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Shepherd shorn of hut after wealthy Londoner outbids him by £8,000
1 June 2021 • 7:04pm
Unsurpassed potential: The 8ft high, 9ft wide, 6ft deep wooden hut is covered in rot and has a leaky roof
Credit: BNPS
The traditional shepherd’s hut is now something you are more likely to see in festival fields than on farms.
But the recent trend to convert them into luxurious glamping sites has left one shepherd out in the cold after a wealthy Londoner gazumped his offer to buy one at auction, spending £16,000 to get a slice of rural life.
The Dorset-based herder, desperate to carry on the 400-year-old practice, was left “terribly disappointed” after his bid for the hut was outmatched by £8,000.