A luxury retreat for two, Bather’s Cabin sits hidden among towering oaks on Great Park Farm in Catsfield, East Sussex — a private hideaway built entirely around the ritual of bathing. Reached down a quiet farm track and a run of hidden steps, the cabin all but disappears into its wooded surroundings, its dark, angular silhouette barely visible until you’re standing in front of it.
At the heart of the cabin is an open-plan bathroom built around a generous soaking tub and walk-in shower — the room the whole layout centres itself around. A hidden stair climbs from here to a private rooftop bathing terrace beneath the oak canopy, with a sauna, a cold plunge, and an open-air shower, creating a self-contained spa experience with nothing but trees for company. Beyond the bathing spaces, a fully equipped kitchen, breakfast included, a king-size bed, and a living area arranged around the surrounding meadow and woodland make up the rest of the stay, with a BBQ and fire pit outside for evenings under the trees.
The design draws on the vernacular of traditional granaries once found across farms in the south east of England — small, square structures raised on stone footings, with an angular form and dark timber cladding. Here, the roof has been removed to soften the building’s presence. Built from timber and insulated with UK-grown hemp, the cabin is clad externally in pine tar–stained wood, echoing the farm’s black agricultural buildings and helping it blend into the shaded woodland around it.
Best suited to those looking for genuine solitude — no neighbouring cabins, no shared facilities — Bather’s Cabin offers an immersive forest bathing experience built for two.
