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 Britain’s 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 Welsh granite farmhouse with coastal dramatic views of Cardigan Bay in one direction and Mount Snowdon grazing the clouds in the other, Heddwen exudes warm and inviting cottage charm.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 2 guests
From: £2,395 per week, £1,850 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, who transformed what was a “glorious storeroom for bicycles” into a lived-in art exhibition, Elberta Barn is a voluminous space in Wakes Colne near the Suffolk border.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 4 guests
From: £2,250 per week, £1,695 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
The Dancer´s Room
Little Haseley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
A biscuit tin cottage that sees your old-world charm and raises you poured concrete and Picassos, this luxury thatch was designed for family living, with plenty of slumber spots for dogs too.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
From: £3,150 per week
Pets: Two well behaved dogs are welcome
Wildwood Holt
St Martin, Helford, Cornwall, UK
Enveloped in the most verdant of settings, Wildwood Holt is a haven for those seeking a tranquil and restorative escape. Within easy reach of the white sands of Kynance Cove and the fishing villages of Coverack and Cadgwith, spend days beachside before returning to your rural idyll.
Sleeps: Up to 8 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 & Up to 4 guests
From: £2,850 per week, £2,150 per short break
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Cadence
A 70’s sci-fi film was the unlikely inspiration for this playful modern retreat. Award-winning for its design and settled within poetic South Downs scenery; this architect's private home is a fine example of the new English country house.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
From: £5,250 per week
Pets: Two well-behaved pets are welcome
Felicity Park
Fullerton, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Daringly fun and flamboyantly colourful, Felicity Park is a Victorian red brick that's become a playful château; a luxury country house in Hampshire where bohemian umbrellas shade the heated outdoor pool, and wildflowers trim formal lawns.
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
Pearl´s on Sea
Winchelsea, Rye, East Sussex, UK
Adorned with a mosaic of shells and brimming with beatnik style, Pearl's on Sea is a bohemian beach shack with hot tub and outdoor pool, just a ten-minute stroll from Winchelsea Beach in East Sussex.
Sleeps: Up to 10 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 6 guests
From: £8,450 per week
Pets: Two well-behaved dogs are welcome
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (available April - September inclusive) sauna and Swedish wood-fired tub for two
Carnivàle
From the creators of Bestival, Carnivàle is a luxury waterfront home near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. With a heated pool, skate ramp, and access to the Solent, this bohemian beach house happens when barefoot island life meets private festival.
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
The Art House
Sutton, Pulborough, West Sussex, UK
An idyllic private retreat where art deco architecture sits in manicured lawns and wildflower meadows, you'll feel far removed from the everyday at The Art House with its outdoor pool, tennis court and natural swimming lake.
Sleeps: Up to 12 guests
From: £10,495 per week, £9,995 per short break
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
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
Alternative Group Option: Up to 8 guests
From: £10,500 per week, £7,850 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
Salterton
Trelights, Port Isaac, Cornwall, UK
A luxury Victorian manor 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, it comes complete with a pool, and is moments from the freshest catch.
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
Talisman
Layers of softened light, sculptural lines, and the honey-drizzle of home comforts make Talisman the baklava of beach houses; a luxury RIBA award-winning family fortress in Cornwall with an indoor pool and passage to the sea.
Sleeps: Up to 15 guests (10 adults and 5 children)
From: £9,995 per week, £7,495 per short break
Pets: One small well-behaved dog is welcome on prior request
Features: Heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, ice bath, gym
