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The Top 19 Huts and Cabins in South West England

Huts are always a Highlight of any day spent outdoors, which is why we’ve collected all of the best cabins and log cabins in South West England — so you can better add one to your next route. Just browse our list below to find the perfect cabin or hut, and easily plan your next adventure.

Last updated: November 3, 2025

Peppercombe Coach House

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This building is a great place to stop and you can even camp here overnight, which is what we did. You can close the barn doors but there is a …

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Brandy Head Observation Post

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Great coffee at 50 degrees north, bring binoculars to observe birds in the wetlands closeby. Lookout for the honesty cafe as you turn inland towards Otterton. Enjoy the return to the start along the river Otter and lookout for beavers.

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Hawker's Hut

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Take a short detour off the coast path and you'll reach this little hut, built into the hill.

Reverend Robert Steven Hawker was the vicar at Morwenstow Church from 1834. …

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Culmstock Beacon Viewpoint

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Looking out across the Culm Valley, Culmstock Beacon is a wonderful place to take in far reaching views. You can see almost to Exeter on a clear day.

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East Soar Walkers' Hut

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Tea, coffee and snacks here. Pay using the provided honesty pot.

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Stanway Estate Information Hut

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Weird hut in the middle of nowhere there's a light switch and boards giving information to be honest it's quite creepy

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Old Stone Shelter in Dartmoor Forest

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Nice detail for keen photographers!

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Compass Cottage

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A charming National Trust owned cottage on the SW Coast Path with stunning views across the estuary.

Click or copy link below for further information

nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/devon/compass-cottage

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Brownsham Bothy

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National Trust Bothy in a quiet corner of the farm. A great stopping point, a short walk from the coastal path.

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YHA Coverack Hostel

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A brilliant YHA youth hostel on the Cornish coast as you drop down into Coverack. There are rooms in the main house, large teepee accommodation and camping facilities with an outside shower block, loos and a washing up sink.

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The Top 19 Huts and Cabins in South West England

Peppercombe Coach House

Brandy Head Observation Post

Hawker's Hut

Culmstock Beacon Viewpoint

East Soar Walkers' Hut

Stanway Estate Information Hut

Old Stone Shelter in Dartmoor Forest

Compass Cottage

Brownsham Bothy

YHA Coverack Hostel

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