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John and Hilary both grew up in Kenya and live permanently on the property. Hilary's parents bought Four Twenty South in 1966 when she and her brother Dominic were children. The name Four (degrees) Twenty (minutes) South refers to the latitude as there were no physical landmarks to indicate where it was in the coral rag forest which lined the coastal strip in those days. Things were very different then with bush pig, lion, leopard and even the odd elephant frequenting the forest. There were only three hotels in the area, palm thatched and tiny, and Four Twenty South housed the original holiday cottages then known as May's.

The view over the lawn running down to the beach and the sea is widely regarded as the best on the coast and there is an authentic old world atmosphere with monkeys in the trees, birdsong in the morning and cicadas at night. The night sky is stunning and the full moon quite breathtaking.

The layout of the houses allows you total privacy with the security of being close to others. The location of the houses, raised up overlooking the white sand and turquoise sea is the best spot on the coast, if not the world.