Book Self-Catering Holidays in Quirky Holiday Cottages
Fancy a self-catering holiday in a quirky and unusual holiday property? Who wouldn’t say no to a holiday with friends in a luxury lighthouse or a beautifully restored Napoleonic Fort?
Search here to find an architecturally unique holiday cottage for a more than usually memorable holiday with family or friends. The UK has a splendid choice of distinctive and unusual character cottages appealing to those looking for something slightly different from a traditional house.
While quirky cottages are not the ‘everyday’ holiday property, they still offer the same standards, facilities, and amenities you would expect to find in any decent holiday property worth its salt. Types of out-of-the-ordinary holiday lets include (but are not limited to):
- Lighthouses
- Windmills
- Restored railway stations and carriages
- Castles and Forts.
- Shepherds Huts
- Narrow Boats
- Tree-houses
- Signal boxes
- Follies
View this collection of distinctive holiday properties to find one with that ‘must-stay’ funky factor for a long holiday or just a weekend break.
- Sleeps
- 10
- Bedrooms
- 5
Hammerhole is a unique rural cottage on Lake Windemere's shores on the Graythwaite Estate near Hawkshead. The large, pet-friendly cottage features enviable views, extensive grounds, a private jetty, access to a swimming pool and sauna, and the beautiful region of Cumbria.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
The Tower is a rural cottage that has won several awards for its unique construction and sweeping countryside views. Located near Latchingdon in Essex, this circular building has beautifully combined its original utilitarian architecture from the 1930s with modern sophistication, including a large balcony and spacious open areas.
- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
Bakers Farm Oast is a stunningly authentic detached rural cottage in the High Weald AONB in Ticehurst. Set on the Sussex/Kent border, the rural cottage sleeps four and offers contemporary chic and country charm, a delightful private garden, local wildlife, lovely views, and a wood-burning stove.
- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
Kitchen Garden Cottage is a gorgeous yellow stone holiday cottage in Barton-on-Heath, set within the grounds of the old rectory. This quiet rural retreat sits within the Cotswold National Park and enjoys beautiful views, lovely grounds, beams, sophistication, and a log fire.
- Sleeps
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 1
High Bridge Haven boasts beautiful ocean views from its gardens and offers couples a romantic getaway in Kirkby-in-Furness. The newly-built cedar cottage rests on spacious grounds in Cumbria and offers true sophistication, a gazebo with a hot tub, a light-filled interior and a wood-burning stove.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
The Northgate Loft is a thoroughly modern and spacious seaside holiday let in Hunstanton with easy access to the sandy beaches of Hunstanton and the Norfolk coast. The coastal cottage boasts ample windows with ocean views and is situated within the heart of the coastal town. Escape to the seaside and relax.
- Sleeps
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 1
Romance is assured at The Langley Tarne, a pet-friendly, one-bedroom holiday cottage Mousehole that boasts many traditional features as well as an open fire, modern comforts, and contemporary style a 2-minute stroll from the gorgeous harbour and the beautiful coastline of Cornwall.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
Hen Argoed Cottage is a carefully renovated 15th-century holiday cottage on a working farm just outside the small Gwynedd village of Llanfair close to Harlech. This Grade II listed 15th Century cottage has been lovingly refurbished and sleeps six people in its three bedrooms.
- Sleeps
- 10
- Bedrooms
- 5
This large Exmoor holiday home is in a beautiful secluded position surrounded by moorland near Simonsbath and can sleep ten people in five bedrooms. Limecombe is ideally located for walking and cycling holidays on Exmoor.