SettinguphomeincentralLondonmadesense
forClaireBowmanandDavidDrummond
whiletheywerejugglingbusycareersasa
journalistandarchitectrespectively.Butafter
theirdaughterFlorawasborn,Clairewaskeentomove
backtotheDorsetcountrysidewhereshehadgrown
upandwouldbeabletoenjoythesupportofher
family.‘Mysister,Vanessa,foundthiscottageforus,’
shesays.‘WewerestilllivinginLondonatthetime
andwhenwecametoseeit wefellinlovewithit.’
ClaireandDavid’snewhomeis surroundedby
famousbeautyspots,includingthebeachesalongthe
stunningJurassiccoast.Dorsettowns,suchasBridport,
havebecomehipsterhotspots,asotheryoungfamilies
movetotheareaseekinga similarlydreamylifestyle.
Thevillagethecouplehavemovedtowasthelocation
forthemovieTamaraDreweandit’snothardtosee
whyit waschosenasthebackdrop– thepastoral
surroundingsarecompletelyunspoilt.Fromthe
upstairsroomsofthecottagethereareviewsof
thebeautifulhistoricchurchwithSaxonorigins
atthecentreofthevillage,wherethebellspatriotically
chimeGodSavetheQueeneverythreehours.
Thepropertywasoriginallytwopolicemen’scottages
that had been knocked together. It was in a pretty>AT HOME WITH...OwnersClaireBowmanworks
inPRfora fashioncompanyand
herhusband,DavidDrummond,is
thedirectorofarchitecturalpractice
ReedHolland(reed-holland.co.uk).
Theyliveherewiththeirnine-year-
olddaughter,Floraandhavea
miniatureschnauzer,named
Badger.Theymovedherein2010.
HouseThreebedroomstone
cottage, built in 1820.KitchenHangingcopper
pansovera colouredrange
cookermakesfora cosy
focalpoint.Similarsolid
copper pans, Etsy
dorset cottage