29 June 2026

Why a Private Outdoor Space Makes or Breaks a Lodge Holiday

Ask someone what they remember most about a great lodge holiday and it's rarely the kitchen or the TV. It's almost always something that happened outside — a late-night soak in the hot tub, a quiet morning on the decking, a meal eaten outdoors. The outdoor space is the holiday.

The problem with most lodge decks

A lot of lodge parks put considerable investment into the lodges themselves but less thought into the outdoor spaces. The result is a row of decks facing each other, where using your hot tub involves nodding to the neighbours and pretending this is all perfectly normal. It's not what you pictured.

What genuine privacy looks like

The lodges at Sherwood Forest Park have proper enclosed decking — screened from neighbouring lodges so that the outdoor space actually feels like yours. At Woodlakes, the combination of space between lodges and mature landscaping means you rarely feel overlooked.

When the outdoor space works, the whole holiday shifts. You use it more, stay out later, and the boundary between inside and outside disappears in the way that good holiday accommodation should allow.

Hot tubs: shared vs private

All of our hot tub lodges have private hot tubs — not shared spa facilities, not timed booking slots. Just your own tub, warm whenever you want it, for the full duration of your stay. It's a small distinction that makes a significant difference to how you actually use it.

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