English country cottages and houses to rent for a relaxing holiday in England
Our poets waxed lyrical about the beauty of the English countryside and most of it is still there for all of us to appreciate and enjoy. I have beautiful memories of the golden corn fields with bright red poppies and blue cornflowers of my childhood... now is the time to gather memories to treasure in years to come.
There is absolutely nothing quite like bluebell woods in early May with their sweetly scented carpets of blue.
You will find cottages, houses and apartments of all regional types, both old and modern, some built of the local stone, or with thatched roofs, others with exposed oak beams and log fires, but all with a warm welcome at any time of year. Click on the links below or use the Feature Pages menu on the left to find the perfect English country cottages.
The South West of England - beaches, rocky coves, wild moors, pleasant climate
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and, Wiltshire
The South of England - charming villages, New Forest, seaside resorts
East Dorset, part of Wiltshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
The South-East of England - the chalky cliffs and Downs, Channel Tunnel
West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey and Kent
Holiday cottages in East Sussex for trips to Brighton, Eastbourne and the lovely white cliffs
London - nightlife, museums, culture, palaces, history, tourist attractions, shopping
The vibrant capital city of England with numerous tourist attractions, historic monuments, wonderful parks, tremendous night life, theatres, and Buckingham Palace!
The East of England - Cambridge, thatched cottages, pargeting, history, Norfolk Broads
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
An ancient house, the Priest's House in the village of Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk is shown on the left. East Anglia, and especially Suffolk and Essex are renowned for their old half-timbered and colour washed buildings. Some houses and cottages are decorated with a plasterwork pattern called pargeting.
The Heart of England - the Cotswolds, arts and culture, castles, farmland
Visit the rolling hills of the Cotswolds for some of the prettiest countryside in England. This is genteel England of ancient villages and country cottages built of honey-coloured Cotswold stone, afternoons or lunch at a country pub, antique shops and walks in the country. Visit during spring for blossom and spring flowers.
Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood country), the West Midlands, Lincolnshire and Herefordshire
The North-West - Blackpool, the Forest of Bowland, shopping
Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, High Peak District of Derbyshire
The North of England - wild and utterly beautiful countryside, the Lakes, York
Cumbria, and the Lake District, County Durham, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
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