Britain on the Cheap

Hideaways’ 18th-century Moat Cottage, just outside the historic cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, is now on sale at £438/$676 for a three-night rental in September, saving £146/$224. The restored cottage is near Stonehenge and the grand houses and gardens at Wilton, Stourhead and Longleat.

Hideaways’ Rose Tree Cottage, on the edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, is well-placed for country walks, fishing or boating on the rivers Wye and Severn, or visiting the cathedral cities of Hereford and Gloucester. It’s reduced to £330/$513, saving £58/$91 for three-night stays for two people through September.

Dog lovers who like to hike with their pets might be interested in Helpful Holidays’ old beamed cottages on Devon’s Dartmoor. Water Barn, an ancient granite barn at Manaton, now sleeps four; it’s offered for £525/$816 a week in September. It’s ref A111 for online booking. Near Drewsteignton on Dartmoor are three “upside-down” cottages converted [...]

Save 20% on holiday homes on the South Devon coast in September with Toad Hall Cottages. Seascape, walking distance to Thurlestone Sands, sleeps six, with a garden and furnished patio. Weekly rental is £396/$608 (saving £99/$152) until Sept. 24, then £260/$399 the following week (saving £65/$100). Maelcombe House is the wing of an Edwardian mansion [...]

If you’re looking for a late deal on a place to bunk after the Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe’s biggest festivals, SACO serviced apartments are set to save you £110/$171 per night for the August Bank Holiday. The Carnival is Aug. 29-30. A one-bedroom apartment, sleeping two, in Holborn costs £139/$216 per night, down [...]

Helpful Holidays has a few cottage deals for the late August Bank Holiday weekend. A converted barn with hot tub, sleeping six, in North Devon’s Heddon Valley, near the coastal village of Combe Martin, has been reduced 20% for the late August Bank Holiday weekend. It’s now £588/$917 for three nights starting Aug. 27. Tucked [...]

Toad Hall Cottages is offering two thatched holiday homes within Devon’s Dartmoor National Park with special August Bank Holiday savings. Both homes are well-located for walking, riding, cycling and fishing on the moor, while the coast is half an hour away and Exeter 10 miles. Freelands Cottage, sleeping four, is a Grade II-listed home in [...]

The National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland has opened new, self-catering cottages in Cornwall. They’re good size for families and groups. Court, Bosveal, and Chatham cottages at Bosloe are near Falmouth. Each is recently refurbished with sweeping views of the Helford River. They can be rented separately, or joined together for up to [...]

Stretching your pounds this summer? The Independent Hostels UK network has more than 300 houses, cottage and barns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, some with family rooms as low as £30/$46 for a family of four. In addition to the privacy of a multi-bed room, sometimes with a double bed, often en-suite, the [...]

Dreaming of a Cornish cottage this month? Cornish Horizons has savings up to 25% off in July. Save £268/$393 at The Sailmakers, a Grade 11 listed sail loft sympathetically converted into a contemporary holiday home in the center of old Padstow, with under-cover parking. Starting July 16, the loft, for up to six, is 25% [...]