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Cottages for short breaks

14,227 properties found
Llanfair Clydogau, near Tregaron, Mid Wales

Valley View Cottage

2112

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3 nights

£366 - £804

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Llanrhidian, near Mumbles, South Wales

Crickton Farm Cottage

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£418 - £1,044

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Harrogate, Yorkshire

Willow Lodge

4211

Our grading

3 nights

£598 - £1,093

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Talgarth, near Brecon, Brecon Beacons

Trewalkin Barn

3112

Our grading

3 nights

£301 - £510

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Appledore, near Westward Ho, Devon

Bay Ridge

10544

Our grading

3 nights

£1,139 - £6,016

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Withypool, near Minehead, Exmoor

Stag Cottage At Bigmoor

4213

Our grading

3 nights

£364 - £732

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Ruswarp, Yorkshire

Ruswarp Meadows

6411

Our grading

3 nights

£660 - £1,073

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Bourton-on-the-Water, near Cheltenham, Cotswolds

Feather Cottage

421

Our grading

3 nights

£482 - £974

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Dalston, Cumbria

Studio at Green Lane

211

Our grading

3 nights

£518 - £688

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Beaworthy, Devon

Serenity

211

Our grading

3 nights

£300 - £518

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Launcells, near Bude, Cornwall

Heyleigh Farm Cottage

6312

Our grading

3 nights

£467 - £1,292

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Freshford, Somerset

Hillbyre

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£589 - £791

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