Large country house breaks
Our exclusive collection of large country houses includes luxury manor houses with pools, architect-designed retreats, mansions and private estates.
For a special gathering with eight or more overnight guests, you'll need something bigger and better than the usual self-catered country home. To the manor born? Waltz about the grounds of a unique private estate with a tipple in hand, party 'till dawn in a country house with indoor pool and disco ball, or wake up to the gentle tap of croquet on the lawn as the grandparents teach the children how to play.
Alongside traditional country house grandeur, you'll find eclectic bohemian farmhouses and modern architect-designed barns; all properties designed with space and sharing in mind. Set up with logs and kindling so you can get a roaring fire started straight away, there are also hampers full of fresh goodies and bathrooms with soft waffle robes; and cupboards bursting with board games. Now sit back and enjoy that big country house break.
Zingara
Spacious and grand with modern flourishes, this baronial manor with on-site beauty salon is a haven for visitors wanting to explore the nearby Jurassic coast.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
From: £2,750 per week, £2,095 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 4 guests
Pets: Three well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Summerhouse with table tennis, pool table and yoga mezzanine
Elphinstone
Looking out across Studland Bay and the rolling Dorset countryside, this modern home is the perfect base for summer holidays by the sea.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
From: £2,500 per week, £1,875 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Cinema room, outdoor pizza oven, table tennis, games room with pool table
Midsummer Wood
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, UK
This magical Cotswolds millhouse calls you to run wild in private woodland, get lost amidst secret wildflower meadows, dive into a 12-metre indoor pool and unfurl within lavish Jacobean interiors.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
From: £4,495 per week, £3,450 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Indoor heated swimming pool, two steam rooms, tennis court and games room with ping pong, gym and large TV
Arcalia
Blisland, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK
Along with its 14 acres of beautiful gardens and outdoor swimming pool, this large family farmhouse in Blisland will create cherished family memories of a time well spent.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £2,250 per week
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (available May-September), plus a pool house with WC and shower
Wool Merchant´s House
Beckington, Frome, Somerset, UK
Classic and tasteful in style, with pops of modern artwork, a heated outdoor swimming pool and immaculate attention to detail, this Frome country home is an exquisite Somerset retreat.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £2,850 per week, £2,295 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome
Features: Heated outdoor swimming pool (May - October inclusive)
The Polo Farm
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, UK
Within a scene of tumbling hills, patchwork countryside and bluebell woods, this luxury self-catering homestay near Cirencester offers a picture-perfect escape in the rolling Cotswolds.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £3,650 per week, £3,250 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two small well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Cinema den, table tennis
Guinevere
Gifting views of the serene Surrey Hills and beyond, Guinevere's combines characterful charm with unique design pieces. Idyllically located on the outskirts of Shamley Green, just an hour’s drive yet a world away from the hub of big city life.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £5,250 per week, £3,850 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Hot tub, heated swimming pool, steam room, gym, tennis court and projector screen
Ever After
Chiddingstone, High Weald, Kent, UK
Once home to the family of Roger Hargreaves (of Mr. Men fame), Ever After affords families the chance to shape their own stories within 57 private acres of rural Kent's High Weald AONB.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £3,595 per week, £2,750 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome
Features: Hot tub, outdoor heated pool (May - September), multi-function games table, playhouse, putting green
Castle Trinity
A luxury self-catering homestay for extended families and large parties, Castle Trinity is an exclusive kingdom of ritzy indulgence near the Peak District.
Sleeps: Sleeps up to 10 (+2)
From: £5,250 per week, £4,250 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 & Up to 2 guests
Pets: Two medium well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Heated indoor swimming pool, steam room, wellness and yoga room, outdoor hot tub, gym, pool table and piano
Felicity Park
Fullerton, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Self-catering homes don't get much more fun than this! Bright colours, bold patterns and an eye for detail make this Hampshire house nothing but a dream.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £4,000 per week, £3,000 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (May - September), tennis court, pool house, barbecue hut, piano
Maberly
Chillington, Kingsbridge, Devon, UK
Simple and elegant, this large South Hams self-catering house near Kingsbridge offers the most peaceful of countryside getaways.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests (with two or more children)
From: £2,495 per week, £1,995 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Sorry, no pets
The Find
Cranham, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, UK
Dynamic pairing of luxury architect-designed properties in a beautifully secluded valley location in the Cotswolds.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £6,150 per week, £4,950 per short break
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome on prior request
Features: Trampoline, rowing boat
The Wilds
Crickhowell, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK
This family home sat beneath the peaks of the Brecon Beacons has been sympathetically renovated into a countrified yet stylish abode, complete with a hot tub on the private sun terrace.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £2,250 per week, £1,795 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 & Up to 4 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome
Features: Hot tub
Avalon Manor
Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire, UK
Superb 14th century large self-catering Manor House in Wiltshire. Stylish and historic, it's the perfect luxury country house.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests (+ 2 children)
From: £2,950 per week, £2,150 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two small well-behaved dogs are welcome (restrictions apply)
Features: Games room, mini gym and tree house for children
Viola
Butleigh, Glastonbury, Somerset, UK
Between the rolling hills of Somerset, not far from Glastonbury, lies Viola, a luxury home of two wildly different personalities.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £7,995 per week, £5,995 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome or two on request
Features: Spa Jacuzzi, sauna, swimming pool, plunge pool, a lake, two full motion Formula 1 racing simulators, full motion aeroplane simulator, laser tag guns, tennis court, three hole golf course and badminton
Orbis
Milborne Wick, Sherborne, Dorset, UK
Available as a unique pairing of properties with Papilio Creek, Orbis offers simple and contemporary living in the heart of rural Dorset.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £6,500 per week, £4,300 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Hot tub available. A sauna and steam room can be used when Orbis is booked with Papilio Creek
The Botanist
Just a 20-minute stroll from the heart of Fowey, The Botanist is wonderfully placed for exploring the south coast of Cornwall.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £2,150 per week, £1,750 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Hot tub
Charity
Black Mountains, Herefordshire, UK
Modern rusticity, clever artistry and divine seclusion combine to make Charity the ultimate wild retreat for friends and family gatherings; set down a winding mountain road in the Olchon Valley near the Brecon Beacons.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £2,450 per week, £1,895 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Hot tub, sauna, outdoor shower, table tennis, snooker room, cinema barn
The Parsonage
A beautifully designed Grade-II listed old parsonage with stunning gardens, set on the outskirts of Ombersley in the rolling green Abberley Hills.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £3,250 per week, £2,250 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 & Up to 4 guests
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Tundra hot tub
The Aviary
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, UK
Traditional Cotswold stone provides the golden foundations for some striking modern flourishes at this luxury farmhouse retreat.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests (10 adults and 2 children)
From: £4,500 per week, £3,395 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool and hot tub (May - September), cinema room and trampoline
Labyrinth
Lickfold, Petworth, West Sussex, UK
Once the grandeur hunting lodge for Oliver Cromwell and his merry band of senior army Generals, here is a little piece of British history nestled into the West Sussex landscape
Sleeps: Up to 12 (10 adults and 2 children)
From: £5,250 per week, £3,495 per short break
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (8am - 7pm) and tennis court (both May - September), Balboa hot tub, sauna, steam room, cinema room and CSS electric car port
Ariabelle
Stedham, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK
Found at the end of a sweeping tree-lined drive, Ariabelle is a lavish home promising guests the ultimate luxury self-catering experience all wrapped up within the South Downs National Park.
Sleeps: Up to 14 guests
From: £15,000 per week, £12,000 per short break
Pets: Pets by prior arrangement only
Features: Indoor heated swimming pool, hot tub, tennis court, steam room and sauna, gym and bar
Florin
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
A beautifully-appointed stylish large country house set in five acres of magical gardens near Aberaeron, Ceredigion. A luxury home for family celebrations with plenty of space for several generations to unwind.
Sleeps: Up to 14 guests
From: £2,995 per week, £1,925 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 10 & Up to 8 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Hot tub, treehouse for children, library with pool table, modern garden house with pizza oven
Cornucopia
Be whisked away into a world of utter extravagance at this flamboyant large luxury country house in Petworth, West Sussex.
Sleeps: Up to 14 guests
From: £12,500 per week, £8,950 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Snooker room, bowling alley, tennis court, trampoline, outdoor swimming pool (May-Sept), private lake with row boats, cinema room, air hockey, hot tub, gym, sauna, table tennis, pinball and lift
Amethyst Meadows
Huxham, Glastonbury, Somerset, UK
Zip down English country roads to the haven that is Amethyst Meadows. This wisteria-cloaked Georgian farmhouse sits in the picturesque hamlet of Huxham near Glastonbury, offering luxury self-catering escapes in the hummocky hills of Somerset.
Sleeps: Up to 14 guests
From: £2,950 per week, £2,250 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 10 guests
Pets: One well-behaved dog is welcome or two on prior request
Features: Hot tub, games room with pool table and table tennis, media room and tennis court
August House
Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
This grand manor house perched on the Norfolk cliffs invites you to cosy up by roaring fires, plunge into the outdoor pool and gather wildflowers in the private woodland.
Sleeps: Up to 16 guests
From: £7,995 per week, £5,995 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 10 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (May - September), hot tub, sauna, outdoor table tennis table, games room, gym
Anthology Farm
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, UK
With acres of space and oodles of old stone style, these two traditional barns in the heart of the Cotswolds are perfect for large family gatherings or big celebrations.
Sleeps: Up to 18 guests
From: £5,500 per week, £4,450 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 10 guests
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Indoor swimming pool, cinema room and tennis court
Pearl´s Place
Hugged by a scrambling rose garden and woodland glades, this rock 'n' roll home brings together traditional country chic with gorgeous faded glamour. A unique setting for special celebrations and self-catering escapes.
Sleeps: 14 adults and 4 children
From: £12,500 per week, £8,500 per short break
Pets: Two small well-behaved dogs are welcome
Bohème
Luxury self-catering boho farmhouse blends original features with stylish interior design in the most fashionable modern-rustic manner, all wrapped up in 100 acres of pastoral paradise.
Sleeps: Up to 20 guests
From: £5,650 per week, £4,595 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 10 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: 15 metre heated indoor pool, Tesla electric car charger, universal electric car charger, table tennis, pool table, fire pit, entertainment room with cinema projector
Scarlet Hall
Warm and welcoming, grand and rural, this luxury self-catering former farmstead offers the perfect spot for long family holidays and reunions.
Sleeps: Up to 22 guests
From: £5,995 per week, £4,450 per short break
Alternative Group Option: Up to 12 guests
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Indoor heated pool, sauna, games room, snooker table, cinema room, badminton hall, boules, golf, table tennis, croquet
