Rocombe Valley Retreat

When we tell you that Rocombe Valley Retreat is equipped with five wood-fired hot tubs and that each is filled with the site's own spring water, chances are that this Devonshire glamping site has already secured your attention. Everyone loves a good hot tub — particularly the site's previous guests, who raved about them so much that its hosts bought more to ensure that supply met demand. So now everyone who visits this spot in the countryside gets a chance for some R&R in the water, whether you're retreating here for a secluded break in its easy-going glamping accommodation, want to explore the nearby beaches, or you're seeking a fishing holiday where you make the most of its beautiful adjacent lakes.

Rocombe Valley Retreat has most glamping options covered. Whereas other sites will typically consist of bell tents or shepherds huts or yurts, Rocombe has decided to include all of them, along with a custom-built safari tent and a cosy gypsy caravan. Each is well-equipped with supplied bedding, cooking equipment and woodburning stoves utilising wood chopped from the farm's trees.

And speaking of the farm — expect to see wildlife here that you wouldn't clap eyes on in the city, with its three natural spring-fed ponds providing a natural haven for kingfishers, Canadian geese and the like, and you may also spot bullfinches and buzzards, tawny and barn owls in the surrounding trees. The ponds have been stocked with coarse fish, so bring your fishing license and rod with you to catch a bite or two, while looking out for rabbits, badgers and foxes in the surrounding fields and farmland.

For days off-site, you're ideally positioned within reach of the English Riviera. Torquay's Torre Abbey Sands is a short drive away, as is the stunning, secluded Anstey's Cove and the quintessentially British seaside of Paignton Sands, with its crazy golf and donkey rides. And Devon's countryside really is at your fingertips here — that is, if you can be convinced to leave your hot tub.