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Dun Layin’ Retreat

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Holly

County: Devon

Year Entered: 2026

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rescue chicken coop eco sustainable solar powered bespoke animal sanctuary garden retreat pet friendly enrichment

Features: Our shed is more than just a chicken house - it is a peaceful retirement retreat created especially for our rescue hens, including our beloved 9-year-old, Broody, who deserves the very best in her golden years.... (More)
A unique wooden garden shed named Pura Vida built by Mark Wolstenholme with potted plants.
A unique wooden garden shed named Pura Vida built by Mark Wolstenholme with potted plants.
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Pura Vida

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Back garden

Owner: Mark Wolstenholme

County: Surrey

Year Entered: 2026

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surprising music art memories train relax collectables

Features: A shed/barn experience out of the ordinary! When two people find each other later in life, it's often a problem what to do with one's memories and treasures from a previous life.... (More)
Black timber garden shed with red window frames, wall light and window boxes.
Black timber garden shed with red window frames, wall light and window boxes.
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The SHED

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

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Owner: Violetta Orzechowska

County: Somerset

Year Entered: 2026

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self-build potting shed pantry homemade wine preserves elderflower champagne sustainable living kitchen garden seed starting somerset

Features: Our shed is a true self-build project, designed and built by my husband over the course of more than a year. It was created to support our dream of living more creatively and sustainably in the Somerset countryside.... (More)
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Ed the worlds fastest shed

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Mobile

Owner: brian cade

County: Oxfordshire

Year Entered: 2026

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fastest world record

Features: The Pig Escapade began as a way to encourage children to read through the adventures of Ed, a mischievous shed character from a children's book.... (More)
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Royal Block

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Livery Yard

Owner: Sarah Macey

County: Norfolk

Year Entered: 2026

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Stable Equestrian Countryside Timber Building

Features: This building was handmade in our workshop in West Sussex and our installers drove to Norfolk to install it. The range of the building is called the Royal Range which has some details that make this building stand out.... (More)
A unique dark green wooden shed called The Whimsy, built by Martin Snape.
A unique dark green wooden shed called The Whimsy, built by Martin Snape.
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The Whimsy

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Martin Snape

County: Warwickshire

Year Entered: 2026

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bespoke folly gothic victorian clay tiles

Features: The shed was designed by me as a space for socialising away from the main house. Heating is provided by an overhead infra-red heater when in use.... (More)
A unique shanty shed built by Peter Mclaughlin decorated with vintage lamps and signs.
A unique shanty shed built by Peter Mclaughlin decorated with vintage lamps and signs.
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Pete’s shanty shed

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Peter Mclaughlin

County: Greater London

Year Entered: 2026

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live steam engines pressure gauges whistles.

Features: My shed is a testament to steam, both marine and GWR. I have attempted to re- create a working ship’s boiler room. I’ve collected so much memorabilia over the years and restored much of it to working condition.... (More)
An open garden shed transformed into a unique WW2 Museum filled with memorabilia.
An open garden shed transformed into a unique WW2 Museum filled with memorabilia.
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WW2 Museum

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

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Owner: Robert Sharpe

County: West Midlands

Year Entered: 2026

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unique museum world war battle battlefield

Features: Museum of WW2, covering items sourced from many places. Used in WW2 re-enactments and shows , British and American WWII items, RAF parts from a Wellington bomber, cockpit clocks from US typhoon aircraft, plus combat medical... (More)
Green wooden garden hide studio with nest boxes on the wall and metal chairs.
Green wooden garden hide studio with nest boxes on the wall and metal chairs.
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The Hide Studio

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Kate MacRae

County: Carmarthenshire

Year Entered: 2026

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wildlife birds hide studio nature wildlife photography

Features: When I first moved to my property and its three acres, this building was little more than an eyesore. Attached to a derelict static caravan, it was leaking, neglected, and falling into disrepair, despite sitting in one of the most beautiful spots on... (More)
Recycled wood shed with open doors, storing staging on wheels, against a brick wall.
Recycled wood shed with open doors, storing staging on wheels, against a brick wall.
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The Good Shed

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: A vital store room for Tetbury's

Owner: Phillip Hodson

County: Gloucestershire

Year Entered: 2026

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eco pretty blends in fit for purpose dry good proportions

Features: Three reasons. 1) It is mostly built of recycled wood donated by locals. The defunct Pizza Parlour contributed1 most. Other wood came from Northfield House. Some from my own house.... (More)
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Quill Cottage

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Rob Larkins

County: Northamptonshire

Year Entered: 2026

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animal care hedgehog

Features: My wife has dedicated herself to volunteering at our local hedgehog rescue. And for the past year, she’s been using a shed we carefully transformed into A safe haven.... (More)
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Mr Potts

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: In our garden

Owner: Ian Paton

County: Hampshire

Year Entered: 2026

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quirky

Features: The shed was made mainly from recycled materials from our bungalow extension. At one end there’s a room for grandchildren stuff and at the other end a small cupboard for gardening bits.... (More)
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Steamheim

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Backyard

Owner: Mark Tolson

County: Northumberland

Year Entered: 2026

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sauna backyard tiger

Features: A relaxing sauna retreat for friends and family to unwind after long, hard days—creating a calm space to reconnect, slow down, and step away from everyday pressures.... (More)
The Chitty Emporium, a unique timber shed with double doors and an arched gable window.
The Chitty Emporium, a unique timber shed with double doors and an arched gable window.
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The Chitty Emporium

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Nicholas Pointing

County: Isle of Wight

Year Entered: 2026

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workshop chitty chitty chitty bang bang imagination creative

Features: My shed is a new upgrade from the old Chitty workshop, we moved house, so I had a blank canvas to build the ideal play to invent, build, imagine and drink tea! It took a year for me to build from scratch as and when I could afford more timber... (More)
A unique wooden Chicken Shack shed built by Peter Gilbertson under a blue sky.
A unique wooden Chicken Shack shed built by Peter Gilbertson under a blue sky.
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Chicken Shack

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Field

Owner: Peter Gilbertson

County: Merseyside

Year Entered: 2026

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Posh chicken shed chicken hotel chicken

Features: It is a chicken hotel. (View Shed)
A unique cream and black boat-shaped garden shed named The Wheelhouse.
A unique cream and black boat-shaped garden shed named The Wheelhouse.
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The Wheelhouse

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Richard Banks & Abi Chesterton

County: Shropshire

Year Entered: 2026

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boat wheelhouse unusual unique silver fern repurposed trawler maryport shropshire reclaimed

Features: The Wheelhouse is from a 1973 trawler, Silver Fern (MT99). We found it on the dockside in Maryport, West Cumbria, in 2022, when on holiday in the area.... (More)
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The Entrance to the Shack #l
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The Chicken Shack

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden, Chesterfield

Owner: Jackelyn Wheatman

County: Derbyshire

Year Entered: 2026

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sustainable recycled unique traditional craftsmen local builders entertainment pub relaxation games

Features: 35 years ago we acquired some land at the rear of our house in which to extend our garden. The land was owned originally by a farmer and on that land was a derelict brick built chicken shed.... (More)
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Bungay Water Tower

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Front Garden of the Gig House, Nethergate Street, Bungay

Owner: Justin Strangward

County: Suffolk

Year Entered: 2025

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Miniature Shed Water Tower Bungay Water Tower Unusual Shed Water Butt Water Tower Butt Jumbo Water Tower Water Tower Colchester

Features: The Bungay Water Tower is a working water tower in the heart of Bungay! We wanted to base our water tower shed on the biggest water tower we knew so we imitated the design of Jumbo Water Tower in Colchester.... (More)
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Shed parked
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Ruby

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Roof top

Owner: James Colby

County: New York State

Year Entered: 2025

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steel rails narrow roof-top

Features: Roof-top. It's on rails. Heavy but fast! (View Shed)
The Garden Room
The Garden Room
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The Garden Room

ShedType: Unexpected/Unique

Location: Garden

Owner: Claire

County: Hampshire

Year Entered: 2025

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eco quirky unique

Features: The huge tree at the end of the garden provides shade there in the summer until about 3pm, unfortunately the downside is an all year barrage of something falling from it, branches, blossom, seeds and leaves.... (More)
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