The Quist, a Retreat for 4 in Herefordshire, England

Within the UK there are apparently so many treehouse lodges that The Occasions Journey part not too long ago issued its checklist of the 12 newest and biggest. On the high? The Quist, a Covid pipe dream challenge of a younger couple: Harriet Churchward and Matt Pescod stay with Minnie, their three-year-old, in Herefordshire on the grounds of Brinsop Court docket, the 800-acre property full with moated manor that Harriet’s dad and mom personal and function as a marriage venue.

Matt is a musician and carpenter—he educated at a boat-building academy—Harriet is a self-described “sleep-deprived entrepreneur” with a penchant for design. “When Matt and I fastened up our first place collectively, we found we work properly as a staff.”

At Brinsop Court docket, Matt hiked to the bracken-filled meadow atop Merry Hill, the best level on the property, and instructed it as a main spot to constructed a hideaway to run as a retreat. A really arduous 12 months later, they unveiled their high-style aerie: a hand-built, two-bedroom cabin that rests on stilts amid old-growth forest.

London designer Matilda Goad not too long ago checked in along with her household and pronounced The Quist “The King of Treehouses.” Come see.

Pictures by Luke Atkinson except famous, courtesy of The Quist (@the_quist_treehouse).

“Plenty of the design got here out of fabric we had accessible,” Harriet continues. “These log ends within the gable have been the ultimate development element—we made them from leftover wooden. I needed texture and particulars that signify this isn’t simply any cabin.”