Sleepovers in INCREDIBLE BUILDINGS

380 Butley Priory

Woodbridge

Suffolk IP12 3NR

East of England butleypriory.co.uk

Every corner of this 13th century priory is dreamy. The huge Grade I-listed building, which sleeps 13, is all all sweeping stone arches, huge fireplaces, medieval window seats and floaty fabrics in calming shades. The Priory is the former gatehouse to an Augustinian monastery, which was founded in 1171, and centuries ago welcomed royalty, even acting as a royal hunting lodge for a time. These days, the romantic building, surrounded by Suffolk woodland, is an otherworldly place you can call home for a few days.

382 The Ruin

AT: HACKFALL

Grewelthorpe

North Yorkshire

HG4 3BS

North East

+44 (0)16 2882 5925 landmarktrust.org.uk

Sat at a high point with amazing views overlooking the landscape at Hackfall (page x) and beyond, the Ruin is one of the forest follies landowner William Aislabie created in the 18th century. While many of the woodland’s other buildings have fallen into disrepair, The Ruin has a different story. It was saved by the Landmark Trust and turned into a holiday home that truly is one of a kind. The building has two identities - from the front it is gothic in style while the side hidden from public view is rough and rugged, designed to evoke ancient Roman ruins. Uniquely, to access each of the Ruin’s three rooms you must use the outside terrace. A nighttime trip to the bathroom has never felt more dramatic.