Menswear
Outdoor British-Made Men's Boots — Voted by the Community
This directory lists 6 brands that make outdoor men's boots in the UK. They are most often based in Devon. Prices run from premium to luxury. Ranked by community upvotes.
Lanx
Lanx crafts high-quality footwear blending British heritage with contemporary style. Founded in 2018, Lanx creates handmade shoes, boots, brogues and sneakers for men and women, using traditional techniques and premium materials.
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Fortis
Fortis is a British outdoor clothing manufacturer founded in 1997, evolving from farm diversification to producing durable, sustainable garments with military-grade fabrics.
- Casual
- Classic
- Country
Factory shop- Casual
- Classic
- Country
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William Lennon & Co
William Lennon & Co is a British brand established in 1897, producing traditional leather boots by hand in Derbyshire using historic machinery and unique brass wire sole attachment.
- Country
- Outdoor
- Country
- Outdoor
Dartmoor Shoemakers
Dartmoor Shoemakers, founded in 1981 in Devon, handcraft durable, repairable handmade leather footwear.
- Casual
- Contemporary
- Outdoor
- Casual
- Contemporary
- Outdoor
Alt-Berg
Alt-Berg is a British clothing brand founded in 1989, rooted in Yorkshire and driven by a passion for quality and tradition.
- Hiking
- Outdoor
Factory shop- Hiking
- Outdoor
HebTroCo
HebTroCo is a British clothing brand founded in 2015 in Hebden Bridge, known for supporting small UK manufacturers by producing durable garments made exclusively in Britain.
- Casual
- Heritage
- Outdoor
Shop to visit- Casual
- Heritage
- Outdoor
Shops run by brands that make outdoor men's boots
4 of the 6 brands that make outdoor men's boots have a shop you can visit in Axminster, Hebden Bridge, Manchester and 2 other towns.
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A Brief History of British Made Boots
The United Kingdom has a long history of footwear making, and Northampton and the surrounding county are its best-known centre. In the Middle Ages Northampton had a street of cordwainers, or shoemakers, and a Shoemakers Guild was set up in 1401 to regulate the trade. In 1642 a group of local shoemakers won a contract to supply 600 pairs of boots and 4,000 pairs of shoes for the army going to Ireland, and the area went on to make army footwear for many later wars. By 1841 there were 1,821 shoemakers in the town. Several of today's makers began in this period. Tricker's was founded by Joseph Tricker in 1829, and its Northampton factory on St Michael's Road opened in 1904. Crockett & Jones was set up in Northampton in 1879 by brothers-in-law James Crockett and Charles Jones, and became known for Goodyear-welted footwear. Both still make their boots in Northampton. British bootmaking has served farm and estate work, the army and town wear, and today's makers still use welted construction and traditional methods alongside newer designs.