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If only we had known about HPB before

Janet Eaton and Will Schofield have been Bondholders for 8 years. But it would have been much longer if they had realised when they first heard about HPB just how much it had to offer them.

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Winter in the West Country

Think about the West Country and it's all about summer holidays - sun-drenched beaches, buckets and spades, rolling surf, picturesque little ports nestling in rocky coves and sumptuous cream teas...

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Lodge Yard, the Yorkshire Dales

Lodge Yard is a listed 18th-century stable yard in the middle of the small town of Askrigg in The Yorkshire Dales

Food and drink

Who’s Harry?

While the namesake of Harry’s Bistro remains a mystery, there’s no confusion when it comes to the food.

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Keeping it in the family

Joanne Davies and husband Sam Orton were typical city dwellers – but when the couple started a family, the limitations of London living became all too apparent.

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Happy Holidays: Past, present and future

Pete Chambers, heir-apparent to his father’s HPB investment, looks back on 18 years of holiday heaven – and explains why, for him, cashing in is not an option…

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Upper Norton, Shropshire

The mid 19th-century farmhouse of Upper Norton on the edge of the Shropshire Hills offers southerly views over glorious farmland.

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Walking in Brittany

Few British visitors travel to Brittany with country walking as their prime motivation.

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Pitching up in Portugal

The winter was fast approaching, the evenings drawing in. Time to consider an autumnal retreat to warmer climes with a round or four of golf added for good measure.

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Where nurture and nature meet

Norfolk is a county of wide open spaces, expansive skies, few (but friendly!) people, and much to see, both natural and manmade.

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Pottering about

The joys of hotel living, HPB-style

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No rain on Bond Companions Club’s Norwich parade!

Bond Companions Club members visiting Norfolk’s county town weren’t about to let the weather stand in the way of a good time.

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Over 180 glorious holidays

“As soon as we had taken our first week with HPB, we realised just how liberating this style of holiday was going to be for us. No more worries about the standard of the accommodation.”

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Swing voters on the Balearic beat

Many of HPB's "southern" sites are within a stone's throw of Europe's finest golf courses. Majorca is no exception...

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Sibton Park, Kent

HPB’s Kentish home, set in 43 acres in the heart of the serene North Downs

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Physkos, Turkey

With little traffic and a real village atmosphere, the small resort of Turunç makes for a wonderfully secluded destination.

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Walking away from work with HPB

Recession! Redundancy! Retirement! These three words were not on the agenda when Keith and Suzanne Scrivener first joined the Holiday Property Bond.

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Customer care is the ‘HPB extra’

On two recent HPB holidays, Bondholders Hugh and Kathleen Hackett really discovered what HPB’s ethic of service and customer care really means.

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La Reserva de Biniorella

A carefully landscaped development with attractive walkways, terraces, ornamental ponds and patios shaded by orange trees

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Tigh Mor Trossachs ten visits …and counting

There is a perception that the Holiday Property Bond is geared towards a more mature clientele. Healthcare professionals Eamonn and Caroline McGuire would beg to differ; Eamonn takes up the story…

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Seasons come, seasons go - but Doug remains

Doug Wood has been fine-tuning the gardens at Sibton Park in Kent for 30 years or more...

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Going home - only somewhere else

Perhaps it was the romantic view of turreted Tigh Mor or the seductive Tuscan haze of Stigliano that captivated Bondholder Jill Page. Then again there was the reassuring smile of Judith Chalmers.

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The Ivy House Hotel, the Lake District

The Ivy House is located in the heart of Braithwaite village in the Lake District, Britain’s largest National Park

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The luxury of choice, thanks to HPB

“With the Holiday Property Bond the choice of holiday locations is as varied as the standards of excellence are uniform.” – John Corbett

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The Scenic Route to Stigliano

The summer has been great in many ways – but the British weather has been inconsistent. That’s why this year, our thoughts are turning to where to go to grab a bit of early autumn sun.

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Keeping good company

“After sitting on an underperforming Individual Savings Account, investing in the Holiday Property Bond was a real opportunity to get some fun from my money."

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Ben A’an – a summit of surprises

For Bondholder Irene Hrynkow, springtime in Scotland proved a magical experience, particularly the ascent of Ben A’an – small in mountain terms, but no less rewarding than its more imposing brethren.

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That was the year that was…

Bondholders John and Judith Heath enjoy holidays for all seasons, thanks to HPB

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Red-dy for their “Autumnwatch” close-up

Wherever it develops a new site, the Holiday Property Bond is committed to ecological sustainability and wildlife conservation. Both can only enhance the holiday experience!

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Putting the buzz in Biniorella

Dynamic site management makes a good Majorcan holiday GREAT!

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A winter in Majorca

Majorca - a magnet for summer holidaymakers; but no less a draw for "out-of-season" visitors...

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Le Manoir du Hilguy, France

Surrounded on three sides by sea – with sandy coves, rocky headlands and windswept rolling hills – the extreme western coast of Brittany, La Cornouaille, is France’s Lands End.

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Coreggia, Italy

The sun-drenched region of Puglia – in the far southeast of Italy – is all but unknown to most holidaymakers.

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Fed up with cold days? Head to the Med!

Christmas and New Year in Britain are hard to beat. But there comes a point – usually in February – when yet another cold, dark day is just too much.

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El Balcón de Santa Ana, La Gomera, The Canary Islands

An exclusive holiday getaway overlooking the azure waters of the Atlantic

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Jurassic Bond

Bondholders can now discover Dorset's famous Jurassic Coast with geologist and fellow Bondholder Chris Wilson.

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My amazing week in Madeira

You’re never too young or old to enjoy an HPB holiday. Here, 12-year-old Ellie Stroud, whose parents are Bondholders, writes about her favourite HPB holiday so far.

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Turkish honeymoon

HPB Bondholder and journalist Charles Rae recounts a rather special villa holiday to Physkos – HPB’s villa and apartment complex in Turunç, Turkey.

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Ospreys over Bassenthwaite

Regular visitors to HPB’s Lake District home of Braithwaite Court will doubtless be familiar with the family of ospreys which have made Bassenthwaite Lake their summer residence.

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A garden for all seasons

Holidaymakers cannot fail to admire Sibton's quintessentially English 43-acre grounds, the very different planting in La Gomera or the gardens of Constant...

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The Constant gardeners

Benoit Laurent started work at Constant in 2002 and Thierry Rongère in 2003.

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Constant Delight

Here Jonathan Broom describes how his trip to Constant became a journey of discovery through one of the most beautiful regions of France.

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A Bondholder's lament...

To the HPB complaints department: Where were you when we needed you? Now the kids keep stealing our points!

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Braithwaite Court, the Lake District

The pretty village of Braithwaite in the English Lake District is the location of HPB’s almost-eponymous Cumbrian home

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Getting set for summer

Knowing a fellow winner when she sees one - Sue sings HPB's praises

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A Bond of friendship

“For me, the great thing about the Holiday Property Bond is its flexibility – the fact that friends, family and colleagues can use it. And use it we certainly have!” – Liz Bates

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The dream takes shape

1993 investor Keith Morgan looks back to holidays enjoyed - and forward to holidays to come.

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Henllys, Anglesey

The magnificent mansion of Henllys, a mile from pretty Beaumaris, was built in 1853 and looks southwards over a 150-acre golf course.

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Stigliano, Tuscany, Italy

With Florence its capital, Tuscany can rightly be described as the true heart of Italy.

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Voies Vertes around the Manoir

As Bondholders John and Judith Heath discovered, getting on their bikes added a welcome new dimension to their holiday...

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Rediscovering Constant, 20 years on

Bondholders Margaret and David Paul write about their return visit to Constant, HPB’s idyllic private hamlet in the Dordogne.

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Merlewood, the Southern Lake District

Merlewood, a Grade II-listed Victorian mansion with commanding views over Grange-over-Sands and Morecambe Bay, provides a perfect base from which to explore the southern Lake District.

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The Bond Companions Club – travelling solo, together…

Spending a holiday or weekend away on your own is not an option most would choose. But there’s no need when you join the Bond Companions Club.

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Discovering Tuscany with Sue Barker

When TV presenter, sportswoman and Bondholder Sue Barker visited HPB’s exclusive resort in Tuscany, she found it has a lot more to recommend it than just sunshine.

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St Brides Castle, Pembrokeshire

A fine 19th-century baronial country mansion set in 99 acres of mature parkland

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Off the beaten track

Bondholder Peter Clark enjoys a peripatetic adventure, around the highways and byways of unspoilt La Gomera in the Canary Islands, home to HPB's sub-tropical resort of El Balcon de Santa Ana.

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El Pueblito de Alfaix, Spain

El Pueblito de Alfaix, was developed by an award-winning local architect to resemble an authentic Andalucian village.

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Just what the doctor ordered

The Holiday Property Bond has enabled us to spend real ‘quality time’ with our children and grandchildren, surrounded by helpful staff and with all we need to hand for a great holiday.

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A very fishy business

Tigh Mor Trossachs just got even more attractive, with the addition of 'The Lochan', HPB's very own trout lake.

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Brittany - at the eve of the year

The summer is over. The children have gone back to school. The windsurfers have packed their boards and wetsuits away for another year. Brittany’s holiday season is at an end.

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Exploring Anglesey

Bondholder Eleanor Wragg makes the most of a short stay at the Bond’s Beaumaris home…

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Alfaix’s Secret Army

Along with the likes of Encosta Cabo Girão in Madeira, La Reserva de Biniorella in Majorca and El Balcón de Santa Ana in La Gomera, El Pueblito de Alfaix is one of HPB’s larger, “resort”, sites.

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An investment to be comfortable with

“Wherever we go, it’s great to know that a warm welcome, comfortable accommodation and a beautiful location await us. We – and our holiday investment – are in safe hands.” – Frances Todd

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Great skiing

For Rupert and Emma Checkley the Holiday Property Bond means one thing (for now!): great skiing.

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Flying the flag for Dorset

Langton House site manager Karen Travers's association with HPB's Dorset home is long - but her involvement with Dorset in general, and Langton Matravers in particular, is lifelong.

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Constant, the Dordogne, France

The Dordogne boasts some of France’s most attractive countryside, with gentle wooded slopes, rich farmland, wide boulder-strewn rivers and enchanting fairytale castles.

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Going slow in Ludlow

Upper Norton site manager Francesca Biddlecombe takes time out from her busy schedule to explain a little more about the ‘foodie’ movement that has taken over this part of Shropshire.

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Winter Wonderland

When the Littlefair family set out for a leisurely winter break, they didn’t expect the heavy December snowfall. Mary Littlefair tells you how their break turned out to be a memorable success.

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Planning ahead for wonderful holidays

As Bondholders, Christine and Ian Bone benefit from the Holiday Property Bond in not one but two ways.

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Barnham Broom Golf and Country Club, Norfolk

HPB’s Norfolk home is within a comprehensive leisure complex overlooking the lakes and fairways of not one but two 18-hole championship golf courses.

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The Kings Arms, Yorkshire Dales

The Kings Arms, adjacent to HPB’s Lodge Yard home, nestles in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Do you know the Puffin Man?

Wildlife photographer Andy Davies runs various courses throughout the year for Bondholders, but a highlight must surely be the snorkelling excursion to watch puffins and other seabirds underwater.

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Enjoying the moment – and planning ahead

The Park family – Iain and Sarah, and children Rosie and Danny – have been Bondholders since 2008 but their Bond has been in the family for a good deal longer than that.

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Lower Knapp Farm, Devon

HPB's Devon home, sympathetically converted from a substantial 18th-century farmhouse and outbuildings

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God's own county - a trip back in time

There can be few areas of the UK that encapsulate “Englishness” as completely as Yorkshire. In an ever-changing world Yorkshire has retained its traditions and values - and its beauty.

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HPB Travel Club

HPB Travel Club are committed to ensuring that Bondholders receive the very best in choice, value and service...

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The greener the better

It’s fair to say that the Holiday Property Bond did not come into the world bristling with eco-credentials; 1983 was a very different time, after all.

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Homes sweet homes

Having bounced around the globe quite a bit, Ken Sugars and wife Sue came home to East Yorkshire. But was that the end of their travels? Far from it!

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Holidays that are out of the ordinary

Ordinary families, extraordinary holidays: the Bond's winning formula.

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A world away from package holidays

“We’re not what you might call ‘hobby’ people. We’re not particularly keen walkers, or avid birdwatchers. We just love to see the world. And the Holiday Property Bond makes it possible.” – Ruth Penny

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Turkish – and other – delights

Brian Nicholls-Lee and wife Valerie invested in the Holiday Property Bond in 1998.

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Something for everyone

“Different age groups have different interests – and finding a holiday that appeals to all generations is not easy. Unless you’re a Holiday Property Bondholder, that is!” – Jill Robbins

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A Wales of a time in the Principality

Wales has enjoyed (or endured) a somewhat tempestuous relationship with royalty down the centuries – but Pembrokeshire marked the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in real style.

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A step back in time

The monarchy, while at pains to keep pace with the times, is in a very real sense timeless. So Duloe Manor chose to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in a very traditional style.

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The lion’s share of Jubilee fun – Spanish style

As is well known, lions are a feature of the Royal Standard, the flag that flies over Buckingham Palace – and the other royal houses – when the Queen is in residence.

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Santa Rosa, Lanzarote, The Canary Islands

205 properties, near the exclusive Costa Teguise on the Lanzarote’s eastern side

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Viehhofen, Austria

HPB’s Austrian home comprises two chalets, built in the traditional style, divided into five apartments

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Party Time, Any Time, in Puglia

And boy, do the Puglians like to party!

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On the move with HPB

Keith and Jennifer McCartney became Bondholders in 2001 – and consider it one of the best moves they ever made.

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The Bond Companions Club – travelling solo, together…

Spending a holiday or weekend away on your own is not an option most would choose. But there’s no need when you join the Bond Companions Club.

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Diamonds in the Dordogne

The Périgord truffle is one of the most sought-after delicacies to grace the plate, with a scent and flavour all its own.

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Le Mont Jubilee celebrations gain seal of approval

For one day only, France forgot all about “Vive la République!” as Bondholders celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at Le Mont de St Siméon, HPB’s Île de France home just east of Paris.

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Le Mont de St Siméon, France

Here, set on a gentle hillside near the village of St Siméon – some six miles east of Coulommiers – is Le Mont de St Siméon.

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Risky family holidays? No danger!

“Every Holiday Property Bond site offers something different – but they ALL offer the opportunity to take your children on holiday in a safe, secure environment.” – Rob Vines

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Sport for all

HPB's Activity Clubs: fun in the sun for the kids; and a chance for the grown-ups to catch their breath!

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Buying into the future

“We’ve bought into the Holiday Property Bond not only because of what it offers us now, but because we can really see the potential.” – Mike Dugdale

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Constant craving

“All the Holiday Property Bond sites are fabulous – but for us, Constant takes the cake. It’s almost like having our own place in France!” – Andrew Lucas

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Tub thumping for HPB

During their decade as Bondholders, Keith and Jennifer McCartney have been keen proselytisers on behalf of the Holiday Property Bond.

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Art of the matter

Siena has art and architecture, history, culture and cuisine to rival any in nearby Florence. And HPB’s holiday homes at Stigliano are well placed for visiting Siena.

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Holidays with HPB: Headache-Free!

Stephanie and Nigel Collins love Italy and were seriously considering buying an apartment in Tuscany, but why did they choose the Holiday Property Bond instead?

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Beauty and spectacle – Naturally

Many visitors to south-west France come to admire the Dordogne’s many magnificent châteaux, ancient bastides and picture-postcard villages – and rightly so, they are not hard to find.

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HPB Activity Clubs

Last Easter HPB ran its Activity Club at El Balcón de Santa Ana, La Gomera. John Scholefield grabbed a week’s holiday with his family at our Canary Island home.

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Rocha Brava, the Algarve

Situated approximately three miles from the seaside town of Carvoeiro, in the centre of the Algarve, Rocha Brava is a large and mature holiday development.

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The Spanish isles are just waiting for you

With the UK summer but a memory, now is surely a time for Bondholders to consider flying south – to one of the Bond’s Spanish island resorts.

Food and drink

Cheesy does it

Hilary Renault, site manager at HPB's Le Mont de St Siméon home in Île de France, gives advice on how to buy and store brie cheese

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Discovering the Garden of England

Jonathan Broom, editor of BOND – HPB’s magazine for Bondholders – recently visited Sibton Park, our beautifully restored and converted Queen Anne mansion in Kent.

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Definitions of style

How HPB helped landscaping consultant Frankie Shrapnel to ‘expand her gardening vocabulary’.

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Winter Gardens

Christopher Lloyd believed that winter’s main gardening task was to sit by the fire and read seed catalogues.

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Javea, Costa Blanca, Spain

On the Mediterranean coast, some 70 miles south of Valencia, Javea nestles between two headlands – Cabo de la Nao and Cabo San Antonio – in a fertile valley of orange groves, olive and almond trees.

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Room at the inns

Bondholders Tim and Diane Beard just love the flexibility of spending a relaxing long weekend at The King’s Arms in the Yorkshire Dales or Ivy House in the Lake District.

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A fount of Scottish knowledge - Meet 'Mr Trossachs'

With his passion for nature and in-depth knowledge of the region, Arthur is delighted to tell anyone who’ll listen the tale of the Trossachs, and the natural wonders to be found there.

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Chilling in the warmth

For Bondholder Jon Pidgeon, Santa Rosa proved a perfect place to relax and explore the magical island of Lanzarote.

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The eco-concious gardeners...

Jill and Stephen Wilson pass on the benefit of their experience having looked after the gardens at St Brides for several years and give some simple tips on how to become an eco-friendly gardener.

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My mum's memory lives on through HPB

"My mum's memory lives on through HPB." That, at least, is the opinion of Jane Bentham, who 10 years ago with her sisters inherited her mother's Bond.

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Charmed by Ms Chalmers

In 1989 the Holiday Property Bond was six years old, and developing fast.The future looked bright – but something (or someone) was missing: a ‘face of HPB’…

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When a ‘nice’ holiday simply isn’t good enough

Bondholder Diana Levett shares her experience of the Holiday Property Bond - where fantastic holidays come as standard...