Having been on the hunt for a country cottage for nearly two years, Belinda Neame and Tim Bean were passionate about rural life – but on the verge of giving up. That is, until Belinda thought to look in Gunning, where they spotted Hold Cottage online.⁠ ⁠ "We went to see it the very next day, pulled up outside and said, 'Yep, it's ours,'" says Belinda.

Having been on the hunt for a country cottage for nearly two years, Belinda Neame and Tim Bean were passionate about rural life – but on the verge of giving up. That is, until Belinda thought to look in Gunning, where they spotted Hold Cottage online.⁠
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"We went to see it the very next day, pulled up outside and said, 'Yep, it's ours,'" says Belinda.