Find My Favourite Holiday Cottages in County Durham

A barn conversion set around a central courtyard on a working farm just outside the rural hamlet of Cleatlam, County Durham, Foxholes is an imaginative conversion of an old stable block, a three-bedroom farm cottage that features full-length picture windows set within its sandstone arches.

Millstone is an elegant Yorkshire Dales holiday cottage set on spacious grounds in a rural location near Cleatlam. The pet-friendly property boasts modern design features and an upside-down layout to capture the panoramic views. It has vaulted, beamed ceilings and tiled floors, a children’s playground, a sauna and a spa.

Town Farm is a luxury holiday cottage in the Yorkshire Dales near Barnard Castle. This large holiday home with a hot tub spoils guests with high-quality furnishings in every room and spacious gardens that invite relaxation and socialising for families and large groups. Sleeps 10.

A delightful stone-built countryside cottage set in the Northern Yorkshire Dales, Hury Lodge in the peaceful hamlet of Hury, County Durham, offers pet-friendly holiday accommodation for small families and couples with a fully fitted kitchen and charming master bedroom.

West House is an 18th-century, stone-built, semi-detached rural cottage set among beautiful grounds near Middleton-in-Teesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales. The traditional exterior houses a contemporary interior with touches of yesteryear, an open fire, and spectacular views from all vantage points.

Shepherd’s Cottage boasts true charm in a stone-built conversion, which sits in the middle of a field on a working farm near Barnard Castle. Arriving by the farm’s lane, guests will find a delightful rural cottage with two bedrooms and an upside-down design to capture the fantastic views of the Yorkshire Dales.

Stables Cottage is a comfortable and stylish countryside cottage in the Northern Yorkshire Dales near Barnard Castle. Accommodation is all on the ground floor and sleeps two to four people in two bedrooms.

Meadows Edge once saw life as a reading room, and the detached cottage still offers couples a tranquil, romantic getaway in Holwick. Skilfully converted and boasting modern comforts, the pet-friendly, old stone barn features an upside-down design to best capture the views of the Yorkshire Dales.

Built in 1560, Scargill Castle epitomises country charm. The pet-friendly romantic cottage in Scargill, Yorkshire, emerges from the ruins of an old castle and features exposed beams, oak floors, a wood-burning stove, period furnishings and modern comforts, and seclusion and countryside views.