Britain on the Cheap

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 [...]

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 [...]