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« on: November 03, 2016, 21:33:01 »
From BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Devon

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A former holiday park which features eight chalets in converted rail carriages has sold at auction for £261,000.
The Brunel Camping Carriages site in Dawlish Warren, Devon, exceeded the guide price of £125,000 - £175,000.
The auction was held in St Mellion, Cornwall. The site closed at the end of last summer after 50 years.
Each eight-person chalet carriage includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom.
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2016, 22:03:29 »
Or £ 32625 per carriage......
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2016, 22:48:34 »
No mention of the buyer?
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« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2016, 07:55:00 »
Quote from: bignosemac on November 03, 2016, 22:48:34
No mention of the buyer?

GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) sourcing some extra capacity at last?
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2016, 17:37:43 »
Eight-person chalet carriage includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom, for 32k!
Some parts of the coast you couldn't get a beach hut for that money.
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2016, 18:55:32 »
Quote from: CyclingSid on November 04, 2016, 17:37:43
Eight-person chalet carriage includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom, for 32k!
Some parts of the coast you couldn't get a beach hut for that money.

No, they were a lot cheaper than that. The price included the site, so the carriages were probably more or less free. Which may be fair, if their value somewhere isn't a lot more than the cost of taking them there.

And a beach hut is also a lot cheaper than that, wherever you are - just as long as you don't want the right to keep it on a site at a popular location as well.
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2016, 21:10:18 »

http://www.beach-huts.com/beach-huts-for-sale-location-mudeford-spit-hengistbury-head.php

although I am never sure whether they are taking the mick
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2016, 09:18:22 »
Quote from: CyclingSid on November 04, 2016, 21:10:18

http://www.beach-huts.com/beach-huts-for-sale-location-mudeford-spit-hengistbury-head.php

although I am never sure whether they are taking the mick

Beach huts at Mudeford are amongst the most expensive in the country, in one of the most exclusive holiday regions/enclaves so I wouldn't take them as being particularly representative!
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2017, 11:09:27 »
Planning application in for year round use:

http://www.devonlive.com/news/property/iconic-dawlish-warren-railway-carriages-669415

From a business viewpoint, extended season would make huge sense if people will come and use them in winter too.
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