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Every Woodland Yurt is individually hand crafted
by Paul King (author of "The Complete Yurt Handbook").
We follow the traditional Mongolian and Kyrgyz yurt
designs, but make slight changes, where necessary, to
make them better suited to our climate and to the materials
used.
We make about thirty different sizes and styles of yurt Click here to se the full list and prices. There are two different types of yurt: The Mongolian ger and the Bentwood Kyrgyz/Kazakh yurt. We can make both styles in either sawn timber or coppice wood.
The Frame
Each frame is made using local Hardwoods. Only the finest,
straight grained, knot free stems are used. Ger crowns
are of English oak. Bentwood crowns are of ash.
 Sawn
Timber
The ash for our yurts is selected from local woodlands
and sawn to size at our workshop. The sawn timber is
planed, the edges chamfered. Wall poles are steam-bent and then seasoned for many months. The finished parts are then sanded and
treated with oils to give a beautiful, tough and durable
finish. Ash is the timber of choice due to its strength
and flexibility.
 Coppice
wood
Round chestnut poles are cut by hand from traditionally
managed coppice woods in Southern England. The poles
are peeled by hand to reveal the wood beneath. Every pole is steamed, straightened by hand before being bent to its final shape and seasoned for many months. The finished poles are bleached and treated with oils to give a smooth beautiful and
durable finish.
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| Kyrgyz yurt and Mongolian ger at RBG, Kew |
Eighteen foot ger |
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| Putting up a Kyrgyz yurt. Quicktime movie (click to start) |
Twenty one foot ger as mobile art gallery |
The Cover
We have recently completely redesigned our yurt covers to give an even better fit and a much smarter look.
Each canvas cover is fitted to its own frame. The cover
comes in five parts: Roof cover, wall cover with plastic
skirt to protect the bottom of the cover and frame,
removable crown cover, tension band and canvas door.
A very tough welded PVC groundsheet is included in the price.
Canvas
We use 12oz. (407g/m³) fire*, water
and rot** proofed cotton/polyester canvas. The fabric is white
(a creamy white) to allow maximum light transmission.
The canvas is waterproof and breathable and should last
many years. 12 oz. Canvas is heavy enough to give full
protection from the weather a reasonable level of insulation
and to give the yurt a very solid feel, yet light enough
to dry fairly quickly (important if you are waiting
to pack the yurt ready to get moving fairly early in
the day, and less prone to fungal attack). Colouered (olive, sand or blue) and 100% cotton canvas are available at no extra cost.
**We are constantly testing different
canvases from the various manufacturers and use the
most durable natural fabrics available. The canvas is
rot resistant in accordance with BS2087(1992). This
offers a good degree of protection, but there are limits.
Even treated canvas will suffer from mildew in damp
situations where it does not get a chance to dry between
showers, in woods, near hedges or under trees are particularly
bad. Recent warm, wet winter and autumn weather favours
the growth of mildew. So, we strongly recomend that
the yurt is not left up during these months if it is
not in regular use. *The canvas is flame retardent Not fireproof so be very careful when using stoves, cookers, candles etc in the yurt.
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