Overview
- Beckham describes converting three derelict barns near Chipping Norton into a family retreat, noting Victoria initially "wasn't over the moon" about the plan.
- He says he revealed the completed home to his family on December 17, 2017, and that Victoria cried on seeing what he called a perfect result.
- The account appears in a one-off Country Life edition guest-edited by Beckham, on sale October 22–28.
- Reports say the property is now thought to be worth about £12 million, after starting as barns described as completely derelict.
- He adds that the family grew vegetables and kept chickens during lockdown, later planting trees and maintaining 28 beehives, with 27 in Oxfordshire.