Restoration Home

Clues indicate that there is more to Coldbrook Farm than meets the eye.

Ralph and Evelyn want to restore Sandford House, a 3-star hotel that was originally a family home.

Three generations of the same family tackle the renovation of The Elms, an imposing three-storey Grade II listed Georgian house in Derbyshire. The building is in a state of terrible disrepair, having been left empty for eight years.

Polly and Erich hope to transform the Old Manor in Norfolk into their dream home.

Sally and Stuart look to turn Abbey Lane in Warwickshire, a now-decaying Tudor home from the early 16th century, into their dream home.

Converting a disused farm building into a dream home is a challenging task but taking on a whole set of them is another challenge altogether. Yet that is what Nick and his wife Heather have done with Coulton Mill in North Yorkshire. A grade II listed, ten-acre site thought to have 13th century origins, it suffers from a rotting watermill and two derelict barns on the verge of collapse.

Crumbling castles, abbeys and country estates - full of character and intrigue - are transformed into modern residences through ambitious renovation projects.