A derelict barn on the Blenheim Palace estate that was in danger of collapse has been turned into a luxury three-bedroom home worth £500,000 - and it is now available for rent.
Foxhole Barn was originally used as a farm storage building on the vast rural property in Oxfordshire. But it was abandoned 20 years ago when it was replaced by a more modern agricultural building.
With the barn in danger of collapsing, bosses at Blenheim decided to give it an overhaul and put it to use as a rental property.
Foxhole Barn has undergone a stunning conversion into a three bedroom, two storey home that has magnificent views over the Oxfordshire countryside and the Blenheim Palace estate - where Sir Winston Churchill was born
Should you snap up the property, you'll be living near the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. Foxhole Barn is designed with an open-plan feel in mind (pictured is a living area)
Modern cooking equipment was installed in the kitchen as part of the renovation, which took around 12 months to complete. The renovation is part of a wider programme of works at Blenheim to transform abandoned buildings into luxury barn conversions
The property offers stunning views over the Oxfordshire countryside (pictured). It is to the north-east of Oxford itself and is a short drive from the Cotswolds too
Foxhole Barn (pictured) is now valued at £500,000, but is available to rent for £3,500 a month. It took 12 months to complete the work, which features an open-plan living space
The barn (pictured before the renovations) was abandoned 20 years ago when it was replaced by a more modern agricultural building. But renovators have tried to retain much of the existing stonework in their renovations
It has since undergone a stunning conversion into a three bedroom, two storey home that has magnificent views over the Oxfordshire countryside and the Blenheim Palace estate - where Sir Winston Churchill was born.
Matthew Neilson, head of property at Blenheim, said: 'The overall design approach was to retain as much of the existing stone structure as possible in order to preserve and enhance
