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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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Two peas in a pod

Jill and Stephen Wilson have been working as gardeners at St Brides for the past seven years.

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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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Thanks for the memories – past and those still to come

Robert Ireland knew he would have to make time for holidays – all too often sacrificed on the way to business success. The Holiday Property Bond proved ideal...

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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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Walking in Brittany

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

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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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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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La Reserva de Biniorella

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

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The birds of Barnham Broom

There are many delights to be enjoyed on HPB holidays – not least of which is the wildlife. Here Bondholder Jonathan Savory writes about the wild birds he has discovered around Barnham Broom.

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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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That was the year that was…

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

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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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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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Jurassic Bond

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

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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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Getting set for summer

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

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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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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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St Brides Castle, Pembrokeshire

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

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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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Langton House, Dorset

HPB's Dorset home on the Isle of Purbeck

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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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Bell End Farm, North York Moors

HPB’s North York Moors home – a collection of 11 cottages set in quiet gardens with stunning views.

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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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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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Lower Knapp Farm, Devon

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

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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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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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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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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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Quality and consistency – for holiday harmony

Much thought has gone into the organisation and continuing development of the Holiday Property Bond - which is why the Bond is such a success for so many.

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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.

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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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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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Andalucia’s aviary

For birdwatchers the entire region offers an embarrassment of riches, the biggest and arguably the best is just a stone’s throw from HPB’s El Pueblito de Alfaix: the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.

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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...