Cleggs Cottage on the Copeland Island

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Cleggs Cottage on the Copeland Island Family owned holiday home

Cleggs Cottage is a privately owned family holiday home on the Copeland islands.Originally it was a tenant farm inhabited by the Clegg family some of whoms relatives still live in Donaghadee,it is not for rent but all friends of the owner are welcome to visit anytime.

Another wee trip over on a sunny but cold autumnal day. Cleaned out the two water butt's and installed a device to hopef...
13/11/2026

Another wee trip over on a sunny but cold autumnal day. Cleaned out the two water butt's and installed a device to hopefully stop the debris gathering in them from the gutters. Will check them in the spring and see if they work. Nothing else to report and with a bit of luck it'll stay that way.

A daytrip to check the cottage after back to back storms, nothing to report except the high tide has buried the front ga...
31/10/2026

A daytrip to check the cottage after back to back storms, nothing to report except the high tide has buried the front gate, i don't want to dig it out until we are over staying as it will just get buried in the next storm. And a lovely autumnal day with some good company.

20/10/2026

Here's a wee video clip mainly made for the powers in charge to prove we weren't just loafing about all summer. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who came over this summer John Hamilton, Stewart Brown and the team,Gina,Sarah,Scotty and Kyle, plus the tradesmen and thank everybody for their nice comments. Excuse my narration and poor camera work, i really must employ a cameraperson.

Another wee daytrip over on a lovely autumnal day, still getting the cottage ready for the coming winter.
17/10/2026

Another wee daytrip over on a lovely autumnal day, still getting the cottage ready for the coming winter.

The ex postie at the former postbox. A Edward VII postbox ( 1901-1910 ) I figure that sometime probably between WW1 and ...
05/10/2026

The ex postie at the former postbox. A Edward VII postbox ( 1901-1910 ) I figure that sometime probably between WW1 and WW2 they stopped the post run as it was never updated to the next monarch. Also I think the population crashed after the first war when a lot of islanders lost their lives in the conflict and due to better transport the world became a smaller place for the young ones who left the island. If you read the book "As luck would have it" by the 30s the only permanent residents are the Cleggs in our cottage and the Emersons in "Hill House".

03/10/2026

Port Ramon this afternoon, seal pups and mums playing away without a care in the world.

I took a walk to the north side of the island and as usual John Hamilton is right, he figured september for the seal pup...
23/09/2026

I took a walk to the north side of the island and as usual John Hamilton is right, he figured september for the seal pups and i thought october, i stand corrected. On the way there i spotted a few of many Buzzards about the island and it's great to see a thriving population of them. Probably 20-30 pups i spotted but i am sure there's a lot more about if you searched, i was quite happy to just sit back and see what i could without stressing everybody too much.

Mr Robin just wandered into the barn, and after slamming into the glass on the back door has managed to stun himself. Me...
22/09/2026

Mr Robin just wandered into the barn, and after slamming into the glass on the back door has managed to stun himself. Me and him are outside now and hopefully he will gather himself and fly off, he appears to be fine. Maybe he's enjoying my company.

Been a while, but back over for a few days. Time to shut a few things down for the coming winter. 21degrees today so not...
22/09/2026

Been a while, but back over for a few days. Time to shut a few things down for the coming winter. 21degrees today so not sure when it's coming!

The "A" team over today for a bit of gardening, John Hamilton, Angela and their Grandson Xander who has all the makings ...
13/08/2026

The "A" team over today for a bit of gardening, John Hamilton, Angela and their Grandson Xander who has all the makings of a good islander, getting stuck in straight away. The intention is to cut this part of the hedge right down so we can get some light on the gable wall and so the painter can access it.

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Donaghadee
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