Our top three treehouses for throwing a celebration

Say you’re trying to get seemingly impossible number, like 14 people, into the outdoors. It’s daunting. Short of a manor house, how do you get that many people out in nature but not in tents? Well, that’s where Rhiw Wood Treehouses come in. At this incredible spot, you’ll find two treehouses of equal stature and stunning-ness. You’ve got a king size bed, three singles and a double sofa bed in each treehouse, so you could arrange your couples and singles wherever they best fit. Or take the fun approach and flip coins, arm wrestle or compete in otherwise ridiculous games to see who goes where.

Once the beds are assigned, it’ll be time to move onto relaxation, and you’re spoilt for choice. By the time you’ve poured yourself a glass of wine, you’ll turn around to find your other guests draped over sofas on the balcony, or clinking glasses on the al fresco table – they’ll be huddled into the nook underneath on the sofa, and a few might already be soaking in the hot tub. There’ll be people toasting marshmallows on the firepit, and someone swinging in a hammock – and you’ve not even wandered the 80m down the track to the other treehouse…

Guest Chris, said: “A fantastic stay from start to finish. Beautiful treehouse in a wonderful setting, the hosts went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed. Thoroughly enjoyed our weekend.”

Every day feels like a party when you’re staying in a treehouse with a tunnel slide that shoots you down to the cosy den beneath. The challenge is whether you can whizz down without spilling your drink? Perhaps it depends how many you’ve already had… Rufus’s Roost is a fairytale-turreted Yorkshire wonderland that sleeps six where grown-ups can be big kids for a few days and the real kids can run wild on outdoor adventures. Toss a coin for who gets to sleep in the atmospheric mezzanine deck under the eaves and if it’s not you, insist on first dibs in the fairy-lit hot tub. The views from the meltingly warm bubbles are incredible – rolling green farmland stretches out for miles, perfect for bird watching and stargazing.

If food is at the heart of your celebration, you’re our kind of people and you’ve come to the right place. Nominate a head chef, let them loose on the outdoor fire pit, wood fired pizza oven or Rangemaster oven and see what delights they conjure up. Pick up a few local goodies to add some flavour to your party in the award-winning town of Malton, known as ‘Yorkshire’s food capital’. You’ll find farm-to-fork produce, fantastic independent shops and delicious eateries serving regional food and drink. For a fun day out, take the kids to Flamingo Land, hike from Baxby Manor or spook yourselves on a ghost tour in York.

Guest Rachel recommends that you believe the hype, saying: “We had really high hopes for Rufus’s Roost after ogling the pictures for the good part of a year – and it did not disappoint”

The slide theme whooshes on at Silva Treehouse, a palatial hideaway that sleeps six in the Lake District. This one descends to a whole games area set up for competitive table tennis tournaments and mixing drinks at the bar.

When it’s time to unwind, grab a glass of fizz and go for a long soak in Silva’s private hot tub. Drink in the breathtaking mountain views and decide whose turn it is to run the pizza oven later. If you think the celebrations are likely to involve a tipple or three, give yourselves an easy start the next morning and pre-order a hearty breakfast basket from the owners (£12.50 for two people) containing sausages and bacon from their outdoor reared pigs and eggs from the chickens.

Exploring incredible places is one of the best ways to make memories as a group so make sure you gather the troops and go for a hike in the Pennines, hit the local mountain bike trails or set sail on a peaceful lake cruise on Ullswater Steamers. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and you’ll find yourselves itching to get back to your magical treehouse after a day of adventures.

Guest Louisa said: ‘The whole place is thought out so well, with another amazing surprise round every corner. Such a luxury experience but at the same time feeling totally cut off from the outside world! We all fell in love with Silva and did not want to leave’.