Sun Rooms

As a valuable extension to our living space, our gardens have never been more important. We have developed a closer understanding of the wellbeing that follows a connection with the outdoors and increasingly seek an escape from the pressures of the modern world. A summerhouse represents the perfect way to forge that vital connection.

Imagine a space with double doors that can be fully opened to let the fresh air flow enabling you to enjoy a sun-drenched retreat. Or close the doors tightly against the weather and hunker down in cosy bliss. A large sun room is the perfect refuge when all you want is a peaceful quiet space to indulge your favourite hobby. Perhaps you are looking for even more room to spread out? Our stunning hardwood Sun Ray Garden Room is available in three sizes and provides an inspirational entertaining space so you can host a relaxed celebration or informal drink. You can personalise your sun room with modular free-standing furniture that offers additional storage space for garden or hobby equipment. Choose from a range of paint finish colours to add that personal touch.

View our types of sun rooms

  • Small sun room

    The width of our Sun Ray Garden Room can easily accommodate activities such as yoga and exercise, as well as providing the perfect setting for a crafting or other hobby. The Sun Ray model can accommodate modular wooden seating and lift the lid on convenient storage. All our sun rooms benefit from stylish casement windows and sleek lockable doors crafted from Red Grandis hardwood and painted to tone in with the exterior finish.

  • Large sun room

    Choose the 3.9m Sun Ray Garden Room model and extend the useable space if you have a larger garden or need to accommodate any equipment. For a stunning entertaining venue, the even more spacious 4.4m model provides optimum space for garden parties, summer barbecues and family celebrations. Solar lighting will add elegance to your evening, and modular seating can be moved around to facilitate sociable groups. Ask us to install insulation under aesthetically pleasing tongue and groove panelling and your sun room will retain its warmth for longer, so you can enjoy your garden all year round.

  • Bespoke garden summerhouse

    If your home and garden lend themselves to a larger, more expansive sun room or if there are additional features that are essential to bringing your vision to life, Scotts is one of the few summerhouse manufacturers that can customise a garden building to meet your individual requirements. Your garden is a unique expression of your preferences, taste, and personal style. Why limit your creativity to the planting alone? Put our design team to the test with special requests for bespoke shapes, sizes, and colours. We will be happy to respond with a custom-built design to make your dream a reality. Scotts can also design sun rooms for commercial use as pavilions, ticket booths and outdoor shelters, including themed summerhouses for special restaurants and hotels.

  • Small sun room

    The width of our Sun Ray Garden Room can easily accommodate activities such as yoga and exercise, as well as providing the perfect setting for a crafting or other hobby. The Sun Ray model can accommodate modular wooden seating and lift the lid on convenient storage. All our sun rooms benefit from stylish casement windows and sleek lockable doors crafted from Red Grandis hardwood and painted to tone in with the exterior finish.

    Small sun room

  • Large sun room

    Choose the 3.9m Sun Ray Garden Room model and extend the useable space if you have a larger garden or need to accommodate any equipment. For a stunning entertaining venue, the even more spacious 4.4m model provides optimum space for garden parties, summer barbecues and family celebrations. Solar lighting will add elegance to your evening, and modular seating can be moved around to facilitate sociable groups. Ask us to install insulation under aesthetically pleasing tongue and groove panelling and your sun room will retain its warmth for longer, so you can enjoy your garden all year round.

    Large sun room

  • Bespoke garden summerhouse

    If your home and garden lend themselves to a larger, more expansive sun room or if there are additional features that are essential to bringing your vision to life, Scotts is one of the few summerhouse manufacturers that can customise a garden building to meet your individual requirements. Your garden is a unique expression of your preferences, taste, and personal style. Why limit your creativity to the planting alone? Put our design team to the test with special requests for bespoke shapes, sizes, and colours. We will be happy to respond with a custom-built design to make your dream a reality. Scotts can also design sun rooms for commercial use as pavilions, ticket booths and outdoor shelters, including themed summerhouses for special restaurants and hotels.

    Bespoke garden summerhouse

Why choose Scotts for your sun room?

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View our types of summerhouses

  • Small<br />Summerhouses

    Small
    Summerhouses

    Compact and elegant, a small summerhouse delivers a striking feature to your garden

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  • Large<br />Summerhouses

    Large
    Summerhouses

    Spacious and expansive, our large summerhouses offer the ultimate garden showcase

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  • Corner<br />Summerhouses

    Corner
    Summerhouses

    Neat and space-saving, a corner summerhouse maximises every inch of your garden

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  • Octagonal<br />Summerhouses

    Octagonal
    Summerhouses

    Classic and stylish, an octagonal summerhouse makes a statement in any garden

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  • Stunning<br />Sun Rooms

    Stunning
    Sun Rooms

    A beautiful light-filled space to spread out, perfect for entertaining.

    Stunning Sunrooms
  • Bespoke<br />Summerhouses

    Bespoke
    Summerhouses

    Bring your personal vision to life by creating the summerhouse of your dreams

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  • Rotating<br />Summerhouses

    Rotating
    Summerhouses

    Change the perspective on your garden with a rotating base that you can revolve.

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  • Ex-Display<br />Summerhouses

    Ex-Display
    Summerhouses

    Purchase summerhouses that have been built for demonstration purposes.

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View our product range

Our Sun Ray Garden Room can be built for you in three varied sizes to create practical and stylish accommodation and extra outdoor living space. Open the double doors wide and make the most of the summer heat, or shelter inside within a cosy space you can call your own.

  • The Balmoral Summerhouse

    Traditional, classic styling and an exclusive shutter system offers the perfect retreat from the pressures of modern life. The Balmoral Summerhouse comes with an optional rotating base, hidden by timber skirting upon installation.

    from £5,800

    The Balmoral Summerhouse

    from £5,800

  • The Baltimore Summerhouse

    The Baltimore is an extremely popular octagonal summerhouse that suits most gardens and comes, as standard, with a glass-fibre roof. An optional rotating base gives you the freedom to move and turn your summerhouse as you please.

    from £8,770

    The Baltimore Summerhouse

    from £8,770

  • The Burghley Summerhouse

    The Burghley is our larger octagonal summerhouse perfect for alfresco dining, a studio or playroom, or to simply entertain family and friends. Why not add some additional freestanding seating with your choice of various upholstery?

    from £9,670

    The Burghley Summerhouse

    from £9,670

  • The Newhaven Corner Summerhouse

    Capture the magic of the garden, custom designed in two convenient sizes allowing it to neatly fit into a corner site in your garden. Built with sustainably sourced Timber and supplied with an luxurious, industrial quality paint finish.

    from £9,470

    The Newhaven Corner Summerhouse

    from £9,470

  • The Sun Ray Garden Room

    The ultimate garden sanctuary designed to create that “forever” garden space where memories are created and stories are shared.

    from £10,600

    The Sun Ray Garden Room

    from £10,600

  • Refer a Friend and Get Rewards

    Did you know that as the owner of a Scotts luxury summerhouse, you can claim rewards for yourself and your friends or family? You could earn as much as £500, subject to terms and conditions.

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Get in touch

We hope to have sparked your imagination with our range of luxury summerhouses and understand that you may have questions about your own specific requirements. Our team of experts will be happy to provide any support or advice so please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help.
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The benefits of a Scotts sun room

Built with skill using expert workmanship, our luxurious sun rooms provide a special place in your garden for all seasons. Made from durable hardwood that delivers enduring quality, you can create a spectacular outdoor focal point that will retain its original appearance for years to come.

Elegance

Whether you choose a muted or bold colour, a slate effect or cedar shingle roof, a contemporary or traditional upholstery fabric design, you can piece together a sun room creation based on your own personal mood board.

Versatility

Perfect for entertaining, our sun room design, available in three sizes, enables you to open the doors wide and spill out onto the lawn or patio when the sun shines. Or you might cherish your sun room as the garden’s best kept secret where you can retreat to indulge in your favourite hobbies undisturbed.

Choice

We can bring your sun room to life no matter what overall impression you want to achieve. Roof and lining materials, and the range of hues and styles within our paint and fabrics range, as well as glazing, lighting and insulation options mean that no two sun rooms are ever the same.

For all seasons

In the summer it is easy to imagine how a sun room could enhance your experience of your garden, making the most of outdoor space in a home from home designed to your specifications. The elements you choose will enable you to enjoy your sun room in all kinds of weather, with shade from the sun, and secure doors and windows to keep out the wind and rain.

Durability

Scotts has over 100 years’ experience in working with timber and has carefully selected Red Grandis hardwood for its strength, integrity, and longevity. Sourced from sustainable and well-managed forests, our sun rooms are crafted with care, so each interlocking element fits perfectly, promoting longer life.

Service

Help, support, and service are key watchwords within the Scotts team. Our family values drive our close attention to customers’ requirements, and we are always happy to answer any questions and promptly follow up queries.

“The quality, workmanship, delivery, and assembly all exceeded our expectations. Thank you for your hard work in answering all our queries.”

Mrs T, West Sussex

“Everyone has been so helpful and friendly and the team that came to install the summerhouse are a credit to your company.”

Mr & Mrs S

"Just to say, I am thrilled with my summerhouse and was most impressed that your team arrived so early on the installation day."

Mrs J, Warwickshire

"Just a note to tell you that we are over the moon with our new summerhouse. We are delighted with it and certainly satisfied customers."

"The quality, workmanship, delivery, and assembly all exceeded our expectations. Thank you for your hard work in answering all our queries."

Mr & Mrs S, West Sussex
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Sun Room Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is a sun room?

    A sun room is a type of summerhouse with double doors and plenty of space designed to enhance your garden space. Typically designed in timber, a sun room is flexible to provide a cool, shaded place to retreat from the summer heat, or a cosy hideaway for cooler spring and autumn days. Ideal for use as a craft room, yoga studio or gym, or even as outdoor bar, a large sun room provides a unique and beautiful space for an idyllic garden upgrade. You can also add supplementary security and aesthetic features. Choose a glass fibre effect or cedar shingle roof, additional windows, or glazed doors to create a light-filled space. Scotts’ Sun Ray Garden Room is available in three different sizes up to 4.4m in width, and is eminently suitable as a hobby room, yoga studio or home gym.

    Whatever the season, our luxury sun rooms can be enjoyed comfortably all year round enabling you to spend more time relaxing in your own, personal garden paradise. Scotts sun rooms are built with craftsmanship using sustainably sourced hardwood which means they are exceptionally durable and hardwearing. You can view our range here.

  • What can I use a sun room for?

    In recent years, the way we use sun rooms has consistently changed and evolved. Your sun room represents an extension to your home and can be used for whatever you desire. Depending on the size and location of your sun room, it could be a wonderful place for indulging in your favourite hobbies such as painting, crafting, or keeping. It could become an ideal entertaining space or a place to work quietly undisturbed. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

    We offer free-standing seating consisting of self-contained storage boxes upholstered in beautiful fabrics. Alternatively, you can simply arrange your own furniture to create a capacious summerhouse that perfectly suits your taste.

    Allow Scotts to help to design the ideal space to bring your vision to life. If you would like some inspiration, take a look at what some of our satisfied customers say. Contact us to start planning your garden sun room project.

  • Do I need planning permission for my sun room?

    Summerhouses, sun rooms, and garden buildings are regarded as ‘permitted development’ so they do not usually require planning permission, however some criteria apply. Although we cannot provide definitive advice on whether planning permission is required in each individual circumstance, we hope that these guidelines* will assist you.

    *The guidelines are intended to give an overview of regulations which may be subject to changes in legislation. We recommend that you contact your local planning authority for specific advice.

  • Does a sun room need a base?

    Sun rooms of all sizes require a firm base constructed on a level surface to promote their stability and longevity. You will need to obtain the base plan for your choice of summerhouse from Scotts before it is constructed to ensure that the size and dimensions are appropriate.

    Alternatively, Scotts offer an innovative and convenient ground screw base that will provide the perfect support your summerhouse on an uneven surface. Find out more about our ground screw base here.

  • Where is the ideal location to place a sun room?

    Your sun room can be installed anywhere in your garden. Below we look at some of the factors you should consider before making your decision. Think about whether you would like your sun room to be:

    • Located to face the direction of the sun or placed in the shade
    • Situated in the middle of your garden or in a space-saving corner
      All Scotts’ standard summerhouses are over 2.5m in height so they must be installed at least 2m from your boundary to comply with planning regulations. Full details are available here.
    • Facing the garden or your home
    • Fitted with a convenient power supply.
  • What type of timber is used for Scotts’ sun rooms?

    The external cladding, wall framing, roof, doors, and windows are manufactured from stable, durable, and dense Red Grandis, a premium quality, sustainably sourced hardwood timber derived from well-managed forests.

    The floor is manufactured from high quality PEFC® certified European Redwood which is vacuum pressure impregnated with Osmose Naturewood. All timber is carefully selected to deliver a maximum lifespan.

  • What extra features do Scotts offer for sun rooms?

    Our custom-made sun rooms can be enhanced with a variety of optional accessories as required. You can personalise your sun room with a range of:

    • colour finishes
    • fabric styles and seating
    • roof materials.

    In addition, you can select from a number of innovative features including:

    • padded lounger insert
    • shelf feature
    • tongue and groove effect lining
    • floor covering
    • leaded glass
    • underlining to roof
    • double glazing and insulation
    • solar lighting.
  • How should I maintain my sun room?

    For guidelines and advice on maintaining your building throughout its lifespan, take a look at the Scotts sun room maintenance manual we provide at the time of sale. If you require a replacement copy, please email a request to gazebos@scottsofthrapston.co.uk

    To assist your decision-making, why not visit our stunning summerhouse show site at Thrapston which is open from Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays)? We organise several open days at the show site throughout the year. In addition, our sun rooms can be seen on display all year round at selected garden centres across the country. Find out where you can view a Scotts summerhouse here.

    Not yet found what you are looking for? Contact our dedicated sales team on 01832 732366 or email gazebos@scottsofthrapston.co.uk and we will get in touch.

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At Scotts of Thrapston we are committed to delivering excellent service and for customers who may prefer the option to spread the cost of their summerhouse or equestrian building with a buy now, pay monthly package.To find out more about Ideal 4 Finance please click the button.

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