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My husband and I and our 4 children live at Manston Court, where we also have 3 holiday properties which we manage as a family. The property is grade 2 listed and is a place of historical importance, some parts being 13th century, some 15th century and the really new bits are 18th century! It's been great bringing up a family in such a lovely building and with a lovely large garden, which apparently is perfect for playing 'murder in the dark' with your friends! In 1996/7 we decided to turn Well Cottage and Annie's Cottage into holiday accommodation. It became so popular that in 2009 we decided to convert The Chapel which was a former Medieval Hall House (circa 1190), also into holiday accommodation, and being much larger it could cater for large families and groups. That too has taken on a life of its own, and now we often have extended families and groups hiring out all 3 for special family occasions or holidays. We really enjoy making things as nice as possible for our guests, and then seeing them all have a great time together - that's what inspires us to keep going. Many return year after year and often bring friends and family as well. And now that we have - almost - the perfect routine for cleaning and changing over the properties, 3 of our children have left school and university and have jobs, and the baby is off to uni! So it looks like it's on to plan B.... We actually enjoy doing it so much that I don't ever see us giving up. It is an amazing place to live and a great place to work, and it is so much nicer to share and see others really enjoying it.