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From City to Smallholding: Our Welsh Journey
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2024
Join us as we renovate a derelict 13.5-acre smallholding in rural West Wales into our dream home and hopefully one day business. Taking on 99% of the work ourselves and documenting it all along the way.
After uprooting our lives in a busy city, we're now tackling the complete renovation of our 120+ year-old farmhouse and all of the land with a final aim of self sufficiency and a more balanced and nature filled existence.
Subscribe and follow our journey of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears-and hopefully, a touch of countryside magic!
After uprooting our lives in a busy city, we're now tackling the complete renovation of our 120+ year-old farmhouse and all of the land with a final aim of self sufficiency and a more balanced and nature filled existence.
Subscribe and follow our journey of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears-and hopefully, a touch of countryside magic!
6 Months of DIY: Transforming a Derelict Welsh Farmhouse and Smallholding! (ep.12)
Six months ago, we swapped the busy streets of London for a 13.5-acre smallholding and a derelict farmhouse in the heart of West Wales. It’s been a life-changing adventure, full of challenges, surprises, and small victories as we work to turn this neglected property into our forever home.
From day one, it’s been all hands on deck-clearing overgrown fields, tackling unexpected issues with our static caravan, and starting the daunting task of stripping the house back to its original stone shell. Along the way, we’ve faced storms, floods, and even 80mph winds that tested both us and the property. But there have also been some incredible moments: adopting Seren, our rescue dog, hosting our first bonfire night with family, and slowly watching the farmhouse transform.
This video is a celebration of everything we’ve achieved over the past six months, and we’re so excited to share it with you. While it’s been far from easy, we’ve learned so much and are proud of every small step we’ve taken toward creating a self-sufficient, nature-oriented life here in Wales.
Join us as we look back at our journey so far and get ready for what’s next. Thank you for all your support-it means the world to us! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to follow along as we continue this wild, rewarding adventure.
#FarmhouseRenovation #DIYRenovation #SmallholdingLife #WelshFarmhouse #DerelictToDreamHome #RenovationJourney
#OffGridLiving #FarmLifeUK #CountryLiving #DIYProjects
#HomesteadLife #FarmhouseTransformation #SelfSufficientLiving
#CityToSmallholding #RestorationProject #SustainableLiving
#UKFarming #WelshCountryside #NatureLovers #HomeRestoration
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OUR STORY:
We're Gav and Nicole and we decided to risk everything by swapping our comfortable lives in the city to buy an abandoned homestead/smallholding in the West of Wales.
We have a huge challenge on our hands as the property and the land all need a full renovation after lying empty for 6 years but as we spent everything we had on the move, we will be doing all the work ourselves. This is a life time project though, so we have time to figure it all out!
We would love if you would like and subscribe and follow our journey!
00:00 Introduction
01:01 June
04:57 July
08:35 August
13:01 September
17:31 October
25:48 November
31:30 December
From day one, it’s been all hands on deck-clearing overgrown fields, tackling unexpected issues with our static caravan, and starting the daunting task of stripping the house back to its original stone shell. Along the way, we’ve faced storms, floods, and even 80mph winds that tested both us and the property. But there have also been some incredible moments: adopting Seren, our rescue dog, hosting our first bonfire night with family, and slowly watching the farmhouse transform.
This video is a celebration of everything we’ve achieved over the past six months, and we’re so excited to share it with you. While it’s been far from easy, we’ve learned so much and are proud of every small step we’ve taken toward creating a self-sufficient, nature-oriented life here in Wales.
Join us as we look back at our journey so far and get ready for what’s next. Thank you for all your support-it means the world to us! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to follow along as we continue this wild, rewarding adventure.
#FarmhouseRenovation #DIYRenovation #SmallholdingLife #WelshFarmhouse #DerelictToDreamHome #RenovationJourney
#OffGridLiving #FarmLifeUK #CountryLiving #DIYProjects
#HomesteadLife #FarmhouseTransformation #SelfSufficientLiving
#CityToSmallholding #RestorationProject #SustainableLiving
#UKFarming #WelshCountryside #NatureLovers #HomeRestoration
FOLLOW US:
Instagram - from_city_to_smallholding
Tiktok - www.tiktok.com/@city_to_smallholding
OUR STORY:
We're Gav and Nicole and we decided to risk everything by swapping our comfortable lives in the city to buy an abandoned homestead/smallholding in the West of Wales.
We have a huge challenge on our hands as the property and the land all need a full renovation after lying empty for 6 years but as we spent everything we had on the move, we will be doing all the work ourselves. This is a life time project though, so we have time to figure it all out!
We would love if you would like and subscribe and follow our journey!
00:00 Introduction
01:01 June
04:57 July
08:35 August
13:01 September
17:31 October
25:48 November
31:30 December
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OK I'm in, just subscribed 👌👍
Absolutely fantastic watching and fabulous team work ❤ look forward to seeing you make more memories ❤
Id love to buy one of those outbuilding and turn it into my home me and my wife are dying for one of those and a little bit land for our dogs 😂
The locals probably couldn't afford to buy it and do it up. Only folks from London can do that kind of thing these days...
Stunning !💜🩷🤍🏴
Great video - I'd really like to know how you've built a channel with so many subscribers and views off just 25 videos in such a short amount of time please? any tips? thanks
Hey, to be honest I have just watched a lot of YT videos that have advice on thumbnails, tags, descriptions etc - all that stuff seems very important to get your video seen - also time that you launch the video. Also just watch what other people in your niche are doing and what is getting a lot of views. Its a bit of a science really but there are lots of people out there giving free guidance which is awesome!
Your in Wales carriad, why American background music, that killed the vid for me :(
Living the dream. Lovely place
it’s looking amazing already ❤️
New subscriber and this is becoming my favourite channel, Gav’s obvious unwillingness to be a Utuber is hilarious
Yeah I can't see him being a presenter any time soon 😂
Well done with all your work. Love your property as I love Wales. Look forward to following your progress. 😊
Love it! ❤
Water diversion and land drainage seem to be the biggy!
Absolutely!
Loved this content guys. I sat down with my wife to watch this catch up vid. This is our dream too. You’re doing a great job and we’ll follow along now we’ve found you. Looking forward to the next instalment. 😃
Thanks very much!
You two are doing a great job it will look fantastic when it is finished love from Scotland x
Thanks so much! 😊
Put a tyre on your chop block. It'll stop the wood flying off xx
I have just discovered your excellent channel thank you for sharing your journey and your Dog is lovely I look forward to seeing more of your journey, Regards Sean
I don’t blame you in the least, taking it all back to bare bones, only way really to see what you got/working with. Better now than down the track after renovations being done.
Absolutely!
I’d be tempted to keep some of those beams on the ceilings and maybe keep some of the vaulted ones. Should have waited to comment. Well done! Keeping the vaulted!
Yeah we will keep all the main beams exposed when we vault the ceilings but unfortunately we wi be covering everything downstairs just due to where the pipework needs to go and insulation and stuff
Gosh you have gloves but you should really wear a mask. Wow! Amazing job! It’s a beautiful house.❤❤
Good onya 👏👏 new subscriber here, all you have to do, is one step at a time. Thanks for sharing your journey. Love from Australia. 🇦🇺
This is brilliant, I can’t wait to see what you do next, I loved every minute of this video 👍🏼
Literally my dream.
You can buy a house anywhere but you can't buy a good neighbor! You are blessed!
That’s SO true! I like that saying!
It already looks so wonderful❤😊
Thank you! 😊
Great work all of you, its back breaking work, the joy is what you’ve all achieved 😆😆😆😆👍❤️❤️The end game👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yes! Thank you!
Amazing, very inspiring. Best of luck and can’t wait to see your progress 😊
Just found your channel, that dog knows it’s hit the jackpot,
Hello my dear friends ❤
Hello, 24:12 Smart woman😇 An unusual but good way to stack firewood 😏👍 A massive LIKE for bringing old houses, farmstead to new life.
Your unc just watching your auntie struggle climbing through the window killed me off 😂😂😂😂
Hi all happy new year to you all just found your videos trying to catch up watching them now. You seem like you have bought a beautiful piece of land, what a beautiful spot can’t wait to see your progress, I’m from Newfoundland by the way cheers
Lotsa work..wow❤
Wish I had thought of using a 2X4 to remove lathe and plaster-ingenious!
He uses one from bloody everything 😂
Doing great work! Please for the love of god make your partner wear gloves 😫 Tetanus and MRSA waiting to happen! Haha
Honestly at this stage I’ve given up with him, he just flat out refuses 😂
This Yaya is Watching from North Texas. Looking forward to seeing your progress and the unexpected things that invariably will happen:). Good luck to you! Stay safe!
Thanks so much!
Loved all of this but Seren lying in the middle of the floor was typical dog and made me chuckle. And 'Will's wall' I know you're way off decorating but have you thought of cleaning up your most well used up spade or shovel to have indoors as an ornament and reminder? Even if it's in the utility room.
That’s a really nice idea!
Потрясающие виды, природа, потрясающий проект. Спасибо , что поделились. Смотрим из Ташкента.
Hello!!
"Gav got himself a new ho" 😂😂😂
😂
Another TH-cam page English called " living the life on Skye " have had the same problem with flooding, they moved to Skye over a year ago and done up the cottage & out buildings
Oh we will need to check them out!
Will is a musician and Sarah is a artist
I bet that you found muscles in your body that you never used before, moving & lifting heavy things
We certainly did!
Another TH-cam page 26:48 called " kingitup in Scotland are doing the thing.
Yes!! We follow them, their videos are so great!
Sprinkle water on that floor dust, makes it so much easier to sweep
It would be great to make Windows seats to sit & read or listen to music
Yeah they really would!
In hidden parts of each room's put the date you started & finished,
We actually found some of the old builders marks when we were working on the house so yeah definitely want to do that too! Such a nice idea
Just found this channel, watching from the start straight away, I can't wait to follow this journey, you guys are living my dream 👌🏼
Coming along so in love with range
I’ve just had your channel come up and watched it, I absolutely loved it, I’m going back to watch the old videos, super well done on rescuing the dog, she is beautiful 🐶 I’m looking forward to watching your next video xx
Almost wasn’t able to subscribe. TH-cam prevented me from subscribing or even making any comment because Safari had disabled cookies on my new phone. Why do we have to have cookies anyway? Seems like they just steal our information.
Hmmm I’m not really sure on TH-cam’s policy’s but glad you got it sorted!