About Us

Hello from TuMeke Huts. Having spent my childhood in the farming region of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, I moved to the UK in 2001. A time served carpenter of some 25 years, working on bespoke projects in both the UK and New Zealand.

Having been commissioned to build a number of shepherd's huts. The decision was made to create TuMeke Huts and build luxury shepherds huts from our Gloucestershire base of Twyning.

Our Inspiration

Dating back to the 15th century French and British farmers constructed these basic huts of readily salvaged materials. Typically using wood, tin and cast iron wheels from discarded farm machinery. These ingenious farmers used these mobile shelters to tend to their sheep during lambing.

Taking inspiration from shepherd's huts of this bygone age. Our team of craftsmen at TuMeke huts have enlarged the basic, original design into a spacious accommodation suite with all the modern conveniences. Specialising in luxury 20ft x 8ft accommodation huts, constructed with locally sourced materials from Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties...

Construction

Our huts are built on a strong steel box section chassis. Foil backed insulation is fitted between the steel floor beams. The huts sit on traditional Cambridge roller wheels, with large 3ft turntable and removable draw bar (conventional 50mm coupling hitch)

The superstructure is constructed of Canadian Lumber Standard timber, insulated with foil backed insulation, the interior is lined with MDF butt & bead board and the exterior clad in locally sourced red cedar feather edge.

Windows and stable door are made of Sapele hardwood and painted in Farrow and Ball Eggshell (Stony Ground)

Tumeke Shepherd's huts have an insulated curved galvanised tin roof and feature traditional Marley Alutec guttering along the front eave. This feature could be used for harvesting rain water.

Living / Kitchen

Walls and ceilings are painted in Farrow and Ball Stony Ground (modern emulsion/ eggshell)

Flooring is engineered oak, with oak worktop and oak ledged bathroom door.

140mm glass splashbacks

LPG Ariston 24kw Combi boiler, heating hot water, radiator in living and towel rail in the bathroom.

Chilli Billie Woodstove with enclosure / side shelf and woodstore

LED Uplighting

USB and standard double sockets

88L Sharp Refrigerator with 12L freezer compartment & 800w Russell Hobs Microwave

Bedroom

Walls and ceilings are painted in Farrow and Ball Stony Ground (modern emulsion/ eggshell)

LED Uplighting

32” Samsung Smart TV

Double bed with large 1200mm deep under bed storage drawer

USB and standard double sockets

Ethernet socket

Oak shaker pegs

Bathroom

Walls and ceilings are painted in Farrow and Ball Stony Ground (modern emulsion/ eggshell)

Bathroom extraction fan

800mm x 800mm shower tray with grey metro tiles

IP64 brass bulkhead LED light

Grohe wall hung WC with concealed cistern

Large bathroom vanity unit with shaving socket

Thermostatic Edwardian shower mixer

Oak shaker pegs

Exterior

Marley Alutec traditional rainwater system

Double exterior socket

Access steps

Passive infrared sensor lighting

Traditional Cambridge roller wheels

LPG connection point

240v connection point

110mm waste pipe connection