Photograph to comeCortijada Los Gázquez
Almería · Sleeps 1 or more
A wholly off-grid farmhouse retreat in the Sierra María-Los Vélez natural park, run on sun, wind and wood.
£ · Budget
- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Dark skies
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Off-grid places
Some of these are entirely off the mains and some are solar-assisted. Either way the electricity is finite and the hot water has opinions about the weather, which is the point rather than the drawback.
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Kolarbyn Ecolodge
Skinnskatteberg · Sleeps 2–6
Turf-roofed charcoal-burners' huts by a forest lake, with no electricity, no shower and a floating sauna.
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- Off-grid
- No wifi, deliberately
- Lakeside
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Quinta do Barranco da Estrada
Santa Clara-a-Velha · Sleeps 2–5
A lakeside lodge in the lower Alentejo running entirely on solar, with rare birds on the water.
££ · Mid-range
- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Lakeside
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The Bolder
Lysefjord, Rogaland · Sleeps 2–6
Six off-grid cabins cantilevered above the Lysefjord, four of them by Snøhetta.
££££ · Splurge
- Fjord views
- Architect-designed
- Off-grid
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Wild Cabins Kinvara
Kinvara, County Galway · Sleeps up to 2
Two-person off-grid cabins hidden inside a fifty-acre organic nature sanctuary on the edge of the Burren.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- No wifi, deliberately
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El Toral Ecofarm
Asturias · Sleeps up to 6
A fully off-grid smallholding in green Asturias — solar power, spring water, and a wood-fired boiler.
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- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- Organic farm
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Treehotel
Harads · Sleeps 2–5
Seven architect-designed rooms in the pines fifty kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, including one clad entirely in mirrors.
££££ · Splurge
- Treetop cabins
- Architect-designed
- Northern lights
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Pure Space Eco Glamping
Loop Head, County Clare · Sleeps 2–6
Owner-run cabins and bell tents in ten acres of native woodland on the Loop Head Peninsula, a quarter of an hour's walk from the sea.
From €110 / night
- Off-grid
- Solar-powered
- On the Wild Atlantic Way
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The Lemon Lodge
Aljezur · Sleeps 2–4
An off-grid farmstead between the Monchique hills and the wild beaches of the Costa Vicentina.
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- Off-grid
- Organic farm
- Surfing
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Kudhva
Trebarwith Strand, Cornwall · Sleeps 2–6
Radical architect-designed hideouts on stilts in a disused slate quarry above the Atlantic.
From £100 / night
- Sea views
- Wild swimming
- Sauna
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Goleen Harbour
Goleen, County Cork · Sleeps up to 5
EcoCabins and geodesic domes on a thirty-eight-acre coastal farm at the far end of the Mizen Peninsula.
£ · Budget
- Atlantic views
- Off-grid
- Geodesic domes
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Agriturismo Montelovesco
Perugia · Sleeps 2–11
A family agriturismo in the Umbrian hills, running on its own photovoltaic array.
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- Family-run
- Organic farm
- Solar-powered
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Hinterlandes
Lorton Valley, Cumbria
A fully off-grid hidden cabin (and a converted double-decker bus) that periodically moves location in the quiet north-western fells.
From £110 / night
- Off-grid
- Stargazing skylight
- Wood-fired heating
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Quinta das Cegonhas
Serra da Estrela · Sleeps 2–6
A campsite in the grounds of an old quinta below the Serra da Estrela, cooking with what it grows.
£ · Budget
- Mountain views
- Solar-powered
- Organic farm
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Lough Mardal Eco Lodge
Ballintra, County Donegal · Sleeps 2–4
Skydome yurts and shepherd's huts on the shore of a Donegal lake, lit by lantern and candle.
££ · Mid-range
- Lakeside
- Off-grid
- Yurts
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The Living Room Treehouses
near Machynlleth, Powys · Sleeps 2–5
The original Welsh eco treehouses: six wooden hideaways in a hidden valley on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia).
From £140 / night
- Off-grid
- Dark skies
- Dog-friendly
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Eagle Brae
Struy, Scottish Highlands · Sleeps 2–6
A hand-carved cedar log cabin village on a Highland hillside where red deer and eagles are the neighbours.
From £140 / night
- Hand-carved cedar cabins
- Turf roofs
- Wildlife
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Nire Valley Eco Camp
County Waterford · Sleeps up to 4
Off-grid cabins in a west Waterford meadow under the Comeragh Mountains, with breakfast left at the door.
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- Off-grid
- Mountain views
- Dog-friendly
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Inch Hideaway Eco Camping
County Cork · Sleeps up to 6
Five hand-built yurts and a wagon, off-grid, a walk from Inch beach in east Cork.
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- Off-grid
- Wood burner
- Beach on the doorstep
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