JOHNNY’S GLAM A‘PICTURE POST

MELBOURNE has seen a fair few new developments over recent years.

Hundreds of new houses have been built

Old iconic buildings such as the Liberal Club on Derby Road, and the former shoe factory a few doors down, have been brilliantly turned into the uber-stylish Amalfi White and Turaa Restaurant, complete with fresh new wall art Melbourne Carpets, now Leddy’s Restaurant on High Street, is the latest transformation to take place

But nothing is quite so full of sheer exuberance and fun as the selection of beautiful old vehicles-turned glamping pods currently gathering on two pieces of land near Melbourne Hall

Here you’ll find an old Maltese bus, a boat, an American school bus, a fire truck, and an

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old Citroen van – one of only 13 of its type ever made There’s even a helicopter

It’s all courtesy of TV comedian and artist

Johnny Vegas who has brought his “Field of Dreams” to Melbourne Hall

So why Melbourne?

“I’d done a gig at Melbourne when they had the comedy nights,” he explains “We were looking at potential sites and we met up with Roger (Lowe, of Stable Ales) at Melbourne

“It was just like something out of a picture postcard! We looked around and I think we all came away going ‘It’s going to be hard to beat – I don’t think we’ll be able to top that’!”

Johnny says he’s excited to be bringing his vision for glamping in quirkily re-purposed v hicles – some of which are extremely rare –Melbourne And he thinks our village is ju the ticket for what he wants his site to be

“You have just got everything within a fe minutes’ walk,” he says

Which are the vehicles that have been t most popular to book? Has he a favourite?

Patricia, the first vehicle that John bought, will always be very close to his hea he says The former Maltese bus has been lo ingly designed by him personally and it named after his dear late mum

“They have got personalities,” he mus “It’s really sweet seeing who is drawn to wh vehicle Families go crazy for Skoolie (t American school bus) I love Dino, by the lak

The fire truck young adventurous coupl