Comfort & Joy

Wendy Hazelwood and her husband brought a once dilapidated period cottage back to life

- Penny Botting

With their children leaving home, Wendy Hazelwood and her husband were ready for a change of lifestyle, and a move to Gloucestershire proved to be exactly what they were after. ‘We enjoyed living in Buckinghamshire, but we’d often go exploring in the Cotswolds at the weekend,’ says Wendy.

In fact, the couple were spending so much time there, that they bought a holiday cottage in a pretty village. ‘We loved the relaxed way of life, so we decided to move here permanently,’ says Wendy. The couple sold their place in Buckinghamshire and relocated to the holiday home until they found somewhere bigger. Properties here are often snapped up before appearing on the open market, so competition was tough. ‘We were thrilled when a neighbour told me about this house,’ says Wendy.

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