Greenway House, Agatha Christie’s summer home, is opening to the public for the first time beginning this Saturday, February 28th. Christie fans will be able to visit the house she described as "the loveliest place in the world". It is located on the bank of the River Dart in Devon.
Craftsmen have worked for two years to restore the house to gleaming 1950s condition. The rooms remain much as they were when the mystery writer lived there, complete with books, papers, boxes of chocolates and flowers. The house and grounds were the inspiration for the Hercule Poirot mystery Dead Man's Folly. Even the estate's boathouse is included in the story, where the victim, Marlene Tucker, is found murdered.
The house and grounds were donated by Christie's family to The National Trust in 2000.
More information about Greenway House can be found on the Agatha Christie website, or on The National Trust website.
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