TAVISTOCK'S former railway station is to feature in Channel 4's new series, Property Snakes and Ladders. 

Sarah Beeny, of Channel 4, has shown a great deal of interest with a unique and historic local building now known as Old Tavistock Railway Cottages, which has recently  been given a stunning make-over and restoration by Jenny and Colin Rogers.  

Old Tavistock Railway Station has been converted into luxury five-star holiday cottages and will be given a special hour-long feature on July 14.  The aim of the programme is to see what happened to those people who bought at the peak of the property market and how they have dealt with the recent credit crunch.

Initially, Jenny and Colin bought Old Tavistock Railway Station as a bigger project to add to their property portfolio, which consists of more than nine buy-to-let flats and houses nationwide. However, as the credit crunch has hit, they have had to consider an alternative use for the property and decided to turn Old Tavistock Railway into three up-market five-star holiday cottages.

Old Tavistock Railway stopped being used in 1968 with little in the way of maintenance or restoration being done until Jenny and Colin took the plunge to buy it back in 2007.

'When I first saw it, I thought 'Oh my God' admits Jenny. 'But Colin wanted to stretch us and he absolutely loves Victorian architecture. So when he saw it advertised, he had to have it.

'Sadly, many of the original internal "station" features were sold off long before we took the property on, but Colin has an amazing eye for antiques and has managed to fill the properties with some beautiful pieces.

'We have also been very keen to use local tradespeople and businesses as much as possible and as such have had all our interior soft furnishings made by Tavy Textiles, and our guests' "luxury soaps" are organic and hand-made in Callington by So Soapy.'

With more and more people holidaying in the UK, Colin and Jenny are very hopeful that they have made the right decision. 

Each of the self-catering holiday cottages has been exquisitely fitted out with every conceivable luxury being offered to their guests. Any extras, including catering, theatre ticket booking, walking tours or golf, can be arranged to give a unique and special holiday for guests. The cottages have been independently graded by Visit Britain and have been given the full five star rating.

Further information about Old Tavistock Railway Station can be found by visiting the website http://www.oldtavistockrailwaystation.co.uk">www.oldtavistockrailwaystation.co.uk