Inside Jules Hudson's countryside home after £100k overhaul

Escape to the Country presenter Jules Hudson is showing on our screens once more, however this time alongside Helen Skelton for Harvest on the Farm. When the star is not on the farm or exploring the countryside, he has an off-grid cottage in Herefordshire to loosen up in. The property set him again £610,000 in 2012 and he has since forked out £100,000 on big renovations. Here’s every little thing you might want to know…

Jules has painstakingly restored the property’s authentic options and transformed the two-up, two-down cottage right into a five-bedroom household home.

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Speaking to The Times, Jules opened up about his home which he shares together with his spouse Tania and their son Jack and the household’s two Labradors, Teddy and Lolo. He revealed: “The house was brilliantly saved from demolition back in the 1970s by a very enterprising couple. They laid out the gardens, then went around preserving the house. It was liveable when we bought it, but it was very tired.”

The prices crept up as intensive work was required on the roof, the inner wiring and the plumbing. The father of 1 admitted in the identical interview that he would deal with any home job except for electrical work.

Jules has written a guide about nation life, and within the introduction of The Escape to the Country Handbook, he admits: “Country life may not always be easier and cheaper but in my experience it could be the most rewarding undertaking any of us might make.”

While the star would not reveal a lot of his home on-line, followers do get to see inside through some uncommon posts…

Jules shared a photograph of the outside of his property in opposition to a fantastic backdrop of clear blue sky.

Jules posed within the home on his birthday, displaying that it has a country design with uncovered brick partitions, tiled flooring, a conventional wanting radiator and wood furnishings.

Another picture confirmed Jules posing in a cracked brown leather-based armchair, in a room with cream partitions and wood flooring.

He has additionally proven off a number of the sprawling grounds throughout a This Morning interview the place followers might see open fields and idyllic views – how dreamy!