THE owners of Undershaw, the former home of Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, have offered to include "an element" of a visitor centre in its plans for the Grade II-listed building.

A worldwide appeal for help to save the author's former Hindhead home as a centre for fans of Sherlock Holmes has failed to generate any viable schemes so far.

But following pressure from Hindhead Together – a community partnership formed to oversee the ongoing regeneration of the Hindhead area – owners, Fossway, have agreed to incorporate a 'pavilion' for visitors within plans to convert the house into residential units.

For full story, see this week's Haslemere Herald.