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Looking Glass Lodge, Fairlight, East Sussex

Photographs by Looking Glass Lodge, used with permission.

Looking Glass Lodge

Fairlight, East Sussex, England

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.

Why we love it

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. As featured on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces. About an hour from London — the fastest route from the capital to total seclusion on this list. Book direct.

Best for: design lovers escaping London

Checked August 2026 · We re-verify prices and opening every quarter.

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