Cottages for October half term in South West
Savour the best of autumn with a holiday cottage stay this October half term. Find the perfect cottage for half term and celebrate this cosy time of year.Read more
October can be the most colourful month of the year, with trees parading their final flourish before stripping bare for the winter. Take the kids on a half term holiday to remember and soak up the last hints of green in South West. A day out to a public garden might not be first on the children's list of things to do but running through tunnels lined with golden leaves and feeling the crunch underfoot will soon have them jumping in leafy mounds with excitement. The sea has a magical quality, reflecting the October sky and sparkling on the horizon. It doesn't matter if the weather takes a turn for the wintery worse, as a good storm will liven up any school holiday - stand safely back from the sea and feel the salty spray.
We have 860 luxury self catering cottages for the October half term in South West
7 nights from £765
Newton Cottage
54535 bedroom, dog friendly cottage near the beach in St Mawes, Cornwall.
Up on the hill overlooking the beautiful village of St Mawes, you will find Newton Cottage, a traditional Cornish cottage that has been lovingly restored over the years to create a...
7 nights from £765
7 nights from £434
Stable Cottage
54461 bedroom self catering cottage near Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor.
Welcome to Stable Cottage! This gem of a cottage is part of a converted courtyard of traditional stone farm buildings and nestles perfectly within the picturesque Greenawell Farm ...
7 nights from £434
7 nights from £588
Buzzards Rise
54631 bedroom, dog friendly cottage near Tavistock, South Cornwall.
Nestled in the heart of the Tamar Valley countryside in Cornwall, you will discover the stunning Buzzards Rise. This charming barn has been lavished with attention and every detail...
7 nights from £588
7 nights from £667 *
Swallows Rest
54542 bedroom, dog friendly cottage near Mawgan Porth, North Cornwall.
Tucked away down a quiet country lane, Swallows Rest is a wonderful dog-friendly retreat on the north Cornish coast and offers the best of both worlds - the total seclusion of the ...
7 nights from £667 *
Our property managers are local experts who handpick perfect places to stay.
Local experts
We scour the coast and country to winkle out bits worth sharing with you, the best properties in lovely locations. While we’re out and about, we gather together the best things to do so that you can start planning your holiday as soon as you’ve booked.
The ‘Explore Nearby’ tab on our cottage pages show what’s nearby along with relevant articles from our holiday guides from Notes and Stories, where you’ll find hand-written experiences of outings across the South and West, from dog-friendly pubs on the Isle of Wight to free things to do in south Devon and everything in between.
7 nights from £645 *
Seaview
54122 bedroom apartment with sea views in Ilfracombe, North Devon.
Perched high above the north Devon coastline, Seaview offers everything you could wish for, from fabulous interiors to beautiful styling and the cherry on top has to be the picture...
7 nights from £645 *
7 nights from £1008 *
Mandalay
54323 bedroom, dog friendly holiday cottage near Bodmin, North Cornwall.
Come and spoil yourself at Mandalay - our super stylish retreat with stunning interiors, far reaching views, a bubbling hot tub, cosy wood-burner and three gorgeous bedrooms each w...
7 nights from £1008 *
7 nights from £1010 *
Bracken Lea
54074 bedroom, dog friendly cottage in Lynton, Devon.
Located close to the villages of Lynton and Lynmouth, with their unique water-powered cliff railway, in an area famed for its beaches and the beauty of Exmoor, this fun, modern, re...
7 nights from £1010 *
7 nights from £1530 *
Parc Brawse House
54315 bedroom, dog friendly cottage with sea views in The Lizard.
Blending the best of both classic and modern interiors, Parc Brawse House stands in an enviable position with near panoramic views of the Lizard peninsula. One of the most southerl...
7 nights from £1530 *
7 nights from £688
The Thatchings
54252 bedroom, dog friendly cottage near the beach near Portscatho.
Located in the small hamlet of Bohortha close to St Anthony headland on the Roseland peninsula, The Thatchings has everything you could want from this chocolate box Cornish cottage...
7 nights from £688
7 nights from £370
Cistus Cottage
54272 bedroom cottage near the beach near Port Isaac, North Cornwall.
Located close to the stunning north Cornish heritage coastline, famous for its pretty coastal villages, gorgeous beaches and Atlantic rollers, this utterly charming cottage is idea...
7 nights from £370
We’ve been raising the standards of self catering holidays since 1977.
Our family ethos
Tony and Clare Tregoning started the business back in 1977 and their dedication to quality and excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Tony is sadly no longer with us, but we still adhere to their original ethos of finding holiday homes we would like to stay in and have slowly grown the company to find the best picks of properties across the counties. Plus Clare still drops in to keep us on our toes.
As an independent, family-run company, we wouldn’t expect you to stay anywhere we wouldn’t want to stay ourselves. And we’re pretty picky. We want you to walk into your handpicked holiday home and say ‘wow’, sit back and relax.
