Large groups of probably perfectly pleasant people arrive from town and then want to sit out in the gardens until 2 or 3am in the morning, drinking and barbecuing and whooping at the sheer wonder of being able to see the stars. Weekends, in particular, are a nightmare. Both houses have a minimum 2-night stay, so there can be three or more changes of tenants each week. From Easter to the end of September they are chock-a-block, often with large groups. The two houses closest to me are both second homes and are both let out almost permanently on Air B'n'B. Fast forward 25 years and now about half the properties here are being offered on Air B'n'B and the whole atmosphere of the place has changed. Quite a few of the houses are second homes but that didn't seem to cause much of an issue. The houses in this little enclave are nothing special but they're all detached and in decent-sized gardens and most of the neighbours were looking for a similar quiet, low-key existence.

30 years ago I made a decision to leave the city and come and live in a rural area of Wales, near the coast, for a calmer, quieter life.

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