Find and View Characterful Quirky UK Holiday Cottages
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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 that 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
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
The Annexe is one of 12 Exmoor Holiday Cottages at Duddings Country Cottages in the beautiful Avill valley near Dunster & Minehead. It sleeps 4 in 2 bedrooms. Facilities include an indoor pool & spa bath, games room, tennis court, trampoline, play centre etc. Families & dogs are welcome. Visit England 4-star.
- Sleeps
- 10
- Bedrooms
- 4
Pandy Isaf is a delightful detached rural cottage beside the River Clywedog in Dolgellau, North Wales. The large and pet-friendly cottage features spacious rooms with exposed beams, a wood burner and stone walls, contemporary elegance, manicured grounds, serenity and proximity to Snowdonia.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
Eilean Feoir is a detached and well-equipped Scottish holiday cottage by the beach in the stunning West Coast village of Portuairk in Argyll, Tastefully decorated, bright and spacious, it's a perfect rural cottage for a seaside family holiday. The well-equipped, detached holiday home welcomes pets.
- Sleeps
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 1
The Cottage, Catford House is a delightful romantic cottage in Somerset on the edge of Exmoor National Park. Situated in the Quantock Hills, the rural cottage is surrounded by beautiful countryside and offers couples a recently refurbished pet-friendly retreat with a private courtyard and modern comforts.
- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
A fabulously relaxing home, Inglewood Cottage provides for family-friendly holidays sleeping 2-6 guests in a stunning Hampshire location on the south coast. The pet-friendly cottage is on a quiet road in New Milton a few miles to the New Forest and just over one to the beach at Barton on Sea.
- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
37 Ocean Park boasts impressive, far-reaching coastal views over Westward Ho! The sophisticated holiday apartment in North Devon sleeps four and offers light-filled spaces with an open-plan design, large windows, a sunny balcony and clean sea breezes.
- Sleeps
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 1
The Studio is a one-bedroom North Norfolk holiday cottage in East Ruston. It offers a delightful and stylish opportunity for couples to relax and enjoy a peaceful (and cosy) holiday in all seasons, exploring the Norfolk Broads and nearby beaches along the coast. From an EV charger to underfloor heating, you'll find that The Studio is comfortably equipped for all you'll need during your stay including some eco-friendly features.
- Sleeps
- 10
- Bedrooms
- 5
This elegant Grade II listed, large holiday cottage in Tenby is in a quiet cobbled street within this beautiful seaside town in Pembrokeshire. Walk 80 yards one way to a stunning beach or the other way to the town centre with its medieval walls, harbour and fishing boats.
- Sleeps
- 5
- Bedrooms
- 3
Heather Croft is a delightfully restored three-bedroom seaside cottage with an open and airy ambience and a balcony with sweeping ocean views. The red-brick cottage overlooks Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast and sleeps seven people with family-friendly amenities.