Issue 50
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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GLAMPSITES<br />
Copse House, Berkshire<br />
Product: Log cabin and zip-wire<br />
Supplier: Castles Carey, 01963<br />
364226, sales@castles-carey.co.uk,<br />
www.castles-carey.co.uk<br />
Details: Castles Carey created a<br />
log cabin for guest stays at this<br />
Berkshire site. The location was on<br />
the west-facing edge of a private<br />
wood and the build was orientated<br />
to look out over fields and benefit<br />
from the setting sun. Grass carts<br />
make use of the track off the wood<br />
and the team also installed a zipwire,<br />
enabling very speedy travel to<br />
the other side of the trees!<br />
Designed to be cosy, comfortable,<br />
sustainable and to blend in with<br />
the environment, the cabin has<br />
been situated in a relatively sunny<br />
spot. A veranda provides cover and<br />
shade and is a good place to leave<br />
boots and coats. There’s a fully<br />
fitted kitchen and a compost loo to<br />
minimise the use of water. The back<br />
of the cabin looks out into the wood<br />
and is not visible to anyone else. The<br />
whole cabin is fully insulated and<br />
raised slightly off the ground, which<br />
also creates a dry area for storing<br />
wood. Oak is used for the main<br />
structure and roof beams, softwood<br />
cladding for internal walls, cedar<br />
shingles for the roof tiles and ground<br />
screws at the base to ensure no<br />
damage is done to tree roots.<br />
A clearing on the west side of the<br />
wood is an ideal area for daytime<br />
activities, eating outside and<br />
evenings with the BBQ and drinks<br />
around the camp fire.<br />
Feedback: So many people have<br />
found the log cabin a wonderful<br />
surprise because from the road in<br />
the village it’s hard to imagine such<br />
a beautiful place hidden away from<br />
sight.<br />
Gumboots & Wellingtons,<br />
North Yorkshire<br />
Product: Self-build shepherd hut kit – plans, guide, cast<br />
iron wheels, bespoke timber roof, doors, windows and<br />
bespoke roof sheets<br />
Supplier: Tithe Barn Shepherd Huts, 01262 470475,<br />
info@shepherd-huts.com, www.shepherd-huts.com<br />
Details: Tithe Barn Shepherd Huts worked closely<br />
with Andrew and Lesley over several months as they<br />
considered the size and design of the first shepherd hut<br />
they would offer at their glamping site.<br />
The small operation based in North Yorkshire caters<br />
for cyclists and hikers among others and, as with many of<br />
Tithe Barn’s customers, the large 6m x 2.8m hut chosen<br />
required several bespoke items. The team at Tithe Barn<br />
also offered ongoing support during the build.<br />
Customer feedback: Andrew Beale, owner at Gumboots<br />
& Wellingtons, said: “I found Tithe Barn Shepherds Huts<br />
while researching for our glamping business. They gave<br />
me the confidence to self-build, as their bespoke parts<br />
packages and advice made anything possible! I’m a<br />
novice builder, so their step-by-step guide has proved<br />
invaluable, with photographs for each stage of the build.<br />
I honestly couldn't have done it without this guidance,<br />
and also my father-in-law who helped me build what is<br />
essentially a tiny house!<br />
“I highly recommend Tithe Barn Shepherds Huts and<br />
will be placing another order very soon!”<br />
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