It's early morning in a Devon valley.
Birds twitter amongst a labyrinth of twigs in the newly manicured hedge.
The peace and quiet is suddenly shattered by the clattering sounds of a tractor trundling down the lane.
A mother and her lambs view us with curiosity.
A thousand year old barn
with it's very own watchmen. They honk at us with a loud warning 'do not venture here'.
This Devon Longhouse was built in 825AD when it began life as a nunnery along with a small farm. It has traditional cob walls, a thatched roof and inglenook fireplaces. In 1086 it was one of nine small holdings mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the Abbey of Buckfast in the Manor of Trusham.
Here we stop and step inside, a hearty Devon breakfast awaits us.
