Three Mile Hideaway

Tuck yourself away in a cabin in the woods with a stay at Three Mile Hideaway. Out here in the countryside, midway between Stratford and Worcester, life takes on a slower pace. These handcrafted hideaways are off grid giving you the chance to switch off your phone and recharge your own batteries by immersing yourself in the great outdoors. A campfire area, wood-fired hot tub and the surrounding trees all help you do that. 

Choose between Three Mile Hideaway itself, a converted vintage horse trailer sleeping two, and Appletree Lodge, custom-built for up to four. Each has its own space in the six-acre woods belonging to host Kirsty and her husband. While Appletree Lodge is the natural choice for families (with a sofa bed as well as a double), it’s also the one for couples who like a little more indoors with the out. While you have to step outside both cabins for your private compost loo and hot-water shower, Appletree Lodge offers a bit more undercover. It has a camping stove set up in the cabin and a log burner to warm the place.

Over at the Three Mile Hideaway horse trailer, the indoor space is cosier and, some might say, cuter too. It may be compact but everything is still provided – including the kitchen sink. It’s just that most of it is provided outdoors. And that’s what this place is really all about. You get towels, toilet roll, tea and coffee all included – but you also get the trees. It’s a natural environment with rustic charm alongside its little luxuries and, we think, more magic for it.

This dog-friendly site is named for a three-mile walk which starts at the edge of the woods and circumnavigates nearby Inkberrow. The village is thought to be the model for Ambridge in Radio 4’s long-running soap, The Archers. With that in mind, it’d be rude not to pop into The Old Bull, one of two pubs here. Shakespeare is also said to have visited this 16th-century inn – and, should you wish to explore further, there’s plenty more of his story in Stratford, 12 miles down the road.