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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

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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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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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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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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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Blore Hall, the Peak District

Standing in three acres of walled grounds, this historic HPB site is dominated by a large 14th-century red-brick house, thought to have been the original Great Hall of Blore Manor.

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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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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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St Brides Castle, Pembrokeshire

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

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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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Exploring Anglesey

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

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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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River Ericht, Blairgowrie, Perthshire

Since 1992, HPB has owned a number of exclusive ‘rods’ on the Ericht, enabling Bondholders to enjoy fishing under the guidance of an expert full-time ghillie.

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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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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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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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Tigh Mor Trossachs, The Scottish Highlands

The Trossachs offers a romantic introduction to the magnificent scenery of Highland Scotland

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Wildlife in the Dordogne

The pretty ancient hamlet of Constant sits atop the rolling hills of the Dordogne, amongst the traditional mixed farms and verdure of the forest.

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Definitions of style

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

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Duloe Manor, Cornwall

HPB’s imposing Queen Anne mansion, set in nine acres of grounds

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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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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.