1. THE PIG AT BRIDGE PLACE, KENT

The next outpost of the ever-popular Pig group opens in May near Canterbury. The core of the property will be a 17thcentury Queen Anne manor house that was once a venue for parties and gigs and hosted the likes of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. But it’s one of the seven Hop Pickers’ Huts on stilts, located along the river in the grounds, that you’ll want to book. Each is made from reclaimed materials and has a double bedroom, bathroom and wood-fired stove. As with the other Pigs, there’ll be a kitchen garden that supplies the restaurant and a couple of treatment rooms.

Huts from £275; thepighotel.com in the main house and farmhouse buildings, there is a selection of shepherdstyle huts (some come with private hot tubs; one comes with its own boat to use on the lake), and tree houses, set in the forest canopy, complete with outdoor double bathtubs on the deck. One for big kids.

Huts from £220, tree houses from £370; telegraph.co.uk/tt-fish within 30,000 acres on Scotland’s North Sea coast, will suit anyone wanting a break in the great outdoors. Choose between stylishly decorated cottages, a sawmill cabin and a Fifties Airstream safari. Features include wood-fired hot tubs, outdoor showers, Big Green Egg barbecues and Scottish breakfasts. Guests can swim in the peaty rivers of the nearby River Dye or drive an hour to the new V&A in Dundee. Summer events include learning how to cook and bake on open fires, guided walks and foraging. Cottages from £90 a night; glendyecabinsand cottages.com to the 23 cabins each named after a lighthouse. On board, expect to find a restaurant with glorious views and a covered deck, plus a ballroom with a removable skylight. Rooms from £300; fingal.co.uk door on to the balcony that encircles the mill, or the Wheel Room, right at the top of the building. Views stretch over the reeds and salt marshes to Blakeney Harbour, while you can walk to the beach of Cley in 15 minutes. Be sure to order kippers from the village smoker for breakfast. Rooms from £225; telegraph.co.uk/ tt-cleywindmill

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