The treehouses are set in Park Covert Woods and their opening is perfectly timed for the first guests to enjoy carpets of bluebells and other wild flowers and countryside rambles.
Elmore Court country estate in Gloucestershire is getting set to welcome holiday guests for the first time this year from 24th May as the six new treehouses near completion.
With countryside views, guests will have the opportunity to escape to a new space drawing in the flourishing flora and fauna of Elmore Court Estate’s nature recovery programme as it enters its third year.
The treehouses are set in Park Covert Woods and their opening is perfectly timed for the first guests to enjoy carpets of bluebells and other wild flowers and countryside rambles. The names are inspired by the South American medicine wheel (using British equivalent animals): Wren, Adder, Wild Cat, Sky, Earth and Kite. Sky is stair-free, pram/wheelchair friendly.
The land directly in front of the treehouses is undergoing a gentle return to the wetland status it would have originally been and forms part of the wider restoration of the Severn and Avon Vale floodplains.
Guests are invited to explore the estate which is just a short drive from the cathedral city of Gloucester on recommended walks and learn more about the estate’s rewilding programme which started in 2020 when a portion of land was set aside, free from cultivation allowing it to flourish.
Each treehouse operates as a self-catering holiday let, is totally separate from its neighbours and accessed by private board walks and sizeable decks from which guests can enjoy the dramatic views across the wetlands and beyond.
Elmore Court has been the Guise family seat for nearly 750 years. Current owner Anselm Guise inherited the property from his uncle in 2007.
The treehouses are part of Anselm’s nature recovery programme and desire to open the estate to give guests the opportunity to sleep and relax within nature and experience how it is possible to increase biodiversity and breathe positivity back into the environment by rewilding.
In 2020 he set aside 250 of the1000-acre estate to rewilding, ceasing to cultivate that land and allowing nature to flourish as well adopting regenerative farming methods for food production on another portion of the estate.
Each uniquely crafted treehouse features an electric car charging point, fun zig-zagging boardwalk entrances through the woods, British cedar cladding with corrugated roof, cork flooring and poplar ply walls. The clever design means they are maximally insulated as well as gaining energy from both the sun and occupants.
Other features include a modern brazier with wood store on the seated decking and even an outdoor bath to soak up the incredible views. High spec outside kitchens with hob, combi-ovens, fridge and dining all under shelter optimise time spent al fresco. All treehouse dining areas have outdoor heating.
Inside there are bespoke super king-size wooden spindle beds built by Jamie Fraser, Anselm’s cousin, bedding and mattresses from champions in sustainability, Naturalmat and an indoor bathroom with shower.
The interior design sees another talented cousin of Anselm’s, Tracey Boyd, in charge. Tracey is a well-respected fashion and homewares designer with clients including Anthropologie, At Home and Sonder. Each treehouse will be different using similar materials such as wood, metal and glass with Scandinavian sleek lines, interrupted by splashes of colours and textures. Each treehouse will have a its own colour palate.
Accommodation is flexible and suitable for couples, friends and families, sleeping 2, 3 and 4 people. All treehouses have super king-size beds with a single trundle bed that slides out except Wren with a super king size bed with no trundle, as it sleeps 2. (The treehouses that sleep 4 guests have a day bed fitted into a snug next to the bedroom.
Whilst the treehouses are equipped for self-catering, guests can pre-order a range of food and drink items such as breakfast hampers, gourmet ready meals and wine, beers, soft drinks and even champagne directly from the estate kitchens.
The treehouses sit separately from Elmore’s other venture, the wedding and events business which operates out of the 13th Century Court as well as the Gillyflower ballroom which was built 10 years ago from rammed earth.
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