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Adults-only luxury wellness retreat on the edge of the Forest of Dean. Premium & dog-friendly

Hand-built cabins & stone cottages with private saunas, hot tubs, secure gardens, and a natural wild swimming pool.

29/10/2026

We can’t take away any forecasted rain, but we can help you imagine somewhere you’d rather be.

Close your eyes and picture this. It’s 7:30am on a random Tuesday in February.

You’ve just run yourself a hot bath in the outdoor bathtub. There’s dew on the grass, the air is cold against your cheeks and the wildlife is only just beginning to wake up.

Your coffee is freshly brewed, steam is rising from the bath and you can hear the birds starting their morning chorus.

You sink into the warm water, wrap your hands around your mug and spend a little while doing absolutely nothing.

Now, I know we all wish every Tuesday in February could look like this, but we do have a few pockets of availability to make that wish a reality.

To book, comment ‘Cabin’ and we’ll send you the link 🛁

27/10/2026

We can’t take away the forecasted rain this week, but we can help you imagine somewhere you’d rather be.

Close your eyes and picture this. It’s 7:30am on a random Tuesday in February.

You’ve just run yourself a hot bath in the outdoor bathtub. There’s dew on the grass, the air is cold against your cheeks and the wildlife is only just beginning to wake up.

Your coffee is freshly brewed, steam is rising from the bath and you can hear the birds starting their morning chorus.

You sink into the warm water, wrap your hands around your mug and spend a little while doing absolutely nothing.

Now, I know we all wish every Tuesday in February could look like this, but we do have a few pockets of availability to make that wish a reality.

To book, comment ‘Cabin’ and we’ll send you the link 🛁

22/10/2026

I love summer, but I’ve always thought our little corner of the countryside comes alive the most in the colder months.

I love layering up for chilly dog walks, dewy mornings that feel plucked from a movie, and then cosying up in front of the log burner at any given opportunity.

Our dog-friendly cottages are made for this weather, and we have availability in December for a (well-deserved) pre-Christmas slow down.

And of course, we couldn’t put this post out without recommending a place for the all-important Sunday roast. The Red Hart Inn in Blaisdon is an hour’s walk through the beautiful woodland and is dog friendly too.

To book your December stay in one of our dog-friendly cottages, comment ‘Cottage’ 🐾

20/10/2026

100 five star reviews 🥹⭐️

It’s a milestone we’re feeling rather proud of here at The Roost Retreats.

When you run an accommodation business, you put so much thought into the experience you want your guests to have. From the retreats themselves to all those little details that you hope will make someone’s stay that bit more special.

And while we know how much we love this little corner of the Forest of Dean, it’s a lovely feeling knowing that the people who come to stay love it just as much.

Especially when so many of you choose to come back again!

Comment ‘Roost’ and we’ll send you the link to explore our (5 star) dog friendly retreats 🐾

15/10/2026

Being dog owners ourselves has a lot to do with how we’ve created The Roost Retreats.

Because when you’ve spent years taking your own dogs on holiday, you start to realise which little things make all the difference to a stay.

And those are exactly the things we wanted to make sure we got right.

Of course, we want our guests to enjoy all the luxuries of a lovely cabin getaway, but we also want them to feel completely comfortable bringing their dogs along too.

No worrying about them wandering off, awkward side eyes, or feeling like you have to compromise on the kind of place you’d usually choose to stay here.

Comment ‘Roost’ and we’ll send you the details of our dog friendly retreats

13/10/2026

May 2027 be the year you tick off ‘staying somewhere with its own nature pool’.

The nature pool was always on my bucket list, as I’m sure it is yours.

…but maybe you didn’t realise a cabin with a sauna, outdoor bath and home cinema was also on your bucket list.

And if it is (now), we have lots of availability next year.

Comment ‘Cabin’ and we’ll send you the link 🔗

08/10/2026

This would be my cosy cabin stay checklist. What would yours be? 🤍

We’re well and truly into cosy cabin season and, to be honest, I’m a little jealous of our guests.

Cold, dewy mornings, but gorgeous autumnal sunshine in the afternoons. Firepit evenings that aren’t freezing, but cold enough to light the log burner when you head back into your cabin.

I know where I’d rather be!

To book your 2027 stay with us in one of our cabins, comment ‘Cabin’

06/10/2026

If you know me, you’ll know sustainability has never been something I’ve wanted to shout about just for the sake of looking good. It’s something that has mattered to us from the very beginning.

We’re incredibly lucky to run The Roost in such a beautiful little corner of the Forest of Dean, and with that comes a responsibility to look after it.

For me, the goal has always been to show that choosing to travel a little more thoughtfully doesn’t have to mean compromising on the experience.

You can still have the beautiful cabin, the outdoor bath, the sauna and all those little luxuries you look forward to when you go away, just with a little more thought behind how it all works.

We’re always learning, always looking for ways to do better, and incredibly proud of how far we’ve come.

You can read our full sustainability pledge on our website, linked in our bio.

01/10/2026

Sometimes the sound of the countryside is actually all you need.

Here, it really is all about the atmosphere. The birds, the trees, the crackle of the fire and that lovely feeling of being tucked away from everything.

And it’s not just us humans who benefit from it.

If you have a dog who’s slightly anxious or reactive, you’ll know how much difference a peaceful location can make. Fewer people passing by, less noise and less going on around them means they can properly settle into their stay too.

And when the pup is relaxed, you can relax a little more too.

Comment ‘Roost’ and we’ll send you the details of our dog friendly retreats.

29/09/2026

It’s officially cosy cottage season, and an appropriate time to confess I love this time of year… perhaps a little bit more than summer 🫣

The crackle of the log burner, fuzzy blankets, feeling a little less guilty for staying in because the weather is miserable.

At our dog friendly cottages, you can do all of that, but with the added luxury of a sauna and a dip in the nature pool. Not your average cottage stay.

We only have December dates left in our cottages for the rest of 2026, and we’d love to welcome you.

To book our cottages, comment ‘Cottage’ and we’ll send the link directly to your DMs.

Address

Jubilee Road, , Mitcheldean
Gloucester
GL170EE

Website

http://www.theroostretreats.co.uk/

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