The Turnkey
The flagship, ready to live in
Arrives complete with wall-bed, kitchen, ensuite and seating. Turn the key and enjoy — a spare room, garden hideaway or hospitality stay.
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Somerset · Est. 2011
Your hut,
your space.
Handcrafted shepherd huts, cabins and wellbeing spaces — made by hand on the Blackdown Hills. Quality we'd rather explain the cost of than apologise for.
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Chapter I
Every hut has a story
"I started building my very first shepherd hut in 2011, in my garage with my cousin George. Our watchword from the very beginning has been quality."
Will — Founder
Firstly, thank you for stopping by. Blackdown is a team of talented craftsmen and women who create shepherd huts that exceed expectations and become a much-loved part of your life.
Every hut is engineered in CAD and finished by hand in Somerset — FSC-certified French oak, traditional cladding, copper detailing. Designed to last generations, not seasons.
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Our Spaces
Five huts, one standard. From the self-build Tasker to our luxury Brace — every hut is hand-crafted in Somerset to your specification.
The Brace
Two huts. One retreat.
Our most spacious layout — two hand-crafted huts joined by a glass walkway. King bed, slipper bath and lounge, endlessly adaptable.
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The Meridian
A workspace with a view
A full tech-enabled office or studio in a hut. Horizon window, comfortable seating, a total escape at the end of the garden.
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The Retreat
A quieter kind of hut
Configure the interior to suit your own use — spare bedroom, crafting space, garden yoga room or a snug bolthole with a stove.
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The Tasker
The self-build hut
Our classic silhouette, delivered as a kit on the original ironwork — for those who'd like to put their own stamp on it.
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Integrity
Quality
Longevity
Clarity
Adventure
Chapter III
The Craft
Every joint, every wheel, every plank. We combine heavy-duty chassis construction with fine oak joinery to create a structure that will weather the seasons for decades.
Inside the workshop"The quality of artisan joinery within these huts is exceptional. I've been bowled over."
Chapter IV
Your Stories
A hut is only half the story. The rest is written by the families, hoteliers and dreamers who make them their own.
Another Place, Cumbria
"The quality of artisan joinery is exceptional. We've been bowled over."
The Ashworth Family
A garden studio, Devon
"Our hut became a writing room, a guest room, a second home — all in one."
Rose & James
Hospitality, Somerset
"Guests book returning stays before they've even unpacked. It sells itself."
Wild Thyme Retreats
Chapter V
Uses
Chapter VI
Step inside.
Feel the difference.
Book an appointment to walk through our full range of huts and cabins in the Blackdown Hills, and dream up your own space with our team.
Chapter VII
Over to you
Every hut begins with a conversation.
Sketch a first idea in our moodboard, or drop us a line — we'll take it from there, hand-crafting a space that's unmistakably yours.
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- International Glamping Business
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- The Glamping Show
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Chapter VIII
Journal
Field notes from the workshop, the Blackdown Hills and the huts we've placed in gardens across the country.
Craft · July 2026
Inside the workshop: joining an oak-framed roof
A morning with our joiners as they shape the curved oak ribs that give every hut its silhouette.
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Wellbeing · June 2026
Why cedar makes a better sauna
From aroma to acoustics — the small material choices that turn a cabin into a proper sauna.
ReadField notes · May 2026
A hut in the orchard: a Somerset garden studio
How one family turned a corner of their orchard into a year-round writing room.
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A window into the workshop, the hills and the huts we've placed in gardens across the country.