It’s never too late to plan an unusual escape. Whether you’re a ‘last minute’-type, or you’ve got unexpected time on your hands, these awe-inspiring retreats all have late availability… so take your pick!
Birdholme Glamping
Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire, England
Unwind in a luxury safari lodge with its very own hot tub, surrounded by 15 acres of woodland and lush wildflower meadows in rural Nottinghamshire.
Sleeps: 4 (+2) per lodge
Bedrooms: 3 per lodge
From
£640 /4 nts
Quarry Hill Church
Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland
An award-winning conversion that blends cherished heritage and design-led luxury, for a captivating stay in a timeless Irish village.
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 5
From
£600 / night
Cabin X GPF
Catsfield, East Sussex, England
Make your escape to a blissfully soothing farm retreat, gently secluded in an ancient East Sussex village where the pace is slow, and the woodland scenery is magical.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£150 / night
The Great Hall, Dollarbeg Castle
Dollarbeg, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Stay in the stylishly converted, former Great Hall of a 19th century baronial landmark, close to Edinburgh and boasting spectacular views of the Ochil Hills.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From
£150 / night
Rink Hill
Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland
A glorious, architect-designed bolthole for two, gently nestled into the magnificent Scottish Borders landscape with views that stretch out for miles.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£800 3 nights
Hidey-hole Cabin
Ticehurst, East Sussex, England
A sumptuous, uniquely designed retreat with a huge picture window that transforms into a cinema screen by night, and a well-being shelter, privately secluded amongst glorious East Sussex woodland.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£130 / night
The Artisan Bakehouse
Ashurst, West Sussex, England
An award-winning foodie retreat that combines soothing West Sussex countryside views with baking masterclasses and tempting seasonal produce.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£325 / 2 nts
North Vat
Dungeness, Kent, England
A former Dungeness fisherman's cottage, architecturally re-imagined as an award-winning, light-filled black timber retreat with 360-degree views of the nature-steeped shingle beach.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 3
From
£780 (2 nts)
Beacon Hill Farm Luxury Treehouse
Morpeth, Northumberland, England
A sleek, stylish and contemporary retreat set on an award-winning farmland estate, with unspoilt Northumberland country views and an indulgent spa just an amble away.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£525
Dazzle Treehouse
Holditch, Dorset, England
A distinctive, design-led RIBA award-winning treehouse - complete with hot tub - inspired by warship camouflage, expertly crafted and blissfully secluded on an adults-only site in rural Dorset.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£395 /night
Blyth Rise Stays
Laxfield, Suffolk, England
Savour rural Suffolk at its most beautiful, from the comfort of a nature-steeped, adults-only retreat that's home to lakeside lodges, cosy Igluhuts, and two luxurious woodland saunas.
Sleeps: 2 or 4 per unit
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per unit
From
£100 / night