Find rural self-catering holidays on farms, in farmhouses and beautifully converted barns
Find Self-Catering Holidays in Farm Cottages
Farm Stays provide the perfect holiday location for families or anyone who enjoys being in the countryside. Many UK farms have converted their old barns, shippons, byres, dairies, stables and linhays to create superb self-catering farm holiday accommodation for large groups or extended family holidays. Many farm cottages offer a real working farm experience, including milking the cows, feeding the newborn lambs and scavenging for free-range eggs to cook at breakfast. All the farm cottages on My Favourite Holiday Cottages will be found in beautiful countryside with local walks. Scroll down this page to search for a wealth of UK holiday cottages on working farms or converted farm buildings.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
Hope Cottage epitomises Cotswold charm. The stone-built, luxury rural retreat near Cirencester in Gloucestershire offers a lovely country garden with impressive views and open-plan spaces with contemporary design features, exposed beams, French doors, natural light and a cosy wood-burning stove.
- Sleeps
- 16
- Bedrooms
- 8
Once a hop brewery, this 15th-Century Grade-II listed barn has been converted to create a large and attractive Cotswold holiday cottage in an idyllic rural village near Cirencester. Greyhound Barn sleeps 16 guests in 8 bedrooms (all en-suite). Pets welcome.
- Sleeps
- 5
- Bedrooms
- 2
Exposed beams and trusses, a timber-clad exterior and spacious rooms make this converted barn near Rhayader an ideal rural retreat for families and couples planning a walking or cycling holiday exploring Mid-Wales, including the Brecon Beacons and the Radnorshire Hills.
- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
A charming conversion above the stables turned into a small Exmoor holiday cottage nestling in the beautiful Doone Valley amidst pretty moorland countryside. The Hayloft in the small Somerset village of Oare features a stylish sitting room, a country-style kitchen with granite countertops, and two en-suite bedrooms.
- Sleeps
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 1
Primrose End is a romantic cottage for couples in North Cornwall. It sits upon a smallholding with livestock in the North Cornwall hamlet of Broad Langdon near the village of Jacobstow. This romantic cottage features open-plan living space, a contemporary kitchen, a wood-burning stove, a rear lawned garden and a cosy double bedroom.
- Sleeps
- 8
- Bedrooms
- 4
Sterling House is the perfect place to bring your family to the North Yorkshire coast for seaside holidays. With four bedrooms and two baths, you will be at home in this large holiday cottage in Robin Hoods Bay, just minutes from the North Yorkshire coast.
- Sleeps
- 20
- Bedrooms
- 8
This spacious Suffolk Barn conversion, Bradley, sits on 2 acres of land and provides well-furnished accommodation with stunning views of the countryside. Guests can also enjoy a hot tub.
- Sleeps
- 8
- Bedrooms
- 4
Tawny Cottage is a spacious holiday let with a hot tub in the Cotswolds, perfect for families and groups. This pet-friendly property sleeps eight guests in four bedrooms. It features a large garden, a wood-burning stove, and an open-plan kitchen/dining area. The cottage is located in Fulbrook village, close to Burford and local attractions. Guests can enjoy nearby walking and cycling trails, as well as visits to Oxford and Blenheim Palace. Discover more about this large holiday let in the Cotswolds.
- Sleeps
- 20
- Bedrooms
- 8
Woodbank is a large, idyllic holiday cottage in South Wales in beautiful rural surroundings above the River Usk. The holiday cottage in Llanhennock sleeps 20 people in 8 bedrooms with six bathrooms. It is set within twenty acres of private grounds within easy reach of the Brecon Beacons and the South Wales Coast.