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Cottages for short breaks

16,306 properties found
Elsing, near Dereham, Norfolk

The Hideaway

211

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3 nights

£513 - £768

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Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire

Geese Pod

211

Our grading

3 nights

£532 - £700

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Newlands, near Keswick, Cumbria

High Snab

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£456 - £988

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Shaldon, near Teignmouth, Devon

The Gun House

211

Our grading

3 nights

£733 - £1,320

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Holt, Norfolk

1 Port

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£437 - £1,018

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Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire

Terns Pod

211

Our grading

3 nights

£532 - £700

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Guineaford, near Barnstaple, Devon

Little Merryfield

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£424 - £1,132

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Hinderwell, near Whitby, Yorkshire

Seascape Cottage

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£347 - £634

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Melton Constable, near Holt, Norfolk

The Apple Store - Norfolk

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£467 - £877

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Gilwern, near Abergavenny, South Wales

Little Orchard Retreat

2113

Our grading

3 nights

£492 - £1,258

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Trebursye, near Launceston, Cornwall

Daffodil Hut

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£326 - £614

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Longtown, near Abergavenny, Herefordshire

The Shepherd's Retreat

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£291 - £563

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