A Northumberland family farm which was named one of the best new glamping destinations in the UK earlier this year has added a new shepherd's hut after "unprecedented demand" over the summer.
Hillside Huts & Cabins, based at Earsdon Hill Farm near Morpeth, opened to guests in March and just a month later was named one of the UK's best new camping and glamping destinations by The Times, alongside Trees at Tughall in Chathill. Since then, its owners say it has seen 100% occupancy and a fourth shepherd's hut was commissioned in the summer, and it has just this week been nominated for two categories in the North East England Tourism Awards - Camping, glamping and Holiday Park of the Year and New Tourism Business Award.
And it's good timing if a recent report is anything to go by. Booking.com announced in their annual Travel Predictions Report for 2023, in which Newcastle was named a trending UK destination, that a third of UK travellers were looking for "off-grid" style holidays to escape from reality.
