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Cottage holidays in the UK offer a chance to get back in touch with your rural heritage, and few properties enable you to really feel like a part of country life like farm cottages do. Some are based on former farms and can give your holiday a truly rustic feel, while other are situated on actual working farms and will provide you with a unique insight into rural life.

Going on holiday is all about enjoying the things that you perhaps don’t have access to in your everyday life. That of course can refer to sights and attractions, beautiful walks, beaches and rural tranquillity. But it can also be features within your holiday cottage itself. Few things say luxury like a house with a swimming pool, and when combined with an idyllic cottage in a fine setting, the result can be truly relaxing and exhilarating in equal measure. You might pay a little more for a cottage with pool, but the extra relaxation benefits can be well worth it. Here we take a look at a number of attractive cottages with pools.

If you’re looking forward to a break with the family this year, a self-catering cottage could be the right choice. If you have a baby or younger children you will know the importance of well-equipped accommodation. It is also important to consider local amenities and where your self-catering cottage is located. Here are our top three tips for choosing the perfect self-catering cottage for your family holiday.

Thomas Hardy is Dorset’s most famous writer. Born in 1840 in a cottage in Higher Bockhampton near Dorchester, he had only a modest education but soon became one of the most famous and influential writers of his time.

Places to visit in Cheshire 

Sandwiched in between the metropolis of Manchester to the north-east and the magnificent expanses of the Peak District to the south-east, Cheshire is a county that has a lot to offer visitors at all times of the year. This busy little region may not often feature on the top ten of places to visit in the UK, but we think it should! From Roman cities full of history and family days out to numerous attractions, walking and hiking opportunities and even the chance to get up close and personal with some magnificent birds of pray, Cheshire is a warm, welcoming and fun place to be all year round. Here are some of our favourite places to visit in Cheshire: