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Last-minute UK festive breaks

Here are some great places with availability for a cosy winter escape from now until the end of January. Use Christmas shopping as an excuse for a city break, get a restorative few days in ahead of the holiday chaos or embrace the madness and take everyone with you! Find available dates on each property’s page or by following the link to their website. If you have exact dates in mind, you can enter them at the top of this page and you’ll then only see the places available for those dates. We’ve inspected and selected every single one, so we’re confident that you’ll find somewhere you’ll love.

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    Philham Water Cottage Gallery

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    Philham Water Cottage

    Bideford, Devon
    • From £99 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    Straight out of a fairy tale, a rustic cottage by a babbling brook: a magical escape for couples, the craggy coast in easy reach

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    The Studio Gallery

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    Betws-y-Coed, Conwy
    • From £100 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    A snug Snowdonia bolthole arranged around a vast boulder, once home to Victorian artists inspired by the setting. For romantic hikers

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    129 Didsbury Gallery

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    129 Didsbury

    West Didsbury, Manchester
    • From £175 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 4

    A treat of a place in a vibrant suburb, a short tram ride from central Manchester. The ultimate combination of art and cool design

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    Brynglas Cottage Gallery

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    Brynglas Cottage

    Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
    • From £140 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 4

    A peaceful, beautiful place to wake up in and to return to after glorious walks, with no near neighbours apart from curious sheep

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    Porth Farmhouse Gallery

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    Porth Farmhouse

    Newquay, Cornwall
    • From £135 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 8

    A delightfully untouched and simple cottage and garden for old-fashioned family seaside holidays just a short walk to Mawgan Porth beach

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    Barns Tower Gallery

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    Barns Tower

    Peebles, Scottish Borders
    • From £150 p/n
    • Self-catering
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    Steeped in history and romance, with a great big sleigh bed and open fires, is this 14th-century defence tower above the river Tweed

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    Cheristow Farm Cottages Gallery

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    Hartland, Devon
    • From £89 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 3 places for 4 - 6

    For walkers and lovers of wildly beautiful coastal country: two cosy old cottages and a bright, modern renovation in a cluster with others

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    Sock Cottage Gallery

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    Sock Cottage

    Yeovil, Somerset
    • From £125 p/n
    • Self-catering
    • 1 place for 2

    You’ll love Tintinhull Gardens, Montacute House, Ham Hill, the Prince of Wales pub... and this sweet, fresh, cosy, rustic cottage for two

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