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Cottages for short breaks

16,271 properties found
Glenshee, near Blairgowrie, Central Scotland

Silver Birch Treehouse

211

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3 nights

£843 - £2,460

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Saundersfoot, West Wales

Glenhaven

211

Our grading

3 nights

£422 - £819

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Buxted, Sussex

The Fallows

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£478 - £919

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Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Tennyson Rise

2121

Our grading

3 nights

£449 - £1,204

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Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk

Wayfarer

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£389 - £949

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Llanfaglan, near Caernarfon, North Wales

Glan Y Don

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£515 - £1,072

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Hythe, Kent

Pebble Paws - Hythe

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£446 - £761

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Welburn, Yorkshire

Cherry Tree Cottage

2111

Our grading

3 nights

£350 - £518

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Stapleton, near Darlington, Yorkshire

Field Barn Hut

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£508 - £669

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Stowting, near Ashford, Kent

Swift

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£347 - £515

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Black Torrington, near Holsworthy, Devon

Becks Meadow Lodge

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£507 - £1,024

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Nether Stowey, near Bridgwater, Somerset

Summer Lodge

2112

Our grading

3 nights

£1,117 - £1,644

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