Garden sanctuaries

Get away from it all in shepherd’s huts, studios and sheds, selected by

Amelia Thorpe chooses sheds and shepherd’s huts to covet

Garden retreat

Each of this company’s buildings is individually designed for every client and space, with this light-filled studio being purpose-built for a ceramicist. Bespoke garden studio, from £33,000, A Room In The Garden (01273 807077; www.aroominthegarden.co.uk)

Small, but perfect

Delivered plumbed and ready to connect to existing services, this bothy includes a bed, shower, kitchen and a loo. It costs £36,000 from Anta (01862 832477; www.anta.co.uk)

Floral fantasy

This bespoke painted shepherd’s hut features a sedum roof and country-style windows with casements and flower boxes, from £13,000, Appletree Bespoke Timber Buildings (01953 850072; www.appletreebespoke.co.uk)

Leaded delight

Enjoy your garden whatever the weather in the Richmond Cedar painted summerhouse, complete with double doors with leaded glass, £7,690, Garden Affairs (01225 774566; www.garden affairs.co.uk)

Store and order

Offering both shed storage and garden room in one, the Combination Cheshire studio offers a modern twist on a traditional design. This classic example costs £9,860, from Olympian Garden Buildings (01270 759775; www.olympiangardenbuildings.co.uk)

Home from home

Wider than some shepherd’s huts, this custommade cabin could make a self-contained annexe with kitchen and bathroom, for use as a spare bedroom, home office or as you please, prices from £55,000, Plankbridge (01300 348414; www.plank bridge.com)

Woolly warmth

With a solid-oak stable door and windows, the whole clad in corrugated metal, this design comes with sheep’s wool insulation. Bespoke shepherd’s hut, prices from £22,500, Red Sky Shepherd’s Huts (07870 223114; www.redskyshepherdshuts.co.uk)

Victorian inspiration

The Retreat Heritage shepherd’s hut, 14ft long, is based on a traditional Victorian design and comes with a metal chassis and tin cladding, plus solidoak steps. Prices from £21,000, Blackdown Shepherd Huts (01460 929774; www.blackdownshepherdhuts.co.uk)

Gothic charm

British-made to last and remain dry, The Gothic Shed is a decorative feature, too. Prices from £2,365, The Posh Shed Company (01544 387101; www.theposhshedcompany.co.uk)

Classic good looks

Clad in timber and painted in an exterior eggshell colour of your choice, this traditional design features wheels cast in Devon. Bespoke shepherd’s hut, from £18,900, Shepherd’s Rest (07955 073544; www.shepherds resthuts.co.uk)

Big is beautiful

At 24ft long by 8ft 6in wide—and with an option to go even larger—shepherd’s Lodge is a roomier model for those who like to spread out. Bespoke shepherd’s hut, prices from £18,000, Riverside Shepherd Huts (01527 821848; www.riversideshepherdhuts.co.uk)