A short break

We have been in and around the town of Dartmouth for a few days visiting a couple of National Trust houses and gardens that I have been wanting to see for quite some time. The first day we bought tickets for the ferry that would take us up river to the home of the crime writer, Agatha Christie.

We sailed past Agatha's boathouse, a delightful place where we sheltered from a spell of bad weather on our wander about the gardens.

Here is our first view of the house, just peeping out above the trees.

A cottage by the jetty, now a holiday let.

The view from the boathouse is lovely and the interior a delightful place. During a heavy downfall of hail we sat happily inside until it was over and the sun shining again.

The house stands well and is crammed with 'stuff', all of it was collected by Agatha Christie and her family, nothing brought in to set the scene as in some houses that are on display. We had a very satisfying nose all about the place, with such a lot to see.