Elle UK - 04.2020

ELLE.COM/UK April 2020

Words: Susan Ward Davies, Kenya Hunt. Photography: Gett y Images.

Woodland escape

LEFT, BELOW AND

INSET: THE COSY

GLAMPING PODS AT

WOOT TON PARK

Elle EXPLORE

Wa r w i c k s h i r e

Who doesn’t love a treehouse? In the

heart of the Warwickshire countryside,

16th-century Wootton Park is set in 36O

acres of rolling fields where alpacas, horses

and deer roam. In the grounds, there are

nine cosy wooden glamping pods, two

of which are high in the treetops and

fitted with shower rooms, tiny kitchens

and decks. Most of them have private hot

tubs and underfloor heating, so there’s

no slumming it here. By day, have a go at

wakeboarding (onsite) or horse riding,

then head over to nearby Stratford-upon-

Avon for a culture fix. Alternatively, try a

glass of locally brewed Mad Goose or

Bunny Hop in the beautiful Bull’s Head pub

in tiny Wootton Wawen, just down the road.

Pods, sleeps two, from £95 a night

Cotswolds

Just outside the pretty Cotswolds hamlet of Bibury is Bibury Farm,

whose barns have been converted into five luxurious self-catering

retreats. Ranging from the Grain Store (sleeps 1O) to the Bull Pen

and Cart Shed (each sleeps six), they’ve been transformed by interior

designer Pippa Paton in a soft palette of greens and greys, with log-

burning stoves and original beams. Each has a small walled garden

for privacy, and everything is ultra high spec, from rich thread count

bedding to Sonos sound systems. The concierge service can book

everything from pub lunches to horse riding, and Daylesford farm

shop is a 3O -minute drive – plus, you have medieval villages right

on your doorstep. Barns from £1,050 for two nights (minimum stay)

Farmhouse luxury

LEFT: ONE OF THE BIBURY

FARM BARNS. BELOW RIGHT

AND INSET: THE BARNS’

ELEGANT INTERIORS

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