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20 of the Best Stays to Watch the Sunrise or Sunset

12 October 2020

Watching the golden sun glide lazily across the vast, ever-changing skyis all but guaranteed to set your soul on fire.
There’s something pure and energising about watching a new day unfoldright before your eyes, steaming mug of coffee in hand.
And when that day is done, the blazing sunset grants you permission torelax… whether you’re staying out to await the stars, or heading inside to curlup by a roaring fire.
We’ve selected these Host Unusual locations because we think they’re thebest ones to watch the sun rise or sink over the horizon, for the perfectbeginning, or idyllic end, to another glorious day.
Author: Nina Jervis
Image: Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottage | Orkney Islands

Elmley Nature Reserve Shepherds Huts

Sheerness, Kent, England

Eclectic accommodation and seasonally-inspired dining on a National Nature Reserve in Kent, with an abundance of wildlife right on your doorstep.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Varies

From

£120 / night

Big Sky Lodges

Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, Scotland

Traditional Scandinavian style set against the spectacularly scenic Scottish Highlands, for a stylish break that's naturally infused with pure woodland luxury.

Bedrooms: 3 (lodge) 1 (caravan)

Sleeps: 6 (lodge) 2 (caravan)

From

£315 or £420

Fog Signal Building

Dungeness, Kent, England

A romantically unspoilt building steeped in historic charm, set on the wildly windswept Dungeness coast.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£654 (2 nts)

Tainaron Blue

Mani, Peloponnese, Greece

Experience elaborate architectural design in a piece of history at Tainaron blue - a fabulous hotel in a converted Tower of Mani set by azure shores on the southernmost tip of mainland Greece.

Bedrooms: 4

Sleeps:

From

£200 / night

Bubbletent Australia

Nr Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

The Australian outback, star-studded skies, and just you and your loved one to enjoy them all from the luxury of a fabulous inflatable bubble...it can only be Bubbletent Australia!

Bedrooms: Studio

Sleeps: 2 per bubble

From

£140 / night

Glamping Corsica

Ospedale Forest, Corsica, France

Relax in your very own eco-bubble with spectacular clifftop views from the heart of Corsica's refreshing Ospedale Forest.

Bedrooms: 1 per bubble

Sleeps: 2 per bubble

From

£160 / night

The Arctic Hideaway

Sorvaer, Fleinvaer, Norway

Recharge your batteries and find your muse at the Arctic Hideaway, an exquisite cluster of houses on the remote Norwegian island of Fleinvær.

Bedrooms: 5

Sleeps: Up to 10

From

£180 / /son

Hollym Park Glamping

Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

A quirky range of accommodation with the star of the show Daisy Decker, set on a family-run camping and glamping site in the heart of East Riding of Yorkshire countryside.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 5

From

£180 / night