Honeymoons worth staying home for.

In The Wild - Percy

The honeymoon comes with a script. A long-haul flight, an overwater villa, a beach you’ve already seen on 40 other people’s feeds. Most couples follow it without much thought, because that’s what a honeymoon is supposed to look like.

But the things that actually make a honeymoon – somewhere that feels like it exists only for the two of you, a bed you’re in no rush to leave, a bath out under open sky – none of those need a passport.

This is what a honeymoon in the UK can look like instead:

A forest lodge on the East Sussex coast, camouflaged so well in the trees you could walk past it, with windows that tint themselves dark at dusk so you can watch the woods without the woods watching back. An architect’s cabin on the Sleat peninsula of Skye, where a single great window slides open onto the beach and the sound of the tide fills the room, the Cuillin rising behind. Perhaps a treehouse at the top of an 800-acre Herefordshire estate, built by a carpenter and a designer, where the shower is outdoors and the oak canopy is the only ceiling.

Every hideaway here sleeps 2 and sits somewhere properly private. The romance takes care of itself.

Some are within easy reach of London; others are so remote they feel like a properly wild adventure. These are honeymoons that start the moment you arrive, not 11 hours of jet lag later.

Near Hastings, Sussex

2
1
From £295/night
A consciously designed luxe forest lodge in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the E Sussex coast (sleeps 2)

Gressenhall, near Dereham, Norfolk

4
2
From £170/night
Utterly inspiring: 2 luxe cabins amid a 2,000-acre nature restoration project in the heart of Norfolk (each sleeps 2)

Powys, Wales

2
1
From £200/night
Wildly romantic design cabin close to Snowdonia National Park

Newlyn, Cornwall

2
1
From £230/night
Utterly gorgeous seafront cabin by Newlyn and Mousehole, with sweeping views across Mounts Bay (sleeps 2 + child)
By the beach

Sleat Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2
1
From £225/night
A beautifully pared-back architects’ cabin on Skye’s southernmost peninsula (sleeps 2)

Near Hereford, Herefordshire, Wales

4
1
From £295/night
Gloriously designed treehouse for 2-4 between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye, offering complete seclusion and a hot tub

Powys, Wales

2
1
From £185/night
The dreamiest retreat for a re-set, with a hot tub, sauna & massages. Set between the Shropshire Hills and Snowdonia (sleeps 2 + 2 kids)

Elmore, Gloucestershire

8
4
From £250/night
Staggeringly beautiful treehouses hidden in woodland on a vast rewilded estate (each sleeps 2 + child)

Cambrian Mountains, Wales

2
1
From £150/night
Fairytale off-grid cabin in the Cambrian Mountains with a wood-fired hot tub and incredible walks all around (sleeps 2)

Colyton, Devon

6
3
From £264/night
Colour, supreme comfort & incredible food in East Devon: a clutch of cabins with outdoor baths (each sleeps 2)

near Tiverton, Devon

2
1
From £245/night
Breathtaking interiors and remote seclusion at these cabins in mid Devon, part of an inspirational rewilding project (each sleeps 2)

Isle of Lewis, Scotland

2
From £175/night
Contemporary design cabin with endless Atlantic views on the Outer Hebrides’ Isle of Lewis (sleeps 2)

Near Totnes, Devon

4
1
From £250/night
Location, location: a beautiful little hideaway on the banks of the River Dart, part of an award-winning wine estate (sleeps 2 or 4)

Great Snoring, Norfolk

2
1
From £250/night
Idyllic romantic hideaway in a tranquil walled garden, 10 miles from Holkham Beach (sleeps 2)

Norwich, Norfolk

2
1
From £100/night
Contemporary, light-filled annexe backing onto peaceful gardens and the river (sleeps 2 + 2 kids)

near Headcorn / Tenterden, Kent

2
1
From £225/night
Super-romantic waterside retreat plus a tennis court, on a Tudor estate in the Kent countryside (sleeps 2 + 2)

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Scotland

2
1
From £350/night
Stunning design cabin with the most beautiful moody views from the bed; true romance

Marazion, Cornwall

2
1
From £275/night
Dreamy retreat on Cornwall’s south coast, with private beach access and enchanting views of St Michael’s Mount (sleeps 2)

Stiperstones, Shropshire

2
1
From £175/night
Luxe cabin in the Shropshire Hills, with wood-fired tub and enchanting views; perfect for solo escapes or a romantic retreat

near Stafford, Staffordshire

7
4
From £175/night
A quartet of lakeside cabins with outdoor baths, set in glorious Staffordshire countryside (each sleeps 2)

Straloch, Scotland

2
1
From £200/night
Luxe off-grid cabin with wood-fired hot tub on a vast estate, close to Cairngorms National Park and Highland towns (sleeps 2)

Langport, Somerset

4
1
From £225/night
A beautiful wellness cabin with hot tub & sauna, in the most beautiful setting, overlooking the Somerset Levels (sleeps 2 + 2)