2019 summer holidays in historic buildings
Summer breaks for the soul with no passport required. Enjoy large family gatherings at grand country houses like Goddards or Cavendish Hall. Have a seaside sojourn in some of our cottages on the Cornish coast or in the fortified Martello Tower on the beach at Aldeburgh. Gaze across the Solent seascape at Luttrell's Tower, enjoy balmy nights in one of our countryside Landmarks, or paddle along the spectacular bay at Saddell.
Over 100 of our buildings are dog-friendly, so you don't have to leave your best friend behind. Click the "Dogs allowed?" checkbox near the top of the page to see all of our dog-friendly summer holidays.
We have 200 Landmarks for you...
From 3 nights
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The campsite on Lundy has room for up to 40 people and is in the centre of the village close to the tavern and shop.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- No
- Sleeps
- 40
- 4 nights from
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£32
Per person
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The Radio Room is cosy and self-contained, with an east-facing terrace. Lundy’s beauty, community and way of life make it a world apart.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- No
- Sleeps
- 1
- 4 nights from
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£118
equivalent to £29.50 per person per night
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This was the lighthouse keepers’ store, solidly built of granite and is the perfect place to explore Lundy’s beauty, community and way of life.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- No
- Sleeps
- 1
- 4 nights from
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£122
equivalent to £30.50 per person per night
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No.1 Shore Cottages is one of a terrace of simple fishermen’s dwellings reached by footbridge. Its front door opens onto the beach overlooking a beautiful cove, a favourite of birds and seals.
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£130
equivalent to £16.25 per person per night
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The tower was built as a folly in 1821 with a pretty sitting room on the first floor. The third floor was added in 1943 by the Germans as an observation point, with views in every direction.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- No
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£133
equivalent to £16.63 per person per night
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Ty Uchaf means ‘the top’ or ‘highest’ house. It sits at the head of a valley above Betws-y-Coed. A datestone for 1685 was found in the tumbledown pigsty.
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£146
equivalent to £18.25 per person per night
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This tiny building is a miraculous survival, a medieval well chapel. It is built above an ancient and venerated spring that feeds three linked pools and that is still flowing today.
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£163
equivalent to £20.38 per person per night
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One of three Landmarks in the remote upland hamlet Rhiwddion, Ty Capel was built in 1860 for the slate quarrying community that once lived and worked here.
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 3
- 4 nights from
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£178
equivalent to £14.83 per person per night
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Whiteford Temple is an ornamental granite folly with views towards the Tamar Estuary. It was built in the 18th century for Sir John Call, a military engineer who had made a fortune in India.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£184
equivalent to £23.00 per person per night
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Built for John Lanvin in about 1835, the colourful front elevation is heavily decorated with flamboyant lotus-bud capitals. This second floor apartment is one of three.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 4
- 4 nights from
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£190
equivalent to £11.88 per person per night
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A clock tower overlooking the Exe estuary, ‘like a sleek racing yacht turned through 90 degrees and planted in the beach.’
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- No
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£195
equivalent to £24.38 per person per night
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The three Castle Keep Cottages are built round a small courtyard inside the Keep and are a great place to stay to experience Lundy’s beauty, community and way of life.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£200
equivalent to £25.00 per person per night
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Originally a geological shop and museum, the Egyptian House in Penzance is a rare survivor of Egyptian-style architecture. This first floor apartment is one of three.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 3
- 4 nights from
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£200
equivalent to £16.67 per person per night
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This third floor apartment has amazing views, through the chimney pots of the town, of Mounts Bay and St. Michael’s Mount.
- Dogs Allowed
- No
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 4
- 4 nights from
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£210
equivalent to £13.13 per person per night
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The Chapel is a tiny grey granite building in the rural hamlet of Lettaford, a settlement on the edge of Dartmoor that has been lived in since at least 1300.
- Dogs Allowed
- Yes
- Fire or Stove
- Yes
- Sleeps
- 2
- 4 nights from
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£211
equivalent to £26.38 per person per night
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