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Shepherd huts offer Lancashire farmers a 'dream' diversification business

Wells Shepherd Huts has grown from a simple idea inspired by the historic late 1800s English Victorian shepherd鈥檚 hut, where shepherds tended to their flocks of sheep, into a 21st Century glamping business

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Joanne and Ian Wells opened the doors to Wells Shepherd Huts in 2019, and they have not looked back since.
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Joanne and Ian Wells opened the doors to Wells Shepherd Huts in 2019, and they have not looked back since.

For generations, Ian's family has worked the land on their 140-acre beef and sheep farm in Lancashire. But like many small farms, it was a labour of love rather than a lucrative enterprise. With...

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