First class cabins - Telegraph One of those rarities that scarcely ever reach the market, Oak Lodge in Liphook, Hampshire, is an old wooden house with an overgrown garden hidden close to the centre of the village. It backs on to Liphook bowling green and is just half a mile from the station (an hour to Waterloo). It was probably built between the wars and will sell to a cash buyer. To value it we had to weigh the non-traditional construction which may not qualify for a mortgage, against the fantastic location," says Guy Emanuel at Hamptons (01428 722031) who is asking for offers more than £175,000. Stonerush Lakes lies in a fold in the Cornish landscape five miles from Fowey. Holiday cabins are hidden among the trees and set around three fishing lakes, with an old mill converted into a clubhouse. "It is absolutely beautiful," says Judy Thompson, who owns one of the cabins with her husband, Andrew. Ours looks down a lake, with fields in the distance. It has two bedrooms, oak floors, a hot tub on the terrace, woodburner inside and separate utility room to swallow the washing after days on the beach. They are now selling at £225,000 through Chartesedge (01803 863108) because they want to buy a bigger main home in Buckinghamshire. We bought this really because we wanted to let it, and so we have actually only had one holiday there ourselves because it has let so well. Our return has been about six per cent. The cabin lets at £500 to £1,300 a week through Hoseasons. The cabin with a posh hotel attached is a new phenomenon. You can buy a woodland lodge at The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Estate, Tregorrick, for family holidays and let it for the rest of the year. Successful executives with small children and empty nesters with extended families are buying. The hotel is a restored country house, so owners have use of the parkland, infinity pool, health spa, tennis courts and restaurants. David and Victoria Coubrough, company directors with four children between 16 and 25, have bought here. They can book another home or a bedroom in the hotel if they have extra friends or family staying. "The hotel restaurant is so close when we don't want to cook," says David. It suits their older children and they are looking forward to having grandchildren there. The estate is selling homes with huge windows and terraces at £237,500 for two bedrooms and £283,750 for three (sales: 01726 874545 or thecornwall.com). Owners can choose to keep the homes for six weeks of the year (including two peak season) and let them for the rest with a guaranteed rental return (net of costs) of six per cent for three years. St Ives, Charlestown, the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and Watergate Bay are all nearby. Off the west coast of Scotland, out on the remotest part of the Isle of Lewis where the tarmac road comes to an end, is a cabin made entirely of wood, built from Nordic pine, shipped over in 2003 from Finland and erected right by the Atlantic. The Wooden House has more than a mile of beams incorporated into it, a large woodburner as well as oil central heating to keep it warm, cathedral-height ceilings and four bedrooms, one with a sauna. Yet there is comfort and modernity, with views out across the ocean to the Flannan Isles and St Kilda. Summer could be spent fishing, walking the high cliffs and mountains or messing about in boats. For company there are red deer, grey seals, otters and eagles. "There are five outbuildings, which the owners use at the moment to weave their own tweed," says Toby Speke of Knight Frank (0131 222 9600), who is selling it at £225,000. The weather changes very quickly. I arrived to see it in lashing rain and very rough seas, and two hours later I was on an amazing walk in bright sunshine. There is also a croft, available separately, and approval from the Crofter Commission. Would-be hermits should apply.