“We’ve gone on holiday by mistake. We’re in this cottage here.” ‘Withnail and I’ cottage for sale.
Where do I start with this? Monty’s cottage, from ‘Withnail and I’ – one of the most quoted films EVER – is up for auction by Savills on 16th February.
It’s starting price is £145,000 but you just know it’s going to go through the roof as rich movie geeks get all misty eyed at the prospect of owning such a classic location and reach for their wallets.
If you’re interested then the particulars for the cottage are as follows… or at least they would be if I was writing the blurb.
Ok, I lie, it’s just a weak ruse to quote such fine lines as:
Withnail: This place is uninhabitable.
Marwood: Give it a chance. It’s got to warm up.
Withnail: Warm up? We may as well sit round this cigarette. This is ridiculous. We’ll be found dead in here next spring.
(Needs Some Renovation)
or
Withnail: This place has become impossible. Nothing to eat, freezing cold and now a madman on the prowl outside with eels.
(A Welcoming Community)
or
Monty: “Here. Hare. Here.”
(Local Produce Available)
or …
I could go on, but it would only end in me quoting the entire film.
Whoever eventually buys it should just leave the place as is and offer Withnail themed weekend breaks marketed as “A Delightful Weekend in the Country”; complete with local actors paid to threaten guests with eels, or throw them out of tea shops, or burst into their bedrooms at night wearing naught but a silk dressing gown and a hungry look…
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I can’t say I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Withnail and I; have I missed out?
On another note I’m checking out your blogroll but I’d like to inform you that I recently compiled a list of the top 32 UK Property blogs on my business blog and included yours.