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Daphne Du Maurier's 'Frenchman's Creek' home for sale

The former home of novelist Daphne Du Maurier and the inspiration for one of her most famous books is on the market for nearly £2 million. The seaside property was used as the fictional setting for the novel Frenchman's Creek. Photo: SWNS

1:52PM BST 08 Jul 2009

The seaside property was home to the Rebecca author between 1942 and 1943 and was used as the fictional setting for her novel Frenchman's Creek.

It overlooks Readymoney Cove in Fowey, Cornwall, and its current owners have lived at the house for more than half a century.

But they have now put the former coach house and 1.25 acres of gardens up for sale for £1.875 million.

Robin Trethowan, of estate agents May Whetter and Grose, said: "This property is in one of the finest beauty spots in Fowey.

"It is easy to see why Daphne Du Maurier was inspired while staying here."

A stream runs through the garden and there is also a croquet lawn, former tennis court, summer house and greenhouse and a vegetable garden.

The four-bedroom home was built in the 1860s as a coach house to Point Neptune, the stunning cliff-top property nearby, now owned by actress Dawn French.

Readymoney Cove is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey Estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval part of the Fowey and, on the other, by St Catherine's Castle.