Staycations are on the rise in the UK, but many domestic travellers are looking for something different to the usual city breaks, seaside resort visits or countryside B&B stays.
One option is a ‘glamping’ holiday. Data from Canopy and Stars shows that bookings for these upmarket rural breaks have steadily increased since the pandemic, with the number of forward bookings having “doubled when compared with the same time in 2019”.
Log cabins offer an even more glamorous form of glamping, where guests can enjoy all the usual views and seclusion but with added luxuries such as lounge space, proper beds, hot tubs or fire pits.
With summer on the horizon, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore some of the UK’s most remote areas while having all the amenities of home.
From lakeside cabins to Lake District huts, we’ve compiled a list of some the best log cabins in the UK.
Ditchling Cabin, Sussex
Ditchling Cabin sits on its own private lake in the Sussex Downs
(Ditchling Cabin)
Less than half an hour from Brighton lies Ditchling Cabin, a large and secluded cabin with its own private lake in the South Downs National Park. Named after the nearby village (just four minutes away by car), the cabin has two bedrooms and a large living room alongside its kitchen and dining room. Outside, guests can make use of a large deck, fire pit and hot tub as well as boats, canoes and paddle boards (and wet suits if it’s a bit chilly).
Nearby activities include horse riding, hiking, fishing and golf, while nearby Clayton and Hassocks contain shops, pubs and restaurants if you want to briefly return to civilisation. If you’d prefer to stay in a cabin but have access to an indoor pool and a tennis court, the newly launched Tennis Shed might be a better fit.
How to stay
Open all year round, Ditchling Cabin sleeps four people, with prices starting at £345 per night. ditchlingcabin.com
Settle, Norfolk
One of the cabins at Settle
(India Hobson)
Tucked away in a 30-acre site in southern Norfolk, Settle is a collection of cabins, safari tents and old railway goods carriages that have been upgraded into “luxurious lakeside havens”. The cabin steals the show: it’s an idyllic waterside retreat with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors looking out onto the lawn and woodland. Open-plan, timber interiors give the cabin a natural look that befits the…
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