Take your pick from one of Natural Retreats' stunning UK locations, including Fistral Beach and Trewhiddle, Cornwall, West Highlands, Scotland and Llŷn Peninsula, Wales.
The flagship site in the Yorkshire Dales offers cutting-edge, sustainable design, with handmade walnut furniture, granite worktops and oak floors. The design is complemented by green technology, such as sedum roofing, huge solar glazing windows to draw in the natural surroundings, and recycled paper/glass used as wall and floor insulation.
Its retreat in John O’Groats, meanwhile, is set to open this summer. Alongside leading tourism partners Heritage GB and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Natural Retreats is renovating the historic landmark hotel in addition to 23 standalone holiday residences. The development is underpinned by strong sustainability principles including the use of locally-sourced materials, green-build techniques and using local tradesmen. T: 0844 384 3166. www.naturalretreats.co.uk