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A new lease of life for the far pavilions

There is glorious compensation for a brief innings at the North Devon Cricket Club: the view of the sea as you walk to the wicket and the sight of the pavilion as you return shortly after. No wonder touring sides head for Instow. The mouth of the River Torridge is a few yards from the boundary line and an occasional recipient of sixes, while the 18th-century pavilion is one of the oldest in the country and, according to the recently retired club secretary Bill Pain, "one of the prettiest".

The Grade II-listed building was originally put up as a barn for animals and then converted to a cricket pavilion in the 1830s. It comes with all facilities, but inside you can still look up from your ...

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