DERRY GREEN’S
Secret to Success The Secret Garden Glamping is the UK’s most popular glamping site, with dreamy Love Island-inspired décor that transports guests from Lancashire to Mallorca.
Derry Green and his daughter, Sophia
Starting from scratch DIY-ing a single pod, the site has since maintained a two-year waiting list. International Glamping Business spoke to owner Derry Green to find out his secret to success. Where was the idea for The Secret Garden Glamping born? How did it come about? The Secret Garden Glamping all started in the first lockdown of 2020, stuck at home with my two young children, Sophia and Noah. With the world seeming to stop around us, I had to come up with new and exciting ways each day to keep them entertained. It all started as a project in the garden – the kids wanted to camp outside, so I decided to build a deck for us to camp on in the garden. As days turned into weeks, and then into months, I just kept building a bit more each day, and, by the end of the first lockdown, I built what I now know to be the glamping pod with a full outdoor area: a place for me and the kids to spend our time. I was contacted by LADbible to do a story – which went viral – and people started contacting All photos courtesy of The Secret Garden Glamping
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