Hidden Horizon

Five pods, and only one thing separates them

Hidden Horizon is a five pod site on a smallholding in the hills behind Clydebank, close enough to Glasgow to be a city break and far enough up the road to be quiet. The pods are named Harper, Haggis, Hawk, Honey and Heron, and all five are built the same: a king size bed with cotton sateen linen, a sofa bed, an en-suite shower room, a kitchenette and a private hot tub on composite decking. All five cost £240 a night.

The one difference worth booking by is dogs. Haggis and Honey take them, at £25 a dog and one dog per booking, with a mat, bowls and treats waiting. The other three do not, so if you are bringing a dog you are choosing between two pods rather than five.

Inside there is underfloor heating, wifi, a 24 inch television, and board games and books. Robes, slippers and towels are laid out, with Land&Water toiletries, Pukka teas, Tassimo pods, Scottish biscuits and chilled spring water in the fridge. The kitchen is a two ring ceramic hob, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster, with pans and crockery, so you can cook properly but not roast anything. The barbecue area and fire pit are shared, in a heated communal space with seating.

The site featured on Channel 4's Four in a Bed in October 2024.

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Clydebank is not where most people expect to find a hot tub in a field, and that is the useful part. The Kilpatrick Hills start behind the site, so the walking begins at the gate rather than at the end of a drive, and the owners put Glasgow ten miles off. Shops, restaurants and bars, including a Tesco Express, are under a mile away.

North of here the ground rises into Loch Lomond and the southern edge of the national park, and the owners point walkers at the hills on the doorstep and the West Highland Way beyond them. Turn the other way and the city is close enough for a museum day and a hot tub the same evening, the Riverside Museum among them.