There’s just something about trees. They’re beautiful, obviously, and after being among them you somehow come away feeling so much more relaxed and peaceful. Tree huggers are definitely onto something.
It’s one thing going on a woodland walk, but how about spending a few days fully submerged in the forest? Soon, you’ll be able to go to the Cotswolds to do just that.
TreeDwellers is apparently the UK’s first treehouse specialist and in March it is launching a collection of seven amazing treehouses within Cornbury Park, an ancient woodland that is over 1,000 years old.
The curved, futuristic properties, each elevated three feet above the forest floor, are designed to ‘elevate the senses and encourage guests to move from the beta brainwaves of the high alert to the alpha brainwaves of the calm and restful.’
As well as some classic luxuries like a freestanding bath, a hamper of local treats, a private outdoor shower and a wood-burning stove, there are a few extra features that take the experience to a whole other level.
There’s a tablet to connect you to a concierge team, an on-site shop, meditation tracks available through the sound system and a yoga platform. Most intriguing of all, there’s a ‘forest megaphone’ — a nine-metre wooden structure that is meant to enhance the soundtrack of the forest. Guests are encouraged to sit in there and ‘bathe in the forest audio’, inspired by the popular practice of ‘shinrin-yoku’ (forest bathing) in Japan. Sounds like some seriously hardcore relaxing.
Here are some more renders of what the rentals will look like.
The treehouses sleep either two or four guests and start from £210 a night (minimum two night stay). They are available to book here.
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