Your guide to an off-grid shepherds hut.
Thinking of purchasing your first hut? Unable to connect to your services and need an off-grid option? We are here to make to the process as easy as possible for you. So depending on your requirements we can adjust to your needs, whether you have a connection, no connection or most of the connections, we […]
Lead times, Build times and Delivery times explained.
So, you’re interested in purchasing a shepherds hut, wondering what a lead time is and how it works? Well, a lead time is the time between now and the day your shepherds hut build begins, so for example our current lead time is 5 months but this can change at any point before an order […]
The HHSH trip to Aurignac.
The director Rob and dedicated team member Aston took to the road in the trusty Navara when a customer needed a repair. This wasn’t just a repair, this was a 1,600 mile round trip split between 24 hours to change 2 roof sheets on a gorgeous hut that was unfortunately damaged in transport. We thoroughly […]
Meet The Team – Aston
What is your role at Holmes Hill Shepherds Huts? “I am highly skilled fabricator and I joined the Holmes Hill team back in March 2022, my job is to fabricate the chassis’ and the steel wheels the huts sits on. I work part time here and work full time as a steel erector all over […]
Finance Your Shepherds Hut – The Need To Knows.
Is financing a shepherds hut worthwhile? The simple answer, yes. The long answer, yes and here’s why, finance will split up your payments across a term you choose, whether that is 2 years or 6 years, so for example our largest hut fully kitted out £35,000, across 2 years with a 10% deposit would be […]
Shepherds Hut Lifespans – Built for life not just for living.
With a lifetime guarantee, a year’s warranty and quality aftercare, a Holmes Hill shepherd’s hut will always be there for the moments that matter. Month after month, year after year and from one generation to the next. The Victorians had unmatched hut making skills Our Shepherds Huts are based on the Victorian shepherd’s hut construction […]
Meet The Team – Grace
Grace is the office dog at Holmes Hill Shepherds Huts, grace is a mix bred whippet type, grace enjoys sleeping in her lords & labradors sleepy burrows hooded bed, if she isn’t snuggled up in here she is napping on the sofa in the directors office. Grace loves people so meets and greets anyone that […]
When is the best time to buy a hut?
A frequently asked question we hear at Holmes Hill Shepherds Huts is: ‘When’s a good time to order my hut?’ And the equally popular: ‘What’s your lead time?’ Well, here is your answer. With the benefit of experience, a very skilled and dedicated team of master hut makers and a lot of hard work, we […]
Your Shepherds Hut journey – Every step of the way.
Does a shepherd’s hut need planning permission? Easy answer? A the shepherd’s hut itself will not need planning permission, it’s the use of the hut that may. As the shepherd’s hut structure is portable the answer is mostly no. But any change of use to the land that the huts are upon could need planning […]
Meet the Team – Robert Mcfagan (Director)
What inspired you to start Holmes Hill shepherds huts? “I started Holmes Hill Shepherds Huts back in 2019, It has been a strange journey, qualifying as a mechanic back in 2016 but never feeling it was my calling, I tried many things over the years and even built a hut back in 2017 as I […]