Rural holiday cottages

What to expect from a rural cottage holiday

A rural cottage puts open countryside within reach the moment you step outside. That might mean footpaths through farmland, a river you can fish, long views across hills with no rooftops in sight. It's the kind of setting where the pace drops naturally and the days take their own shape.

The properties in this collection sit away from town centres and main roads - in villages, on farms or in genuinely isolated spots across England, Scotland and Wales. You'll find everything from characterful stone farmhouses with flagstone floors and inglenook fireplaces to contemporary barn conversions with underfloor heating and a hot tub. Some sit on working farms where you'll have livestock for neighbours. Others are the only building for miles.

Some of the best rural holiday cottages in the UK are tucked into places you might not have considered: the quiet valleys of mid Wales, the wide skies of the Norfolk countryside, the wooded edges of Devon, the moorland fringes of Yorkshire and the remote glens of Scotland.

Rural cottages suit every kind of break. Families get the space. Couples get the privacy. Walkers and cyclists get direct trail access. Dogs, unsurprisingly, are very much at home.

Some of our rural cottages sit along the coast - if you're specifically after a seaside setting, browse our coastal cottages.