Men's sheds in South West England
116 community workshops across South West England. Somewhere to join rather than something to book.
116 sheds across South West 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 Gloucestershire
See all 24 in GloucestershireMen's sheds in Devon
See all 22 in DevonMen's sheds in Somerset
See all 22 in SomersetMen's sheds in Dorset
See all 16 in DorsetMen's sheds in Wiltshire
See all 15 in WiltshireElsewhere in South West England
We hold only a name and a town for 14 more sheds here, so they have no page of their own: Bristol Patchway Men's Shed (Patchway), Torrington and District Men’s Shed (Torrington), Wood for Good Exeter (Exeter), Bath Men's Shed (Bath), Access Dorset Shed (Bournemouth), The Scilly Shed (Isles of Scilly), Moretonhampstead Community Shed (Moretonhampstead), Men in Sheds Gorran Haven (Gorran Haven), Littleham Men’s Shed (Littleham), KGP Men's Shed, Keyham Green Places (Plymouth), John Sheridan Community Workshop (SCW) (Newton Abbot), Bude Men's Shed (Bude), Wick Village Men's Shed (Wick) and GL Communities Men's Shed (Gloucester). The association's own map has the rest.
Questions people ask about South West England
How many men's sheds are there in South West England?
We list 116 (102 with a page of their own): Somerset Levels and Moors Shed (SLaMS) in Bridgwater, Men's Shed Poole in Poole, The Portland Shed in Portland, Dorchester Men's Shed in Dorchester, Men's Sheds Torbay in Brixham, Men in Sheds Exeter in Exeter, Frome Men & Women's Shed in Frome and Melksham Shed in Melksham, and 94 more.
Which sheds in South West England publish their opening times?
Somerset Levels and Moors Shed (SLaMS), Dorchester Men's Shed, Men's Sheds Torbay, Men in Sheds Exeter, Frome Men & Women's Shed and The Balsam Men's Shed, and 47 more. For the others, check the shed's own page before you travel.
Are any open to everyone?
Nailsworth Community Men's Shed, Men's Shed South Molton, Devizes Men's Shed, Cmist, Community Men in Sheds, Taunton, Somerdale Shed and Community Garden and Calne Men's 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 76 woodworking courses in South West England on this site.
New to this? What a shed is, who can join and what it costs.