{"id":142937,"date":"2025-05-30T02:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142937\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:14:11","slug":"heres-how-britain-is-leading-the-way-on-global-travel-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/142937\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s How Britain Is Leading The Way On Global Travel Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rewilding, remote cabins<\/a>, capering off grid \u2013 travel trends come and go, but Britain has been quietly leading the way for decades. We just don\u2019t like to shout about it, says Francisca Kellett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top Travel Trends 2025: Where To Go In The UK<\/p>\n

Sometimes, we Brits are just too bloody polite for our own good. We\u2019re bombarded with news of travel trends and \u2018hot\u2019 holiday ideas, but do you know what they (almost) all have in common? Britain has been doing them for years. We\u2019ve been quietly, politely leading the way in rewilding and wellness, and slow travel and reconnecting with loved ones. All those experiences we\u2019re told we must travel around the world for? They\u2019re right there, on our doorstep. But let\u2019s not make a fuss. That wouldn\u2019t be polite. That wouldn\u2019t be British.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rewilding<\/p>\n

Probably the hottest trend right now, whether we\u2019re talking about landscapes or ourselves. Hectic jobs, mobile addiction, global political meltdown and all the rest mean we\u2019re craving something simpler, something slower. Happily, it\u2019s something we\u2019re brilliant at close to home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s the Knepp Estate<\/a> in Sussex, of course, but Scotland is leading the pack, from the vast rewilding estates and Scandi-chic properties of Wildland<\/a>, to the 23,000 acres of Alladale<\/a>, with its remote, rustic cottages and conservation workshops.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rewilding is taking hold in all sorts of surprising pockets, too, such as the 13th-century Elmore Court Estate<\/a> in Gloucestershire, where 250 acres have been given over to letting the land recover. Keep an eye out for shaggy longhorn cattle and check out the sauna and Rewild Swim Club at the beautiful lake. Over in Ireland, at the brand new and super-gorgeous Native Cabins<\/a> in the village of Ballydehob in West Cork, 20 percent of all profits are being put into a rewilding project, 10 minutes\u2019 from Native, where a 75-acre site is being rewilded with native Irish flora.<\/p>\n

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Wild Swimming<\/p>\n

Speaking of wild swimming<\/a>, why follow just one trend when you can tick off two? The nature-wellness combo taps nicely into our longing to slow down and regroup. Alladale, again, is big on this, offering retreats such as the I-Guru Man Retreat, covering yoga, breathwork and meditation in the wilderness, and there are all sorts of experiences and retreats on offer at Yorkshire\u2019s Broughton Sanctuary<\/a>, which combines holistic wellness with a 3,000-acre rewilding project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At Thornfalcon<\/a>, a new organic cider farm and vineyard in Somerset, there\u2019s a large lake for wild swimming plus a wood-fired sauna, barn accommodation and a gypsy caravan for kids. The interiors are filled with antiques from the UK, Spain and Morocco, with chic designer bits and bobs from the likes of Kit Kemp and Matilda Goad, and guests are greeted with a welcome hamper full of goodies from the walled garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more wellness-meets-wholesomeness at the 1,000-acre Fritton Lake<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find jeep safaris on the rewilded Norfolk-Suffolk borders, as well as open-water swimming, foraging walks, paddle boarding and a huge forest play area. Accommodation is in smart clubhouse rooms, cottages and cool Koto-designed cabins.<\/p>\n

Going Off Grid<\/p>\n

Cabins have been all the rage for a while now, but are only getting more popular as we seek to go off-grid, ditch the phones and perhaps even talk to each other. Head into the wilds of Northumberland for a taster with Trees at Tughall<\/a> \u2013 lovely cabins located an easy stroll from Beadnell Beach. Back in Scotland, the Glen Glack Cabins, on the 145,000-acre Atholl Estates<\/a>, are clad with sustainable larch and built on stilts overlooking Cally Loch to leave the lightest possible footprint, with wood-burning stoves and fully stocked kitchens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over in Wales, Fforest<\/a> has reached cult-like status for its 200 acres of forest, rugged coastline and \u00fcber-glam cabins, yurts and domes, plus outdoor activities that tick all our put-your-screens-away boxes. Not sure where you want to go? Have a look at the seriously stylish, off-grid and solar-powered cabins on offer from Unyoked<\/a>, with options in Norfolk, Wales, Suffolk, the South Downs and more.<\/p>\n

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Nature With Frills<\/p>\n

If your holiday vibe is more turndown service than DIY, PoB Hotels<\/a> offers a good selection of smart hotels with multi-generational options \u2013 another big travel trend. Armathwaite Hall, for example has a range of interconnecting rooms, a swish spa and 400 acres of woodland for outdoor romping, while Bovey Castle in Dartmoor National Park has a mind-boggling array of activities, from beekeeping and falconry, to bushcraft lessons.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All this connection with nature is, of course, somewhat reliant on the weather. But then that chimes perfectly with another major trend \u2013 \u2018coolcations<\/a>\u2019, where travellers opt for cooler climes during those months where traditional Mediterranean resorts are becoming hotter and hotter. Perhaps it\u2019s flippant to suggest that climate change is making holidays in Britain all the more appealing but, either way, you won\u2019t hear us shouting about it. We\u2019re much too polite.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rewilding, remote cabins, capering off grid \u2013 travel trends come and go, but Britain has been quietly leading…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764,7765],"class_list":{"0":"post-142937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales","18":"tag-what"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114594373028754771","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}