Marquee Manufacturers
Marquee Manufacturers BOND FABRICATIONS Ltd Marquee Manufacturers
Units E1-3, Bath Road Trading Estate, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3QF
Tel. 01453 767171  Fax. 01453 767177  Email. enquiries@bondfabrications.co.uk
Manufacture of complete marquees, new covers, linings, repairs, ConservaTent, PVC covers, calibration hoses, equine recovery units, military and special commissions
 Luxury Camping
 

‘Glamping’ – the art of glamorous camping – is a new growth area in the UK holiday market. It attracts people who want to unwind and get close to nature without compromising on style or comfort. Luxury tents offer a chic alternative to traditional camping with plenty of living space, all the necessary facilities, comfortable beds with proper mattresses, the cosy warmth of a wood-burning stove and the romance of dining by candle or lantern light in a spacious living area. This is camping that adults enjoy as much as children!

For providers of holiday accommodation, or those considering entering the holiday market for the first time, glamping is a great choice. It is cost-effective, has a low environmental impact and – because it provides a unique experience – generates excellent returns. The tents are cheaper than a built alternative, and attract a wide range of customers, from families whose children adore the freedom of being able to tiptoe out to encounter the local wildlife, to couples or groups of friends wanting a cool break from a hectic city lifestyle.

Bond is a market leader in the manufacture of luxury camping tents in the UK. Our standard tents are African safari-tent style Tented Holiday Lodges (see below) but we also frequently design custom-made or themed tents in a variety of different sizes and colours to meet particular requirements. If you are considering setting up luxury camping, please do get in touch with us and we will be happy to discuss your plans.

 Tented Holiday Lodges

Tented holiday lodges provide attractive, spacious, eco-friendly accommodation that is perfectly suited to the luxury camping or ‘glamping’ market. With all the comfort of a permanent structure – proper furniture and facilities, a solid floor, and the warmth of a wood-burning stove - they preserve the romance and atmosphere of tent. Based around the idea of African safari tents the holiday lodges are built using a combination of traditional canvas and more modern fabrics to create the African experience nearer to home.

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Ideal Holiday Accommodation

Our lodges are designed as holiday homes for country settings such as holiday parks and farms, and offer a luxury holiday experience to guests wanting to enjoy a taste of real British country life. They are an extremely cost-effective way of providing comfortable, attractive family holiday accommodation. For those wishing to set up for the first time or expand an existing facility we can also provide attractive leasing packages to minimise the initial outlay.

The lodges work well as stand-alone holiday rental accommodation and also provide the opportunity for additional income streams through such add-ons as bicycle hire and farm shop sales.

   
The lodges blend well with the landscape
 
 
Our Standard Lodges

We can supply the standard lodge unfurnished; with floor only; or fully furnished. The lodge has an internal area of 4.5m x 9m (15’ x 30’) and sleeps six people in two bedrooms with a kitchen and sitting area as well as a covered porch for sitting out. A double sofa-bed in the living room, available as an optional extra, increases the accommodation to eight, and a moveable internal partition makes it easy to reconfigure sleeping arrangements to suit different guests’ requirements.

The furnished lodge comes complete with attractive rustic pine furniture, wood burning stove (suitable for cooking as well as providing warmth) and farmhouse-style kitchen area with sink and dresser to provide instant fully equipped accommodation for your visitors. There is a double bed in the master bedroom and the choice of a pair of bunks in the second bedroom or one bunk and a custom-made ‘cabin’ double bed which has doors opening either into the living area or into the bunk bedroom as required. At the back, it is possible to have a separate shower unit and a toilet with basin (the toilet can be plumbed in or chemical), or alternatively the tent can be extended to include a bathroom containing roll-top bath, basin and toilet. A further option is a photovoltaic cell which is used to charge LED lanterns to produce eco-friendly lighting. The design also has the facility to accommodate electricity for lighting and power if desired.

   
Lodge with front wall rolled up
 
Bespoke Packages

If you wish to stamp your own mark on the lodge we can supply as much or as little of the internal package as you want, leaving you to kit out and furnish it as you require. We are happy to work with you to provide the internal lining and partitioning best suited to you and your customers. We can also customise the lodge in various ways, for example siting it on raised decking onto which the side poles are fixed, or providing different widths, colours and bedroom layouts.

 
Lodge Design

Our lodges are built around our experience as designers and manufacturers of marquees and temporary structures and as such achieve the highest possible degree of weatherproofing and comfort while preserving the essential atmosphere of a tent.

 
   

Structurally robust using a skilfully concealed tubular aluminium frame, the lodges are designed to withstand severe weather and are well capable of remaining in situ all year round.

Using traditional breathable sand coloured canvas side walls, an impermeable PVC coated olive green fabric roof and an external quality timber decking floor, we have maintained a feeling of closeness to the natural surroundings combined with the practicalities and comforts essential for an enjoyable family holiday. The safari image is further enhanced by the overhanging roof and porch, tensioned and supported by dramatically angled natural wooden wall poles with turned finials.

Front porch
 

For tented holiday lodge manufacture and tented holiday lodge sales contact:
01453 767171 or email: enquiries@bondfabrications.co.uk

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Technical specification
Overall external dimensions 6.412m (21’) x 12.63m (41’ 6”)
 
Internal Floor Area 4.5m x 9m
 
Frame work 44mm anodised tubular aluminium with plated steel fittings
 
Roof 580 gram flame retardant PVC coated polyester
 
Walls 407 gram proofed cotton canvas
 
Internal Lining 4-ounce natural coloured inherently flame retardant washable polyester
 
Floor 18mm exterior quality tannelised soft wood decking
 
Wall poles 50mm treated softwood
 
Ropes and fixings Traditional ropes and wooden sliders
 
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Registered Office: Windsor House, Barnett Way, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3RT
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