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When putting together our brochure we really wanted to capture the history of Blackdown. There would quite simply be no history to speak of if it wasn’t for our inspirational customers and our incredibly talented team, so a timeline of photos to celebrate each year...

  That's right you read correctly! We've launched our brand new brochure, and as you can see from the photo- we love it and hope you do too! Scroll to the bottom of the page to request yours! The brochure is often the start of our customer's Blackdown Journey as...

This month we were pleased to see that our glamping owners could get back into the swing of things when the government announced the re-opening of accommodation sites from the 4th July. Since then our glamping owners have reported that their availability is booking up...

We are now carrying out viewings again (hurrah!) Here’s how we are keeping you and us safe… On arrival, there is alcohol gel available and a table in the office for you to be able to sit 2m apart from the lovely Alan, our Customer Relationship Manager who will conduct...

Download: Blackdown Shepherd Huts Social Media Content Calendar Here at Blackdown we were overjoyed and inspired to see the best that social media has to offer over the last few months. With people coming together and supporting one another throughout what has been a...

A couple of weeks ago the sun came out and inspired us to do a little feel-good cooking in our Family Brace Hut in our display garden. With the doors open and this year’s first tulips dancing in the flower beds, we couldn’t resist making a soup inspired by a beautiful...

Alan Hetherington, Customer Relationship Manager explains how we helped The Parlour, at Greenacres. Here at Blackdown we’ve seen a definite increase in farmers diversifying part of their holding into a glamping business, in the main attracted by the high return on...

In 2013 my wife & I decided that we would like additional bedroom accommodation, but felt that an extension to the house was not practically feasible.  Friends in Somerset have 2 old original shepherd’s huts, which gave us the idea that a hut in the garden could...

We love seeing your pics of your self build huts all built, dressed and ready to be loved and enjoyed for years to come. So you can imagine our delight when Bruce Herriot sent us some images of his hut in situ. Because we like a good story, we asked Bruce all about...