Are these Britain's best sheds? The pubs, playrooms and even fairytale CASTLES at the bottom of our gardens

Average Briton spends almost a year of their life in a shed, study shows Found one in five people spend time in their shed to avoid their partners 9 per cent store unhealthy snacks and 9 per cent cigarettes in outbuildings Research by Cuprinol found 14 million people in the UK now owns a shed Study marks the start of the annual Shed of the Year competition

By Lizzie Edmonds

PUBLISHED: 03:11 EST, 31 March 2014 | UPDATED: 04:58 EST, 31 March 2014

From a castle to a very well stocked bar, these extraordinary pictures show the elaborate sheds built by Britons across the country.

The entries into the Shed of the Year competition include pubs, children's playrooms and even one with an allotment on its roof.

The pictures, released on the eve of the competition, come as research shows the average Briton spends one year of their live in a shed.

This extraordinary shed - which is more like a castle than the average outbuilding - is one of the entries into the Shed of the Year competition

The unusual Dome Experiment shed - is another entry into the coveted competition. A new study by Cuprinol has found the average Briton spends a year of their life in their shed

Another entry in the Shed of the Year competition, called the Beat Hut. The study found one in five people spend time in their shed to avoid their partners

Another different shed - which is finished with a distinctive cow-print design

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Are these Britain's best sheds? The pubs, playrooms and even fairytale CASTLES at the bottom of our gardens