Escapes near London

The fastest routes from the capital to somewhere that feels genuinely remote.

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Looking Glass Lodge
Fairlight, East Sussex
An architect-designed lodge with full-height smart-glass walls that turn opaque at the flick of a switch, hidden in private ancient woodland in the High Weald.
From £295 / night
- Panoramic smart-glass walls
- Wood burner
- Private woodland

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What is the fastest genuine escape from London?: Looking Glass Lodge in East Sussex, at roughly an hour. It is the only place on our list that combines that proximity with real seclusion.