I’ve been so spectacularly lucky to spend so much time here watching my children grow up. It’s a huge place and we only use part of it. The walls are so think it stays cool in summer and warm in winter. I love watching the dry electric storms rumble in at night across the huge plains in Autumn and going night swimming in the summer. The main hall dining table seats 12 plus kids so big Spanish family lunchtime meals were a real event. As an Englishman who married into a Spanish family I was always amazed just how many small stone built houses there are scattered across our lands, now all unused but some have specular views from higher lands. The soil is ideal for grape production and we even have our own wine made most years. We even have our own small church which we use for our family weddings. And if you fancy the popular beaches of the Costa Blanca then they are only a fast 50 minute drive away.

I also spent all my summers at the Finca el Pulpillp and the big swimming pool all to ourselves is just great. The Finca is next to Mount Arabi Nation Park which makes for good climbing. Over the years we have taken the horses out and the many horse and carts into the local town 12 Km away. We have quad bikes and I even learnt to drive on our own dirt roads around the ranch. Within 20 Km there are countless castles and forts from the extensive history of the ‘Morros & Christianoes’ who have occupied these lands for the last few thousand years. The very best part though is the guaranteed good weather with total privacy second to none.

I’ve love this place. Since I was born 21 years ago I’ve spent every summer here and many winters escaping the cold English weather. I’ve seen the changes and improvements as I grew up. The huge pool is where I learnt to swim among the palm trees overlooking the planes. The ranch was so big we could hide in the many houses and secret rooms or go underground to the old wine cellar. We always rescued dogs and I have so many memories of all the luck hounds who we let made the Finca el Pulpillp their home. It’s the kind of place where you could walk for hours without leaving our land. I love this place, it’s magical.