Britain on the Cheap

Save £118/$188 with a short November break at Cosy Cot in Wiltshire. The restored 17th-century thatched home, in a village seven miles from Salisbury, has an inglenook fireplace; it holds a four-star gold award from VisitBritain. Reduced to £353/$568 for three nights when two stay, including heating, fuel and linen.

Hideways is offering two fall discounts in the West Country. Royal Oak Farmhouse, in the heart of the Exmoor village of Winsford, dates back to the 14th century. Recently updated, the cottage retains its open fireplaces and ceiling beams. When four share it is reduced to £361/$571 for three nights, saving £178/$282 until Oct. 14. [...]

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 has discounted cottage stays for three and seven nights in Somerset and Dorset during July. Little Barton near Stogumber, has a decked garden ‘look-out’ area for admiring the views down to a woodland glade with a large pond, trout stream and log cabin. In neighbouring Dorset, Gunville Cottage sleeps two or three in an [...]

Hideaways has short-break savings on two thatched woodland properties in Hampshire’s New Forest during November. The Lodge, along a quiet woodland track near Fordingbridge, has direct access to the woods and open heathland where ponies and cattle roam freely. For two or four people, the rate is reduced to $488/£297 for three nights, saving $209/£127. [...]