Leylands

Leylands is a Victorian villa in Salcombe painted blue and cream, four bedrooms sleeping eight behind bay windows and steps up to the front garden.

A front porch with the house name sign and window boxes marks the entrance, steps rising to the blue and cream Victorian frontage.

A period living room in grey and yellow

The living room keeps grey sofas around a fireplace surround, yellow and blue cushions brightening the room, a window seat with fresh flowers nearby. The sage green kitchen carries a fish wall sculpture and dark worktops, a dining table laid with plates and wine glasses beside the staircase.

Four bedrooms with period touches

Four bedrooms sleep up to eight, several with a period fireplace mantel, one a twin with a fish print above the headboards. Three bathrooms serve them, one with a bath beneath a frosted window, others with a glazed shower and mosaic tile border.

A terrace for a kettle barbecue

A garden patio holds a wooden dining table and kettle barbecue on the lawn, a wooden terrace elsewhere with its own picnic table and barbecue overlooking neighbouring houses.

Sailing dinghies and rooftops

Sailing dinghies race beneath wooded hills, Salcombe's rooftops descend to the estuary, and a wide view opens over the estuary and headland from a hillside garden.

Period features, long summer evenings

Leylands gives a family or group of friends real character — four bedrooms and period features throughout in Salcombe, the barbecue and garden covering long summer evenings. It works especially well for couples and small families wanting a proper base in Salcombe, not just somewhere to sleep.