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Say Goodbye to Winter! Unique Retreats With Spring Flowers to Savour

2 February 2026

Spring is just around the corner, bringing longer days streaked with early sunshine – a perfect time to revel in the Great Outdoors!

You’ll be in good company, too. Roused from its long winter slumber, nature starts to bloom in springtime. Perfect for meandering strolls through meadows teeming with bluebells and daffodils, or lunchtime picnics sheltered by sweet-scented, blossom-covered trees.

If all that sounds appealing, here’s some good news: each retreat we’ve listed here is rich in spring floral magic, with seasonal scenery you’ll want to capture forever (so don’t forget your camera, sketchpad or easel).

Maybe you’ll row on a shimmering lake, Wordsworth-style, or wander through captivating walled gardens that sing with life and colour. Go forest-bathing, foraging, or simply roll out a blanket in the midst of enchanting, wildlife-steeped woodland… all with the curiosity and comfort of an unusual retreat to unwind in later on.

Better still, each property owner has described exactly what level of spring flora you can expect, so it’ll be temptingly easy to pluck your favourite from the list.

Author: Nina Jervis-Green
Main image: Pheasant’s Roost at Treetop Hideaways | Lincolnshire

Den by the Stream | Ceredigion, Wales
We have an abundance of wild flowers and blossoming trees all around! Flowers our guests can expect to see include golden April buttercups, daffodils, celandine, wild primrose, wood anemones, dog violets, wild garlic and bluebells – if not here, then along the meandering trail next-door, the coastal paths, or the Welsh Wildlife Centre and Teifi Marches Nature Reserve close by.

Den by the Stream

Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

A charmingly hand-built cabin that's dog-friendly, off-grid, and set in an idyllic Welsh meadow corner, achingly close to historic Cardigan and with the added option of an immersive therapy retreat to help you face life’s challenges

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£100 / night

The Windmill Suffolk | Suffolk, England
Apart from our huge windmill garden, which has cherry blossom trees, plants and flowers, right behind The Windmill are a number of bluebell woods, including Bradfield Woods and Ickworth Park, with daffodils aplenty in Nowton Park!

The Windmill Suffolk

Nr Lavenham, Suffolk, England

You'll be swept away to the height of luxury at The Windmill Suffolk - a glorious towering bolthole as seen on George Clarke's 'Amazing Spaces' and overlooking idyllic countryside, just two miles north of historic Lavenham.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£425 / night

Pheasant’s Roost at Treetop Hideaways | Lincolnshire, England
Spring is one of the most beautiful times of year as the woodland springs to life with the blossoming of pussy willows, snowdrops, bluebells, daffodils and rhododendrons. Rowing on the meandering lake watching the flora and fauna bursting with life is breath-taking.

Pheasant's Roost

Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England

An absurdly romantic treetop hideaway with huge windows, luxurious facilities, and an al fresco bathtub, dreamily secluded on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£240 / night

Mayen Estate | Moray, Scotland
Our stunning Walled Gardens are open exclusively to holiday guests and are a beautiful and peaceful place to relax with a book, picnic or easel during your holiday, with seven gardens, vegetable patches, and of course our beautiful Glasshouses.

Mayen Estate

Rothiemay, The Highlands, Scotland

A sumptuous collection of Scottish Highland hot tub retreats for couples and families on a sweeping, heritage-rich estate surrounded by 900 acres of peaceful nature in the Deveron Valley.

Bedrooms: 1-3

Sleeps: 6

From

£180/night

Pinwheel Treehouse at Mallinson| Dorset, England
Pinwheel is built over and amongst a lovely bluebell wood.

Pinwheel Treehouse

Holditch, Dorset, England

An adults-only, master-crafted RIBA award-winning treehouse, complete with an al fresco hot tub and wood-fired pizza oven, beautifully secluded on an exclusive site in rural Dorset.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£280 /night

Railholiday | Cornwall, England
Our award-winning Cornish railway carriages are surrounded by beautiful flowering trees, camellias and spring bulbs. We use these to fill our vases as part of our welcome pack, together with snowdrops from our woodland snowdrop walk.

Railholiday

St Germans, Cornwall, England

View the best of Cornwall's unspoilt countryside from the window of your very own eco-friendly, lovingly restored railway carriage at Railholiday.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: 2-6

From

£120 / night

Perry Pond Cabin | Devon, England
The woods next to our cabin are full of bluebells from mid-April.

Perry Pond Cabin

Exeter, Devon, England

An oak-clad, sumptuously furnished retreat with an al fresco bathtub and rolling Exe Valley views, privately secluded by a stream-fed wildlife pond on a 23-acre Devon farm.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£152 / night

Glenshee Treehouses | Perthshire, Scotland
Visit during springtime and be greeted by a golden swathe of daffodils on the front lawn as you arrive. Stay in our Silver Birch Treehouse and you’ll also have a private driveway bordered by daffodils and delicate snowdrops, as you escape to your own private retreat.

Glenshee Treehouses

Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland

Two sumptuous, architect-designed treehouses secluded on the edge of Scotland's stunning Cairngorms National Park.

Bedrooms: Open plan

Sleeps: 2

From

£220 / night

Driftwood Beach House | West Sussex, England
We have a glorious bloom of narcissi that comes through in spring, as well as the wildflowers, particularly Valerian, on the beach and across Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve.

Driftwood Beach House

Pagham, West Sussex, England

A soothing coastal retreat with a Victorian railway carriage at its heart, perfect for families and friends and opening straight onto Pagham Beach.

Bedrooms: 3

Sleeps: 7

From

£200 / night

The Island Oxfordshire | Oxfordshire, England
Spring on the island is magical. Bright daffodils, fluffy goslings and charming ducklings add whimsy to the landscape. Come and enjoy nature’s parade!

The Island Oxfordshire

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

A spectacular private island retreat with indoor games and an Arctic spa hot tub, dreamily set between Oxford and the Cotswolds in the midst of a vast, shimmering water-skiing lake.

Bedrooms: 8

Sleeps: 22

From

£3,500 (4nt)