Waltons Review – Are Waltons any good?

Overview

Waltons Sheds have a long history dating back since 1878. Although technically a separate limited company, they share directors with Merica Garden Buildings – and so act as the retail arm of this large manufacturer. They are based in Newark, in Nottinghamshire but deliver all over the UK and Republic of Ireland.

They have a very large range of garden buildings, which includes garden sheds, log cabins, garden rooms, summerhouses, children’s playhouses and more. The are a very popular shed website with over 1 million garden buildings sold since 2002 and thousands of reviews across the internet.

In terms of price, they are very competitive. A lot of their products compete on price and are really cheap compared with many competitors – but they do have some higher end sheds available such as log cabins and large sheds.

Walton’s playhouse range is particularly impressive with some great popular wooden playhouses such as their Poppy Tower Wooden Playhouse and Huneysuckle Playhouse.

If you’re after a website with choice, then Waltons Sheds are the place to visit.

Address

You can find their show site at their address, which is:

Walton Web Ltd
Old Great North Road
Sutton-on-Trent
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 6QN

 

Product range

Garden Sheds:

Waltons’ garden building range is vast with wooden, metal and plastic sheds available. Waltons also offer workshops, garden storage and windowless sheds in a variety of sizes from 3×4 all the way up to 20×10.

Looking at their wooden sheds in particular, they have many pressure treated sheds which is a dark brown in colour. Their more popular sheds include a 7×5 or 8×6 overlap apex shed, with windows or without.

All of Waltons’ sheds are manufactured where they are based and you can see on Google earth that their manufacturing capacity is huge using their large manufacturing unit at Mercia Garden Buildings.

One great feature for all of the range of sheds at Waltons is that you can pick your own delivery date. Delivery is fairly quick – typically around one week to deliver (although can extend in Summer) – but the fact you can choose which day your shed will arrive is one thing that sets them apart from many shed companies. They have their own fleet of vehicles and deliver sheds across the country and even into Ireland.

Log Cabins:

Waltons manufacture their own log cabins and again, have plenty of options to choose from. Their log cabins come in 19mm, 28mm, 34mm and 44mm thicknesses, with traditional, contemporary, corner and more log cabins styles available. The Shore log cabin and The Mahonia log cabin are some of their more popular log cabins to choose from.

We feel the quality of these log cabins is great and they will last a long time.

Summerhouses:

The Helios summerhouse by Waltons and the Waltons corner summerhouse are two of the most popular summerhouses on the market. The Helios in particular has a unique yet stylish curved roof. The full pane windows at the front, either side of the double doors, make this a really attractive summerhouse. If you are looking for a Summerhouse, the Helios by Waltons should certainly make your list to look at.

There are other summerhouses available too including corner summerhouses, the Vermont wooden summerhouse, and the Bournemouth wooden summerhouse. All in numerous sizes and all great quality.


Pricing

Waltons offer great prices. They sell so many buildings that they have great buying power. They mill their own timber which reduces raw material cost, manages their own deliveries and so these savings are passed on to the customer.

Waltons are well known in the industry for offering very competitive prices and so if you are looking for a garden shed at a reasonable price then this company is worth a visit.


Where to find offers and promotions

In our review of Waltons we have found that they are more likely to push sales and promotions in quieter months. However, if you sign up to their emails you can often find an offer sent you via their email marketing list. Their prices are already fairly cheap anyway and so if there isn’t an offer or promotion on then you will still be getting a good price.

How we rate them!

83% Score

Waltons have so much choice that although it can be quite overwhelming, it does mean there should be a shed or log cabin on there for you. The prices are very reasonable and delivery quick and convenient.

PROS

  • Waltons have a massive range of sheds to choose from, in various categories
  • They manufacture their own sheds and have their own mill and delivery fleet
  • Really reasonable prices and some higher end products too
  • You can choose your own delivery date to work around you

CONS

  • As there is so much choice it can be a little confusing as to which shed to choose
  • Some of their reviews are not that great but this is quite normal considering the number of sheds they sell

REVIEW BREAKDOWN

Price 99%
Quality 96%
Customer support 93%
Delivery times 98%
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