As the weather turns and the days get shorter, create a snug sanctuary to retreat to with a
Blackdown Shepherd Hut
Autumn, a season of change, when the trees let go of summer’s growth with a magnificent display of colour. And, as the natural world prepares for winter by growing thicker coats, flying south, or burying food. We get busy too.
It’s when most of us find ourselves, planning and preparing for the months ahead. With shorter days and unreliable weather on the horizon, it’s more important than ever to feather your nest and to create a space to cultivate calm and creativity. A place where favourite hobbies and rituals can be embraced – a sanctuary away from the daily hustle and bustle of life.
Blackdown Shepherd Huts understands the importance of having a peaceful and flexible space in which to find the balance you need. A visit to Blackdown’s display garden in Ilminster, Somerset, will inspire you as to what could be with an array of shepherd huts that can be made completely bespoke to you and your needs.
Picture a typical British October day where the wet and windy weather no longer scuppers your fun. Instead, it becomes an opportunity to retreat to your little slice of shepherd hut heaven planted at the bottom of the garden. So, invite your friends over for a cosy games night, nestled around your Blackdown hut’s modular dining nook table – the ideal way to switch off and reconnect with those you love. Or perhaps leave the ‘to-do’ list in the house and escape to your hut for a crafternoon, blissfully removed from all interruptions.
However you prefer to unwind, Blackdown’s modular, hand-crafted designs mean that the discerning space of a shepherd hut can host a variety of activities, to be enjoyed with loved ones or on your own… the choice is yours.
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Hobbies for your hut
As the nights draw in, here are some ideas to keep you occupied during the darker months
Satisfy that burning creativity
With its well-equipped kitchen, your Blackdown Shepherd Hut is the ideal place to try out an activity such as candle making. It can be blowing a hooley outside, but you’ll be snug as a bug creating beautiful candles to either gift or enjoy yourself.
Not such a half-baked idea
Keep your regular kitchen for the everyday and designate your hut’s hand-crafted kitchen as a mini bakery. Whip up a cake or loaf of sourdough and, while your creation is rising, you can flick through your favourite mag (The Simple Things, of course), free from distractions.
Game changer
Nothing creates memories more than a family games night. Grab the classics, switch on some music, and crank up the competitiveness. The cosy dining nook in the Turnkey Hut is the ideal place for some light competition and a lot of laughs.
Starry, starry night
Imagine sleeping under the stars, but in the comfort of your shepherd hut. Blackdown’s bespoke curved glass roof window provides the ideal vantage point for snuggling up and watching a fiery meteor shower, or perhaps the calming constellations.
Create a writing room
Whether it’s offloading your day into a journal or jotting down a few notes to a friend on a postcard, your hut can be the simple sanctuary needed to switch off and allow your train of thought to flow onto paper.
For cosy, read on…
Embrace a wet afternoon. Steal an hour or two to yourself, light a fire or simply a candle, and curl up with a good book and your imagination
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