Winning Shed of The Year

An old hen house with gin distillery and saloon bar has been chosen the 2015 Shed of the Year.

16:27 13 July 2015

An old house that was transformed into a quirky party venue in Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands has been given the 2015 She of the Year award, beating 2,520 entries. Owned by 36-year-old Walter Micklewait, it features a gin distillery, farm shop, and ladies’ waiting room. 

 

The house also has four rooms; a general store that sells vintage clothing, postcards, food, and hand-carved items; a ladies’ waiting room with a piano and arm chairs; a saloon, and a bar with a functioning distillery.  

 

Mr Micklethwait said: “We were up against some proper craftsmen, brilliant eccentrics and most of all a really nice bunch of people, so it is an absolute honour to have won Shed of the Year 2015.

 

“A huge thanks to everyone who voted for us. We’re now looking forward to celebrating with a gin from the distillery in our shed.”

 

Mr Micklethwait will receive £1,000 courtesy of the sponsor, Cuprinol and £100 worth of Cuprinol products. 

 

British architect George Clarke, who presents the programme, Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces: Shed Of The Year, said: “The nation’s love for transforming their garden shed to an extension of the home is really on trend right now.

 

“People are embracing the fascinating world of sheds like never before as the TV show highlighted some of the most creative, beautiful and unusual sheds in the country, as well as allowing me to meet the talented people behind their creations.”