Why not take a holiday or short break in an English country cottage?

For more than 20 years we have been helping our guests find their ideal 'Cottage in the Country' holiday...why not try us too!

Whether you want a cottage for a short break, a weekend, a country holiday, a farm stay holiday or a cottage in the middle of Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford or perhaps Windsor, we can help. We have contemporary cottages, luxury barn conversions, classic and traditional cottages, single storey houses and a 19th century property with swimming pool and tennis court. All equipped for modern day living so you really can enjoy being 'home from home'!

We have a great choice of cottages in the Cotswolds in villages such as Stow, Bourton-on-the-Water or near Cirencester. There are a select few in Worcestershire and Herefordshire from quirky 'Swallows Return' to a stunning 5 star cottage near Worcester. To the east of our region we have self-catering holiday cottages in Oxfordshire, Royal Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and a snippet in Hertfordshire.

From your 'own' front door you can explore the Cotswolds or the contrasts of Herefordshire & Shropshire. Visit the theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon, enjoy the atmospheric Chiltern Hills, walk The Ridgeway Path or take in the pretty Thames-side towns and villages that stretch across the counties. For serious shoppers we have some excellent retail parks, outlet centres or local markets. Something for everyone springs to mind!!

Pets are welcome at many of our cottages. We have some wonderful walks in the region that your pet will love so why not bring him too as we have a great selection of pet-friendly properties.

Take a self-catering holiday at any time of year and you have a choice...be as busy or as relaxed as you like!

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• + Orchard Barn ticks all boxes!
  
  Thank you very much for all your help. We had a wonderful weekend and the cottage was extremely well appointed and suited us perfectly. We were only sorry not to be able to stay longer! With many thanks, Alice. Turvey, Bedfordshire
  
  
• + A great place to chill out!
  
  Just to say that we had a really wonderful time at Laughtons Retreat and look forward very much to returning in the future. Thanks Anthony & Elli Kuwait
  
  
• + Excellent!
  
  We have just returned from our weekend at Old Forge Cottage, Well lane, Stow on the Wold. The cottage was excellent, well presented and some nice touches by the owner. We were made to feel very welcome! Thank you for finding the cottage for us, it was much appreciated. Nov 2011
  
  
• + Great to use us locals!
  
  Diane from Cambridgeshire has booked with us again........... You might like to know that the reason we came back to you was that it was so much more pleasant and easier to deal with you than it is with the bigger companies (i.e. Cottages4You, etc) and we always get a personal response with no inflexible rules.
  
  
• + Thank you from Holland....
  
  We re very much looking forward at another vacation in the Cotswolds and visiting our friends in Oxford. Its the fourth time we hire one of your cottages (either in our name or in the name of our friends) and its not just the houses which are great and comfotable but also your organisation and your friendly service! With other vacations we always get stressed waiting for answers on emails and get a little nervous half an hour before we arive (will it really be as nice as promised, well .... not always!) but with cottage in the country our holiday and un-stressing starts the minute we open your website! Kind regards, Arnoud
  
  
• + Praise indeed.....
  
  The house was perfect and wonderfully equipped; I will have no hesitation in using Cottage in the Country again in the future. With best wishes, FRAN West Sussex
  
  
• + Keens Cottage which is exquisite.....
  
  ...........beautifully decorated and very comfortable I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending your agency to anyone! Teresa from Fife, Scotland.
  
  
• + Garden Cottage...perfect!
  
  Hi Karen Just returned from our holiday in the Cotswolds, staying at Garden Cottage, Admington. We were absolutely delighted with the cottage and the lovely welcome from Debra & Jo - they had definitely thought of everything we needed and it was modern and stylish. It was also very peaceful and quiet, and the countryside round about was really beautiful. So a big thank you to Cottage in the Country! Kind regards Sue & Alma Beacock
  
  
• + Fabulous facelift!
  
  The Oast House in the classic village of East Hagbourne in The Thames Valley has had a well-deserved facelift! It has been a successful holiday cottage (sleeps 6-8) for many years but we all need a lift as we get older, and 18th century is pretty old! Neutral colours have been introduced to bring the décor bang up to date and this with well-chosen accessories is working really well with the huge beams that feature massively. Very comfortable for 6 but can easily take 8. For full details, www.cottageinthecountry.co.uk/properties/C103