Come and stay in my home...
Artists, aristocrats, farmers and flamboyants; become acquainted with the people behind the unique holiday cottages and eccentric country houses found across our exclusive portfolio of self-catering retreats.
Celestia
Celestia lies tucked within the wilds of the Brecon Beacons. Once a forgotten 17th-century longhouse and cottage, this Welsh homestead has been designed for grand gatherings.
The Limit
Hidden in the sand dunes of Holywell Bay in North Cornwall, The Limit is the ultimate surfer's paradise: a pair of authentic 1930s beach huts, painstakingly restored by its owners.
Charlotte's Folly
Owners Viscount and Viscountess Newport worked with interior designer Emma Ainscough to transform this 19th-century cottage into a storybook-inspired family retreat with nostalgic charm.
Walden Lakehouse
The story behind the transformation of a much-loved family home in County Westmeath. This waterside cabin is a joyful abode, where gallery walls, mid-century furniture finds and colour combine.
Elberta Barn
Perfectly-manicured gardens and striking, reimagined interiors work in harmony at former grain store, Elberta Barn, the charming home of a museum curator turned garden designer.
Gulliver's Hall
A joy-filled, maximalist home in The Cotswolds. With diversification at heart, this is a tale of transformation in the hands of a dedicated duo, to create a space to share for future generations.
Lost Cottage & Limehouse Cottage
An ode to simple living. A tale of two Irish cottages, where authentic renovations, considered interior design and architectural ingenuity combine amidst a sylvan landscape and expansive skies.
Little Inka
With a copper rolltop and glass-roofed sleeping cabin, the "soft goth" interior of Little Inka is a reflection of wild Bodmin Moor on its doorstep; here, its alpaca farmer owners share how they made off-grid luxe.
Castle Trinity
Only a disc jockey and nightclub designer could bring the opulence of crushed velvet and crystal to a nineteenth-century citadel. Theirs is a story of council estate to castle, of famous faces, and of eggs and honey.
Botania
The owner of the Arts and Crafts darling of Dartmoor has stories to tell: of rooms big enough to dance in, secret rewilded gardens, and the thing that makes this home the analogue antidote to the digital age.
Ukiyo
When the Francis family joined forces with Grand Designs interior architect Kathryn Tyler, so began a collaboration of world-class proportions; together, they created a flagship Coverack-meets-Kyoto cube.
Senara
This Gwithian beach house is what happens when style and substance collide, making a happy surf home where glass playrooms, competition-winning surfboards, and after-hours spa sessions live in unison.
Tincture
From biodiverse gardens and solar panels to typographic artworks and Voguish shower rooms; the Fooks-Bale family share how they retained the folkish magic of one of Wales' most secluded dwellings.
The Lost Music Hall
Twisting grapevines draping grand Italianate terraces and delicate wisteria climbing its Georgian façade; Jenny and Graeme found a spot of paradise in a hidden South Devon valley.
Florin
A shared father and daughter venture, Florin's mix of family heirlooms, antiques and whimsical stately gardens have created a gothic-meets-grandeur manor house far from ordinary.
Owner Chronicles
In this collection of journal stories, we delve deep into the minds and homes of our owners. Meet the unique people who have designed worlds of pure fantasy between their walls.
Of light and air | Saxon, The Cotswolds
Saxon is a place of decadence: of endless wings, four posters, and honeyed walls that seem eternally kissed by sunshine. And one that has watched history unfold for over a thousand years.
Family first | Coswarth manor, Cornwall
Here, Unique Homestays´ founder Sarah Stanley invites us into her countryside Cornish manor, revealing how personal experience has been key to shaping both her business and home.
To become anew | Windfall, Herefordshire
This former Herefordshire cider mill – now reimagined as an idyllic countryside bolthole – has been named in homage to a term that denotes the cycle of life and regeneration, Windfall.
At the end of the earth | Silva, Scotland
At Silva, clocks are discarded and the order of the day is manned by Mother Nature herself. Here, you feel as though you’re at the end of the earth.
