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Barkley's International Group

Blake's Country Cottages - Cottages, farmhouses, lodges in England, Scotland, and Wales +44 (0) 8700 781 300
Blandings Ltd - country houses (1223) 293 444; Fax (1223) 292 888
Brighton and Sussex Cottages (1273) 308 779; Fax (1273) 300 266
British Universities Accommodation Consortium (115) 950 4571 - Self-catering and B & B accommodation available during summer months at universities through the UK
Cottage in the Country - Central/Middle England, Welsh border country (1993) 831495; Fax (1993) 831095
Country Arrangements (1819) 912355
Cottage Guide UK
Cottages4You - 9,000 cottages throughout Great Britain +44 (0) 8700 782 100
Country Holidays - Self-catering cottages throughout England, Scotland and Wales +44 (0) 8700 781 200; Fax (1282) 844 288
Cream of Cottages (1305) 268988, Fax (1305) 267001
Easy Cottages - over 3,500 self catering cottages all over the UK, Ireland and France
English Country Cottages - 3000+ holiday cottages throughout England +44 (0) 8700 781 100; Fax (1282) 844288
Farm & Cottage Holidays (1237) 479698, Fax (1237)421512
Farm Holiday Bureau (1203) 696906; Fax (1203) 696630
Forestry Commission - Cabin sites in forests throughout the UK. (1313) 340066
Jane Good Ltd. - Suffolk (1394) 382770
Hidays Cottages - A quick, easy way to choose from thousands of holiday cottages (1453) 885 946
Hideaways (1747) 828170, Fax (1747) 829090
Holiday Bank
Holiday Rentals
Hoseasons' Country Cottages (1502) 501515, Fax (1502) 584962
Independent Traveler (1392) 860807; Fax (1392) 860552 (So. and Western England; London Apts)
Landmark Trust - Historic castles, towers, manor houses - no television. (1628) 825925; Fax (1628) 825417
National Trust Cottages (1225) 791133
Powell's (1834) 812791, Fax (1834) 811731
Preferred Places - Self-catering places in the UK, Ireland, and France (0) 1298 73302
Recommended Cottages (1751) 475547, Fax (1751) 475559
Rural Retreats (1386) 701177; Fax (1386) 701178
Stilwell's Cottages Online
Town & Country Cottages - Cotswolds, Bath, Somerset, Wye Valley (1225) 481764, Fax (1225) 481764
UK & Emerald Cottages (1756) 700599, Fax (1756) 702235
UK Holiday Cottages Online
Vivat Trust (0) 20 7930 8030 - Historic properties in Cumbria, Derbyshire, Dorset, Shropshire, and Scotland.
Welcome Holidays (1756) 702200; Fax (1756) 797377

 

England

 

Central England

Abbots Courts Cottages - 12 cottages near Cotswolds and Shakespeare Country (1386) 870520
Cotswolds Welcome Cottages (1756) 702212
Cottage Holidays Central and Middle England, inc. Cotswolds, Hereford, Worcester, Shropshire & Thames Valley (1993) 831743
Manor Cottages - Cotswolds (1993) 824252
Waingrove Farm Country Cottages - Lincolnshire

 

Channel Islands

Freedom Holidays - Jersey cottages (1534) 36398

Macole's - Jersey self catering cottages & apartments (1534) 880840

 

East Anglia - Norfolk

High-Brow Leisure - Norfolk. Seven delightful fishermen's flint cottages just 500 yards from the quay. Recently refurbished to a very high standard.: Phone +44 (0) 1406 370212

Norfolk Coastal Cottages (1485) 578703

Norfolk Country Cottages - Norfolk and North Suffolk (1603) 871872

Norfolk Country Cousins - (1692) 650286
Norfolk Holiday Homes (1485) 534267
Norfolk/Suffolk Welcome Cottages (1756) 702205
Northrepps Holiday Properties - North Norfolk cottages near coast and Broads (1263) 512236
The Sandlings Centre - Modern pine lodges on the coast near Havergate Is. (1394) 411422

The Lake District

Cumbrian Cottages (1228) 599960; Fax (1228) 599970
Heart of the Lakes/Cottage Holidays (15394) 32321
Lakeland Cottage Holidays (17687) 71071
Lakelovers (1539) 488858 
Lake District Welcome Cottages (1756) 702208

Lakeland Cottage Company - South Lakes locations. Retreats to manor houses. (15395) 30024

Longlands at Cartmel - Southern lakeland (15395) 36475

Northumbria

Northumbria Byways (1228) 573337
Northumbria Coast and Country Cottages (1665) 830783/830902
Northumbria's Welcome Cottages (1756) 702217
Sykes Cottages (1244) 345700; Fax (1244) 321442

The Peak District

Peak Cottages (114) 2620777
Sykes Cottages (1244) 345700; Fax (1244) 321442

 

Southern England

Carmichael Country Cottages
Garden of England - Kent and Sussex (1732) 832756; Fax (1732) 832756
Island Cottage Holidays - Isle of Wight (1929) 480080
Shorefield Country Parks - Hampshire coast lodges, luxury caravans and chalets (1590) 64251

The West Country (Cornwall and Devon)

Acorn Cottages - North Cornwall. (1208) 77748
Amherst Lodge - Close to Lyme Regis and W. Dorset coast (1297) 442773
Appledore Letting Agency - Devon waterfront cottages (5003) 45055
Aspects of St. Ives - Cornwall (1736) 794495
Jean Bartlett Holidays - Devon and Dorset (1297) 23221/(1297) 20973
Classic Cottages (1326) 565656; Fax (1326) 565554
Coastal Cottages of North Devon - Croyde, Woolacombe Bay, Saunton Sands (1271) 890040
Cornish Cottage Holidays (1326) 573808
Cornish Farm Holidays
Cornish Traditional Cottage (1208) 821666; Fax (1208) 821766
Cornish Home Holidays (1736) 368575
Devon Farm Holidays (1548) 550055
Devon's Welcome Cottages (1756) 702203
Duchy Country Cottages
Farm and Cottage Holidays (1237) 479146
Flear Farm Cottages - 9 cottages in 75 aces of so Devon (1548) 521227
Fulfords Holiday Cottages - Salcombe & Dartmouth, South Devon (1548) 856552
Helpful Holidays (1647) 433593; Fax (1647) 433694
Hutcherleigh Cottages - South Hamshire, South Devon (1548) 531177

Kennacott Court - Luxury cottages set in 75 acres Widemouth Bay, Bude (1288) 361766
Kernow Cottages - cottage in Mousehole, info about Cornwall,
what to do and festivals
Lancombes House Holiday Cottages West Dorset cottages on farm close to Bridport and coast (1308) 485375
Longcombe Cottages, +44 (0)1803 840820 Near Totnes, South Devon. Eight superior quality cottages set in a stunning valley. Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool & sauna,full size outdoor hard-surface tennis court, indoor games room & outdoor children's play area. Pets welcome.
Marsden's Cottage Holidays North Devon and Exmoor (1271) 813777
Mullion Holiday Shop - Mullion and Lizard Peninsula (1326) 240315
North Devon Holiday Homes - Exmoor and Devon Coast (1271) 376322
Roseland Holiday Cottages - Roseland Peninsula, So Cornwall (1872) 580480
Toad Hall Cottages - Devon . Unique cottages, some waterfront (1548) 853089
Treaslake Farm Cottages (1404) 850292
Trefanny Hill Cottages - Near Liskeard (1503) 220622
Trevalgas Farm Cottages - Cottages set in 22 ac nr coast (0) 1494 711540
West Country Cottages (1626) 333679; Fax (1626) 336678

 

Yorkshire

Bowness Holidays - Lakes and Dales (1617) 963896
Country Hideaways - Yorkshire Dales (1969) 6635
Dales Holiday Cottages - Dales, Moors, and Lakes (1756) 799821
Holiday Cottages Yorkshire (1756) 700510
Holiday Cottages Yorkshire Ltd - Dales, York, Coast, Moors, Peak & Lakes (1756) 700872
UK Holiday and Vacation Cottages
Visit Yorkshire
York Holiday Homes - York centre flats and houses (1904) 641997
Yorkshire Dales Country Cottages (1969) 667359
Yorkshire Dales Welcome Cottages (1756) 702209

Ireland

Ballyhoura Country - Limerick, Cork and Tipperary Counties
Celtic Vacances
Cork-Guide Cottages - Cottages in Co. Cork
Country Cottages in Ireland
Country Holidays in Ireland (Tel in England (1282) 445800, Fax (1282) 844288)
Dingle Peninsula Self-Catering
Donegal Thatched Cottages
Elegant Ireland - Castles, country houses, and holiday cottages (1475) 1632, Fax (1475) 1012
Emerald Cottage Holidays (1756) 702241; Fax (1756) 702235
Holiday Rentals
Irish Country Holidays (353 1 676 5790), Fax (353 1 676 5793)
Irish Cottage Holiday Homes (1475) 1932; Fax (1475) 5321
Mayo Ireland - Self-catering in Co. Mayo
Rent an Irish Cottage (061) 411109; Fax (061) 314821
Riverview Country Cottages - Co. Kerry
Self-Catering in Ireland
Shamrock Cottages (tel. in England (1823) 660126, Fax (1823) 660125

Scotland

Abbotsway Cottage - Coastal self catering holiday cottage on farm in idyllic countryside, near Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway, SW Scotland (1557) 500 212
Arran Properties Ltd - Beach chalets in Mellon Udrigle, Wester Ross (1534) 27264
Bunnahabhain Cottages - Luxury cottages on Isle of Islay (1496) 840646
Cottages in Scotland (990) 851133, Fax (1455) 852249
Country Cottages in Scotland (1328) 864011; Fax (1328) 855551
Crofts & Castles (1471) 822822, Fax (1471) 822111
Dildawn Estate - Large elegant self catering house set in its own wooded grounds in SW Scotland. Has spacious and comfortable accommodation, fishing, stabling for horses and disabled access
Discover Scotland
Drimsynie Estates (self-catering log cabins) call Lochgoilhead Hotel (1301) 703247, Fax (1301) 703538
Ecosse Unique (1835) 870779, Fax (1835) 870417
Forest Enterprises - cabins in the woods (1313) 340066, Fax (1313) 340849
Grampian Country Cottages - Aberdeenshire (1464) 861778, Fax (1464) 861778
Highland Hideaways - Highlands & Argyll (1463) 232855, Fax (1463) 243234
Leny Estate Lodges - Wood cabins near Callender (1877) 331078
Mackay's (1312) 2264364, Fax (1312) 265284
National Trust in Scotland (1312) 265922
Scotland's Welcome Cottages (1756) 702213
Scottish Castle Holidays (1314) 469717, Fax (1314) 469718
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire (1387) 770200

 

Wales

Last Minute Bookings

Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire (1437) 767600; Fax (1437) 769900
Cottage in the Country - Central/Middle England, Welsh border (1993) 831495; Fax (1993) 831095
Fron Fawr Cottages, Pembrokeshire (1239) 841285, Fax (1239) 841545
Menai Holiday Cottages - Snowdonia Nat. Park, Llyn Peninsula, Isle of Anglesey (1248) 717135; Fax (1248) 717051
Quality Cottages (1348) 837874; Fax (1348) 837876
Snowdonia Tourist Services - Snowdonia Nat. Park, Llyn Peninsula, Isle of Anglesey (1766) 513829; Fax (1766) 513837
Staying in Wales (1222) 475226, Fax (1222) 482436
Welsh Cottages - over 200 quality self catering cottages around the West Wales Coast, featuring Pembrokeshire and Southern Ceredition
Welsh Country Cottages (1328) 851341; Fax (1328) 855551
Wales Cottage Holidays - Central reservations: (1686) 628200, Fax (1686) 622465
Welcome Holidays (1756) 702200, Fax (1756) 797377

Cottage Directories

Cottage Owners' Assoc (Tel (0)1206-262261, Fax (0)1206-263001)

The 2001 Good Holiday Cottage Guide - 1,000 inspected properties throughout Britain, mostly individually owned and managed, as well as some agencies. Published by Swallow Press, P. O. Box 21, Hertford, Herts SG14 2DD. 4.5 GBP

Stilwell's Independent Country Cottage Directory

Family Holiday Guide (3.99 GBP)

English Tourist Board Self-Catering Guide

Irish Tourist Board self-catering guide

Scottish Tourist Board self-catering guide

Wales Tourist Board self-catering guide