The Barn
A shelter sized for a full class.
- 5m by 4m or 6m by 4m as standard, other sizes available on request
- Seats 30 to 35
- Galvanised steel posts concreted into the ground so the legs never rot
- Finished in Welsh oil
- From £7,800
- Ask us for a quote
[ What we build ]
A classroom with the roof on and the walls off.
An outdoor classroom only earns its place if a lesson can happen in it when the weather turns. Everything here is drawn, built and installed by our own team, sized for the class that will use it.
Made in our own factoryInstalled by our own teamBespoke sizesWelsh made
[ The range ]
What we build for outdoor learning
Covered Outdoor Classrooms
A roof, a floor and room for everyone, so an outdoor lesson stops being weather dependent.
- Made to measure
- Solid or clear roof
- Open or part-clad sides
- Posts set into the ground
- Ask us for a quote
Wall Canopies and Covered Walkways
A roof off the side of the building, so a class can get outside in the dry without a separate structure.
- Fixed to the building
- Runs the length of the wall
- Posts set on concrete pads
- Ask us for a quote
Stages
A raised timber deck for assemblies, performances and sports day.
- Single level
- Made to measure
- Non-slip deck boards
- Ask us for a quote
Tiered Stages and Seating Steps
A stage with steps that double as seating, so a class can sit facing it.
- Steps double as seating
- Two or more tiers
- Carved school name optional
- Ask us for a quote
Storytelling Circles and Log Seating
A carved chair and a curved bench, set out so a class can sit together outside.
- Carved throne made to your design
- Curved bench and timber stools
- Set out to suit the space
- Ask us for a quote
Pergolas
An open beam roof over a deck, for a class to work under in the dry shade.
- Open beam roof
- Carved name board and painted posts
- Raised deck optional
- Ask us for a quote
Buddy Benches
Your own wording routered into the seat back, with matching plaques and wall boards to go with it.
- Routered into Play-Tec or timber
- Welsh and English lettering
- Matching plaques and wall boards
- Ask us for a quote
Quiet and Sensory Areas
A small enclosed corner away from the noise of the yard, with seating in the middle.
- Panelled surround
- Artificial grass or soft surfacing
- Shaped and painted to your design
- Ask us for a quote
[ How they are built ]
Built for Welsh weather
Posts that do not rot
Galvanised steel posts are concreted into the ground and the timber legs sit over them, so the timber never sits in wet ground.
The timber
Locally sourced oak and sweet chestnut, alongside Douglas fir, larch and spruce, from managed forests.
The finish
Everything apart from green oak is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. Green oak is left to weather naturally.
Drawn before it is built
Every structure is drawn by hand, to scale, before anything is cut.
[ Bilingual as standard ]
Welsh and English, carved to order
We carve and router in Welsh and English, and we make a bilingual range of learning panels and shapes used in schools across Wales. The Welsh is designed in from the start rather than added afterwards.
[ Who we build them for ]
Who we build them for
Schools and Education
Outdoor classrooms, stages and amphitheatres so a whole class can learn outside.
See schools and educationNurseries and Early Years
Covered spaces and storytelling corners sized for little ones.
See nurseries and early yearsSport and Community
Stages and covered seating for clubs, village halls and community groups.
See sport and community[ Aftercare ]
We come back.
Everything we make, apart from items in green oak, is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. That stops the timber cracking and splintering, keeps the water out and slows the algae that makes a surface slippery.
On a yearly maintenance plan we come back, inspect the timber, make good any minor damage and re-spray it. In year five we add an anti-fungal treatment.
Green oak is designed to withstand the elements, and its appearance will change over time.
[ How we work ]
From first visit to final fitting.
- 01
Free Site Visit
We come to you, measure up and talk through what you need.
- 02
Design and Quote
We draw it up by hand, to scale, and give you a fixed price.
- 03
Made in Our Workshop
Built by our own team in Ystrad Mynach.
- 04
Installed by Our Team
Delivered and fitted on site by the people who made it.
- 05
Aftercare
We offer a full aftercare package to help your products last.