24 Holiday Cottages Sleeping 16

If you like your outdoors wild and wonderful and your indoors calm and super luxurious, Hethersdale is for you. With the rugged Lake District around you and luxury accommodation, Hethersdale is made for carefree and special times with family and friends.

Tillbridge Hall has a true sense of grandeur with lofty, ornate ceilings, beautiful furniture and artwork. This Grade ll listed gem is a house for special celebrations, a house that captures a consummate blend of understated luxury and relaxed hospitality within its historic walls.

Boleyn Hall is a classic Georgian farmhouse with 65 acres in rural Suffolk, just 40 minutes’ drive from the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Relax immediately into this sumptuous, informal oasis, which exudes character, inside and out.

Tarndale Hall does things its own way. From the outside, a study in classic Georgian architecture. From the inside, a glorious blend of history and modernity with a plethora of show-stopping features and a splash of style.

This ultimate super-luxe hideaway is set in a walled garden on a beautiful country estate in Suffolk. The grand hall with vaulted ceilings is perfect for gatherings and there’s an optional adjacent cottage for bigger groups. Magical, charming and unforgettable.

Owned by the same family since the 15^th century, Ebrington Manor is a beautiful Cotswold manor house. Situated amidst the orchards of a fruit farm in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is the very essence of rural England.

Step off the world for a while in this beautiful house, hidden in a forest vale. Newly built in 2021, Oak Vale is a picture of understated elegance in neutral tones and natural materials, utterly in harmony with its forest home - the ideal place to bring family or friends. 

Only birdsong and the breeze through the trees - and perhaps the ‘hellos’ of the resident donkey – fill the air in these four acres. With self-contained properties dotted round the grounds, it’s like your own peaceful village at Parsonage House.

If you yearn to escape to a place of peace and beauty, stay at Combe House in the heart of Somerset. This country manor oozes old English charm and elegance, with marble fireplaces, antique furniture and family portraits, with lovely views from almost every room.

Dating back to the 17th century, Charborne Manor has been lovingly refurbished, blending the best of the old and the new. With space for up to 16 people, a host of playtime extras - including a tennis court, a wood-fired hot tub and a games room - it sets the scene for a dream holiday.

Belwick Hall is a proper country house; a glorious, Grade II listed property with a traditional knapped flint façade that puts it firmly in Norfolk. It greets you with a grand entrance hall, sweeping carved oak staircase and portraits on the walls. Gather your brood and surrender to its charms.

White Gable House in Exeter is a Grade II listed property with modern monochrome interiors. It has a city address with lots of outdoor space, and it’s a minimalist home which feels cosy and welcoming. This story of contrasts, along with its proximity to the Devon coast, make White Gable House rather special.

With a centuries-old history, Netherstone Hall is a handsome Yorkshire hall, sumptuously refurbished for modern life.

It’s rare to find a large, luxury holiday home with direct access to the beach on England’s south coast. And even rarer to find it in such an unspoilt location as this. The sea truly is the star at Sea Star, and you will find yourself gazing out to it from almost every room.

Pretty villages, ancient hedgerows and a neighbouring 12-acre wild orchard surround this serene, Queen Anne-style property in the Waveney Valley in Suffolk. Feel the busy world drop away as you pull up on the drive.

Penbridge House is worthy of a second look. Deep in the Somerset countryside with rural views in every direction, it’s also just a few fields from the world’s most famous music festival, Glastonbury.

The Cedar Barn is a magnificent and modern barn conversion with open-plan living and a host of rather special extras.

One of the most historic houses on our books, Highchurch House was once a Tudor tythe barn that’s now a fabulous holiday home, with an outdoor pool, a hot tub and six sumptuous bedrooms sleeping 16. Amidst the ancient brickwork and characterful beams, modern comforts abound.

One of the best ways to switch off and relax is to surround yourself with natural beauty. That’s why we all love our countryside breaks. And at Hillacre House in Somerset – one of England’s prettiest counties – the countryside is all around you. It’s visible from every window, from the sweeping lawns, and from the hot tub.

Set among the trees with glimpses of the sea beyond, Devonhill in Salcombe feels like the most exciting treehouse. As the wooded garden slopes steeply below, the balconies are among the treetops. Large sliding doors sweep aside to capture the full effect where you can gather for a barbecue, hide in a hanging seat with a good book, or immerse yourself in the hot tub.

Dip your head as you enter beneath ancient beams and low ceilings, run your hand along the exposed Welsh stone walls, and warm yourself in the glow the log burner. This cottage may be cosy but it has room for up to 16 guests in seven luxury ensuite bedrooms.