Tree house holidays in Europe

Keycamp's self-catering treehouses in Northern France have been a big hit with familiesWe've updated our popular treehouse holiday page:

Our favourite treehouse holidays in Europe: 

Tree Houses in France
Here's one for the kids. A series of tree houses are available to hire at seven of Keycamp’s family-friendly French campsites – at Carnac Grand Metairie and Dol-de-Bretagne (both Brittany), at La Croix du Vieux Pont (near Disneyland), La Forêt (Vendée), Le Château des Marais (Loire), Le Val de Bonnal (Jura), and their latest site - at Paris International - in a residential suburb of Maisons Laffitte in north-west Paris (the campsite is within walking distance of the local train station, which takes just twenty minutes to the centre of Paris and also goes directly to Disneyland Paris).

The domed, thatched tree houses (pictured above) are wrapped around the truck of a tree about five metres off the ground up a spiralling staircase. Each has one double and four single beds, plus a large decked terrace. Five nights at La Croix du Vieux Pont for two adults and up to four children costs from £449, including midweek Dover-Calais ferry.

>> Read our Review of Keycamp's Treehouse in the Loire

>> For bookings and availability, see our full listing for Keycamp Treehouse Holidays

>> See our video of what it's like to stay in one of these magnificent treehouses in northern France:

The cosy interior of the treehouse at Perche dans le Perche, NormandyTreehouse in Normandy: 
Retreat to the branches of a sublime treehouse at the top of an immense Chestnut tree overlooking the valleys of Le Perche Natural Park, Normandy. Breakfast delivered in a picnic basket to your balcony. You won't want to come back down to earth. Greentraveller's Catherine Mack says: "Suspended on four mammoth wooden stilts, and built organically around its magnificent natural infrastructure, this was not only my idea of getting closer to holiday heaven, but also immediately transported me back to my happiest childhood memories." 
>> See the full listing for this magnificent treehouse: Perche dans le Perche.

Les Noctam'bulles Treehouses: Two wonderful tree-houses for 4-5 people at St Pierre Azif, part of the Ecodomaine of Bouquetôt. Costs from 140 Euros per person. >> For prices and location, see: Les Noctam'bulles Tree House in Normandy. Handy to travel there by ferry from either Caen or Le Havre. For more information about travelling across to France by ferry, see our Ferry Travel Planner: Ferry from Portsmouth to Caen and Ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre.

The high life of a treehouse in the south of FranceTreehouse in the South of France: Live in the lap of luxury at one of four plush tree-houses near Nice on the French Riviera. The stand-alone tree-houses (right) are built among oak and pine trees, 30m-high, and are reached via an outer wooden staircase where you climb up to a large double bedroom and ensuite bathroom. Back on terra firma, you can soak up the sun by a gorgeous natural swimming pool and it’s just a short walk to the pretty medieval village of St Paul de Vence. Treehouse costs from €150 B&B. Train from London to Nice costs from £109 return from where you can take bus no 400 to Saint-Paul de Vence for €2.60 return. >> See GreenTraveller's review of Orion B&B.

Treehouses in the UK

Cornwall: The Mighty Oak Tree Climbing Company in St. Columb Major, Cornwall offers tree-climbing courses as well as the chance to spend the night up a tree. You’re tied in at all times by a rope and harness and the idea is you try to sleep perched on a hammock suspended at all four corners – so it’s more like a tree camp than a tree-house. A guided climbing session and one night’s tree camping costs from £140 per person (www.mighty-oak.co.uk, 07890 698 651). Nearest train station is Lostwithiel.

Tree-houses in Portugal: A glorious treehouse and lovingly restored farmhouse in a beautiful valley in the Algarve with beautiful views, mountain streams and a lovely swimming lake - great for afternoon dips. If you can steal yourself away from the peaceful surroundings, then not too far away are some of the most stunning beaches of the southern Portuguese coast. Costs from 1,000 Euro per week. >> For booking and travel information, see: Walnut Tree Farm, Algarve

Treehouses in Turkey: In the heart of the Taurus Mountains, Turkey ‘Kadir’s Tree House Hotel’ is a backpacker’s mecca on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast. The rickety tree-houses (for four to six people) come in all quirky shapes and sizes (including some semi-covered platforms) and expect crowds of people in the height of summer when it’s one big party. Vegetarian food is served all day long and there are lots of activities nearby, including mountain-biking, canoeing, rock-climbing, and a forested walk to the sea. Prices from about £10 per person per night. (www.kadirstreehouses.com; 90 (0)242 892 12 50).

Harptree's luxurious treehouse. Photo: Harptree Court

Article Watch: "Treehouse holidays are going up in the world, but the new Treehotel in Sweden's Lapland, with its futuristic pods, aims to soar above the rest", says Rhiannon Batten. Read her article in the Guardian on this futuristic treehouse pods near Stockholm: Rooms at the top

>> See also our luxury camping feature on Yurt holidays in Europe and all our Treehouse accommodation listings.