You can stay in a treehouse campsite with rooms you get to by zipline
WHEN on holiday, the place you choose to stay doesn’t have to be boring – so why not choose one where your breakfast is delivered by pulley system?
Set in a woodland around two hours from Paris is Les Cabanes de Fontaine-Châtel, with treehouses that sit up to 12 metres from the ground.
All of the treehouses have been individually designed to fit the tree that they are in.
Littered throughout the woods, the treehouses are between a five and 20 minute walk from the reception for the ultimate peace.
There’s the Berceau, which is suspended 12m high with a ‘puzzle’ bridge you need a harness to get across.
Or try the Terrier which has two zip lines, one of which is 50m long.
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Thankfully some are much lower, with ‘Siamese’ treehouses sleeping up to eight people.
Each one is totally off-grid, meaning no Wi-Fi, no electricity and no water.
But don’t worry about having to venture out for your early morning breakfast – as each is delivered by rope.
With fresh pastries inside, guests can hoist up the hamper by a pulley system connected to the treehouses.
Other treehouses are accessible either via a suspension bridge or even zipwire.
Each treehouse has dry toilet facilities, although additional toilets and showers are then available by the entrance to the site.
There are some that are more accessible than others, with trails to them – ideal for families or those with accessibility needs.
You’ll need to bring your own towels and sheets, though you can also rent some from reception.
One recent visitor said: “Brilliant place to stay, with incredibly made tree houses.
“We stayed in the family hut – Robin de Bois with four kids from zero to 10-years-old and had a great time.
“The breakfast basket was delivered on a rope and pulled up, with the bread and croissants still warm!”
Stays start from £120.15 a night based one for two adults.
If you want to explore the surrounding area, the French city of Rouen is just 20 minutes away.
Dubbed the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’, Rouen is famous for its Gothic Cathedral (painted by Monet) and as being the site where Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.
Visitors can explore the cathedral to retrace Monet’s footsteps as well as head to numerous museums and art galleries, as well as explore the Old Town.
Another thing to do is to wander through the Old Town, which is full of cobbled streets.
The quickest way to get from the UK to Rouen is by catching the train or hopping on a flight to Paris, and then catching an hour-and-a-half train costing about £8 per person, per way, to Rouen.
For more places to stay with treehouses, here’s some of the best with free wine, cheese hampers and hot tubs.
Plus, the new cosy treehouses in the middle of the Cotswolds.
