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Unit 4: A home away from home 
 
Part 1: A roundhouse 
When it’s time for a holiday, it’s great to visit a new place. And if you don’t want to stay in a hotel, today it’s very 
easy to find an amazing holiday home. And in Cornwall, in the south-west of England, there are a lot of holiday 
homes. And some of these holiday homes are quite unusual. 
This is Bodrifty in west Cornwall. 2,000 years ago there was a village here. The old houses were round so they are 
known as roundhouses.
And today you can stay a short walk from this old village here… at the Bodrifty Roundhouse.
This roundhouse was built in 1999. It’s the same size and shape as a roundhouse in the old village. It’s 13 metres wide 
and 13.1 metres tall.
Inside, there’s only one room. There aren’t any windows, but the roundhouse has electricity, so there are some lights.
You can sleep in a comfortable wooden bed, and there are some wooden benches and chairs to sit on. There’s a fire in 
the middle of the room, so the roundhouse is quite warm. But there isn’t a kitchen or a bathroom here.
Luckily, very near the roundhouse, is another building called ‘the Lantern’. Guests can use all the facilities at the 
Lantern. There’s a small kitchen with a cooker, a toaster and a kettle. There’s a table and two chairs where you can 
eat. There’s also a small modern bathroom with a shower. 
The Bodrifty Roundhouse is an unusual but lovely place to stay.
 

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Part 2: A water tower 
This is the Trelissick Water Tower, a very unusual holiday home near the beautiful river Fal in south Cornwall.
The Tower is over 150 years old, and it became a home in the 1970s. It has three floors, and one very narrow staircase 
with forty-nine steps.
There’s just one room on each floor. At the top, there’s a nice kitchen. All the cupboards are the same round shape as 
the tower! There’s a fridge, a cooker and a microwave. There’s also a place to sit and eat.
Downstairs, on the second floor, there’s a very small living room with a comfortable sofa. There isn’t a bookcase, but 
there are some books next to the window if you want to read. There’s a TV, and there are great views to the park 
outside.
The bedroom is on the first floor. It isn’t very big, but it’s lovely. There are two bedside tables, and there’s a big 
mirror on the wall. 
Unfortunately, you need to go outside and through another door to use the bathroom.
The Trelissick Water Tower is a fabulous place to stay for a holiday.