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Refresh, Relax, Detox: Best Places for a New Year's Retreat

Published 2nd January 2025

Feeling in need of a new year's refresh? Book a yourself few days away somewhere calm and peaceful to relax and detox. Requirements are: a gorgeous country hideaway, a hot tub or an outdoor bath, and quite possibly a sauna too.

Here are 21 of our favourite cabins and treehouses with spa vibes to help inspire you.

HappenOak Treehouse

HappenOak Treehouse

Balsham - Cambridgeshire

2
A luxurious and romantic treehouse for two with an outdoor bath, Finnish-style sauna and views across the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Coddiwomple Cabin

Coddiwomple Cabin

Ticehurst - East Sussex

2
This beautiful cabin and hot tub combo lie in their own private little woodland in the picturesque High Weald region of East Sussex.
The Lakeside Lodge

The Lakeside Lodge

Thorpe le Soken - Essex

2
A stylish lakeside cabin for two with cinema screen, wild swimming and outdoor tub, in rural northern Essex.
Log Jam

Log Jam

Menherion - Cornwall

2
Gorgeous, eco-friendly wooden cabin offering couples a cosy and beautiful romantic retreat in the heart of Cornwall.
The Sheiling

The Sheiling

Abernyte - Perthshire

2
Striking contemporary cabin set high on a hill with stunning views of rural Perthshire, perfect for couples looking for a quiet escape.
Caban Du

Caban Du

Llanfyllin - Powys

2
A relaxing escape for couples in a stylish cabin with a hot tub on the balcony in an ancient mid-Wales wood.
The Reeds At South Lodge

The Reeds At South Lodge

Lower Beeding - West Sussex

2-4 per lodge
A collection of luxurious, modern lodges on the edge of a lake in West Sussex with outdoor bath tubs, infra red saunas, modern amenities and amazing views.
The Huts at Elmley Nature Reserve

The Huts at Elmley Nature Reserve

Isle of Sheppey - Kent

2 to 10
Escape to Elmley Nature Reserve and stay in comfy cosy huts and cabins surrounded by inspiring scenery and wonderful wildlife.
Wildwood Spa

Wildwood Spa

Ilfracombe - Devon

2
Indulge in a romantic weekend away in North Devon, in this unique property designed with both Nordic minimalism and Japanese architecture in mind.
The Nutshell

The Nutshell

Okehampton - Devon

2
Cosy cabin tucked away in an ancient garden beneath the canopy of trees with a lovely balcony and hot tub in Okehampton, near Dartmoor.
Dyffryn Ceri

Dyffryn Ceri

Penuwch - Ceredigion

2
Romantic cabin in the countryside near the Ceredigion coast with a hot tub and spectacular views.
Fairygreen Cabin

Fairygreen Cabin

Collace - Perthshire

2
Beautiful cabin on a peaceful Perthshire farm offering a romantic retreat with incredible views and an outdoor bathtub.
Rutland Hideaway Lodges

Rutland Hideaway Lodges

Little Bytham - Lincolnshire

4 +2 per lodge
Enjoy a relaxing break in rural serenity in one of these two wonderful lodges in Rutland with huge decks, sunken hot tubs, fire pits and more.
The Scandi Cabin

The Scandi Cabin

Hereford - Herefordshire

2
Wonderful, modern, off-grid cabin in the peaceful Herefordshire countryside with hot tub, free-standing bath tub, sauna and incredible views.
The Birdhouse Treehouse

The Birdhouse Treehouse

Crewkerne - Somerset

2
Luxury Scandinavian-style tree house in a magical Somerset natural setting
Tiny Home Borders

Tiny Home Borders

Hawick - Roxburghshire

2
Retreat from reality at the peaceful Tiny Home Borders in the Scottish Borders, a couples' cabin hosting a Scandinavian wood-fired hot tub and a private Lochan.
The Lost Cabin

The Lost Cabin

Knowstone - Devon

2
Charming cabin in rural Devon offering couples a private hot tub, cosy interiors and sweeping views of rolling hills.
The Glebe Retreat

The Glebe Retreat

Edlingham - Northumberland

2
Secluded glamping pod with an outdoor bath and firepit near Northumberland’s National Park.
The Red Cabin

The Red Cabin

Rolvenden - Kent

3+1
Beautiful cabin with contemporary Scandi interiors offering a peaceful retreat in the Kent countryside with a hot tub, sauna, plunge pool and log burner.
The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse

Ross-on-Wye - Herefordshire

2
Romantic retreat with a sauna, outdoor bath and a rooftop pond near Ross-on-Wye.
The Corner House

The Corner House

Leominster - Herefordshire

2
An off-grid, lover’s cabin in rural Herefordshire, with a steamy, open-air hot tub and dreamy, star-lit views…..