It’s been 9 months since we submitted our planning application to convert three of our barns into accommodation, and we finally received approval yesterday! We knew that it
Tag: Renovation
Our former hay barn
Out of all our outbuildings, the former threshing barn is in the best condition – we think mainly because it was used as a workshop by the previous owner (a highly-skilled carpenter). It dates
Door draughts and planning
We always knew the farmhouse wasn’t the most energy-efficient of homes – with limited insulation in the converted attic rooms and the small fact of
Slowly getting through the outside odd jobs
The last few weeks have mostly been filled with first-time visits from family and friends, and so we’ve only managed to squeeze a couple of
Our shippon
The first building you come to within our site is our shippon, with a lovely red clay-tiled roof. Formerly an open-fronted cow milking shed and dating back almost 200 years (a similar time to the
Our first year!
We can hardly believe we’ve been here for a year now. It was a long and painful road getting to our move date – with
Ley Farm Cottages 