National Trust Summerhouses

The Flatford

Inspired by the beauty of Flatford Mill in the heart of Constable Country, the Flatford Summerhouse features a characteristic overhang & cross leaded windows.

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The Ickworth

An old outbuilding at Ickworth House in Suffolk was the source of inspiration for our chalet-style Ickworth Summerhouse, which also features an overhang and apex roof.

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The Orford

Our corner Orford Summerhouse was inspired by an outbuilding at Orford Ness, situated on the estuary near Aldeburgh on Suffolk's Heritage Coastline.

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The Lavenham

An outbuilding at Lavenham Guildhall, in the heart of Suffolk, provided the inspiration for our Lavenham Summerhouse, which features an apex roof and cross-leaded windows.

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Inspired by ages gone by, but using modern techniques, our National Trust range of Summerhouses is affordable and beautiful. It is a real gardener's space, with traditional design features and attractive colour palette to suit any garden.

The buildings are hand-constructed from FSC^® certified timber, sourced from a sawmill in Northern Sweden. Each of our Summerhouses are themselves FSC^® certified, complementing our company's environmental policy wonderfully.

The buildings are manufactured in West Norfolk at our factory HQ in Narford, near King's Lynn by our team of specialist carpenters and joiners who build each building from scratch, to ensure an exceptional build quality.

We took our inspiration for our Summerhouses from the outbuildings of National Trust properties located in East Anglia. We have created four traditional designs, to suit differing style tastes, garden sizes and shapes.

These summerhouses will nestle in any garden, are low maintenance and will provide a wonderful place to enjoy relaxing days in throughout the summer months. Our National Trust Garden Sheds offer a more functional range of garden buildings but still in the familiar National Trust style.

Show Centres

Narford,
Norfolk

Brighton,
East Sussex

Burford,
Oxfordshire

Cranleigh,
Surrey

Edwalton,
Nottingham

Newbury,
Berkshire

Sevenoaks,
Kent

St Albans,
Hertfordshire

Sunningdale,
Surrey

Trentham,
Staffordshire

Tunbridge Wells,
Kent

Useful Information

Our Guide to Planning Permission for Garden Buildings

Garden sheds and other timber garden buildings are subject to the same planning permission rules as other types of outbuildings. Very few of our buildings will require planning permission to be installed in your garden; it is mainly dependent on where you wish to put it in your garden and if you should live in an area that has been deemed to be an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or similar.

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Shed and Workshop Extras

A garden shed can be just a shed of course. It is worth investing in a good quality build, using good quality timber, to increase the longevity of the building, but it still ultimately a shed. But a shed or workshop can be so much more than that with a few simple additions...

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Focus on Insulated Garden Buildings

Many people purchase a garden building and love spending time in it during the warm spring and summer months, but, once autumn arrives, barely step foot in it again until the next year. We believe that timber garden buildings should not be restricted to use just during a few months of the year, but should be enjoyed the whole year round, whatever the weather.

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Recent Updates

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NT Ickworth Summerhouse

Building Features: 2.4m x 2.4m (8ft x 8ft) Apex roof Roof overhang Leaded windows Onduline roofing Vertical sawn cladding National Trust paint system: Painters Grey

8 x 10ft Garden Summerhouses

This 8 x 10ft unique pent-roof summerhouse was recently installed by our team of expert fitters for our customers who were dreaming of adding a handmade summerhouse to add their new home. This Flatford Summerhouse is part of our r...

National Trust Summerhouses

The Flatford

The Ickworth

The Orford

The Lavenham