Here on A Luxury Travel Blog, we’ve had the posh and privilege of staying in a few shepherd huts within the UK – one in North Wales, at Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts on the Llyn Peninsula, and one in South-West England, at Dittisham Hideaway in Devon (each beautiful, by the best way!). And now they’re beginning to spring up at luxurious motels, too, with Gisborough Hall Hotel in North-East England being the newest to have submitted an software so as to add 4 huts with scorching tubs to land behind the lodge.
It appears to be an more and more in style development, with the rise in demand for bespoke, handcrafted shepherd huts resulting in the growth of South West firm Greendown Shepherd Huts. The staff of 15 – led by founders Richard Hodges, Harry Long and his brother-in-law, director Jordan Franklin – has seen such an increase in demand for his or her luxurious merchandise that they’ve needed to transfer their operation to bigger premises. Now they’re primarily based at Zeal Green Business Park close to Keynsham, giving them the house to develop and develop their model.
Greendown Shepherd Huts are of their seventh 12 months and manufacturing is projected to extend to 2 huts per week from their new web site. The location additionally offers a viewing house that showcases the complete vary of huts, together with The Herdsman, Herdwick, The Double Hut and The Bespoke Hut.
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Harry Long, founder, stated: “The interest in our huts has grown rapidly over the last two years and we’ve outgrown two different sites very quickly. Here we have the space and capacity to ensure our clients orders and delivery schedules are on track while not compromising in any way on quality.”
The firm makes shepherd huts primarily for the business-to-business market similar to boutique motels, vacation lets, glamping websites, farmers seeking to diversify or different tourism enterprises. As every hut is handmade, costs begin from £39,945 per hut. On common, shepherd hut lodging can lease out from £200 per evening.
Jordan Franklin stated: “Our huts are an funding for any enterprise providing prime quality lodging to vacationers, hospitality companies, marriage ceremony venues and occasions. Unlike another suppliers, we will additionally supply lease phrases, topic to phrases and circumstances, for companies which need to ‘purchase and let’ as a part of an even bigger enterprise mannequin.
Harry, who leads the staff, began working as a joiner after finishing an apprenticeship and dealing as a carpenter within the constructing commerce for ten years. Alongside that he typically renovated properties. When he noticed a shepherd hut by likelihood, he thought he would attempt his hand at constructing one. The relaxation is historical past.
“When I saw my first shepherds’ hut, I was both enthralled and knew I could do it better. I researched such a build and then I did it and it sold immediately. Since then, I’ve been refining and flexing my designs as clients arrive with different needs and different sites.”
Greendown Shepherd Huts has already equipped huts to many business operators all through the UK together with the Chatsworth Estate and Forbes of Kingennie.
Is this a development that we’re more likely to see persevering with, and even increasing past the UK, do you suppose?