Angelo Mastropietro (inset), 37, has spent eight months single-handedly transforming the 800-year-old hobbit hole in the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire into a 21st century man cave, complete with running water, underfloor heating and even wi-fi. The former recruitment boss was inspired to buy the cave after being diagnosed with MS at the age of 29, a catalyst which forced him to rethink his high-flying career and the stress and unhealthy lifestyle that came along with it. He then set about carving, cutting and drilling into the sandstone hillside - including excavating 70 tonnes of stone by hand - to make his dream a reality. The father-of-two first came across the cave in 1999 when he and some friends were forced to find shelter during a rainy bike ride. Incredibly, while he was flicking through a property supplement more than ten years later, he noticed the very same cave was up for sale for £62,000, bottom right. Pictured clockwise, from top left: The state of the art kitchen; The master bedroom; The outside terrace and finally, bottom left, the dining room area.
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