If you have read the adventures of Tom Sawyer, the stories of Mr. Samochodzik or you just dreamed of a treehouse that would not be ashamed of any true adventurer - we can make your wish come true! Here, on a few trees in the Lublin region, there is a secret base where not only children can rest. Adults who sleep here wake up with a big smile on their lips and admit that we had a great idea with this house.
In a few soldier words: get ready for a light survival. There is no electricity here, the shower is outside, as is the unusual toilet, and you have to refill the water yourself. If you are not afraid of climbing the ladder, you are not afraid to get dirty, you can enjoy communing with nature, you do not miss satin bedding, you want to be alone with yourself in the middle of the forest, then there is no help for you - pack headlamps, powerbanks and thermoses! We are waiting!
We sleep unusual, because we sleep in a two-story tree house! The lower room is located 5 m above the ground and there are two 1x2m stackable beds, we can also combine them into one 2x2m and sleep, for example, with a child in the middle. Two adults and up to two small children will comfortably spend time in the cottage. So far, the following combinations have proven successful:
- two adults,
- two adults plus a child,
- one adult and two children.
The second floor of the cottage resembles a tent with a glass floor. It is located 9 meters above the ground and from this height you can admire the surroundings. There is a sauna at your disposal - it is also located in the trees, a tub with hot water (the one is already on the ground), an observation deck, a shower (you have to draw the water yourself using a rope and a pulley) and a toilet. And let's stop at it. The toilet has a glass door (take it easy, no one called you without looking) - you can call it eccentricity, we call it the maximum approach to nature in an acceptable comfort. We guarantee that sitting on the toilet has never been so exciting!
In the summer season there are mosquitoes, sometimes the house will creak and creak, and from a distance you can hear an overzealous rooster - besides, there is silence, which is conducive to long sleep.
Like survival, you have to get food yourself. Preferably in a nearby grocery store (about 2 km from the cottage) - you won't starve to death, because it is open all week. Even closer, less than a kilometer, is the Sienkiewicz Winery, where the owners organize tastings for our guests at promotional prices (PLN 100 per person or PLN 60 per person if there are more than 2 people).
In the house you have dishes, cutlery, stove, kettle, coffee and tea, a set of candles (we remind you that we do not have electricity). In addition, we also have an ecological fridge for drinks, i.e. a few-meter hole in the ground with a special insert for drinks that are cooled in deep water.
If you miss civilization and someone who will cook for you, we recommend you go to Lubartów and the Stara Łaźnia restaurant located there, to Stara Octownia or a bit further to Mandragora in Lublin (dumplings to lick your fingers!).
How can you get bored with so many great attractions around? Let's start with the fact that you can go to the forest for a forest bath, which, according to the Japanese art of shinrin-yoku, can de-stress, calm down and lower blood pressure.
It must be remembered, however, that the conditions here enforce different standards, the water for the tubs, although it is changed cyclically, just after filling the tubs and treating it with an agent protecting it against harmful bacteria and algae, after the first heating, it precipitates sediments, their amount and color depends on the content of iron and other components. In civilized conditions, filters and pool vacuum cleaners collect such deposits from us, just like a few needles or a leaf is something normal. Clean water is safe for the user, clear, odorless, but sediments, tree pollen are something completely normal here and you should remember about it.
Surroundings of our village and neighboring communes, e.g. Niedźwiady, Firleja, Kamionki are very attractive areas for cycling - be sure to take two-wheelers with you. Marked routes run along unconventional trails, away from the road and allow you to discover field and forest roads, the beautiful Kozłowiecki Landscape Park, the Wieprz River Valley, the Ciemięga Valley, the surrounding forests and lakes. On the route you can admire monuments, monuments of nature and places of national remembrance. What's more, in the nearby Lubartów, the Bike Festival is organized every year and several interesting routes are prepared. The most interesting bicycle routes in the area are: Central Roztocze Bicycle Trail, Urszulin Eco-Trail - Perehod, Bug River Bicycle Trail (Janów Podlaski - Hrubieszów), Kazimierz Dolny - Kraśnik Trail, Lublin - Kazimierz Dolny Trail, Lublin - Wola Uhruska Trail, Eastern Bicycle Trail Green Velo.
In the area, you can go kayaking on the Wieprz River, which is the most Lublin river, which has its sources in Roztocze and flows all the way to the Vistula near Dębno. Wieprz is very kayak-friendly, and most sections are perfectly marked. At the end of June, a canoe marathon is organized, where you can choose a distance of 40 or 100 km. If you want to try your hand at riding or you are experienced riders, the area abounds in brilliant horse trails: Poleski Horse Trail, Roztocze Horse Trail, Horse Trail of the Radzyńska Land of Cordiality, Horse Trails of the Land of Loess Gorges or Ułański Horse Trail.
History enthusiasts can choose one of the historical trails: the Lublin Renaissance Trail
. part of the Way of St. James, the Central Roztocze Geotouristic Trail or the Trail of the Eastern Front of World War I.
In the summer, you can take part in local events, such as the Leszkowice St. John's Biesiada, the L'ART Festival in August, the Harvest Festival in Lubartów in September or Lubartów morsowanie. We encourage you to visit the magical Kazimierz Dolny, the ruins of the castle in Janowiec, the spa town of Nałęczów with its beautiful Zdrojowy Park and Lublin, whose multitude of attractions we recommend checking in our guides.
When you are tired, you can jump into a tub with hot water or climb a sauna session among the trees.
What’s there for children?
Children are usually satisfied with a head full of ideas, because in such a unique place they organize their games on their own - they build bases, climb ladders, swing on a swing or pretend to cross rope bridges. For those willing, we can rent a mini cross for an additional fee. We have no facilities for babies and no toys.
With great pleasure, slightly older hikers will go on nature paths in the Poleski National Park or the Roztocze National Park (be sure to look for pond turtles). It is worth taking the kids to the Ark Ranch in Serniki, where there is a mini zoo, a narrow-gauge railway and various attractions for children: carriage rides and sleigh rides in winter. Be sure to go to the Wild Children Reserve in Lublin, to the center of summer attractions - Słoneczny Wrotków by the Zemborzycki Lagoon, the amazing trail of Lublin Legends, or to the Beekeeping Open-Air Museum in Pszczela Wola.
