A cottage used in the BBC adaptation of Sense and Sensibility has become a sought-after holiday home.

The 15th century Blackpool Mill, a former farmworkers' cottage on a clifftop overlooking the north Devon coast, was seen in the opening episode of the show on New Year's Day.

The four-bedroom property, previously two buildings, was used as the location for Barton Cottage, the home of Mrs Dashwood and her three daughters in the Jane Austen novel.

It is owned by Sir Hugh and Lady Stucley, who run the nearby 12th Century Hartland Abbey and Gardens.

Lady Stucley told the Daily Telegraph: "We have had all sorts of inquiries since it appeared on the television. It is just in a stunning location, it is at the end of a track looking out over the Atlantic - next stop, America.

"It has been in the family since before the days of Henry VIII and we have spent all our holidays there with our children and grandchildren."

Sir Hugh revealed that Blackpool Mill's exterior had been "changed considerably" for the show, with a porch and dormers added and the outside walls painted.