The Holiday Home for Pets Meat Pie Company

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While cruising around Heiloo on our electrical bicycles, we came across this little garden and holiday chalet. To our astonishment, it was for sale for the price of a set of tires for the Ford Ka. We have yet to find a real catch in the deal. It may turn out that you are not actually allowed to stay in the house nor hang around in the garden for more than 10 minutes except on Ash Wednesday or Pancake Day. What has happened is that this is the last year in which these places can be bought and sold. if you have one and don't get rid of it on time, you are stuck with it for life, as we shall be, and can only give it away to the Holiday camp to avoid the yearly rent for the ground. At my age, long term commitments involve looking at months rather than years in the future. The ground rent is about 2000 a year, and we paid 2000 for the house. Fill it full of germans (germans Fawlty?) for a week or two and all the costs are covered. The investment is too small to be thinking about a real risk, and the TV, fridge, gas fires, kitchen, garden hut and furniture are worth more than the price of the house. I wont say that the the people were keen to sell, but a pen was put in my hand and then they moved some papers around underneath the pen to make marks and then they rushed away crying 'Yippee'.

So, if any of you want some time in Holland, this is is your place. And we don't have to have you in our house making it look untidy.

It is primitive, with just one bedroom but it is comfy and the garden is huge, including swings and a slide.