Unique and unusual places to stay in Europe

Rowden Mill Station Saloon Coach and GWR Brake Van

Bredenbury, Herefordshire, England

Vintage-styled retreats, secluded on a green platform at a restored 19th century railway station, amongst peaceful North Herefordshire countryside.

Bedrooms: 1-2

Sleeps: 2-4

From

£125/nt (Brake Van)

El Ray

Dungeness, Kent, England

Designer beachside style (not to mention an original 19th century railway carriage) stunningly set along the Dungeness shingle-scape.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£956 (2 nts)

The Knoll Tower

Shifnal, Shropshire, England

Historic former hunting lodge in Shropshire's Weston Park - a romantic retreat for two.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£723 for a 7 night stay

Yggdrasil Treehouse

Morebath, Devon, England

A magical Scandi-style treehouse-for-two, complete with its very own fairy-lit hot tub, dreamily surrounded by pure Devon nature that's achingly close to Exmoor.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£315 / night

Hoe Grange Holidays

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Eco-friendly, accessible, self-catering log cabins, camping pods and a gypsy caravan on a working farm in the Peak District.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Varies

From

£180 /2 nts

The Lavender Barn

Halse, Somerset, England

An award-winning, awe-inspiring conversion with a hot tub and a private indoor pool, nestled on the edge of a soothing Somerset village.

Bedrooms: 6

Sleeps: 12

From

£1,200 /2 nts

An avant-garde, architect-designed hotel inspired by the structure of a tree, with an indoor pool, gourmet restaurant, and luxurious nest-like rooms that soar over the serene north west-French countryside.

Bedrooms: 1 per room

Sleeps: 2

From

£130 / night

Beachcroft Beach Hut Suites

Felpham, West Sussex, England

Upgrade the traditional seaside break to a luxury beach hut suite-on-the-beach, perfectly set in family-friendly village of Felpham, West Sussex.

Bedrooms: 2 per suite

Sleeps: 2 (+2) per suite

From

£449/ night

Burrenmore Nest

Castlerock, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Gleaming glass-fronted treetop lodges with al fresco whirlpool baths, sumptuously nestled amongst scenic forestland on Ireland's sweeping north coast.

Bedrooms: 1 per lodge

Sleeps: 2-3

From

£275 /night

Tinkers Treehouse

Ticehurst, East Sussex, England

Retreat to Tinkers Treehouse, a luxuriously romantic treetop hideaway, privately nestled in the rustling East Sussex leaves.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£185 /night

The Cave

Nr Canterbury, Kent, England

An immersive, hand-crafted hideaway with a bespoke garden hot tub, firepits and pizza oven, deliciously hidden away in the heart of Kent countryside close to Canterbury.

Bedrooms: 3

Sleeps: 5

From

£253 / night

The Saints Rooms

Cockermouth, Cumbria, England

An ultra-opulent conversion of a listed church hall, complete with glistening chandeliers, sociable private bar and a luxurious spa room in the crypt, for large group breaks in a tranquil corner of the Lake District.

Bedrooms: 8

Sleeps: 20

From

£1,565 /night

Lantern & Larks Exton Park

Oakham, Rutland, England

Plan a visit to Lantern & Larks' inimitible luxury glamping accommodation in historical Exton Park, in Oakham, Rutland.

Bedrooms: 3 per tent

Sleeps: 6 per tent

From

£352 (4nt)

Champing Holme Lacy

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

An unforgettable Champing experience at St Cuthbert's Church awaits - a medieval sandstone beauty just outside the quiet village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Up to 8

From

£55/adult/night

North Beer Lodge

Boyton, Cornwall, England

A dog-friendly, master-crafted cedar lodge with a stargazing hot tub, privately secluded in rural Cornwall with magnificent views over Dartmoor and the wild North coast in easy reach.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£875 / week

The HideAway by Off Grid Travel

St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

A romantic, dog-friendly eco-retreat, purpose-built for luxurious back-to-nature living and privately secluded on a vast, ancient Fife estate with sublime views to the coast.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£250 / night

Magherintemple Lodge

Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Experience all the fun of the seaside while you stay in an charmingly historic chocolate-box haven on the North Antrim Coast.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4 (2 adults 2 children)

From

£380 (2 nights)

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

Forest Holidays Thorpe Forest

Thorpe Forest, Norfolk, England

Woodland hideaways don't get much better than Thorpe Forest - a gorgeous Forest Holidays retreat offering stunning accommodation in beautiful Norfolk.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Varies

From

£345 (3/4nt)

PYTCHAir Private Jet

Brislington, Bristol, England

Live like an oligarch, on a jaw-dropping Boeing 727 with original retro-glam interiors, full on-board facilities and quirky upcycled elements, grandly elevated at the heart of a creative hub in Bristol.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£300 /night