A couple from Burnley built an Irish-themed pub in their back garden after their social life “took a hit” – and now it is in the running to be named pub shed of the year.
Chris Brennan built the BrennInn in 2023, with the help of his wife, Abby, after their social life “took a hit” following the birth of their daughter.
It is one of three ‘DIY man caves’ in the UK, hoping to be named Ngage Radio’s pub shed of the year. The winner will be announced on August 23.
The spacious wood-panelled interior is decorated with fairy lights and neon bar signs.
It also has a dartboard and pool table, as well as a beautiful outdoor seating area.
Chris said he got the idea of having his own bar after seeing a surge in homemade pub sheds during the pandemic.
He said: “I was late to the party when wood prices rocketed, so I put it on the back burner until last year and thought my wife and I don’t really go out much.
“Having a five-year-old child, your social life in the local boozer and town takes a massive hit.
“So we bit the bullet and bought the shed, and within a month it turned up and four days after that it was built.”
Chris said the pub has an Irish theme.
He said: “Abby has to take all the credit for the design of the interior, [which has] an Irish theme.
“With the name of the pub [we tried to] incorporate it with our last name with its Irish roots.”
Twofatblokes.co.uk and Ngage Radio run the annual competition, now in its fifth year, for back garden publicans to enter the converted Pub Shed of the Year contest.
Organiser Ashley Turner said: “The humble back garden boozer is being built in record numbers.
“Exact numbers are hard to come by, but experts believe there are over two million pub sheds in the UK, a number only set to grow as the local pubs close at an alarming rate.
“To recognise excellence in the back garden pub shed builds Ngage Radio run an annual competition to find the Pub shed of the year.
“The public is now being asked to vote for their favourite.”
The winner will be announced live on Ngage Radio at 8pm on August 23.
DJ Danny Drayton said: ” We’re so proud to be involved with Pub Shed of the Year again, we have so many loyal listeners from the pub shed community.
“They are really engaged with our station, so being able to knock on the door of the winners live on the radio is a wonderful experience.”
Visit www.pubshedoftheyear.co.uk to vote for your favourite.