Hidden Valley Yurts provide luxury eco-friendly yurt holidays in the Wye Valley. This year the site is staying open through to October which means you can escape to a Mongolian Yurt for a quirky half term getaway. Stay warm and cosy in felt lined yurts with wood burning stoves and an outside fire pit.
Situated in a 4 acrea wildflower meadow there are paths to follow, a fairy garden. a mown area with a badminton net, a boules pitch and lots of space for football and cricket. You may be lucky and spot deer, badges and foxes that share the land with alpacas and Jacob sheep. Locally there is mountain biking, canoeing, horse riding and climbing. The Black Mountains are a twenty minute drive away.
Breaks from £435 during school holidays, from £200 non peak. Yurts sleep 5 or 7 people.
LARKHILL TIPIS WEST WALES: Escape to Carmarthenshire, West Wales this winter for a luxurious child-friendly, sustainable camping experience. Larkhill Tipis offers five different nomadic camping experiences with three of these available over the winter months. Accommodation includes the Alachigh a luxury tent originating from Northern Iran and two yurts. Stay warm with a woodburning stove, sheepskins, big cushions, pillows and plenty of blankets, beautiful rugs, lanterns and comfortable beds.
What to do: In the grounds there is a woodland park with swings and a slide. Located half an hour from Cardigan Bay’s coastline with sandy beaches plus horse riding, fishing, go karts, a butterfly farm, steam railways, castles and museums in the surrounding area. Nightly rates start from £70. www.larkhilltipis.co.uk.
THE BIVOUAC: if you are looking for a totally unique escape then this is it. The Bivouac located in the Yorkshire Dales offers luxurious, rustic and sustainable off grid accommodation. During the winter months you can stay in a hand crafted, round-wood timber frame woodland shack (from 5 Feb) or in the Bunk Barn; year round you can also choose to stay in a canvas Yurt burrowed into the hillside.
Inside the Shack there are handmade and up-cycled items furnishings providing a snug setting. Windy Smithy wood burners are fitted with a range attached for heating, cooking and warm water. Please note there is no electricity. A four night stay for a family of four starts from £410. Log-Cabins, Eco-Lodges, Yurts, Glamping & Bunk Barn Accommodation in Masham | The Bivouac.
CAALM CAMPING DORSET: Open all year round Caalm Camping has six traditional hand painted Mongolian Yurts. The yurts sleep up to six and a travel cot can be provided on request. Their location makes this is a great base for exploring Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire just one hour from the M4 and M5.
Children can scramble about on the wooden play equipment, get closer to the wildlife (regular deer, rabbits and pheasants are visitors) and the area is fenced in and safe for children to play. A four night stay in February is £250 for up to 6 people. Free wood is provided for the wood burning stove. Electric sockets are provided.
If you are looking for a good deal on a totally unique place half term escape then this is it. Bivouac located in the Yorkshire Dales offers luxurious, rustic and sustainable off grid accommodation. Choose to stay in a hand crafted, round-wood timber frame woodland Shack or a canvas Yurt burrowed into the hillside.
Over half term there is availability in both the shacks and the yurts. Arriving on the 30 October a minimum three night stay costs £158.33 for a yurt and £232.50 for a shack. The shacks are snug with everything from crockery to the wood fired stove, antique rocking chairs and sleep up to 7 (2 double, 3 singles). The yurts also have a wood burning stove and sleep up to five (1 double and 3 single).
Escape to Carmarthenshire, west Wales this October half term for a luxurious child-friendly, sustainable camping experience. Larkhill Tipis offers five different nomadic camping experiences: the Alachigh is the most luxurious tent originating from Northern Iran; set on the edge of a four acre woodland are two different types of yurts (one Mongolian/one Kazakhastan/Uzbekistan) and surrounded by a flower meadow is a tipi and luvuu used by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia. In the grounds there is a woodland park with swings and a slide. Stay warm with a woodburning stove, blankets, mats and cushions.
What to do: Located half an hour from Cardigan Bay’s coastline with sandy beaches plus horse riding, fishing go karts, a butterfly farm, steam railways, castles and museums in the surrounding area.
Larkhill Tipis has a fair pricing policy with one rate all year round – prices are not increased during school holidays. Nightly rates start from £60 for the tipi, £70 for the yurt and £80 for the Alachigh.
Fun, quirky and alternative eco-camping and glamping accommodation – tipi and yurts at an affordable price. Glamp in the low season (April and May) and pay 30 euros a night; high season pay just 10 euros more.
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