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572 properties found
Windermere, Cumbria

Maison On Windermere

633

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£3,689

Was £4,589

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Lymington, New Forest

Heather House

10532

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£5,641

Was £7,034

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Kilkee, County Clare

Bailemilseain

411

Our grading

Sat 23 Aug 2025

7 nights

Sat 23 Aug 2025

£522

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Newport, Isle of Wight

Meadow Wood

421

Our grading

Sat 23 Aug 2025

7 nights

Sat 23 Aug 2025

£1,083

Was £1,337

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Chevington, Suffolk

The Potting Shed

211

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£710

Was £875

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Woolacombe, Devon

Shell Bay

2112

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£974

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Swanage, Dorset

Forget-Me-Not Cottage

321

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£896

Was £1,105

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Skibbereen, County Cork

Rose Cottage

421

Our grading

Sat 23 Aug 2025

7 nights

Sat 23 Aug 2025

£637

Was £703

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Crooklands, Cumbria

Crooklands House Apartment

4211

Our grading

Sat 23 Aug 2025

7 nights

Sat 23 Aug 2025

£718

Was £792

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Warsill, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Farm View Hall

16873

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£4,506

Was £5,615

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Wray, Lancashire

Gardeners Cottage - Wray

221

Our grading

Sun 24 Aug 2025

7 nights

Sun 24 Aug 2025

£717

Was £791

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Swanage, Dorset

Hill Crest

4211

Our grading

Fri 22 Aug 2025

7 nights

Fri 22 Aug 2025

£1,249

Was £1,544

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