The pods
Each pod has a weekday and a weekend price in low, mid and high season, and nothing goes on top: no cleaning fee, no booking fee, the first basket of wood in the price. Two nights minimum, three on a bank holiday weekend. The availability page prices any stay night by night.
Canvas, on a deckfrom £85a night, two nights minimum
Five metres of canvas on a deck at the top of the meadow with the whole valley in front of it: a proper double, two singles, a stove, lanterns, and the sound of rain.
| Season | Weekday | Fri / Sat |
|---|---|---|
| Low season | £85 | £105 |
| Mid season | £100 | £125 |
| High season | £125 | £145 |
Timber, on wheelsfrom £110a night, two nights minimum
At the edge of the wood with the best sunset on the site: a double bed across the end, a wood-burner, a two-ring hob, a little table, and a stable door to lean on with a mug.
| Season | Weekday | Fri / Sat |
|---|---|---|
| Low season | £110 | £130 |
| Mid season | £125 | £150 |
| High season | £150 | £175 |
Twelve metres up an oakfrom £165a night, two nights minimum
In the big oak above the river by a staircase and a rope bridge: a double bed, a stove, a copper bath on the deck, a compost loo, and the river below you all night. No dogs, nobody under eight.
| Season | Weekday | Fri / Sat |
|---|---|---|
| Low season | £165 | £190 |
| Mid season | £185 | £215 |
| High season | £215 | £245 |
Timber, with a bathroomfrom £150a night, two nights minimum
By the barn with a porch and a door that shuts: a double room, a bunk room, a sofa bed for two more, a kitchen with a cooker, and a bathroom with a hot shower. The one for a wet week with small children.
| Season | Weekday | Fri / Sat |
|---|---|---|
| Low season | £150 | £170 |
| Mid season | £170 | £195 |
| High season | £195 | £225 |
A night a pod, including VAT, bedding, towels and the first basket of wood. Weekend means a Friday or a Saturday night. Dogs £8 a night in the Bell Tent, the Hut and the Cabin. A deposit of one night holds the booking; the rest is due a fortnight before.
How the rates work
Cold nights, bright mornings, the wood-burners lit and the meadow to yourselves. The lowest rates, and the stoves earn their keep.
The orchids, the long evenings, the river warm enough to paddle by June and the swifts. The best of the year, and the middle rates.
School holidays, the river warm, the canoes busy, the meadow full of grasshoppers. The top rates; the bell tent and the treehouse go by February.
The Shepherd's Hut and the Cabin
The Hut sits at the edge of the wood with the best sunset on the site: a double bed across the end, a wood-burner, a two-ring hob and a stable door. The Cabin is by the barn with a double room, a bunk room, a sofa bed, a kitchen with a proper cooker and a bathroom with a hot shower, which is the difference on a wet week with small children.
The Cabin for a wet week with small children (a bathroom with a door, a cooker, a sofa bed), the Bell Tent for a dry one with children who want canvas. The Treehouse takes nobody under eight; the Hut sleeps two.
The Cabin has mains. The tent, the hut and the treehouse have a solar lantern, a USB charging point and no sockets, which is the point; the barn has sockets and a kettle for anyone who needs them.
The availability page shows every night of the season for every pod, taken or free, and quotes a stay with the price for each night. Then one form books it; Elin replies within two hours, 8am to 8pm, and a deposit of a night holds it.