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Welsh UFO Airbnb Draws Global Guests After London Olympics Upcycle

The pod featured on Channel 4’s George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

Overview

  • Owners Martin and Carol Anne Johnson converted an Olympics generator shell found on eBay for £3,000 into a glamping pod in 2017 on a roughly £7,500 budget.
  • Design touches include a hydraulic entry door, an observation roof, LED lighting, optional smoke effects and an interior styled with electronic components and scaffold-pipe beds.
  • Set on a four-acre smallholding in Pembrokeshire, the unit offers a private garden with a hot tub, an outdoor kitchen-diner and a Tardis-themed toilet and shower.
  • The Spodnic UFO hosts visitors from the UK and overseas, with bookings from countries such as China and the United States and consistently positive guest feedback.
  • The unusual structure continues to draw local curiosity, with passers-by knocking to ask about it and even helicopter electricians pausing to take photographs.