Those of you who have been here before have watched the progression of our self-build on site since the beginning. So it’s pleasing to be able to report that  Belle Grove Farmhouse is the Overall Winner of the Daily Telegraph / Homebuilding & Renovations Award 2011 !

The Homebuilding & Renovations magazine (January issue out  now) contains several pages of colour photos of the interior as well as outside   – although the ‘prize’ is a week end at Champneys (to be truthful we’re not really spa type people), the prize is really having such a lovely set of photos of the house to keep, including lots more not published. If allowed I’ll put a link from our House Progress pages. (There’s already a link on that to some pics that a professional-photographer friend has taken for anyone that’s interested).

The Daily Telegraph also have a piece in their Property section but, unlike the magazine editor, the journalist hasn’t seen the house and makes much of its ‘fanciful’ and ‘Blue Peter’ aspects – everyone has a different take on it!

www.telegraph.co.uk/property/homebuildingandrenovatingawards/8916242/Homebuilding-and-Renovating-Awards-2011-Fairytale-endings-for-those-with-a-dream.html

To reach the  holiday cottages you go round the back of the house so can’t miss it!