The places no one told you about: remote cabins in the UK’s most overlooked wild regions
Written by Jem Brownlee
Created March 2026
Read time: 6 minutes
Sometimes, life calls for a spot of reflection, peace, and quiet. It’s then that wild, remote and beautiful places call to us. And whilst we want everyone out there experiencing them, no one fancies doing that shoulder to shoulder with the next person, in a crowd trampling these oases all at once.
Even if you having to share wild, beautiful and remote places with others doesn’t bother you, there’s the very real concern about overtourism to consider.
So let us guide you through a few of the most secluded, off the beaten path spots to find your moment of calm amongst the wild.
Mid-Wales: The far-reaching vistas of the Cambrian mountains’ spine…
Many from the South West of England will manage to venture to the south of Wales, and many from the North of England will manage to explore the Northern parts of Wales – but not enough make it to the heart of Wales to discover its true untouched beauty. Hidden at its core are rugged peaks, endless waterfalls, dazzling lakes and far, far more.
1) Ceredigion, Mid-Wales
With a strong Welsh heritage – where almost half of the residents speak the native tongue, there’s almost no place better to get immersed in the culture and history of Wales. Boasting a 60-mile stretch of the Wales Coast Path, windswept walks are on the cards, and if you’re lucky, spotting dolphins and seals…
Stay at: The Holt
On a hidden nature reserve tucked into a quiet valley, The Holt is perfect for stargazing under minimally light polluted skies. Inside, it’s awash with a Welsh/Scandi vibe, perfect for settling in and relaxing. Swap out the smartphone for bedside picture windows, firepit cooking and outdoor kitchens, wild swimming, and outdoor baths. It’s more than a fair trade.
2) Llanidloes, Mid-Wales
30 miles east of Aberystwyth, you can find the small town of Llanidloes, surrounded by rolling Welsh hillside, and large strips of woodland to explore. The town itself has plenty of restaurants and cafés to sample and there are plenty of riverside walks to explore with a takeaway coffee.
Stay at: The Perch
Hidden up on the hillside just outside Llanidloes, you’ll find The Perch overlooking the town, with a hot tub right on the deck for one of the most scenic dips of your life. Inside, the A frame is outfitted with all you’ll need to let go into remote living for a few days, a modern kitchen, spa-like bathroom – and a wood burner to be mesmerised by at day’s end.
North Wales: Home to dramatic snow-capped peaks, and tumbling valleys that stretch as far as the eye can see…
Returning to its original name, Eryri National Park is almost otherworldly, with landscapes you can’t see anywhere else. Vast valleys, huge open expanses and snow-capped peaks – it's a bucket list item for a traveller wanting to see the very best of the UK.
1) Eryri National Park, North Wales
It’s rare the word epic is reasonable to use – but this is that occasion. With the highest peak in the UK in its bounds, dotted with gushing waterfalls and peppered with huge lakes and valleys, Eryri National Park is as incredible as you’ve heard – and more than worth the visit.
Stay at: Caban Y Coed
When you’re not out adventuring amongst some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain of the UK, you’ve a space perfect for getting away from it all. Tucked into the woodland, it’ll feel like a world of its own. Spend your days swinging in a hammock in the breeze, grilling on the BBQ firepit, and not thinking even once about doomscrolling.
2) Llangollen, North Wales
Right on the river, this little town looks as if it must be AI-generated – but it’s very much real. With wooded hillside climbing up all the way around it, and a steam railway running right through it, it’s almost too good to be true. Explore the woods, trek out to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and definitely make your way to the ominously named, World’s End Nature Reserve.
Stay at: Caban Cefncoed
Not overlooked by anything, Cefncoed has a 1000ft elevation, and nothing but views of green (and the odd farmhouse). It’s large, with enough room to stretch out, and really luxuriate in taking up space. Leave the devices at home – because all you’ll be doing is hopping from tree swing to firepit grill, to chair round the firepit come nighttime. You might even be tempted to take on the Berwyn Mountains, just under an hour away – for their lofty heights and incredible views.
Northumberland: Explore quiet craggy western upland all the way to the low-lying eastern coastline
Criminally underexplored, the last county before Scotland doesn’t get the lauding it deserves. With vast open space, truly wild countryside, and an abundance of National Parks – Northumberland is off the beaten path, and well worth a visit.
1) Birtley, Northumberland
Northwest of Newcastle, you can find a stretch of countryside either side of the Tyne that envies any other stretch of the UK for beauty. With the Northumberland National Park on one side, and the North Pennines National Landscape on the other – you can head in almost any direction to find incredible wild.
Stay at: The Black Hut
With its back to the trees and its front staring out onto Hadrian’s Wall and the North Pennines AONB – scenic is the very least you can say about this cabin. The space itself has everything you’ll need to wind down for a few days of analogue bliss, as well as a rentable BBQ hut for some smoky decadence at dinnertime. After some culinary creativity, settle in on the porch, and stargaze from the rocking chairs.
Yorkshire: The soaring mountainside of the iconic Peak District, the flat rolling plains and the northern moors
The Peak District has inspired numerous writers and artists for generations, and with good reason. This incredible area has 129 peaks to summit, numerous historical sites, market towns, riverside villages and much, much more to explore. So, it’s no wonder the artists have something to write about. Take to the hills and discover why this ancient tract of countryside has fascinated and amazed so many, for so long.
1) Haworth, Yorkshire
Cobbled streets, chocolate box houses and moorland walks – there’s more than enough to find in Haworth. Spend your time hopping between independent shops, from antique style sweet shops to the cabinet of curiosities. When life on the town grows too civilised, head over to Penistone Hill Country Park for a walk on 72 acres of wild.
**Stay at: ** Falling Water
Styled on the Frank Lloyd Wright building of the same name, Falling Water has a tiny waterfall running underneath – so you’ll always be close to the sound of a babbling river. With gigantic picture windows on two sides that converge, you’ll be too busy bathing in dappled sunlight to even remember what your socials are saying, let alone straying too far from the firepit on the deck.
2) North York Moors, Yorkshire
With the largest expanse of heather moorland in England, 26 miles of Jurassic coastland, ancient woodland and the undulating landscape of the dales, this stretch of the world is unlike any other. Spend a few days amongst the late summer purple of the moors and explore over 1400 miles of public rights of way for adventures left and right.
Stay at: Lark
Surrounded by a copse of trees, Lark feels secluded in the best of ways, you have your own private bathing deck, with twin outdoor copper baths for the ultimate bathing decadence. Inside the tempered glass of a phone screen can’t compete against the giant picture windows revealing the tree canopies, whilst you snuggle down in Scandi-style hygge.
All of these magical places are not some far-flung destinations too remote for us – every space we take on board, we visit. So you can be sure that when you go, it’s already been deemed perfect for a spell in nature, and a moment of calm to enjoy.
We’ve been finding incredible places to stay in nature since 2010, for us it’s no trend. There’s no shortcut to exploring and discovering these off-the-beaten-path gems.
