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Coastal Garden Buildings

Coastal Garden Buildings

4.7(36 reviews)See reviews ↓·Bournemouth

About the company

Coastal Garden Buildings is a family-run business established in 1979 as Broomhill Garden Buildings by a husband and wife. The team consists of Martin and Rachael Penny. Martin started in garden buildings in 1999 as general manager at Broomhill Garden Buildings, and bought the company ten years later after the original owners retired. Rachael joined the business in 2011 and became Martin's wife in 2016. The team includes fitters, some of whom have worked with the company for over 20 years, and a sales team at the show site in Christchurch, Dorset.

It installs garden buildings within a 20-mile radius of the show site, covering areas such as Christchurch, Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood, New Milton, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, and Southampton. The company works with brands handpicked by the company. It offers a range of garden buildings including potting sheds, garden rooms, and glass canopies.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Coastal Garden Buildings draws consistent praise from customers for the design and construction of bespoke garden structures, whether a summerhouse, garden study, glass canopy or greenhouse shed. Reviews regularly refer to the helpfulness and product knowledge of the team, singling out Allie, Martin, Rachel, Bill and Rob for their advice and attentive communication from the first enquiry through to completion. Reliable scheduling is a theme in several accounts, with delivery and installation carried out when promised and updates provided as work progressed.

Workmanship is described as skilled and meticulous, and the crews are noted for keeping the site tidy and leaving it clean once finished. Customers say that designs were tailored to their plots, including one on a slope, and that costs and timescales were explained plainly beforehand. The resulting spaces are called warm, comfortable and well built, with base preparation and hut assembly during testing weather among the jobs highlighted. A returning client was struck that staff recalled both their name and an earlier project, which underlines the personal service running through the accounts.

Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo
Coastal Garden Buildings — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Lee B27 June 2026

We popped into Coastal Garden Buildings while on holiday after looking at garden buildings locally and couldn't find what we were looking for. We were spoilt for choice and the staff were happy to help with our questions. We explained we were not local to the area and were told that wasn't a problem they could arrange delivery to our home. We're really happy with the service and communication with Allie has been great. Looking forward to our New Garden Building when it arrives.

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Alex W15 April 2026

Great so far, from initial ideas, planning and adapting options to thorough previews. Costs and timescales very clear, and regular updates. So far so good 👍🏼

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Serenity Head Spa And Beauty1 December 2025

I have been looking around for a cabin to run my beauty business from.I found Coastal buildings and there was so much choice. Allie was my point of contact and bless her, she answered all my questions and was very accommodating. I had the groundwork completed by Coastal buildings. I was given an estimated delivery date of the building and sure enough I received an email 1 week prior to advise me of the delivery. I had the team from Coastal buildings put up my cabin. They arrived on time and worked non stop. They were respectful of the garden / property and worked tidily. I am so impressed with this company. Nothing was too much hassle. Everyone I spoke to or came in to contact with, were super helpful. Even after the build I contacted Allie and she has put me in contact with a decorator they use Highly recommended.

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franco sessini9 September 2025

Great service so far. Respond quickly and accurately. We are just at the start of the process for a log cabin and garden storage but so far so excellent. Allie has been our main point of contact throughout.....

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Mandy Forbes1 July 2025

Friendly service, really helpfull.installed the base and erected our combi greenhouse shed quickly, great workmanship. Strongly recommend. It's just what we needed. Love it.

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Lisa Fry1 July 2025

We’ve recently had an office installed in our garden. The installation team are fantastic. So passionate about their work, polite and do a fantastic job. There are a few loose ends, but I have to be honest in that we feel marooned by the lack of care and attention which has been received since completion. Not necessarily that we feel it warrants an apology, but the tone has not sat well. We’re in a service based industry too and continue look after our clients with the same respect after point of sale. Which is why it’s a shame to not give the 5 the work deserves. *Edit - Response* Rachel, as said before the office is lovely and it’s very normal for there to be a few tweaks here and there (not just groundwork’s) My reduction in review is not based on the work, we’d honestly let the team build our home. They’re great. However, it’s based on the back office responses we’ve received. I’m sorry to say they’ve not been to a level in which we treat our own clients and they don’t meet the level the installation team give. I’ve overheard the tone a few times, as well as when we popped in. Managing expectations is important and generally being considerate of your customers concerns. We do within our industry. Even your response says you don’t see it as urgent, which is fine, but it’s coming across that way in the way we’ve been spoken to. If you bought a smart TV for £30k and noticed a scratch, you’d be perfectly in your rights to have one in perfect condition.

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Pam Brooke1 March 2025

Excellent, efficient service. Finished garden study is of extremely good quality, very warm and cosy to work in despite freezing weather outside. I can thoroughly recommend Coastal Garden Buildings.

Garden rooms & offices in Bournemouth compared

Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 12 businesses in this category in Bournemouth are compared.

RankProviderRatingReviewsOpen Sat.
1ForeverTimber Garden Buildings - Dorchester★ 5,052No
2James Gray Garden Building★ 5,051No
3Garden Retreat (UK) Ltd - The Timber Building Company★ 5,042Yes
4Dorset Garden Rooms★ 5,040Yes
5Poole Bay Garden Rooms★ 5,08Yes
9Coastal Garden Buildings (this page)★ 4,736Yes
Contact
+441425274000www.coastalgardenbuildings.co.ukStewarts Garden Lands, Lyndhurst Rd, Christchurch BH23 4SA
Working hours
Monday09:00–17:00
Tuesday09:00–17:00
Wednesday09:00–17:00
Thursday09:00–17:00
Friday09:00–17:00
Saturday09:00–17:00
Sunday10:30–16:00