Treat your family to a holiday in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales that they will remember for a lifetime. The Old Vicarage is a gorgeous early-Victorian property that sleeps 9 people (10 by arrangement) in five bedrooms. Original features and antique furnishings are brought into the 21st Century with the addition of a high-quality entertainment system, WiFi and a 15-metre indoor swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. Guests have plenty of space both indoors and out, with direct access to the River Swale and stunning views from every window. The owners have worked hard to create a space that is both welcoming and luxurious, earning a 5-Star Gold Award from Visit England. Tourist board rating: 5 Star Gold
The current Ashbourne Hall is modern compared with the original medieval house. Dating from the 1780s, this spacious Georgian manor overlooks Ashbourne Park and sleeps 22 guests in 10 luxurious bedrooms. It's ideal for a holiday with your extended family, hen parties, and work functions. The property is on the edge of the Peak District, a short stroll from Ashbourne's superb bars and restaurants.
Live the luxurious life of a star at Hollywood House. The substantial holiday house sleeps 40 people in 16 bedrooms with 14 bathrooms. It's the perfect group accommodation for hen parties, work events, retreats, and unforgettable celebrations. Amenities include a casino, dining room/conservatory with a bar, a games room, and five acres of grounds with a spa pool, hot tub, and secret cabin in the woods. Hollywood House is two miles from Belper and just over half an hour from Chatsworth House and Alton Towers.
If you're planning a hen party, family reunion, or work retreat, look no further than Shepherd's View Lodge. The owners have taken a character barn in a stunning location and transformed it into a beautiful holiday home with excellent self-catering amenities and space for 16 people to sleep in seven ensuite bedrooms. It's a wonderfully peaceful location three miles from Ashbourne and only a mile from the Red Lion pub in Kniveton, between the Peak District National Park and Carsington Water. Chatsworth House, Alton Towers, and many other Derbyshire attractions are all within easy reach.
Stay within walking distance of the Hawkshead Brewery, the Eagle and Child pub, and some great shops and cafes at The Wheelhouse at Staveley. Located in the bustling Cumbrian village of Staveley, The Wheelhouse puts you close to the action with a good range of amenities on the doorstep, whilst being within easy access of the rest of the Lake District. The contemporary property, which is only a few miles from both Kendal and Windermere, can accommodate up to six guests in three bedrooms. Facilities like the Swedish sauna, secure storage for bikes and pushchairs, and a drying room makes it perfect for families and groups of friends who want to enjoy the spectacular Lake District without compromising on comfort.
A delightful self catering ground floor of a barn conversion located in the picturesque village of Bainbridge near Askrigg and Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. An ideal location for exploring the areas many attractions and perfect for walkers, cyclists and those with a passion for being outdoors. Walks straight from the front door and a log burner to return home to at the end of the day.
Ellers Cottage sits close to Loughrigg Tarn and enjoys spectacular Lake District views. Recently built in a traditional Lakeland style, the cottage can sleep five people in three bedrooms and is ideal for families or friends staying in the Lake District National Park. Ambleside is ten minutes away, and Grasmere and Windermere are also within easy reach. There is ample opportunity for walking, cycling, fishing, golf and sightseeing all within a few miles so you can plan the perfect Lake District holiday.
This fabulous holiday retreat gives guests an opportunity to stay in the studio of the pre-Raphaelite artist, Valentine Cameron Prinsep. The Studio is only 50 metres from the shingle shore of Pevensey Bay, where William the Conqueror landed in 1066, and within walking distance of pubs and cafes. Pevensey Castle and Herstmonceux Castle are both nearby, and Eastbourne is just a few miles along the coast. The Studio has been renovated to a high standard to offer very comfortable accommodation for up to seven people in four bedrooms. Tourist board rating: 4 Star Gold
Sitting in the pretty seaside village of Eype on Dorset's beautiful West Coast, Clematis Cottage is everything you could wish for in a coastal holiday cottage. With cosy yet stylish accommodation including a log burner, and garden with fabulous views, the cottage is perfect all year round and within walking distance of the village pub and beach. Coastal walks on the doorstep, along with an abundance of attractions for day trips out.
With its quiet location within walking distance of the centre of Brockenhurst, Hazel House is perfect for large or extended families or groups of friends who want a comfortable holiday house from which to explore the beautiful New Forest National Park. There is little passing traffic (safe for free-roaming ponies, donkeys and deer) and the house has space for up to eight guests (plus an infant) in four bedrooms. Favourite New Forest attractions like Beaulieu National Motor Museum are nearby, whilst the beach and Solent are only a few miles away.
With its two beautiful beaches, lively harbour and marina, and a fantastic array of places to eat and drink, it is no surprise that West Bay is a favourite Jurassic Coast holiday destination with people who appreciate that it offers so much while remaining relatively peaceful even in the height of summer. West Bay Cottage is a charming Grade II listed property within walking distance of it all, and only a mile and a half from bustling Bridport. The cottage sleeps four people in two bedrooms and is a favourite with both couples and small families.
With space for up to eight guests to holiday in comfort, together with the ability to hire one of the additional properties at Manesty to sleep up to 14, Manesty Band is ideal for large or extended families, or groups of friends who want to get-away together in the Lake District. The location in the Borrowdale Valley, less than a mile from the shore of Derwentwater and only a few miles from Keswick, is perfect for beautiful walks to places like Catbells or sailing on the lake, and within easy reach some of the best attractions in the Lake District.
Manesty is a wonderful period farmhouse in the northern part of the Lake District that sleeps up to seven people in three bedrooms. Derwentwater is under a mile away while the vibrant market town of Keswick is only a few miles further, and there are footpaths from the door leading to places like Catbells and the ancient stone circle at Castlerigg. Guests can climb mountain peaks, fish, sail and cycle, or sit in the peaceful garden and enjoy the beautiful views towards Skiddaw, Blencathra and across the Borrowdale Valley. All the right ingredients for the perfect holiday!
Cocklety How Stable Loft is part of a fantastic collection of self-catering Lake District cottages at Manesty in the beautiful Borrowdale Valley. Nestled at the foot of Catbells, the apartment enjoys lovely views in all directions and is close to favourite Lake District attractions including Derwentwater, Keswick and Whinlatter Forest. There is space for up to five people to sleep in three bedrooms, with the potential to increase the loft to sleep seven people by combining it with neighbouring Cocklety How Studio.
Whether you are escaping for a long weekend, a week, or even longer, you will find that Cocklety How Byre is the ideal base for your Lake District holiday. The cottage, which is one of a collection of fantastic self-catering properties at Manesty, sits peacefully at the foot of Catbells with stunning views towards Skiddaw, Blencathra, Falcon Crag and Brown Dodd. The cottage is less than a mile from Grange village and the southern shore of Derwent Water, and five miles from Keswick, so it is perfect for couples who want somewhere quiet yet convenient to stay.
Surrounded by acres of private grounds with magnificent views of gardens and woodland fells, Manesty Dairy is a beautiful romantic holiday retreat. The northern part of the Lake District National Park and the Borrowdale Valley have some lovely walks, many of which are accessible from the front door of Manesty Dairy. Keswick is only five miles away, with a wealth of places to shop, eat and drink, as well as museums, a theatre, cinema and boat trips on Derwent Water. The converted Edwardian dairy is perfect for couples who are on their own or who are staying at Manesty as part of a larger group.
Full of Scottish charm, Glenuaig Lodge offers a unique holiday opportunity to truly escape away from it all in a dramatic wilderness on a Scottish estate in the Highlands. Accessed via a country track (four wheel drive required - hire available locally) you can enjoy complete solitude with no near neighbours and the only visitors being red deer and the occassional eagle soaring up above. Full of Victorian charm, this former shooting lodge is less than an hour's drive from Inverness and perfect for friends and families with fishing, clay pigeon shooting, deer stalking, hiking, mountain biking and 12,000 acres of beauty on the doorstep.
Live the Highland dream at Glencarron Lodge. This wonderful Victorian shooting lodge has been sympathetically modernised to comfortably accommodate groups of up to 18 guests in ten bedrooms looking for self-catering. The 12,000 acre estate - which is less than an hour's drive from Inverness - offers fishing, shooting, clay pigeon shooting, deer stalking, hiking, mountain biking and as much space and serenity as you and your party could desire. Take a day trip to the stunning beaches on the west coast or the Isle of Skye, or spend your holiday discovering charming villages. The Highland welcome is always warm and genuine at Glencarron Lodge.
Has an escape to the country ever looked as good as The Nest? The welcoming 19th-century cottage has been sympathetically restored to offer a luxurious stylish standard of accommodation for up to four people, making it ideal for couples or families. The peaceful location just outside Lincomb and close to Stourport-on-Severn and Kidderminster is within easy reach of the River Severn, Wyre Forest and the ancient city of Worcester, as well as attractions like Hanbury Hall and Arley Arboretum.
The Old Rectory is the perfect Georgian country house. The Grade II listed property sits close to the centre of Symondsbury, just a mile and a half from the coast and 100 metres from the Ilchester Arms pub. Eleven double bedrooms comfortably sleep up to twenty two adults, while several rooms also have single beds so that the house can accommodate large parties of up to twenty nine people. Four reception rooms, a large verandah and two acres of gardens means there is ample space, while proximity to country walks, the beaches of the Jurassic Coast and pretty towns and villages make it easy to arrange a stay that everyone will love whether you are there for a family celebration or a team building weekend with colleagues.
