Learning Holidays

Prove that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks with this range of extraordinary places to stay, where you can also learn some brand new skills ranging from woodwork to massage, or yoga to foraging!
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Oasyhotel

San Marcello Piteglio, Tuscany, Italy

An award-winning sustainable sanctuary, deeply immersed in protected Tuscan nature with luxury lodges, home-grown cuisine, and al fresco activities designed to re-acquaint you with the natural world.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per lodge
From £344 / night

Free Range Glamping

Chiddingstone, Kent, England

Get back to nature in cosy comfort, on an organic Kentish farm glamping site with eclectic accommodation, an al fresco shower, and plenty of wide open space to get lost in.
Sleeps: 2 or 4
Bedrooms: Varies
From £60 / night

Pony Glamping

Ruston, North Yorkshire, England

Boutique, design-led yurt glamping for a glorious rustic break in the North York Moors National Park, nestled in an indulating meadow ideal to bring your dogs or horses with you for a break.
Sleeps:
Bedrooms: Open plan
From £160 / night

Brucefield Estate Schenbothies

Forestmill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sumptuous woodland hideaways, privately nestled on a magical Clackmannanshire estate that's teeming with rich heritage and diverse, protected wildlife.
Sleeps: 2 per bothy
Bedrooms: 1 per bothy
From 157 3 nights

Redwood Valley

Presteigne, Powys, Wales

Refreshingly eco-friendly yurt and cabin glamping, secluded within 25 acres of soothing woodland on the Welsh borders.
Sleeps: 5 (yurts) 3 (cabin)
Bedrooms: Open plan
From £100 / night

Wilderhus Glamping

Ashburton, Devon, England

A selection of creative eco-retreats with Scandi-style wood-fired hot tubs for stargazing, beautifully secluded on the edge of a traditional working South Devon farm.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: Varies
From £118 / night
10% off Host Unusual stays, until 31 December 2026 - enquire for discount!

Write Within

near Machynlleth, Powys, Wales

A sanctuary for scribes, deliciously hidden away in wild Welsh nature with a scenic sauna, literary treats and optional author coaching, just 10 minutes’ drive from Snowdonia National Park.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £110 / night

The River House

Puerto Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

A welcoming five-star Ecuadorian sanctuary that feels like home, with luxury chalets, gourmet dining, and indulgent spa treats all enveloped in peaceful, paradise-like tropical nature.
Sleeps: 5
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per chalet
From 232
Two storied wooden lodge with a wooden deck with steps down to ground level at the front and a hot tub outside the front of it

Hillside Huts & Cabins

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Bespoke-designed eco-havens, wood-fired hot tubs and wild fitness, beautifully secluded on a working Northumberland farm with idyllic views of the coast.
Sleeps: 2 or 4 per unit
Bedrooms: Varies
From £180 / night

The Observatory at Frieda and the Moon

Lanreath, Cornwall, England

A uniquely romantic, ‘wow-factor'-packed celebration of the universe in an off-grid Cornish hideaway.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £95/ night
Gold Rush cabin with firepit Gloucestershire

Gold Rush Cabin

Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire, England

A timber-crafted tribute to the prospectors of old Americana with a cowboy shower and a Western Red cedar wood-fired hot tub, privately secluded in ancient Cotswolds woodland.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £163 / night

Parrot World Lodges

Crécy-la-Chapelle, Île-de-France

Sleep mesmerisingly close to the exotic birds and animals of the Amazonian rainforest, in a magical, jaw-dropping South American-inspired nature reserve set just outside Paris.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 1
From £385 / night