An Only Fools and Horses tribute, a fire station-themed pub (pictured) and a traditional Irish-style bar are among the DIY man caves in the running to be named Britain's best backyard boozer.
Three back garden pubs are up for for the Pub Shed of the Year 2023 awardAn Only Fools and Horses tribute, a fire station-themed pub and a traditional Irish-style bar are among the DIY man caves in the running to be named Britain's best backyard boozer.
The Irish Pirate, in Cornwall, has a cosy Irish pub feel with wooden décor and is plastered with Guinness memorabilia, including a pool table and dart board. The trio of amazing pub sheds will now go head-to-head to be crowned the winner of this year's national contest on November 11. 'The bar and stools came from Basingstoke Fire Station before it was demolished to make way for the new station, and I also brew my own fire service named beers.
Lee Doherty, who built the Irish Pirate, even got married to wife Sharon in his man shed in June this year after constructing the bar during the pandemic He added: 'I'm an upholsterer by trade and was working from my garden shed, then Covid hit and the world stopped and as my good lady says I can't sit still for a minute.
'It's now become our social hub on many occasions and will continue to do so. I keep adding to it and I'm not sure it will ever be finished.' 'As avid pub goers we were distraught and declared no-one's going to keep us out of the pub', so built our own. 'Whilst digging the foundations for the pub shed, we came across a lump of corroded metal hidden deep in the soil.
It is estimated in excess of 2 million back garden pubs and bars are now in operation after their popularity exploded during the pandemic.
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