Railway carriage holiday park sells for £261k at auction

The converted rail carriages sold at auction for £261,000

A former holiday park which features eight chalets in converted rail carriages has sold at auction for £261,000.

The Brunel Camping Carriages site in Dawlish Warren, Devon, exceeded the guide price of £125,000 - £175,000.

The auction was held in St Mellion, Cornwall. The site closed at the end of last summer after 50 years.

Each eight-person chalet carriage includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom.

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The Brunel Camping Carriages site had been given a guide price of £125,000 - £175,000

Each chalet carriage includes a kitchen, living area, bedroom and bathroom

The auction was held in St Mellion, Cornwall

Up to eight people can stay in each chalet carriage