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A life less ordinary on the great western railway


 
Image Credit: https://sites.google.com/site/brunelpark/home 

Location: Dawlish Warren, South Devon EX7 0NF
Price: £ Unknown
Agent: Alastair MacLean. Facilities and Marketing Manager, SHOREFORM LTD. amac@tecomart.net
Links:
News Report from Cornwall Railway Society indicating no buyer (Search in page for Dawlish Warren)
Brunel Park website
Noteworthy features: 8 railway cottages, on the beach.


A bright shiny new year, the traditional time to think about doing something completely different or new.

How about a lifestyle business, always wanted to run your own self catering or B & B business but wanted something different with a completely unique selling point? Well eight camping railway carriages in Dawlish Warren, South Devon may be exactly what you are looking for.

They have many original features but the interiors are looking a bit dated and are in need of an update. One of the carriages has even been converted for disabled access. Fully renovated they would make very impressive holiday lets.

I think camping coaches are great and I would love to own one or visit one but my favoured location would be on Dartmoor for the walking and the green countryside perhaps in a wooded glade or near an impressive viaduct.

I imagine if no buyer comes forward the coaches will be sold off individually, hopefully to heritage lines to enhance their offerings and the land will then house new static caravans or something similar. It will be a shame to see them go but looking at the interior pictures you can see how they would require a lot of money.
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