Short breaks, weekend breaks and mid-week breaks in holiday cottages, houses, apartments, pine lodges, mansions

short breaks, short breaks of 1-4 nights in self-catering accommodation

Short breaks are generally available in all cottages during low season, the period between October and March, excluding school holidays. Some cottage owners offer short breaks all year round, others specialise in weekend breaks and mid week breaks - especially those with large houses suited to birthday parties and house party weekends.

Short break cottage listings are on the following pages:

It is possible to write one email that is sent to all the owners of cottages that you are interested in by using the Favourites option.

To do this:

Add one of the cottages you like to 'My favourites' (under main cottage image)
Enter your email address and a password (used only for this purpose and will not result in any additional mail to you)
Continue browsing and adding other cottages that you are interested in
Click to select the cottages on the list that you wish to enquire about, write your email and it will be sent to the cottage owners. It helps to include a telephone number.

All cottages are booked directly with owners for very best prices.

Short breaks in English country cottages:

Please click on a county in England to display the lists of cottages offering short breaks. It's always worth checking with the cottage owner - the type of short break that you require may be possible if there is availability.

Avon - South West	Leicestershire - Midlands
Bedfordshire - north of London	Lincolnshire - East Midlands
Berkshire - south west of London, includes Windsor, Legoland	London - capital city, plethora of attractions, tourist hot spot
Buckinghamshire - west of London	Manchester - North West England, lively, clubs, shopping
Cambridgeshire - in between London and the Midlands - about 1.5 hours London	Merseyside - North West England including LIverpool
Cheshire - north west England	Middlesex - North and West of London, part of Greater London
Cleveland - north East	Norfolk - East Anglia - East England, wonderful city of Norwich, good beaches
Cornwall - far south west of England	Northamptonshire - In between London and the Midlands
Cumbria - north west England, Lakes area	Northumberland - Far north of England, borders Scotland
Derbyshire - Midlands - hilly, national parks	Nottinghamshire - East Midlands, home of Robin Hood
Devon - south west,popular holiday area	Oxfordshire - West of London
Dorset -southern England, rural county, good coastline	Shropshire - West England bordering Wales, terrific countryside, historic towns
Durham - Northern England, fine cathedral city	Somerset - South West England, pleasant tourist destination, good beaches
Essex - East bordering London	Staffordshire - Northern Midlands, for Alton Towers and many attractions
Gloucestershire - Cotswolds, west of London	Suffolk - East Anglia - about 1-1.5 hours from London, steeped in history
Hampshire - Southern England, mild green county with New Forest	Surrey - bordering the south of London, pleasant suburbia
Herefordshire - West England towards Wales	Sussex - Southern England, leafy county with rolling hills, good beaches
Hertfordshire - North north/west of London	Tyne and Wear - North East England
Humberside - Northern England	Warwickshire - West Midlands, includes Shakespeare Country
Isle of Wight - island off southern Hampshire coast, popular tourist spot	West Midlands, includes Birmingham, Cadbury World
Isles of Scilly - off south west coast, mild climate, scenic, wild flowers galore	Wiltshire - South West, about hour from London
Kent - borders London on the east, includes Dover, Ramsgate, Margate	Worcestershire - Western England
Lancashire - Northern County	Yorkshire - Northern England - largest county

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