Period Living

STEPPING INTO THE PAST

STEPPING INTO THE PAST
Kimberley and Joss Urch spent four years restoring their period farmhouse in the beautiful Welsh town of Harlech

Ambling along an overgrown footpath and finding a gate left open was all it took to launch a tale of unrequited love and eventual happiness for Kimberley and Joss Urch.

It began back in 2013 when the couple were walking on holiday in Harlech and wanted to take a shortcut down the valley. ‘We could see a path that was being used by other walkers, but it was going past someone’s property and didn’t look like a public right of way,’ says Kimberley.

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