Book Self Catering Holiday Cottages in the UK and explore our wonderful countryside
There is nothing like a getaway holiday in the UK in one of the many beautiful farm holiday cottages available throughout the areas of outstanding natural beauty and National Parks such as the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, Norfolk Broads, Dorset, Devon, Peak District, Snowdonia, Exmouth, Northumberland, Cornwall, Dartmoor, Scotland, Wales and many more places and settings.
The attractions of a holiday cottage are that you answer to no-one - self catering is always easy when the cottages are well-equipped, a coal or log fire during the autumn and winter (holiday cottages often have their own pre-supplied coal bunker) plus the fact that you can head off for a week or just a 3 or 4 day break. For that reason, self-catering holiday cottages are very popular at half-term, Christmas, New Year and many other weekends when couples or families just want to get away for a few days.
Holiday cottages in the UK remain popular throughtout the year as families, trippers and walkers are just as likely to seek solace and peace in the winter months as well as the naturally more popular summer months. We've put together an excellent selection of holiday cottage providers for you so that you can browse and select the perfect short break or even longer holiday. Holiday cottages in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are hugely popular and, if you're feeling very adventurous, France also has an idyllic countryside full of excellent cottages.
Country Holidays - choose from over 4,000 properties in the UK
English Country Cottages - 20 years experience throughout England, Scotland and Wales
Country Cottages in Scotland - the finest selection of holiday cottages in Scotland
Irish Country Cottages - over 30 years' experience of of holiday properties in Ireland
Blakes Country Cottages - thousands of cottages across the UK and Ireland
Holiday Cottages Direct - book direct to independent cottage owners in the UK and Ireland
France Holiday Cottages
If you're feeling more ambitious and want to explore France, French Country Cottages has an excellent selection of France holiday cottages covering all popular regions such as Champagne, Burgundy, Normandy, Brittany, the Loire and many more areas. Click here to see their selection of France holiday cottages.
Travel to France
If you're travelling to France to stay in a holiday cottage, then you'll probably need transport that includes the car. Sea France is the best way to travel by ferry from Dover to Calais with prices and offer starting from just £30. Click here to book a ferry with Sea France.
If you want to travel to the north west of France, Condor Ferries runs ferry routes from Weymouth to St Malo and Poole to St Malo as well as Portsmouth to Cherbourg. Click here to book a ferry to Brittany with Condor Ferries.
Car Rental
If you need a bigger car, people carrier or 4x4 to squeeze your family and luggage for your holiday in the UK or France, the best option is to hire exactly what you need for your holiday.
National Car Rental and Hertz allow you to hire exactly what you need so that you'll have room for the family and all that luggage.
Click here to hire a car with National Car Rental
Click here to rent a car with Hertz rentacar