Unique holiday homes
Take up residency of a could-be sci-fi movie set, gather the clan in a kaleidoscopic Georgian manor, or retreat to an award-winning Grand Design; these unique holiday homes are only on offer for select weeks each year.
Here's a rare chance to spend your next holiday in one of Britains most bodacious homes. Country curios with bohemian topiary gardens and tennis courts, and with plenty of slumber-spots for the dogs too, these limited edition private homes are grown-up's playgrounds. Draped from floor to ceiling in hand-illustrated prints, brimming with artwork collections, and flaunting crystal-clear swimming ponds that burst from beneath the wraparound glass walls, these utterly unique holiday homes have filled the hampers and thrown open the doors in welcome.
These are places where you can browse the library of a notable explorer while the bathtub fills and sip your morning coffee at the breakfast table of a multi-award-winning British architect. Perfectly suited to those holidays that require going the extra mile, those who stay in one of our limited edition properties join the ranks of the most exclusive travel club in the British Isles. Whether it's a large group gathering to celebrate a special birthday or a memorable family retreat to the country, these unique holiday homes are the collector's items of luxury travel in the UK.
Heddwen
A luxury farmhouse in Wales, with dramatic views of Cardigan Bay in one direction and Snowdonia's namesake mountain in the other, Heddwen exudes coastal warmth and cottage charm.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 2 guests
From: £2,495 per week, £1,950 per short break
Pets: One medium sized well-behaved dog is welcome on prior request
Features: Outdoor bath
Elberta Barn
Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, UK
The luxury country home of a curator turned landscape designer, formerly an 18th century threshing barn, Elberta Barn is an artsy space in Wakes Colne near the Suffolk border.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 4 guests
From: £2,350 per week, £1,850 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Wildwood Holt
St Martin, Helford, Cornwall, UK
In the verdant Helford, Wildwood Holt is a luxury woodland cottage in Cornwall close to the sands of Kynance Cove and the fishing villages of Coverack and Cadgwith.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 & Up to 4 guests
From: £3,250 per week, £2,450 per short break
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome, or three on prior request
The Dancer´s Room
Little Haseley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
A biscuit-tin cottage full of old-world charm, and even some Picassos, The Dancer“s Room is a luxury thatch that was designed for peaceful living in Oxfordshire's Little Haseley.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
From: £3,295 per week
Pets: Two well behaved dogs are welcome
Cadence
A 1970s sci-fi film was the unlikely inspiration for architect-owned retreat Cadence; an award-winning luxury country house in pretty Petworth, on West Sussex's poetic South Downs.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £5,495 per week
Pets: Two well-behaved pets are welcome
Felicity Park
Fullerton, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Daringly fun and colourful, Felicity Park is a playful Victorian chāteau; a luxury country house in the village of Fullerton in Hampshire with a heated pool and tennis court.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £5,495 per week, £2,995 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (May - September), tennis court, pool house, barbecue hut, piano
Carnivąle
From the creators of Bestival, Carnivąle is a luxury waterfront home near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight; with a heated pool, skate ramp, yoga studio, and access to the Solent.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £8,495 per week
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (available May September), woodfired hot tub, sauna, outdoor kitchen, yoga studio
Viola
Butleigh, Glastonbury, Somerset, UK
In the hills of Somerset, not far from Glastonbury, Viola is a luxury country estate that offers a private fair; think spa, pool, gym, cinema, and even Formula 1 racing simulators.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
From: £9,995 per week, £7,495 per short break
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome or two on request
Features: Spa Jacuzzi, sauna, swimming pool (available May- September inclusive), a fully equipped gym, cinema room, a lake, two full motion Formula 1 racing simulators, table tennis and a tennis court
The Art House
Sutton, Pulborough, West Sussex, UK
An idyllic retreat and chef's favourite, The Art House is a luxury country home in the village of Sutton in West Sussex; complete with a pool, tennis court and wild swimming lake.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £7,995 per week
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome
Features: 17-metre heated outdoor swimming pool (June - September), sauna, 50-metre wild swimming lake with jetty, tennis court, air hockey, pool table and fire pit
Salterton
Trelights, Port Isaac, Cornwall, UK
A luxury Victorian manor with a pool in Trelights, near the harbour of Port Isaac in Cornwall, Salterton is a period home with a modern edit; made for a new kind of seaside retreat.
Sleeps: Up to 14 guests
From: £4,750 per week, £3,595 per short break
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool available May September, games room with pool table, gym, firepit
