Have you ever just shut off from the outside world? Sometimes it's nice to just enjoy the peaceful tranquility of nature itself, not picking up a phone every five minutes the second it buzzes, with no light pollution disrupting the view of the stars. No distractions, just time to turn off from everything but you.
Hill view cabin is an Airbnb just on the Wales/England border in Shropshire, a ten-minute drive from Knighton. With views as far as the eye can see of fields and greenery, it's easy to detach yourself from the outside world and just enjoy the experience. Even with it being in such a secluded area, however, the nearest shop is located in Knighton where you can get the food and anything else you may need for your stay if you haven't bought it in advance.
The beauty didn't stop once we entered the cabin - it only grew. We knew we were in for a treat when we walked up the gravel path, onto the wooden platform and let ourselves in through the double glass doors. It was made up of two rooms: the main room you walk into where the one side is where the double bed is located, a double sofa with a little coffee table next to it with a perfect view straight through the glass doors when the curtains were
open and of the TV (which was on a moveable arm on the wall to allow it to face the bed or the sofa), and next to the sofa was a kitchen counter with a gas hob, kettle and sink on and below the cupboards below held a mini fridge and kitchen necessities such as pots and pans, a toaster and plates, with cutlery and mugs beside the sink and on a shelf above. Opposite this counter was a wooden table with two seats and mats for bowls and plates.
The second room was the bathroom, which you accessed through a sliding wooden
door between the table and sink, making use of the space rather than having a regular door swing out and cause a clutter of space. The bathroom felt very modern, sticking to a black and white theme along with the 'kitchen' area. The cabin was decorated simply, with a number of cushions and a painting with highland cows on, which was one of my favourite elements of the cabin.
"Fluffy cows!" I had stated the second we walked in.
Automatic lights came on when you exited the cabin, allowing you to leave knowing you wont trip over an unknown hazard. A switch inside also switched on spotlights which led along the path to another favourite of mine: a hot tub. The wood-fired hot tub is located under a cover, allowing you to enjoy it in all conditions, and the atmosphere is amazing with LED lights surrounding the roof area, which you can choose to be a colour of your choice! Our host, Luke, supplied us with logs and firelighters to start it up, along with instructions accompanied with pictures on how to get it going. The first night, we had no issues but the second night the windy weather was our downfall, so we opted for a cozy night inside instead. Although the WiFi wasn't very strong, it was enough to load up Netflix on the TV, but it would buffer whenever either of us tried to load something on our phones! Throughout the stay, we made the decision to not tackle with struggling to get Instagram or TikTok to load more than one post or a video at a time, or a link to take 10 minutes to open, and just switch off. It allowed us that healthy break we needed, allowing us to unwind from assignments and general life chaos, so it was a blessing for us to not have the choice there in a way.
Our final morning, we decided to get up early to enjoy the sunrise. Struggling out of bed was made easier by the fact the cabin had fully functioning heating, so we weren't getting up to a freezing room. Pancakes was for breakfast, before we settled on the sofa to watch through the windows at the first light appearing. Sheep wandered over the hill as the wind blew heavily, but the cabin remained entirely stable despite the strong gusts that almost blew me over when we packed our things away in the car.
There was a slight sadness as we left this haven, opening the wooden gate to drive out and watching it disappear in the distance behind us. We would definitely be visiting again.
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