Based a mile inland from Trebarwith Strand (one of the most impressive beaches in North Cornwall), Kudhva is set in a 45-acre disused quarry with 180° views of the coastline.

Kudhva is an off-grid glampsite and event location with a difference. Left untouched, the site has become home to willow groves, gorse bushes and wildflowers; existing in harmony with mountainous slate stacks. The quarry pit is now a hidden lake fed by a waterfall and the southern edge of the site provides a stone walled, wild swimming reservoir. Kudhva is also home to a Grade II listed, Engine House, built in 1870 and restored by locals in the 1970’s, it’s the only one of its kind on this stretch of coast.

Kudhva allows you to immerse yourself in the rugged Cornish landscape, the slate piles frame the sea and Gull Rock, nestled at the bottom of the valley. As a totally off-grid site, the dream was to create a space which takes you away from every day, celebrates the sustainable, encourages you to be creative and creates a passive learning movement in small-scale architecture and the benefits of wild and off-grid living.

The Kudhva (Cornish for ‘hideout’) were designed as temporary structures which don’t impact the environment and are barely seen amidst the flora and fauna. Their design came about through the desire to experience this beautiful site by being immersed in its offerings. They are covered in a larch slatted skin and constructed from insulated paged-pine panels. Natural materials line the inside, built-in storage and the mezzanine bed allow for clean crisp lines in contrast to the textures and depths of the world outside. Standing high above the ground on timber legs these cabins appear to have landed here from another world.

Our shared reception building stands at the centre of our site and houses a kitchen, epic dining table and our hot showers and toilets.