Is anyone watching escape to the country?

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Single woman approaching 60 wants a 5 bed house near Salisbury with a budget of 1 million!

Why???

Yep. Bizarre isn't it?

She likes to entertain apparently.

Yes Thinking exactly the same Her money her choice etc but Why?

Soap making lady is wearing goggles.

Well you don't want caustic in your eyes sparkling

Yeah but did you notice how unattached she was to her family home of 40 years she's just inherited!!

Maybe she wants to open a B&B

i bet she doesn't wear them normally-it's for the Beeb

I suspect she became very unattached as soon as a developer offered 1 million for it

I don't like this house -it would be like living in a barn

I couldn't be doing with all the maintenance and cleaning required. I would be buying a swish penthouse apartment in the middle of a town with all mod cons personally.

I think country living would be brilliant in theory but I would worry about being old and unable to access medical care etc, especially as that area is commuter belt so not exactly neighbourly

I have family there, I'm not being countryside-ist

YY 17 it's all a bit remote for single living.

They are saying 'cosy' but with the high ceilings I am just seeing draughty and a bugger to heat.

All those stairs too-not great if this is her forever home.

I nodded off did she buy any ofthe house she was a strange old girl wasnt she

She bought the vicarage

Aw did she that was my favourite

It was definitely the nicest house but far too big for her, I wonder how long she lasts before she sells up?

Yes far to big for her I did laugh at the house with the summer bedroo

She's only approaching 60 - hardly slipping into her dotage! Why shouldn't she enjoy an active retirement in a beautiful house where she has plenty of room to have friends to stay?

I think she just got overexcited nobody on their own needs a huge house

It's her money she can do what she likes but I would imagine a 5 bed house with just under half an acre of garden is going to be tough going

I saw this, very odd indeed. I'd buy a terraced house and blow the lot on cruises.

According to zoopla she paid full asking price

There was a thread the other day where somebody was pondering seling there big house because she was on her own and felt isolated I know 60 isnt ancient but ..

60 isn't ancient. If I was her i wouldn't be tying myself down to a rambling old pile in the country that costs a fortune in maintenance and heating and gardening.