Easter is a moment of seasonal transition – when tentative signs of warmth and light start to appear and winter finally loosens its grip. It’s the first time in the year when outdoor living feels within reach, when mornings stretch and daylight holds longer. With gardens ready for playing and lounging, surrounding landscapes that invite exploration and interiors that connect seamlessly to nature while offering plenty of options to keep families entertained, here are some of the best luxury self-catering homes in the UK to book for your Easter holiday retreat. Eggs in wildflower meadows await.
Charity, Herefordshire
With the Black Mountains rising up beyond its doors, Charity is a luxury self-catering retreat for families wanting to really get away from it all. Set off the Olchon Valley’s Mountain Road in Herefordshire, stay in this farmhouse and you’ll have views of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains on one side, Hereford countryside on the other. Epic walks beneath changing skies are followed by wood-fired warmth, family games and deep rest. (There’s a wood-fired hot tub, sauna, outdoor pizza oven, table tennis, snooker room, cinema barn and badminton lawn too.)
Pomona, Cornwall
Set above the sea in Coverack, Pomona is the former home of artist Terence Coventry – and a house that aptly understands creative heritage and family living. In this blend of private home and gallery (showing a retrospective of the artist’s works), mornings arrive softly through glass walls, afternoons are shaped by coastal walks and the changing tide, and evenings draw everyone back together. With a heated outdoor pool, cinema den and table tennis, as well as access to nearby coves and sculpture-dotted gardens to explore, this is a place for families who like their Easter days open-ended and outdoors.
Huckleberry, Pembrokeshire
Beamed and bespoke, Huckleberry is a home made for the quieter pleasures (as much as quiet pleasures can be had during the Easter holidays). It’s not about ticking getaway boxes here. Instead, the focus is on ease: a river hammock in dappled light, a wood-fired hot tub, an outdoor kitchen where showstopping family favourites can be prepared together. And from the TV snug to the snooker table, you can rest assured the children will be more than entertained if the great British weather decides to lose its nerve mid-stay.
Evania, Gloucestershire
Evania is a house that brings people together easily. Dating back to the 1700s and set in the heart of the Cotswolds near the Regency spa town of Cheltenham, it offers communal spaces balanced with room to retreat – a space where modern design meets classic architecture. Mediterranean-inspired gardens, a hot tub and a heated outdoor pool sit alongside a games room fully equipped with table football, table tennis and a pool table – for an Easter getaway in the countryside that is spirited, still, or both.
Castle Trematonia, Cornwall
Set within nine acres of wild, subtropical gardens in the Tamar Valley – and once home to renowned British husband-and-wife garden design team Julian and Isabel Bannerman – this miniature Norman motte-and-bailey castle and Georgian manor leans into Easter’s sense of occasion. Now home to Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle, founders of interiors brand House of Hackney, Trematonia carries their signature playful aesthetic. Ideal for larger groups, there’s space to explore, places to gather and a sense of theatre in every corner. The indoor skate ramp alone sets this fairytale house apart.
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