Quaint Cornish cottage next to Martin Clunes’ character Doc Martin’s surgery selling for £795,000
The stunning cottage in a picturesque fishing village is even owned by a real-life doctor
THIS quaint Cornish cottage next door to the Doc Martin surgery is up for grabs.
And the historic property in Port Isaac is even owned by a real-life doctor.
Retired GP Dr Anthony Hambly, who has advised the show's star Martin Clunes, is now selling the three-bed home.
The White House, which is Grade II listed, sits on Roscarrock Hill, boasting spectacular views over the harbour and out to the Atlantic.
Holiday lets brings in around £30,000 a year in cash.
Dr Hambly's ancestors, the Trevan family, built the cottage in about 1580 and it has passed down the family line ever since.
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A fascinating feature is a tunnel under the kitchen to the neighbouring property.
Although now covered and not visible, Dr Hambly believes it was used for smuggling about 200 years ago.
Since 2004 Fern Cottage, the next property up the hill, has doubled as the surgery in the ITV show Doc Martin.
An eighth and final series are planned to be aired next year.
Martin Clunes stars as doctor Martin Ellingham, who moved to fictional Port Wenn after developing a phobia of blood that ends his career as a surgeon.
Port Isaac has become a tourist mecca since featuring in Doc Martin, with guided tours for visitors.
Dr Hambly, 69, said: "Very often people's photos of the 'view of Cornwall' are taken from in front of the house. I've seen pictures in magazines and advertisements.
"And a lot of tourists come for the Doc Martin connection.
"I've let them use my car park when they're filming and as I was a GP I talked to Martin Clunes a bit on the subject.
"The show is hugely popular in America and Australia so we often get people from there wanting to stay.
"All the bedrooms look straight out to sea. The house is quite simple but it feels as if it's got history to it.
"I'm the 14th generation of my family to own it.
"I don't want to sell it really and I'll be very sad to see it go but it seems the right time."
The house features a terrace and gardens behind and above the house. It is near a National Trust point named after the Trevan family..
Dr Hambly, 69, said: "We let it out for holidays and people come from as far as Australia. They have the plan to tour Cornwall but they don't get further than sitting on the terrace with a glass of wine.
"The view is fantastic. It's a very Cornish view and one that can't be spoilt. Nothing has really changed from when I was a child, and that's quite reassuring. It's timeless."
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