Anna Shepard, Eco Worrier

The rooms
Launched in 2001, Cornish Yurt Holidays was one of the first companies in the UK to offer accommodation in luxury yurts, enabling you to hold onto your creature comforts while still camping in secluded nature. Nine years on, yurts may have mushroomed across the UK, but Tim and Naomi Hutton, are still leading the field with their cluster of Mongolian inspired yurts, based outside Bodmin, in North Cornwall. As well as beautifully designed and hand-made (by Tim) from local wood, the yurts are erected in a remote spot.

Along with my mum and my 18 month old son, I was put up in Ash Field Yurt, perched at the top of a huge field with idyllic views over the Cornish countryside. Outside, there was a picnic bench for outdoor meals, a compost loo neatly tucked behind the yurt, and a bathroom and outside sink a minute’s walk away, complete with a brilliantly designed wood-burning stove that heats a tank of water for the bath – the result being that you have to light the fire an hour or so before you want to bathe and then sit outside admiring the view while the tank heats up.

Inside, there were Mongolian embroideries setting the scene, a large double bed, a futon serving as another double and lots of space for a child’s cot. There was also a gas hob, a well equipped mini-kitchen and a wood-burning stove to keep us warm. The best things were the little touches – tea-light lanterns, gorgeous soft cotton sheets and a vase of flowers in the compost loo. My son loved the circular space inside the yurt, enabling him to feel constantly at the heart of everything.

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