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“Since our last visit to Duloe Manor we have chalked up over 80 HPB holidays and now here we are, 20 years later, spending a different kind of family time, in lovely gardens, with a new addition to the clan.”
Les and Margaret Hill Bondholders holidaying at HPB’s Duloe Manor in Cornwall

. HPB’s homes are in beautiful locations, and we’ve always been at pains to ensure that the gardens and landscaping surrounding the accommodation should complement, and enhance, what’s already there, while remaining totally in keeping with the character of

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