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The Fish Hotel in the Cotswolds recently launched their new Hideaway shepherd huts and they truly are beautiful inside and out.  The interiors of the huts were designed by film set designer Marina Morris. She's Blackdown's secret weapon for all things interior!...

Blackdown Shepherd Huts are the perfect mix of tradition and modern comforts, specially designed to make the best out of the room they have, and several of our customers have seen the potential in their land to create some amazing glamping experiences. Farms, hotels,...

With the glorious British summer in full swing, and the heatwave showing no sign of cooling, it seems Britain is the destination of choice for holidays. Bring on the Staycation, and where better to holiday that in one of our amazing shepherd huts. Family time,...

The new honeymoon trend for British couples is both simple and luxurious, and it takes the form of a shepherd’s hut, just like the five new Hideaway Huts at The Fish Hotel. Blackdown Shepherd Huts’ most notable new honeymoon suites are at The Fish Hotel near Broadway,...

We are delighted to have completed our delivery of the five Brace double huts at The Fish Hotel near Broadway, which make up their Hideaway Hut collection. The Hideaway Huts comprise a bedroom with double bed and roll top bath, as well as separate en suite bathroom...

There are many things that match so very well with our shepherd huts, and food is definitely one of them. Eating together, inside and outside, sharing, cooking, fire pits, and enjoying the beauty of the day and night set against the backdrop of our shepherd huts is...

We're very excited at Blackdown that the huts for the fantastic Fish Hotel are nearly ready to be delivered. All five of our huts will be in place by this summer for glamping retreat lovers to enjoy! Our guys in the workshop love what they do, and...

We are thrilled to be featured in Build It Magazine's Timber Special as one of their top choices for 9 Inspiring Garden Rooms on Page 93. You can subscribe to their magazine here. Photo used with kind permission from Build It Magazine...

We chatted to several of our shepherd hut owners who use them in a variety of ways – but they all had one thing in common….their huts make them very, very happy! So, to celebrate International Day of Happiness, here’s snippets from those happy people. Emma Warren: ‘My...

Blackdown Shepherd Huts attends the opening of The Fish We were delighted to be invited to the opening of The Fish last week. The Fish is a truly magnificent hotel, part of the Farncombe Estate and sister hotel to Foxhill Manor and Dormy House. Located in the...