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Bodmin Moor, rural Cornwall
Do you love the countryside and want to discover one of Britain’s most rural areas on a cottage break? If so, let Country Cottages Online inspire you with our hints, tips and list of possibilities! The UK is indeed a green and beautiful place and for when you want to escape the hustle and bustle and get away to a more tranquil pace of life and soothing rural scenery, there are plenty of options to help soothe your soul.
Whether you’re dreaming of waking up to bird song or love the idea of sitting out and watching the sunset over fields and farmlands, Britain is home to some wonderfully unspoilt areas where you can experience a taste of the good life.
Experience the Good Life on a Farm-Stay Holiday
The UK has retained a strong farming tradition and we are a nation rich in farmers. Luckily for holidaymakers a good number of UK farmers have converted old farm buildings in to modern, well equipped cottages. At one time stables or piggeries, many British farm buildings have now been lovingly converted in to rural retreats and country cottages where holidaymakers can come and stay in stylish well equipped surroundings and enjoy a taste of the good life on a farm. Some of these farm holiday developments are even complete with indoor or outdoor swimming pools where holidaymakers really can discover some of the very best of the British countryside.
Farmstay accommodation
For a real rural feel at some properties the owners will even let you gather eggs, help feed the chickens and may be even feed goats or pigs. This is fun not only for children but also for big kids out there (let your inner child rejoice in connecting with nature)!
Waking up to views of fields, farmlands, meadows and hills can also be good for the soul, as can watching the sunset across a country landscape. Rural Britain is just wonderful for reconnecting with nature and can help you de-stress and unwind too!
Remote Hideaways
When it comes to finding some of Britain’s most idyllic countryside, go remote! It is in some of Britain’s most remote places that you can discover a real slow pace of life where you can may see more sheep than people and really escape and unwind. Whether it’s Sutherland in the northern Highlands, Aberdeenshire or the Outer Hebrides, Scotland is home to some of the UK’s most remote and soulful destinations where you really can enjoy a truly rural and remote holiday. Ireland too is one of the UK’s very best places for experiencing some of the best of rural life on a break away, as well as plenty sense of ‘Craic’ and magic.
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Find out more about remote holidays in the UK
Britain’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
If it’s quality of rural scenery you’re after, along with small pretty welcoming villages and attractive market towns, then a holiday in one of Britain’s National Parks or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty could be perfect for you. These areas are special because of the quality of scenery that they offer and are protected in many ways. Many of these parks and areas feature stunning rural scenery but if it’s the road less travelled you’re after be aware these places are no well kept secret and attract plenty of other tourists too.
Wherever you opt to explore on your rural holiday, we hope that Country Cottages Online can help you find your dream country cottage or rural retreat break.
