Fresh air B&B: after yurts and huts, now treehouses are glampers’ favourites | Travel
Simon Dickson thinks there’s nothing like seeing a nuthatch on the branch of a 100-year-old oak right outside your window. For Jason Thawley, the best view is the dappled shadows of a tree canopy over your bed. And the treehouse designers are finding that tourists agree with them. Treehouses are fast becoming the UK’s most sought-after holiday destinations, as travellers look for something special to help them tune out and immerse themselves in nature. Established hotels, glamping companies and letting agencies are adding treehouses to their portfolios. Britain’s first treehouse hotel, TreeDwellers, opened in the Cotswolds in March, and the first tree tent campsite opens in West Sussex next month. Travel company Canopy & Stars, which specialises in luxury glamping (glamorous camping), found that sophisticated cabins and treehouses now generate 70% of its revenue, according to its 2024 market report, and represent more than half of its property collection. Six of its 10 most booked spaces in 2023 were treehouses. The Pennard Hide tree tent in Somerset. Photograph: Tree Tents International [email protected]/PR Liz Simpson, co-founder …