Cottages for a short break
Sometimes, a short break is all you need to relax and recharge. Find your perfect short break holiday cottage, whether you’re looking for a long weekend or a mid week break. Take your pick from our exclusive collection of self catering cottages and treat yourself to a delightful getaway, perfect for enjoying all that the UK has to offer.Read more
Take your pick from our exclusive collection of self catering cottages across the UK and take the time to reconnect, blow the cobwebs away and make special memories. There’s plenty for you to do with a choice of woodland walks, coast path adventures, or to simply cosy up around the wood-burner with a good book and some board games.
Short breaks are the perfect getaway year-round and we have plenty of gorgeous self catering cottages to suit you, including dog friendly cottages and cottages with sea views, swimming pools and hot tubs.
Two, three or four night breaks
We have two, three or four night breaks to choose from, allowing you to getaway for just a weekend only, or extend it a little to a luxurious long weekend.
Summer Holidays
Offering sunny skies, a warm sun, the gentle sea breeze on the coast and open expanses of moorland to explore, summer in the South West is the stuff that dreams are made of.
Christmas Escapes
For fun with all the family or just two of you, why not break up the madness of Christmas and take some time out with a short break somewhere away from home. We have a number of beautiful holiday homes that will leave you totally enchanted at this festive time of year.
New Year Breaks
Make this New Year one to remember; escape from it all to a rural hideaway or find a cottage in the heart of a community, and enjoy with friends and family. See in the New Year your way.
Winter Holidays
Wrap up warm and wander across empty beaches and the countryside. Watch a storm passing by while sitting in front of a roaring fire. This time of year can offer something for everyone. Dog restrictions have also been lifted off many beaches, so you can bring your four-legged friend along too.
We have 1007 self-catering cottages in the UK available for a Short Break
7 nights from £580
Chapel Cottage
52212 bedroom, dog friendly cottage with sea views in St Mawes, Cornwall.
Chapel Cottage is a simply delightful traditional Cornish cottage situated in the corner of a row of similar properties in an elevated position overlooking beautiful St Mawes and F...
7 nights from £580
7 nights from £2698
Thanckes House
51916 bedroom, dog friendly home with indoor pool and sea views near Whitsand Bay.
This super-size coastal retreat is a feast of family fun located on the stunning Rame peninsula, only moments from the beach and with breathtaking views out across the shimmering w...
7 nights from £2698
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.
7 nights from £527
Bosun's Locker
52131 bedroom apartment near the beach in St Mawes, South Cornwall.
Welcome to Bosun's Locker, a hidden away apartment conveniently situated in the heart of the vibrant Roseland village of St Mawes and perfect for a car-free Cornish getaway for two...
7 nights from £527
7 nights from £735
Keepers Cottage
51943 bedroom, dog friendly cottage with wonderful views near Yeovil, Somerset.
Keepers Cottage is the former gamekeeper's cottage for Montacute House and is set in the rolling countryside of south Somerset, close to the historic village of Montacute. Stunning...
7 nights from £735
7 nights from £569 *
St Peter's Cottage
51353 bedroom thatched, dog friendly cottage near Dorchester, Dorset.
Dating back to the early 17th Century, this picture perfect, Grade II Listed thatched cottage sits in the heart of a rural Dorset village. Recently renovated by the owners, St Pete...
7 nights from £569 *
7 nights from £557 *
Meadowbank
51874 bedroom, dog friendly cottage with sea views in Porlock, Somerset.
In the perfect situation on the edge of the rugged Exmoor National Park and on the stunning West Somerset coastline, Meadowbank is a stylish and beautiful home from which to explor...
7 nights from £557 *
From £69 per night
The Hillside Hut
5199Dog-friendly shepherds hut near Looe, South Cornwall.
Welcome to The Hillside Hut, an idyllic, peaceful retreat where you can immerse yourself in the very best that nature has to offer, surrounded by beautiful Cornish countryside and ...
From £69 per night
7 nights from £667 *
Polvellan Heights
51962 bedroom apartment with sea views in Mousehole, West Cornwall.
Tucked away in a prime cliffside position, with views that stretch out across the shimmering waters of Mousehole and as far as the eye can see along the west Cornish coast, Polvell...
7 nights from £667 *
Readymade beds and fluffy towels; this simple but appreciated welcome is standard with us.
Towels and readymade beds
All of our cottages provide bed linen and towels as standard, with a change of bedding included for holidays of two weeks or more. You’ll also find a fresh change of towels for each week (for in the house only, please bring your own for the beach) and tea towels a-plenty.
The beds will be readymade and waiting for you on arrival so you can simply sink into comfort and relax straight into your holiday.
7 nights from £833
Piggy In The Middle
51412 bedroom, dog friendly self catering cottage in Moreton-in-Marsh.
Located in the heart of Moreton-in-Marsh, a market town in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Piggy In The Middle is a comfortable, spacious and elegantly stylish two bedroom, ...
7 nights from £833
7 nights from £2576
Dannett House
51449 bedroom, dog friendly self catering home near Looe, South Cornwall.
Immerse yourself in rural life and revitalise the senses at the wonderful Dannett House. Nestled in the heart of the countryside, amidst rolling pastures, wide open skies and wonde...
7 nights from £2576
