TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

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 point of giving up. “Tim’s got a love of history and I love old-world architecture and homes, so we’ve both been drawn to the country for quite a while,” says Belinda. “Our daughter Tilly plays basketball for ACT, so we’re constantly travelling with her and exploring those small towns. Our pull to the country just got stronger and stronger.” Nevertheless, with their lengthy search proving fruitless, they were winding it