Looking for inspiration for your summer holidays? There's a ridiculous number of Airbnbs up and down the country, and choosing the best one can be hard work. So what about narrowing down your search to Airbnbs with excellent gardens?
Below is a selection of some of the most stunning Airbnbs complete with beautiful outside spaces, whether that means open-air spas, or just a lovely, homely place that the family can run around in.
There are also a few with some natural pools and one for an absolute fishing fanatic, all stretched up and down the country.
We love the selection. Availability always depends, of course, so if these Airbnbs aren't available this year, why not plan for next?
Prices below are for nights during high season.
The best Airbnbs with gardens
Cabin retreat with a wildlife garden pool, South Yorkshire
Nestled away in South Yorkshire is this beautiful Airbnb with garden from garden designer Will Tomson. Featured in Gardens Illustrated, the space is an open wildlife garden, with an organic swimming pool at its centre. The living area opens out to a decking that overlooks the lovely garden and pool.
The cabin has its own private garden that has a sauna, outdoor shower and deck area. We're sure this will be an exceptionally special place to stay.
Cost: £135 a night
Shiel House, Rumbling Bridge, Scotland
This gorgeous modern house is situated in three acres of gardens which have lovely valley views and heaps of rhododendrons and azaleas, a Japanese-inspired pond and a separate walled garden. There's a nice lawn too, for family games of cricket and a forest surrounding the grounds. So expect a lot of peace and quiet.
At an hour's drive from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and St Andrew's, it's a nice retreat away from the world. It sleeps eight guests, with four bedrooms and there's a wood stove and conservatory with lovely views.
Cost: £390 per night
46 acres of parkland, cottage in Essex
This self-contained cottage is attached to a Grade II* listed house amidst 46 acres of grounds, with parklands originally designed by English landscape designer Sir Humphry Repton. The swimming pool has a beautiful, sheltered tropical garden surrounding it, which comes into its own in the summer. Amidst the parklands and the lakes, you'll spot lamas, ducks, sheep, swans and all sorts of other wildlife.
Bonus - there's a hard tennis court outside.
Cost: £450 per night
Romantic luxury cabin in Wales
This quirky hideaway is in a meadow setting with a personal hot tub on the veranda. In the summer, the meadow is filled with wildflowers and there are plenty of nature-escapes nearby. Situated in four acres of river-front meadow, this wood cabin offers immersion in nature, and lots of comfort to boot.
It's got 59 reviews and they are all five stars, so it's likely this one won't disappoint.
Cost: £190 per night
The Pond Lodge at Little Horseshoe Lake, Gloucestershire
With 25 five-star ratings, this Airbnb with a beautiful pond and garden comes with a strong reputation. But it also adjoins two private fishing lakes in the Cotswold Water Park where you can fish for carp, and there's also a trout lake. There's no swimming allowed in the lakes, but you can revel in the countryside all around and enjoy the architect-design house too.
You get the entire cottage, which is situated in South Cerney in England, and which sleeps four guests, with two bedrooms and two beds.
Cost: £356 per night.
The Coach House, Bretforton Manor, Worcestershire
This beautiful coach house is part of Bretforton Manor, a Grade II listed Jacobean Manor House and it is surrounded by impeccable gardens - five acres of them, no-less. This includes a lovely walled garden, an indoor swimming pool and a tennis court. Don't miss the exotic herbaceous borders, and an orchard too.
It's in the Cotswolds, in a lovely village about 14 miles from Stratford-Upon-Avon. It sleeps two guests and has one bedroom.
Cost: £160 per night
Secluded countryside lodge with alfresco hot tub, Kent
Relax in the open air in a hot tub in the surroundings of this lovely garden in Kent. A chance to stargaze in the warm should never be missed and this Airbnb listing offers you everything you could want and more.
The garden is a secluded woodland area, with trees all around and sun loungers too. The cabin looks cosy and well furnished. Accommodates two guests in one bedroom.
Cost: £147 per night
Romantic rose cottage: wild swimming and yoga, Suffolk
Goodbye full-blown swimming pools, hello natural, wild swimming. This rose cottage is in Woodbridge in Suffolk and has a fresh water swimming pond for all your aquatic needs. The pond is large and there's a jetty and sunbathing area too.
The house's gardens look well maintained and feature flower borders of roses and more, plus lots of seating areas to enjoy them from. There's a BBQ and fire pit and the chance to wander the 75-acre estate of the medieval hunting lodge Letheringham Lodge. There's also a private yoga studio...Sleeps three guests, with one bedroom and two beds.
This AirBnB can only be booked out per month.
Cost: £6,000 per month
Long barn loft design with private spa, Somerset
Think the height of luxury in the middle of lots of garden greenery. This barn in Long Sutton can sleep 16+ guests, in six bedrooms with 14 beds.
The spa has a steam room, sauna, bucket shower and heated seats and there's a private outdoor hot tub with a shared heated pool. You can book massages too...
There are bifold doors leading out to little terraces where you can sit and relax in the garden setting. And let's not forget the pool and table football area.
Cost: £790 per night
The Orangery, in East Sussex
Expect formal gardens, ornamental ponds, a lake, woodland and open fields amid 50 acres of land at Coes farm. The Orangery has its own special Mediterranean-inspired terrace which overlooks the pond and water feature.
Guests get access to all the grounds, as well as shared access to the indoor swimming pool and hot tub. It has 50 five-star reviews, which definitely counts for something...
Cost: £168 per night
Barn conversion with pool, Cotswolds
This barn conversion in the Cotswolds has a lovely natural swimming pond. The barn sits in 25 acres of farmland and sleeps six guests with space for more if needed. There are yoga, mindfulness and pilates classes regularly held in the Big Barn which can be joined, so this place has the potential for a full-blown recharge of batteries.
The gardens look immaculate and well maintained with lots of traditional features and the house is a modern conversion, with lots of space. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Cost: £480 per night
Cosy shepherd's hut, Oxfordshire
If you don't need all the mod cons, but love being surrounded by a beautifully kept garden, this Airbnb could be for you.
Complete with ensuite shower, double bed and lovely views, the hut should have everything you need and is in a beautiful cottage-style garden in Oxfordshire. Eating breakfast etc. is in the conservatory opposite and if a wood burning stove is necessary in the winter it's there if you need it. No TV, but there's WiFi in the shepherd's hut. There's also access to a seating area looking out west over open fields. Two guests, one bedroom.
Cost: £75 per night
Brock Cottage, Cotswolds
A very funky and modern house in the Cotswolds that sleeps 14 guests (10 adults and four children) over seven bedrooms. The gardens include large, wide lawns, lots of nice trees and a trampoline for the kids. This is the sort of place to stay if you're looking for a big family get together and a chance to play football, cricket or whatever you fancy, all together.
The one-acre garden has a large paved area with an outdoor dining table and charcoal BBQ too.
Cost: £674 per night
16th century Dovecot Cottage, Scotland
How's this for an Airbnb with character? This former home for doves has been converted into a tiny, tower home, with one bedroom and a lovely garden view. It is in a private garden and has been very tastefully decorated, keeping lots of original features and wood. The garden itself is a beautiful tucked-away treasure with lots of greenery, stone paths and rose trellises. There's also a patio for open-air sitting.
There are heated floors, a wood burner and illuminated nesting boxes for added atmosphere. Suitable for four guests, with one bedroom.
Cost: £215 per night
We've also found holiday accommodation with outdoor baths. Read our guide to the best outdoor baths to experience in the UK. Our list also includes a round-up of the most beautiful tubs to install in your very own garden.
