The BEST episodes of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

Every episode of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces!

For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places. George delves into the extraordinary world of small builds to meet the highly creative people who are taking tiny, unpromising spaces and creating the most incredible places to live and work and play. There are homes made out of shipping containers, horseboxes, and old buses. Others are building tiny huts or incredible treehouses in the middle of the woods.

Last Updated: 3/16/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
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Narrow Boat, Cream Tea Campervan and 50s Trailer
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8.62
42 votes

#1 - Narrow Boat, Cream Tea Campervan and 50s Trailer

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2014

George meets two brothers who can't afford to get on the property ladder and plan to transform a fire-damaged narrow boat into a luxury bachelor pad. George also meets a police officer from Somerset who wants to convert an old campervan and caravan into a mobile cream-tea business. And in Texas, George and Will discover an extraordinary 1950s trailer on the edge of the desert.

Glass Lodge and a Doggie Campervan
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8.50
2 votes

#2 - Glass Lodge and a Doggie Campervan

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2016

George meets a Dorset couple building a room with great views over Chesil Beach. There's also a doggie campervan, and a remote lodge made almost entirely of glass in New Zealand.

Plane and Arts and Crafts Caravan
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8.50
2 votes

#3 - Plane and Arts and Crafts Caravan

Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2023

The front half of a plane is converted into the ultimate crash pad, complete with loads of 'toys'. George reveals his own amazing space, a unique Arts and Crafts caravan.

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Campervan, Aquarium and Floating Egg
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8.20
20 votes

#4 - Campervan, Aquarium and Floating Egg

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2013

In the first episode of the new series, George meets a couple planning to transform a tiny 60s ambulance into a campervan where the family of six can cook, eat and sleep. He also meets an artist who has commissioned an incredible giant wooden floating egg to use as a work/ living space. George also discovers a novel way of turning a suburban basement in Nottingham into a 4800-gallon aquarium. And George and William find the perfect location for an incredible country retreat.

Barge, Container and Caravan
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8.13
55 votes

#5 - Barge, Container and Caravan

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2012

George visits a canal boat that's been revamped as the ultimate bachelor pad as he prepares to unveil his deluxe family caravan. Having bought a 1970s caravan for just £300, George and his team have spent months turning it into an extraordinary holiday home for him and his family, including a bespoke kitchen, a wood burning stove, innovative bedrooms as well as a beautiful deck that will enable him and his family to take in the most breathtaking views. And George meets a man whose simple plan of converting a shipping container into a garden office proved anything but.

Double Decker Retreat and Boat Hotel
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8.11
44 votes

#6 - Double Decker Retreat and Boat Hotel

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2013

George meets a carpenter hoping to turn a double-decker bus into a holiday retreat, a couple who have quit their jobs and thrown their life savings into designing a boat hotel, and a house in Oxford made of mud and straw. And George and William's tree house dream now includes an alfresco camping deck made out of a giant motorway drainage pipe.

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Sewage Works, Chapel & Japan
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8.10
20 votes

#7 - Sewage Works, Chapel & Japan

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2018

This series proves that a small budget is no match for a big imagination. George meets an old friend in Norfolk who sees the potential in the most unpromising of spaces - an old sewage works. With no plans, no budget and just 'brute force and ignorance' - Reuben's audacious idea to create a unique chill out space for his family, including a self-supporting dome roof and a circular carp pond, could be the most incredible Amazing Space ever. George also travels over 5,000 miles exploring Japan. This week features a breathtaking chapel made of intertwining concrete ribbons, where bride and groom tie the knot in the heavens. In the Midlands, a father and daughter work together on salvaging a dilapidated childhood tree house with a budget of just £300. And George and Will continue building a giant toy tree house, and are inspired by a modern tree pavilion. They set about figuring out a way to bring George's impossible childhood fantasy to life using the most unlikely of vegetables.

Old Railway Carriage and Private Jet
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8.08
73 votes

#8 - Old Railway Carriage and Private Jet

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2014

George meets a man who bought the wreck of a £20 million private jet for just £4000 and plans to transform it into the ultimate crash pad. There's a gypsy tattoo artist who swapped his truck for an old railway carriage, which he hopes to turn into a home for only £7000. George plans a woodland retreat for less than the price of a family holiday and visits a breathtaking property in Italy.

Directors: Angela Cox Smith
Beach Hut, Showman's Carriage and War Vehicle
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8.06
49 votes

#9 - Beach Hut, Showman's Carriage and War Vehicle

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2012

George meets a man who drunkenly bought a 1920s showman's carriage on eBay, but quickly sobered up when he saw the poor condition it was in. He visits a holiday home built from an old World War II vehicle and follows the build of Britain's most landlocked beach hut, based in Birmingham. And George faces a major setback with his own project to create an ultra-modern holiday home out of a 1970s caravan, when he discovers the windows he's ordered are actually meant for a boat.

Basement Casino, Shop and East End Conversion
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8.05
40 votes

#10 - Basement Casino, Shop and East End Conversion

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2014

George meets a Manchester couple who discovered a hidden basement in their new home and decided to spend their nest egg turning it into an underground casino. He also meets a woman building her own shop for £5000. In Texas, George visits a tiny home made entirely from salvaged materials and a caravan buried deep underground in case the apocalypse arrives. And an East End garden conversion leaves George green with envy.

George's Garden Build Unveiled
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8.03
39 votes

#11 - George's Garden Build Unveiled

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2014

In the last episode of the series George's garden build is finally revealed and it's time to see if he's transformed his unloved narrow strip of back garden into a magical and creative family space. In Cambridgeshire, he meets a DIY perfectionist, who's hoping to create the smallest ever campervan for him and his two boys. And in Somerset, he meets a man with a plan for a cheese van.

UFO House and Floating Pool
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8.02
44 votes

#12 - UFO House and Floating Pool

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2014

George meets a man trying to build a UFO-styled house; a woman making a garden room using material including earth, straw and human hair; and visits a floating swimming pool in Italy

Directors: Angie Cox
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Festival Campervan and Floating Hut
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8.02
44 votes

#13 - Festival Campervan and Floating Hut

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2015

George and Will's floating beach hut goes to sea. There's also a festival campervan made from an American school bus and a family home in Germany built in an old grain silo.

A Home Made of Scrap
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8.02
44 votes

#14 - A Home Made of Scrap

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2015

George meets a couple so desperate to get onto the housing ladder that they're making their own home out of scrap. And there's drama in the workshop with the beach hut project.

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Shepherd's Hut and Garden
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8.00
1 votes

#15 - Shepherd's Hut and Garden

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2023

George meets a teenager building a shepherd's hut from scratch, and visits a computer-designed garden office, an 'ethereal' camper van, and Bauhaus buildings in Israel

Horse Lorry and Tepee
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8.00
2 votes

#16 - Horse Lorry and Tepee

Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2023

A Welsh farmer and his wife plan to upcycle an old horse lorry into a seaside retreat. George meets a man building a two-storey tepee and visits an experimental hemp build.

Caravan, Army Truck and Walkers’ Lodge
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8.00
1 votes

#17 - Caravan, Army Truck and Walkers’ Lodge

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2023

George meets a mum who's transforming an old horse-drawn caravan into an extending, accessible space for her daughter, and visits a walkers' lodge that's a replica of an Iron Age camp.

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Tiny Home and Train Library
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8.00
1 votes

#18 - Tiny Home and Train Library

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2023

George meets a young woman building a tiny home, even though she's never done DIY before. And he meets a teacher at a school who's trying to turn a train into a library.

Vintage Bus, YMCA and a Wooden Cabin
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8.00
1 votes

#19 - Vintage Bus, YMCA and a Wooden Cabin

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2023

George visits a family who are creating extra space on a vintage bus and travels to an amazing YMCA in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a farmer builds an owl-inspired wooden cabin.

VW Camper & a Bomb Shelter Bijou Bar
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8.00
2 votes

#20 - VW Camper & a Bomb Shelter Bijou Bar

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2022

A VW gets a transformation, a bomb shelter's converted into a bijou bar.

The Garden Tailor and a Cabin in the Sky
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8.00
19 votes

#21 - The Garden Tailor and a Cabin in the Sky

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2018

A London tailor hopes to fashion a work studio in his garden - creating a space where he'll be proud to welcome his clients, while in Bristol, an enterprising team are building a cabin in a crane 150 feet off the ground, to raise money for Friends of the Earth. In Japan, George visits a capsule hotel in central Tokyo and a sleep pod measuring only two metres deep and one metre wide. Last in the series.

Campervan and Olympic Dome
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8.00
21 votes

#22 - Campervan and Olympic Dome

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2018

Cornish adaptive surfer Pegleg plans to extend his VW campervan by creating a new cabin from scratch, while Martin and Carol-Anne want to build a glamping pod in their Pembrokeshire garden, using a dome that originally housed an electricity generator at the London Olympics. George also visits an earthquake-resistant glass house on the coast of western Japan, and looks at aluminium panels as a new kind of canopy for his treehouse.

Helicopter and Rare Campervan
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8.00
2 votes

#23 - Helicopter and Rare Campervan

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2016

In Lincolnshire, a couple are adding a dance floor to a rare campervan, while a small Stirlingshire business converts a Sea King helicopter into luxury overnight accommodation

Rare Caravan and a Dog House Conversion
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8.00
4 votes

#24 - Rare Caravan and a Dog House Conversion

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2016

George meets Ali and Rich, who hope to salvage one of the rarest caravans made. And in Devon, Nick wants to build a garden studio for his mother-in-law out of a dog house.

Fire Engine and Pony Trailer
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8.00
11 votes

#25 - Fire Engine and Pony Trailer

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2014

A 70s fire engine is transformed into a mobile shop. Can a dilapidated pony trailer be made into a holiday retreat? And George and Will reveal their wilderness cabin in all its glory.

Directors: Angie Cox