Thornhollow Valley from above, a stone barn and its paddocks among beech woodland
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Thornhollow Valley

Stone barns, beech woodland and a valley floor that holds the morning mist.

Thornhollow is a farmed valley of about nine kilometres with a stream at the bottom and beech on the shoulders. The buildings are stone, roofed in slate, and were nearly all agricultural until the 1990s.

Conversions here succeed or fail on one decision: whether the new work is honest about being new. The barns that read well have a clear line between the stone and whatever was added.

What to know

Heating

Most valley properties are off the gas network. Ground-source and modern biomass are both common; ask for two winters of consumption data.

Access

Several lanes are unadopted. Confirm who maintains the surface before exchanging.

Getting around

Thornhollow village
6 minutes by car
Market town — Ashfold
18 minutes by car
Ashfold station
21 minutes by car
Valmera city centre
1 hour 10 minutes by car
Nearest international airport
1 hour 25 minutes by car

Character

Stone and slateBeech woodlandPaddocksDark skiesWorking valley
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Under offerThornhollow Barn in its valley, stone under slate with a glazed cart opening

Thornhollow Barn

€1,690,000

Thornhollow Valley · Barn conversion

  • 3 beds
  • 2 baths
  • 298 m²
Who covers it

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Inês Carvalho

Director — Country

Converted two barns of her own before she sold anyone else's.