A new off-grid cabin stay in Scotland – on a farm where kids can run wild Wonderful walks, wholesome adventures and friendly farmyard animals await at this collection of cabins and cottages in Perthshire On a January morning in 1938, Pitmiddle’s last resident, James Gillies, closed the door to his cottage for the final time […]

The perfect base for a Wind in the Willows weekend: a stylish B&B in the Chilterns Taking a leaf out of Kenneth Grahame’s book, our writer spends a few days getting lost among the woods and riverside villages of Oxfordshire and Berkshire Strolling through a deep tangle of beech trees to get some fresh air […]

‘Swim, soak, switch off’: an off-grid cabin stay in the Scottish Borders A cabin on a farm near Hawick, known for its whisky and woollens, offers wild seclusion – and a great base for exploring an overlooked region The tiny, off-grid cabin looked almost unreal: made of repurposed oak it stood by a private lochan, […]

10 of the most romantic hotels, pubs, cabins and cottages for a cosy UK getaway It’s an ideal time of year for snuggling up on a countryside break. We pick accommodation from shepherds’ huts in Somerset to a chateau in Wales Six vintage-style “luxury huts” spaced out around a lake make up The Shepherds Hut […]