A family have chosen to live completely off grid, paying only council tax, harvesting their water from the rain and sending their son to school on a Shetland pony.
Barny Maurice, 42, and Katus Young, 43, live with their sons Madog, seven, and Malinki, three, in Gamblesby, Cumbria.
The family bought 3.5 acres of land in 2014 which now comprises gipsy wagons, a wooden cabin Barny built, a toilet which turns their waste into compost and a shower running off solar panels on a 12-volt system.
Katus Young and Barny Maurice, who live a frugal 'off-grid' lifestyle in a remote village near Gamblesby in Cumbria, with their two sons Madog, seven, and Malinki, three
They make a living from renting out gipsy wagons to holidaymakers and Katus' career as a touring folk singer
The family only pay council tax and live as sustainably as possible, with a toilet which turns their waste into compost and a shower running off solar panels on a 12-volt system
There are no television or games console in the family home, with the couple encouraging their children to use an outdoor playground and spend their time making dens
The family cook on an open fire, and have a cooker which is powered by gas canisters. During dry months, they take their water from a stream.
There are no television or games console in the family home, with the couple encouraging their children to use an outdoor playground and spend their time making dens.
Madog rides the family's Shetland pony to the bus stop for his school commute.
They make a living from renting out gipsy wagons to holidaymakers and Katus' career as a touring folk singer, and their only regular outgoing is their £89.70 monthly council tax bill.
Barny said: 'We sacrifice a little bit of hardship on the one hand - but we don't have to worry about money or time.
'Other parents spend all their time working to earn money. We prefer to do things differently.
'We live in a beautiful place. The kids are free to run about. It's so normal for me. I don't live in this way in judgement of anyone, but I do think
