Let’s move to Buckfast and Buckfastleigh, Devon

What’s going for it? It’s a mighty strange wormhole that connects hooliganism in Scotland with Benedictine monks in Devon. But Buckfast is that wormhole. The “tonic wine”, laced with caffeine, made by the monks of Buckfast – aka Wreck the Hoose Juice – is blamed for violence in the Buckfast Triangle, near Glasgow. Why these two worlds should be so juxtaposed is beyond Let’s Move To, but reporting from one end of the wormhole, I can confirm that while there is a little patch of south Devon in Lanarkshire, you’ll find very little of Lanarkshire on this side of the river Dart. This is Devon in clover, all stone cottages, bulging lush green hills, blowsy river banks and high hedgerowed country lanes. Given that their earthly lives tend to be bounded in one spot, monks rarely put down roots any place that isn’t astonishingly beautiful. I wonder if they’d consider a house swap with one of their customers north of the border?

The case against Those pretty, narrow lanes, and that lifeline, the A38, become terrifically clogged come summer. Perhaps a little commutery: could do with more local life and energy.

Well connected? Totnes is the nearest station, 15 minutes’ drive away; on the mainline to Plymouth (two or three trains an hour, 30 minutes or so), Exeter (one to three an hour, 30-45 minutes) and beyond. Driving: just off the busy A38, with the coast at Torbay half an hour, and Exeter and Plymouth about the same. You are on the edge of Dartmoor national park.

Schools Primaries: Buckfastleigh, St Mary’s Catholic and Ashburton are all “good”, Oftsed says. Secondaries: South Dartmoor Community College at Ashburton is “good”, as is King Edward VI in Totnes. Plenty of independents.

Hang out at… Riverford Field Kitchen’s Wash Barn ticks all the locally sourced, tastily made boxes. Pretty Church House in Holne village is a fine pub.

Where to buy Think stone cottages and barns; white-walled, bow-windowed Victorian houses. Buckfast is a straggly, overgrown village along the bank of the Dart, with a tiny heart by the abbey. Down the road, Buckfastleigh has a pretty, historic heart of stone and stucco Georgian cottages along narrow lanes over millstreams. It’s extremely attractive, but without the reputation, and house prices, of the South Hams or lower Dart. Large detacheds, £400,000-£800,000. Detacheds, £250,000-£400,000. Terraces and cottages, £120,000-£225,000. Not much for rent: a three-bed house, around £900pcm.

Bargain of the week A two-bed terraced cottage in Buckfastleigh, needing updating, £100,000, with bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk.

From the streets

Kate Norman “The Seed is a great not-for-profit, community-run healthfood store. Inspiring!”

Annette Stirling “Visit the Valiant Soldier, a pub frozen in time, have lunch at the Singing Kettle and find Jellyfish, our creative hub.”

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