A NIGHTCLUB-themed garden bar and two mini country inns have reached the final of the Pub Shed of the Year competition.

The Stagger Inn — with a pool table and DJ decks — was started by owner Rick Cooper in lockdown.

The Stagger Inn is in the running for Best Pub Shed - started by owner Rick Cooper in lockdown

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The Stagger Inn is in the running for Best Pub Shed – started by owner Rick Cooper in lockdownCredit: SWNS
The Tiger in Somerset is a coutnry-style pub, named after a pub the owner used to run in Middleborough

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The Tiger in Somerset is a coutnry-style pub, named after a pub the owner used to run in MiddleboroughCredit: SWNS
The Dog & Ball in Portsmouth has a dart board and deck, with the winer fitting all 4,500 screws himself

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The Dog & Ball in Portsmouth has a dart board and deck, with the winer fitting all 4,500 screws himselfCredit: SWNS

Rick, of Manchester, said: “I was working full-time throughout the pandemic and built this on my own in the little spare time I had.

“I’m quite impressed myself.

“People can’t believe it’s in my garden.”

His rival The Tiger, in Somerset, is a country-style pub complete with a log burner and vintage furniture.

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Its creator, Mark Fletcher, named it after a pub he used to co-own in Middlesbrough.

The Dog & Ball, built by John Simmonds in Portsmouth, has its own dart board and even a beer garden.

He said: “I fixed every timber and fitting and all 4,500 screws myself.”

The official Pub Shed of the Year will be named on November 12.

During the pandemic the popularity of having your own pub in your garden exploded

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During the pandemic the popularity of having your own pub in your garden explodedCredit: SWNS
These epic 'man caves' are going head-to-head to be crowned the winner of Britain's best Pub Shed of the Year

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These epic ‘man caves’ are going head-to-head to be crowned the winner of Britain’s best Pub Shed of the YearCredit: SWNS

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