Garden & Outdoor by Shire

Shire is one of the longest-established British garden building manufacturers, based in Louth, Lincolnshire and producing log cabins, summer houses, sheds, playhouses and pergolas in pressure-treated and tongue-and-groove timber. The brand's reputation rests on the cladding spec: 12mm shiplap on the entry-tier sheds, 28mm tongue-and-groove on the mid-range, 34mm and 44mm "Premium" log-cabin specs at the upper end.

The catalogue covers the full garden-building range. Apex and pent log cabins from the Dean and Dalby ranges (£1,500 to £4,000+) are the headline products, sized from 7x7ft up to 12x12ft and built for year-round use as garden offices, gym spaces or dedicated workshops. Summer houses like the Larkspur and Belvoir sit in the £700 to £2,000 bracket. Sheds and bike stores cover the practical end at £200 to £800. Optional installation is offered on most lines and worth budgeting in if the build runs to a 9x9ft cabin or larger.

Shire is the brand to consider when build quality matters more than headline price. Cheaper alternatives exist (the £400 generic shed market is crowded), but at the £1,500+ end where you're committing to a long-term garden building, the cladding thickness and the joinery quality become the variables that decide whether the cabin lasts a decade or starts leaking by year three.

We list 4,500+ Shire products across Cherry Lane Garden Centres, QD Stores, Robert Dyas and Buy Sheds Direct. Filter the grid above by category, size or price to narrow things down. Prices update daily.