Walter Micklethwait is a man who knows a thing or two about sheds.

As last year's winner of Channel 4's Shed of the Year competition, his efforts to convert a dilapidated hen house into a miniature gin distillery complete with piano bar in Aviemore in the Highlands rocketed him into the sheddies' hall of fame.

The win brought him a small amount of money, notoriety, a crown (for the shed) and TV appearances in the UK, America and the Netherlands.

And almost a year since his chicken shed victory, 36-year-old Walter has plenty of new projects up his sleeve, including converting a horsebox into a travelling gin bar.

"I found a vintage 1949 Bedford Horsebox and brought it over from Orkney," says Walter.

"The idea is to put a bar in it and turn it into a travelling gin joint - it's going to be the mobile part of our distillery plans."

Parked up by Walter's champion shed at Inshriach House and Estate, the horsebox is about to be spruced up and kitted out before hitting the road in early May.

"It only does about 35mph, though," says Walter. "So it will take a bit of time to get to places - I need to learn how to drive it properly first."

The same attention to detail can be expected in its makeover as Walter gave to its predecessor.

Walter's shed, formerly home to chickens, now houses a farm shop, distillery, a Wild West-themed saloon and a fully functioning piano bar, which hosts regular parties.

"It's got a really nice combination of different characters now," says Walter.

"We have a completely ridiculous shop that stocks postcards of sheep and wooden spoons.

"It has got a really nice personality though."

While waiting for the weather to settle before beginning work on the horsebox, Walter is busy tending to his pet house sheep, Dash, and producing gin from a micro distillery in his shed.

Made from Scottish juniper and rosehip picked on the estate, Crossbill Gin will soon be touring the country in the newly converted horsebox bar.

"We actually just won Gin of the Year at London Cocktail week, which we hadn't been expecting," says Walter.

"We've also become only the second place in Europe to be awarded for growing all our own native ingredients for it.

"Though we feel a bit embarrassed about that one, because it's not like we had greenhouses filled with rare Japanese herbs - it was kind of an accident.

"We just have these big juniper bushes outside anyway so we just go for a walk and pick it."

Before Christmas, a special batch made from a single 200-year-old juniper tree at Inshriach was released and, despite the £85 price tag, all 200 bottles were snapped up before going on general sale.

When not foraging for juniper, Walter also has the pieces of an entire railway station awaiting his attention.

Dalnaspidal, a wooden Victorian station built in 1864 near Loch Garry, was once the "highest railway station in Britain" at 1400ft above sea level.

After becoming surplus to requirements, Strathspey Steam Railway donated it to Walter, who dismantled it by hand with a team of volunteers and transported it to his home.

"We will finally push through the planning permission for rebuilding it at Inshriach this year," he says.

"It's currently in pieces in the yard, but we're hoping to get it put up next to the shed."

Once rebuilt, it is hoped it will become a space for teaching or recording music.

"Everything so far has been built with a budget of nothing," says Walter.

"Inshriach costs so much to run, we've got to get as many people through here as possible to pay the mortgage.

"There are loads of vehicles to get sorted, a barn conversion on the way, the yurts. I've got another 10 years of projects in me at least."

If that wasn't enough, Walter also has his Shed of the Year winner responsibilities to fulfil, returning as a judge for the next round of Britain's top shed entries.

"After the shed, people have been recognising me and it's weird," he says,

"But it's nice to be a little bit famous rather than infamous. It is a weird and intriguing kind of set up and maybe it's a bit silly but it has certainly been extraordinary."