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15 holiday cottages for winter staycations with your friends
Cosy UK weekend getaways, whatever your budget
If rounding up a group of friends and renting a UK holiday cottage this winter for eating, drinking and general staycation-ing sounds very, very appealing, here's a pick of some of the best. You bring the Scrabble and we'll get the Bailey's.
Hinton Hideaways, Somerset
Sleeps: These cosy and unique properties are geared towards pairs. But if you’re a bigger group, book a few and set up base at Hidden House or Owl Cabin, which have the biggest kitchens. Read our full review.
Price: From £225.
42 Acres, Frome, Somerset
Sleeps: Accommodation ranges from a 5-bedroom farmhouse that sleeps 11, to 6 and 4-bedroom options, or even a converted boat that sleeps 2
Price: Stays from £300 per night
The Hyning Estate, Kendal, Lake District
Tall John's House, Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
Little Upton Threshing Barn, Glastonbury, Somerset
Purple Poppy Cottage, Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire
St Michael's, Whitstable, Kent
Painswick Manor House, Cotswolds, England
The Church House, Oswestry, Shropshire
Overbrook Barn, Buxton, Peak District
Hoots Treehouse, Mayfield, East Sussex
Hill House, Norfolk, England
Vine Street Studios, Brighton, East Sussex
Luxury Cottage, St Andrews, Fife
Sleeps: 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6
Price: From £121 per night / £20 per person per night (7-night minimum spend)
The Old Mill, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
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