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Looking Ahead: Exclusive Locations for your 2021 Break

27 March 2020

You’ve set your heart on a special, well-deserved break.  

You’ve invited your favourite people, made sure everybody’s dates are free, and you’ve picked out the perfect location…

…only to find it’s unavailable. Not only that, it’s booked solidly, for months ahead.

We know exactly how disappointing this scenario can be. So, in the spirit of looking to the future, we’ve put together a list of those exclusive, hard-to-book places that have plenty of availability for 2021.  

Go on, grab a cuppa and get started on arranging that dream holiday – it’s a lot closer than you think!

Author: Nina Jervis
Main Image: Clowance Treehouse | Cornwall

Vista Point

East Preston, Sussex, England
Listed beachside holiday home, designed by architect Patrick Gwynne, located on quiet estate in East Preston, West Sussex.
Bedrooms: 5
Sleeps: 9
From
£1000 (4 nts)

Elmley Nature Reserve Shepherds Huts

Sheerness, Kent, England
Eclectic accommodation and seasonally-inspired dining on a National Nature Reserve in Kent, with an abundance of wildlife right on your doorstep.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: Varies
From
£120 / night

Fair Oak Farm

Mayfield, East Sussex, England
A private 12-acre country estate in East Sussex, offering stylish self-catering accommodation in historic farm buildings, treehouses and Shepherd huts for large groups of up to 32 guests.
Bedrooms: 18
Sleeps: 10-32 guests
From
£1000 /2 nts

Seabank Selsey

Selsey, West Sussex, England
Prepare for a first-class holiday at stunning Seabank - a railway carriage retreat on the southernmost point of West Sussex.
Bedrooms: 4
Sleeps: 8
From
£450 (2nt)

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

Water Lily Lodge

Great Tey, Colchester, Essex, England
Hidden away in Colne Valley, at the end of a country track, is the Log Cabin - a wonderful hot tub lakeside holiday retreat oozing style, class and total luxury.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6
From
£220 / night

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

Tiger Lodge

Hythe, Kent, England
Earn your stripes with a stay at Tiger Lodge - a stunning sanctuary for four, set partially inside the tiger enclosure at Port Lympne  Hotel & Reserve! Holidays don't get wilder than this...
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
From
£1000 / night

Cuevas Helena

Benamaurel, Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Cuevas Helena defines unique cave living for the modern age, set deep in the heart of the Andalucian countryside.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6
From
150 / night

Tainaron Blue

Mani, Peloponnese, Greece
Experience elaborate architectural design in a piece of history at Tainaron blue - a fabulous hotel in a converted Tower of Mani set by azure shores on the southernmost tip of mainland Greece.
Bedrooms: 4
Sleeps:
From
£200 / night

Bertrams

Hartland, Devon, England
Step inside a classic mystery novel, in a characterful double decker bus set on the grounds of a North Devon country house.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 5
From
£135 / night

Oswestry Church

Oswestry, Shropshire, England
A cool celestial conversion by the Welsh border, ideal for group breaks in a lively setting filled with art, style and colour.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8
From
£150 / night

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

Sky Hut

New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales
Open the roof of your romantic cabin to greet the star-studded canvas above, from your secluded position on a West Wales family farm.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£529 (7 nts)

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