Unplugged understands that one of modern travel’s greatest luxuries is being unreachable. Since 2020, the UK’s original off-grid cabin escape has built its offer around three-night digital detoxes, placing solar-powered cabins within easy reach of major cities and asking guests to lock away their phones, abandon Wi-Fi and return to older forms of entertainment: books, maps, board games...
Unplugged introduces its first seafront cabins
Wilfred
Its latest move takes that idea to the coast. Barclay and Wilfred, the brand’s first seafront cabins, sit in Porlock, Somerset, high above the water with open views towards the sea. The blueprint remains familiar – compact timber cabin, phone lockbox, an emergency Nokia, hot shower, log burner, Piglet in Bed linen, books, games and instant camera – but the setting shifts the mood entirely.
Wilfred
Barclay is the harder-earned arrival, reached by a steep drive and a hike up to the cabin, with views over the coastline and shore once you reach the top. Wilfred offers its own approach through Exmoor National Park, with the option of taking the UK’s steepest A-road before arriving at views of the Celtic Sea. Both are dog-friendly, fully enclosed and designed in-house for one or two guests.
Barclay
The surrounding area is equally enticing: pebble beaches at Porlock and Bossington, a wood-fired barrel sauna by the water, Exmoor walks at Heddon’s Mouth and the Valley of Rocks, seaside pubs, tea rooms and dinner at Locanda on the Weir, where the menu is built around local and foraged ingredients.
Barclay
All escapes are for minimum three nights, with stays starting from £540 per cabin.