INTERVIEW During a college holiday in 1969, Paul
took a job selling cars at earls Court motor show. this cemented his passion for motors and he stayed with the job for six years. “I was given the opportunity to sell new Jaguars, rovers, triumphs and mGs,” he added. “I’ve always been into cars and still
very much enjoy helping people find their perfect motor now.” He runs a bespoke service – Jolly
Cars – helping people buy and sell classic and modern cars. He has a large garage which houses five cars for sale at the moment – a classic mercedes, classic Landrover, a customer’s Porsche, convertible Ford Focus and a saab turbo. Paul once drove across the us in a
Corvette stingray to deliver a car from Long Island to downtown Los angeles. He was briefly arrested at the
California border for speeding across the arizona Desert in order to make the drop off time, having hung around in new York and Las Vegas for too long! “I was a 26-year-old driving a
Corvette stingray across america. It doesn’t get any better than that,” he laughed. In his late 20s he landed a coveted position as an airline steward for British airways. He said: “I had a permanent suntan and got to see the world for free for a few years. It was an amazing time. I was also lucky enough to be on the flight deck of Concorde for a take off and landing.” after his time with Ba he bought a
restaurant and wine bar business in Hampton, where he met Lynnie when she walked in as a customer in 1988. the couple fell in love and married within a year. Lynnie was born in stoke on trent.
after her granny moved to Devon the rest of her family, including Lynnie, followed. they moved to Budleigh salterton when she was 11 and her family still live there now. after school Lynnie went to
secretarial college and then worked as a Pa. she moved to London in the 1980s where she scooped work with prestigious managers including Lord Kenilworth and the directors of raC and thames television. with such strong connections to
Devon it was inevitable Paul and Lynnie had thoughts about moving back. Paul said: “we both love Devon and have strong family connections here.
the manager of my wine bar in London suggested we took a long weekend down here. “we took a classic car ride and cruised
around Dartmouth and Dittisham and fell in love with the area. when we returned from our honeymoon we set about looking for a property.” the couple moved to Gitcombe
House, just up the road from Higher Gitcombe, in 1989. they developed seven barn conversions and two swimming pools in the grounds and then took their first steps into the B&B market. they sold the property in 2000 and
moved away to Diptford but, as Lynnie said, they “wanted to come home” to Cornworthy. when the owners of a cottage
and 1.3-acre plot were selling Higher Gitcombe, Paul and Lynnie jumped at the chance to return. Paul said: “we rebuilt Higher
Gitcombe in two phases. Phase one took two years; then we took a break for a year before phase two which lasted another year. we completed in 2011.” the couple also bought Beacon Parks
on Jawbones Hill, Dartmouth. they converted two barns which picked up awards from the Federation of master Builders. they decided in January this year to
start their luxury B&B and opened up in time for easter. they are open all year and, as word
gets around, they are booking up fast!
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