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Men's sheds in East of England

114 community workshops across East of England. Somewhere to join rather than something to book.

114 sheds across East of England. Pick your county: each row opens with five sheds from it, the ones that say most about themselves, and the link beside it shows every shed there.

Men's sheds in Essex

See all 23 in Essex
WoodworkCressing Temple Community ShedCressing, EssexOpen Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am to 4pmWebsite and details
WoodworkSaffron Walden Community ShedSaffron Walden, EssexOpen Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 1pmWebsite and details
WoodworkBarnston Community Men's ShedBarnston, EssexOpen to everyoneOpen Wednesday 10am to 3pmSee details
Making and mendingStour Valley Men's ShedSudbury, EssexOpen Monday and Wednesday 10am to 2pmWebsite and details
WoodworkDanbury Village ShedDanbury, EssexOpen Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am to 2pmSee details

Men's sheds in Norfolk

See all 22 in Norfolk
WoodworkAylsham Community ShedAylsham, NorfolkOpen to everyoneOpen Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pmWebsite and details
WoodworkNorth Walsham Men's ShedNorth Walsham, NorfolkOpen Tuesday 10am to 1pm; Thursday 1pm to 4pm; Saturday 10am...Website and details
WoodworkNorwich Men's ShedNorwich, NorfolkOpen Tues 10am to 1pm; Wed 10am to 1pm; Fri 10am to 1pmWebsite and details
Making and mendingSheringham ShedSheringham, NorfolkOpen to everyoneOpen Tuesday and Wednesday 10am to 12.30pm; Tues 10am to...Website and details
WoodworkStalham Men's ShedStalham, NorfolkOpen Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am to 1pmWebsite and details

Men's sheds in Suffolk

See all 16 in Suffolk
WoodworkHour ShedFramlingham, SuffolkOpen to everyoneOpen Tuesday 6.30pm to 9.30pm; Saturday 10am to 1pmWebsite and details
WoodworkPeninsula Shed HollesleyHollesley, SuffolkOpen to everyoneOpen Tuesday 11am to 2pm; Saturday 10am to 1pmWebsite and details
WoodworkBeccles Men's ShedBeccles, SuffolkOpen Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 1pmWebsite and details
WoodworkThe Fressingfield ShedFressingfield, SuffolkOpen Tuesday 10am to 12pmWebsite and details
Making and mendingDebenham ShedDebenham, SuffolkOpen Mondays 9am to 12pm; Fridays 10am to 5pmWebsite and details

Men's sheds in Cambridgeshire

See all 14 in Cambridgeshire
WoodworkShedders and FixersWisbech, CambridgeshireOpen Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 1pmWebsite and details
Making and mendingBramShedHuntingdon, CambridgeshireOpen Saturday and Monday 9am to 1pm; Thursday 1pm to 5pmWebsite and details
Community workshopCambridge Veteran Led Community ShedCambridge, CambridgeshireOpen Mondays 10.30am to 12.30pm; Wednesdays 1.30pm to 3.30pmWebsite and details
WoodworkRamsey (Cambridgeshire) Men's Shed (RamShed)Ramsey, CambridgeshireOpen Monday, Wednesday 10am to 1pmSee details
Community workshopThe Hangar, Littleport Men's ShedLittleport, CambridgeshireOpen Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am to 12pmWebsite and details

Men's sheds in Hertfordshire

See all 12 in Hertfordshire
WoodworkBishop's Stortford Men's ShedBishop's Stortford, HertfordshireOpen Wednesdays 10am to 4pmWebsite and details
Making and mendingChorleywood Community ShedChorleywood, HertfordshireOpen Monday 11am to 1pmWebsite and details
Community workshopHertford Men's ShedHertford, HertfordshireOpen Tuesdays and Friday 1pm to 3.30pmWebsite and details
WoodworkBuntingford Men's ShedBuntingford, HertfordshireWebsite and details
WoodworkLetchworth Men in ShedsLetchworth Garden City, HertfordshireWebsite and details

Men's sheds in Bedfordshire

See all 3 in Bedfordshire
WoodworkMen in Sheds BedfordBedford, BedfordshireWebsite and details
Community workshopDunstable Men's ShedDunstable, BedfordshireOpen Monday to Friday 10am to 1pmSee details
Community workshopStopsley Men's ShedStopsley, BedfordshireWebsite and details

We hold only a name and a town for 24 more sheds here, so they have no page of their own: Leiston and Saxmundham Men’s Shed (Saxmundham), ActivShed, Ipswich (Ipswich), Harlow Men's Shed (Harlow), The Cambridge Shed (Madingley), Long Stratton and District Men's Shed (Norwich), The Old Forge Men's Shed, Histon (Histon), Friends of Cedars Park Mens Shed (Waltham Cross), Gorleston & District Men's Shed (Great Yarmouth), Hoveton & Wroxham Men's Shed (Hoveton), Forging Friendships (St Albans), Bernwode Rural Shed (Aylesbury), Caddington Community Shed (Caddington), Leighton Buzzard & District Men's Shed (1) (Leighton Buzzard), Broomfield Men's Shed (Broomfield), Hatfield Heath Men's Shed (Hatfield Heath), Mepal Makers (Mepal), Clare Community Shed (Aylesbury), Myland Men's Shed (Myland), Somerleyton Shed (Somerleyton), Hadleigh Men's Shed (Hadleigh), Sole Bay Men's Shed (Southwold), Sundon Park Men's Shed (Luton), March Make and Mend (March) and Bowthorpe Community Shed (Bowthorpe). The association's own map has the rest.

Questions people ask about East of England

How many men's sheds are there in East of England?

We list 114 (90 with a page of their own): Men in Sheds Bedford in Bedford, Brentwood Men's Shed in Brentwood, Halesworth Men's Shed in Halesworth, The Repair Shed, Hemel Hempstead in Hemel Hempstead, Maldon Men's Shed in Maldon, Norwich Men's Shed in Norwich, Poringland and District Men’s Shed in Poringland and AGE UK Hertfordshire Men in Sheds in Watford, and 82 more.

Which sheds in East of England publish their opening times?

Brentwood Men's Shed, Halesworth Men's Shed, The Repair Shed, Hemel Hempstead, Maldon Men's Shed, Norwich Men's Shed and AGE UK Hertfordshire Men in Sheds, and 49 more. For the others, check the shed's own page before you travel.

Are any open to everyone?

Barnston Community Men's Shed, Sheringham Shed, Haverhill Men's Shed, Aylsham Community Shed, Soham Men's Shed and Hour Shed say in their own words that they are open to everyone. Plenty of others are too without saying so, so ask.

Is a shed the same as a course?

No. A shed is somewhere to join; a course is something to book. If you want teaching instead, or as well, there are 23 woodworking courses in East of England on this site.

New to this? What a shed is, who can join and what it costs.

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