THE owner of a holiday home on an Exmoor hill farm near Simonsbath has picked up an award for the best rental property in the South West.

Edward Greenall won the award in a national travel awards programme run by UK holiday rental firm Sykes Holiday Cottages.

The A&E doctor decided to get into holiday letting with his father, Gilbert, after the pair saw the potential in a ruined, remote shepherd’s hut on their family farm. 

The property, Limecombe, was transformed with the help of a local family building company TH Lock & Sons, including installing a solar and generator system as the farm is too remote for mains electricity.

Since then, the pair’s hard work has reaped rewards and Limecombe has become a popular place to stay with holidaymakers looking to experience all the local area has to offer.

The five-bedroom holiday let is situated up its own mile-long track and boasts views across the 6,000-acre Exmoor Forest Estate.

The Sykes Gems awards celebrate the best in holiday cottage accommodation across the UK. 

Now in their second year, the awards received entries from all corners of the country.