Though it may be a cliché, location, location and, yes, location, was the mantra that drove Russell Jarvis’s property search and purchase of a pair of run-down adjoining buildings overlooking the sea just outside the village of Lynton, North Devon. ‘For me, these three Ls were simple,’ he says. ‘First, there was the remote beauty; second, the access to Bath and friends; and third, the variety of the setting.’ After living and travelling abroad for five years, Russell was keen to return home to settle, ‘I was dreaming of one day owning a house in a special corner of the UK. And Exmoor has wildness, peace and natural beauty, with spectacular sea views and access to the coast.’
Rockton Mews is one part of the renovation. ‘I now live in…
