We (Simon and Karen) have lived in Haselbury Plucknett since 1998, loving village life and making firm friends over the years. Our two sons have lived here their whole lives and it was when they were due to leave home for university that I started thinking of building a temporary dwelling in the small orchard at the front of our property for holiday let. We had originally met through agriculture as did  Fred & Esme, the couple who built our home, and so a shepherd's hut seemed an appropriate style of accommodation for our guests, as it united our two love stories.

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Simon is pretty clever with his hands, I don't mind getting stuck in as well,  and so a basic Shepherd's Hut kit was ordered from Blackdown Shepherd Huts and away we went. We managed to complete the whole project, from delivery of the kit to our first guests arriving, within 5 months. We worked during weekends, evenings, and the occasional time off work. You'll see in the images below that there has been a lot of cutting, hammering, painting, and fitting, but we're so pleased with the results and hope you will come, stay and enjoy the space we've created.