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ON THE SEA SHORE

iews from Jen Bernard’s family holiday home are so striking that the bedrooms have been named after them, inextricably linking the house and landscape. ‘We have Cheviot, after the hills, Spring Hill, after the farm nearby and Bamburgh, for the view of the castle,’ says Jen. Aside from the views of Northumberland landmarks, however, one of the house’s greatest features is its proximity to the sea, which is just a pebble’s throw

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