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Cottages for short breaks

15,974 properties found
Tenby, West Wales

Harbour House 3

211

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3 nights

£423 - £1,055

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Maryburgh, near Dingwall, The Highlands

Connon

2111

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3 nights

£404 - £527

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Llwynygroes, near Tregaron, Mid Wales

Ysgubor Tanybryn

2111

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3 nights

£556 - £797

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Woolsery, near Clovelly, Devon

Ford Mill Shippen

2112

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3 nights

£230 - £414

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Tintagel, near Boscastle, Cornwall

Forget-me-not

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£357 - £916

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West Stour, near Shaftesbury, Dorset

The Studio At Coking Farm Fishery

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£284 - £556

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Rothbury, near Morpeth, Northumberland

The Snicket

2211

Our grading

3 nights

£349 - £848

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Lyme Regis, Dorset

Seagull Cottage

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£300 - £763

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Gamblesby, near Penrith, Cumbria

Herdwick Cottage - Fiend's Fell Cottages

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£303 - £435

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Red Roses, near Amroth, West Wales

Stable Cottage - Hazelgrove Farm

2113

Our grading

3 nights

£348 - £583

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Cwmbach, near Aberdare, South Wales

Sunnyside Lodge

211

Our grading

3 nights

£366 - £875

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Cockermouth, Cumbria

Kirkgate Cottage

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£397 - £668

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