Because “getting away” should actually change how you feel.
At The Fold, you stay in one of four design-led cabins set across a family farm in Herefordshire, adult-only, private, and built for calm. It’s the kind of place where days slow down naturally: a short walk to your cabin, a soak under the stars, and just enough comfort to feel spoiled, without pulling you back into the noise of everyday life.
The Why
- Adults-only stays for uninterrupted peace
- Off-grid, solar-powered cabins with modern comfort
- Wild views and real seclusion across 18 acres
- Wood-fired hot tubs / sauna / outdoor bathing depending on your cabin
- A place with purpose: wildlife reserve, trees planted, beehives, borehole water source
- Recognised design (featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces)
Book Direct With Us
While we value the carefully selected third-party partners we work with, rate parity obligations mean our prices are consistent across channels. Booking directly helps reduce intermediary costs, allowing more of your spend to stay with us, which in turn supports continued investment in re-wilding, habitat creation, and ongoing improvements to the land that make The Fold what it is.
The science behind switching off (without the fluff)
Time in nature is linked with lower stress and a calmer nervous system, studies comparing forest and city environments show reductions in markers like cortisol and blood pressure in natural settings.
Nature also supports attention and mental clarity. Attention Restoration Theory suggests that natural environments help the brain recover from “directed attention fatigue” (the drained feeling after too much concentration, screen time and stimulation).
And if you’re looking for a creative reset: a well-known field study found that several days immersed in nature, paired with disconnecting from technology, was associated with a significant boost in creative problem-solving performance.
(We’re not claiming to treat medical conditions, just designing stays that make it easier for you to feel the benefits that research consistently links to time outdoors.)
Designed to make “doing nothing” feel easy
A lot of places say “switch off”. The Fold quietly builds it into the experience:
A gentle arrival, then you exhale.
You’ll receive a code for the lock box before you arrive, so you can settle in quickly.
A short walk that changes the pace.
Cars stay in the car park and you’ll walk to your cabin (a wheelbarrow is provided). It’s a small detail that immediately makes your stay feel slower, and more private.
Off-grid in the best way.
Cabins are powered by solar, with simple monitoring so you can be mindful, without sacrificing comfort.
Stargazing at The Fold
When night falls, The Fold’s valley setting really comes into its own. With less artificial light around you, the sky feels bigger, the kind of night where you can sit back from the warmth of the tub or outdoor bath and pick out constellations and spot satellites drifting silently overhead. It’s one of those simple “wow” moments guests remember long after they’ve gone home.
Want to time it right? Use the AuroraWatch UK link to check geomagnetic activity, brilliant for planning a proper stargazing evening. And don’t forget Moonphases to see how bright the moon will be (handy for choosing either a dark-sky night or a brighter, moonlit soak).
Guest Reviews
The Map
Step into your own secluded retreat on 18 acres of re-wilded countryside. Each of our cabins, whether it’s the cosy Scandi, airy A-Frame, magical Treehouse or the star-lit Nova Dome, enjoys its own discreet spot among trees, fields and gentle slopes.
The Map
Step into your own secluded retreat on 18 acres of re-wilded countryside. Each of our cabins, whether it’s the cosy Scandi, airy A-Frame, magical Treehouse or the star-lit Nova Dome, enjoys its own discreet spot among trees, fields and gentle slopes.