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Top Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Retreats in the UK and Worldwide
Choosing a sustainable holiday retreat doesn’t only mean reducing your carbon footprint.
Often crafted by hand or to a bespoke design, eco-friendly properties come imbued with care, purpose, and meaning, elevating your holiday to refreshing new levels of luxury… guilt-free.
On our list of sustainable global havens is a master-crafted Bedouin tent fit for Moroccan royalty, and a selection of cabins and treehouses with mouth-watering organic produce, nestled in the glorious green hills of southern Hungary.
In other words, prepare to be amazed!
Author: Nina Jervis
Main image: Lazybed & Batbox | Scottish Highlands
Rosehill Lodges
Porthtowan, Cornwall
Grass-roofed, luxurious, five-star self-catering lodges in Porthtowan on North Cornwall coast.
Bedrooms: 2-3 per unit
Sleeps: 4-6 per unit
From
£575 (3-4 nights)
Swallowtail Hill
Beckley, East Sussex
Make the perfect picture-postcard lifestyle a reality in an East Sussex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, built for conservation, luxury, education and fun.
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin
Sleeps: Up to 4 per cabin
From
£250 (2 nights)
Casa Cova Blanca
Tivenys, Catalonia
Tranquility amongst the sweet-scented olive groves in a stylishly unique, domed eco house set in nature-and-culture-steeped Catalonia.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
From
£85 / night
A Terra
São Teotonio, Alentejo
Secluded Portuguese eco-glamping, set beside a sparkling lake in the refreshing ‘slow lane' of life.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: Varies (2-4 per tent)
From
£115 (2 nights)
Canopy Lodge
El Valle de Antón, Coclé
Take a refreshing tour of the natural world, from a warmly picturesque setting in the foothills of Panama's volcanic heart.
Bedrooms: 12
Sleeps: 1-4 per room
From
£145 pppn
Refugio Marnes
Benissa, Alicante
Indulge in a luxurious Bedouin tent fit for royalty, found within a refreshing rural retreat on Spain's breathtaking Costa Blanca.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: Up to 4
From
£70 / night
Bedrooms:
Sleeps: 2-5 per hut
From
£67 pppn
novanta
Bibbiena, Tuscany
It's probably easier to think of your stay at novanta as a relaxed gathering amongst friends, rather than a traditional Tuscan holiday - yet even this description doesn't go quite far enough!
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: Varies
From
£105 / night
Macaronesian Eco Suites Caves
San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife
Live in harmony with the natural world in a Tenerife cave suite steeped in rustic luxury and just a short drive from the beach.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
From
£105 / night
Pedras Salgadas Park
Trás-os-Montes, North Portugal
Architect-designed treehouses and eco-houses, set within a magical century-old spa and nature park in northern Portugal.
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per house
Sleeps: Varies
From
£170 / night (eco house)
Bulworthy Eco Cabin
Tiverton, Devon
Learn to appreciate nature again and relax in a lovingly handcrafted off-grid cabin, secluded in its own Devon woodland glade.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£200 (2 nights off peak)
Sal Salis
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Explore the outback in an exclusive beachside safari camp, remotely set within the dunes of Australia's Cape Range National Park.
Bedrooms: Open plan
Sleeps: Up to 3 per tent
From
£982 / night
Aplite House
Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania
A privately secluded, architect-designed eco haven that showcases Tasmania's unique beauty to its best, most dramatic effect.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4 (+1)
From
£174 / night
Hideaway Under the Stars
Aberlour, Moray
A unique eco home-from-home, crafted naturally with love, and peacefully nestled at the foot of a striking Speyside mountain.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 6
From
£200/night
The Secret Yurts
Welshpool, Powys
The Welsh countryside's best-kept secret, until now - three luxurious, eco-friendly yurts packed with cosy creature comforts.
Bedrooms: Open plan
Sleeps:
From
£360 2 nights
Coucoo Grands Reflets
Joncherey, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
A breathtaking eco-resort, set in the soothing heart of French forest land that's also close to Switzerland and Germany.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: 2-7 per cabin
From
£140 / night
Hunza Ecolodge
Bodolyaber, Baranya
Get back to nature amongst the lush hills of Southern Hungary, where community, comfort, wine and good food reign supreme.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: 4-5 per unit
From
£46 / night
Eco Fisherman's Cottage
Arrieta, Lanzarote
A quaint and historic off-grid retreat, featuring soothing sea views and an authentic slice of rustic village life in Lanzarote.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps:
From
£110 / night
River Camping Bled
Bled, Upper Carniola
A refreshing, eco-and-family-friendly retreat amongst nature at its most magical, surrounded by Slovenia's breathtaking Julian Alps.
Bedrooms: 2 per cottage
Sleeps: 5 (+2) per cottage
From
£128 / night
Gwelva Hills Eco Lodges
Bude, Cornwall
Luxurious, welcoming retreats with wildflower rooftops and coastal views across Bude, set on a friendly farm holiday park.
Bedrooms: 2 or 3 per lodge
Sleeps: 4 or 6 per lodge
From
£278 (3 nts midweek)
By the Wye
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Plan your soothing escape to an off-grid, family-run glamping site in the rural heart of Hay-on-Wye, where everyone is welcome.
Bedrooms: 1-2 per tent
Sleeps:
From
£185 / night
Mokus Valley
Bükkösd, Baranya
Unique, eco-friendly retreats nestled deep into the Southern Hungarian mountains, in a green valley that’s teeming with nature and activity.
Bedrooms: 1 per unit
Sleeps:
From
£360 / week
Lough Mardal Lodge Glamping
Ballintra, County Donegal
Luscious, off-grid lakeside retreats and a strawbale lodge, mesmerisingly secluded amongst 90 acres of diverse, wild, and unspoilt landscapes on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Bedrooms: Open plan
Sleeps: 2-4 per unit
From
£100 / night
Saveriako
Agia Pelagia, Crete
A relaxed eco-farm retreat with traditionally styled, homely apartments and a vegetable garden, nestled amongst olive groves on the scenic, sun-dappled north coast of Crete.
Bedrooms: 1-2 per apt
Sleeps: 2-5 per apt
From
£39 / night (1 bed apt)
Apukka Resort Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi, Lapland
A glistening snow-covered resort in the capital of Lapland, surrounded by wilderness lakes and magical Arctic nature, just 10 minutes from the official home of Santa Claus!
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: Varies
From
£307 / night (Aurora)
Lazybed & Batbox
Nr Lochinver, Highlands
Two unique, eco-friendly retreats, blissfully secluded on a three-acre croft in the North West Highlands, with jaw-dropping mountain-and-sea-loch views, and white-sand beaches close by.
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin
Sleeps: 2 per cabin
From
£108 / night
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