Treetops Treehouse, Chumleigh, Devon
With a king-size bedroom, separate bunk room, roll-top copper bath and shower - not to mention fully fitted kitchen and lounge, Treetops is more 'house in a tree'than your typical treehouse. Perched high in a 250-year-old oak and overlooking a fishing lake, deep in the Devon countryside this luxury one-off self-catered accommodation is perfectly placed for any active adventure on Exmoor and Dartmoor national parks, both of which are within half an hour's drive.
From £250 a night (sleeps four)
Living Room Tree houses, Pen y Bryn, Powys, Wales
High on platforms deep in bluebell carpeted woodlands, there are six treehouses at this site in the heart of Wales. Each has a wood-burning stove, which heats the well-insulated houses and shower water all year round and outside on your platform is your own Swedish style composting toilet. There's room for kids, with fold down bunk beds, but leave all those distracting electronic devices at home, and don't forget the tea lights and matches, because there is no electricity under those Ewok-style rounded roofs.
From £127 per night
The Birdhouse, Somerset
Sleeping two and sitting on tree-trunk stilts the Birdhouse is clad with local cedar and surrounded on three sides by pine-scented woodland. Inside its Scandinavian styled whitewashed interior, there is a modern kitchen and furniture all lit by dappled light coming through the large skylight from the canopy above. The large circular window on the side, which gives the house its Birdhouse character and name, looks out on a clearing and large picture windows in the bedroom rive you a private view deep into the surrounding woods. If the tree house is booked, there are also four luxury yurts on site to choose from.
From £120 (no kids or pets)
Tree Sparrow House, Cornwall
With views of Falmouth Bay and across Cornwall's Lizard peninsula, you'll find the quaint Tree Sparrow House up a wooden staircase clinging to an ash tree. This green-roofed hideaway sleeps two on a 'real' bed on a mezzanine snuggled up a ladder in the eaves of its single room layout. With arched walls. a pointy door and a hand-built interior with gnarly driftwood throughout, there's definitely a cosy 'hobbit house' feel here. Facilities are basic but fun, with a two-burner gas hob and cold box but there's running cold water at the tap and mains electricity. You do get the luxury of your own inside toilet but it's a composting one.
From £100 per night
The Treehouse, Wooton Bridge, Isle of Wight
'Natural luxury' is how the owners of this treehouse describe it. Set in peaceful woodland close to the coast, with natural timber and slate for those close-to-nature textures, and sleeping 2-6, you still get the fluffy towels, pure cotton sheets and modern bathroom facilities that mean you're not roughing it, just because you're sleeping in the trees! A clever touch with this house is that it separates out the sleeping quarters from the main living room - something that will make it more versatile for families and groups. In the sleep house you get one master bedroom, a bunk room, and a hayloft area with double futon, while across the deck in the living-house you get a logburner and full kitchen, with a big outdoor deck and BBQ facilities down below.
From £150 per night
Harvest Moon Treehouse, East Lothian, Scotland
Just minutes away from the long sandy beaches of Scotland's east coast, are seven spacious treehouses for up to seven people each, in an wild area tracked with footpaths, trails, dunes and bridleways to explore. Each treehouse has two double bedrooms - one with an extra single bunk above and an ensuite WC showerroom - as well as an octagonal sitting room with a Belfast sink fitted kitchen, log-burning range, and a yacht-style table which drops down to form another double bed. Outside there is a covered veranda, which you can sit out under and also lets you walk between the living and sleeping areas. There isn't any electricity but ice is provided for the cooler, and lanterns for that all-important mood lighting.
From £495 for mid-week stays
