Makers of Fine Quality Yurts

Rob and Ratna Matthews began making handcrafted yurts in 2005, after training with Paul King of Woodland Yurts in Somerset. Rob later travelled to Central Asia to deepen his understanding of traditional yurt construction. Since then, we have continued refining our designs, materials and methods, building yurts for customers throughout the UK and Europe.

Handcrafted Yurts Since 2005

We build high-quality handcrafted yurts designed for life in the UK and Europe. Our aim has always been straightforward: to make yurts that are beautiful, durable and practical, combining the strengths of traditional yurt design with carefully chosen modern materials.

Made in Our Own Yurt Workshop

We make the natural chestnut wall frames and roof poles in our own workshop, along with the handcrafted oak crowns that have become a recognised part of our work. This gives us close control over the strength, proportions, detail and finish of every yurt.

Experience That Matters

Over the years we have built hundreds of yurts and supplied them to customers across the UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Spain, the USA, Australia and beyond. That experience matters. It means our designs have been tested in real conditions, in many different climates, by many different customers.

That practical experience has shaped the way we build. A yurt for the UK and Europe needs more than good looks. It needs proper weather protection, a reliable frame, good ventilation, strong detailing and materials that can cope with changing seasons.

Distinctive Yurt Workshop Design

From the beginning, we were not interested in producing ordinary yurts or imitations of traditional forms. We wanted to build something better: authentic yurts with stronger detailing, better weather performance, and a standard of finish that would stand out.

That commitment led to features and developments we are now well known for, including our Glass Wall yurts and our double-canvas roof system. These are not decorative extras. They are part of making the yurt more comfortable, more usable and better suited to real life.

What matters most to us is not novelty for its own sake, but getting the fundamentals right: sound structure, good proportions, quality materials and careful workmanship. The result is a yurt that looks right, feels right and works properly.

Our yurts bring together traditional proportions, natural chestnut frames, handcrafted oak crowns, carefully developed covers and the option of our distinctive Glass Wall design. It is a combination we have refined through more than twenty years of practical yurt making.