Unplugged, the UK’s original ‘off grid cabin’ escape to offer three-night digital detoxes, welcomes new Manchester cabin, named Peggy.
Available from 19 April and a one hour’s drive (or a one hour and 20 minutes train) from Manchester City Centre, Unplugged invites tired, busy and burnt-out folk to enjoy the ultimate break to switch off. Embracing a 72-hour digital detox, the optimum time to reap the benefits of a true digital detox, Peggy’s guests will have the opportunity to improve problems associated with high screentime, such as brain fog, poor sleep quality, anxiety and lack of productivity.
Situated just minutes from Cheshire’s renowned “Sandstone Trail”, Peggy has far-reaching views of rolling hills and is not far from the local village of Tarporley. A little different from its sister cabin, Luna – which launched in October last year and has been almost fully booked since opening – Peggy has a lower bed and a different shaped structure whilst still filled with the essentials required for a tech-free holiday.
On arrival, guests have the option to lock their digital devices in a lockbox for three days. These are swapped for an old school Nokia mobile (Snake included), a physical map to explore the scenic surroundings, an instant camera with film and a cassette player.
Built with comfort in mind, there’s also access to a hot shower, hotel quality bedding and a fully equipped kitchen with gas hob. No Wi-Fi is available. A benefit of being in nature is that Peggy’s residents can reconnect with their immediate surroundings and consequently improve their sleep, productivity and overall relationships with their devices.
Entrepreneurs, friends and co-founders, Hector Hughes and Ben Elliot, are the creative visionaries behind Unplugged and created the escapes due to their own, personal experiences from spending too much time behind a screen.
Commenting Peggy’s launch, Co-founder Hector Hughes comments: “Since we introduced Luna to the Cheshire region last October, we’ve been at an almost full capacity. This demonstrates there’s a demand for accessible destinations to help people living in these areas resolve problems associated with burn out, stress, tiredness – and too often these come associated with too much screentime.
“As well as the health benefits enjoyed, we’re also noticing an increase in people choosing to stay to help them reconnect with themselves, as well as their partners. Digital detoxes allow for quality time without the constant distraction of their devices, and we’ve even hosted a few engagements too! It was therefore an easy, natural decision to give Luna a sister, and we’re delighted to welcome Peggy this spring.”
Like all of Unplugged’s cabins, Peggy is sustainably built and runs solely on solar power. While boasting this new triangular shape, this cabin will also be fit with panoramic windows immediate to the bed, allowing guests to wake naturally and swap ‘blue light’ for ‘starlight’. Dogs are also welcome and like all of Unplugged’s cabins, Peggy has also been named by a previous guest’s dog and crowdsourced by the brands loyal community.
Peggy is the 17th cabin to join Unplugged’s portfolio of beautiful, idyllic escapes, with plans confirmed to expand this number to 40 in other UK locations by the end of 2023.
All escapes are for three nights, the optimum time for a digital detox, and start from £390 per cabin.
