.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17But, um...don't know. I'm still in love with number one.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22Yeah, I think I'm the same. Number three has everything we asked for.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Number one hasn't, but it is absolutely lovely.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- My sensible part of me thinks we should take number three.- Yeah.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32But my heart says no, number one.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36You have made us think a lot and we've learnt a lot.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40We haven't bought a house together before and we've learnt bundles.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42So what happens next?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45We're considering putting an offer in for number one.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Fantastic. Well, I am absolutely delighted, guys.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's been a real pleasure having you in Cornwall.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Let's have a toast with some lovely Cornish tea.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56ALL: Cheers.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Sadly, our time here in Cornwall is nearly at an end.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10Ian and Vanessa are heading home, their heads full of ideas and plans
0:42:10 > 0:42:13as to what their future now holds.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17In making sense of it all, I'm reminded of something that Ian said at the mystery house.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22Sometimes, when you follow your dreams, you get lost, only to find a better one.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Where better to let fate take a hand
0:42:24 > 0:42:28than here on the glorious and inspiring Cornish coast?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I'll see you next time.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35'Ian and Vanessa did make an offer on our first property,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39'that beautiful Arts & Crafts house, but unfortunately, they were outbid.
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