Lovely story. Plenty of scope for a sequel.
But:
Punctuation inconsistent and in places definitely wrong:
p.47 needs comma after date
p.75 delete comma from "he's, my"
p.81 "deny, that" should be "deny that,"
p.113 needs comma after other people's trees
p.127 delete comma after food bowl
p.134 girl's night out should be girls' night out
p.154 needs comma in together which
p.287 needs comma after kitchen
p.294 needs comma after beautiful tree
p.339 lovers' tryst, not lover's tryst
p.363 delete comma after Abbie
p.378 needs comma after Christmas designs
Spelling (wrong or American) and other grammatical errors:
p,3 onto the sofa, not on to the sofa
p.8 "Striving" is a mis-related participle
p.12 "may be", not "maybe"
p.42 complement, not compliment
p.67 miniscule should be minuscule
p.84 hadn't know should be hadn't known
p.111 laid should be lain
p.114 used to lie, not used to lay
p.127 he was smiling, not me was smiling
p.145 laying should be lying
p.167 leaving Chelsea and I - should end with "and me"
p.194 admittance should be admission
*p.355 complemented, not complimented
Is it really "dark by four" in Norfolk?
Why say "hey?" when you mean "eh?"?