Farmer transforms his old combine harvester into a quirky £120-per-night holiday home
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Tuesday, 27 February 2024
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A farmer has transformed his old combine harvester into a quirky holiday home that sleeps up to four guests for £120 a night on his campsite in Skegness, Lincolnshire.
Will Roughton, 46, spent four months converting the giant machine into a cosy BnB after buying it for £5,000 from a family that once used it to harvest 20-tonnes of wheat an hour on their farm.
The first step was ripping out all the working parts of the combine - a Massey Ferguson 860 that he nicknamed Kaleb - so that he had an 'empty shell' to work with.
He decked it out with furniture including a king-sized bed, kitchen counter, a staircase and a fridge.
The farmer was keen to keep the interior design on theme, opting for agriculture inspired decor with handcrafted shelves, a dog bed made from potato chitting trays and windows made from up-cycled grain-hatch lids.
He said the conversion was hard work at times especially when the weather was bad but after four months of hard labour the makeover was a success.
