Cottages and places to stay in Britain | Britain

Sycamore House
Hay-on-Wye, Powys
From £250 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 8
A Georgian townhouse full of character for an epic family and friend get-together. The best of Hay is a stroll away
Lulworth House
West Lulworth, Dorset
From £100 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
2 rooms for 2
Breathtaking views, coastal walks, wildflowers and pretty beaches. Return to a garden with a tropical feel, helpful hosts and sunny rooms
The Old Barn
Exbury, Hampshire
From £67 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
Former blacksmith’s workshop in a chocolate-box corner of the New Forest, where clematis climbs the trellis and all you hear are the birds
Woodchester Valley Vineyard Barns
Woodchester, Stroud, Gloucestershire
From £120 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
3 rooms for 2
Vineyard B&B suites in sympathetically restored barn. Your own entrance, light-filled rooms, terraces for sunny breakfasts & evening tipples
Old Post Cottage
Mortehoe, Devon
From £70 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 4
A neat white cottage with thick walls and bags of comfort in Mortehoe. Walk the coastal path, surf the beaches, eat the catch of the day
The Anchor Inn
Bridport, Dorset
From £125 p/n
Inn
3 rooms for 2
Cosy up by an open fire with a bowl of super fresh shellfish and a bottle of excellent wine. Sleep in one of three lovely, peaceful bedrooms
Venton Vean
Penzance, Cornwall
From £75 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
6 rooms for 2 - 4
This stylish B&B is foodie heaven. Its eclectic, multicultural menu - and décor to match - make for a special getaway to the Cornish coast
Meadow Barn at Bottle Farm
Axminster, Devon
From £95 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
A light, airy and comfortable barn conversion on a farm with stunning views over the Dorset/Devon border just five miles to the sea
Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel
Oswestry, Shropshire
From £120 p/n
Hotel
12 rooms for 2
In peaceful hills on the border with Wales, a welcoming country-house hotel with lovely rooms and scrumptious food
Bosworgy Bay
Marazion, Cornwall
From £100 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
On the outskirts of Marazion this timber clad house perched above the sea is a super pad for romantic couples
Baragwainaith
St Ives, Cornwall
From £170 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 4
Steps from the sea in get-away-from-it-all scenery – half an hour’s walk from St Ives’ arty heart. Sleeps 4 with pull-out beds for 2 more
The Bell at Skenfrith
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
From £150 p/n
Inn
11 rooms for 2
A small, stylish inn lost in the country with beautiful rooms, excellent food, fine walking and a river passing directly outside
Pear Tree Cottage
Oakham, Rutland
From £80 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
2 rooms for 2
Comfortable, sociable house in the heart of Manton village. Good breakfasts, pretty garden and you can walk to the pub for dinner
Mallard Grange
Ripon, Yorkshire
From £99 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
4 rooms for 2
Unwind and feel part of the family in beautiful rural Yorkshire. The farmhouse is rambling and peaceful, rooms are comfy, breakfast generous
The Coach House Frome
Frome, Somerset
From £100 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
The interested, and interesting, will feel happy here, bang in the middle of quirky Frome. Art, food, culture and a delicious love nest
Marquis Hotel
Layham, Suffolk
From £165 p/n
Hotel
10 rooms for 2
Foodies and walkers will be happy here on the slopes of the Brett Valley: perfect for some serious rest and relaxation
The Summer House
Penzance, Cornwall
From £95 p/n
Hotel
5 rooms for 2
An elegant house on a quiet street just a two-minute stroll from the sea. Enjoy evening tapas plates and delicious picnic hampers
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Lewtrenchard Manor
Okehampton, Devon
From £180 p/n
Hotel
14 rooms for 2
A grand old manor house, once home to the Duke of Albermarle, that dazzles inside and out - there’s seriously good food, too