- Jul 4, 2023
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 4, 2025
No, Airbnb doesn’t pay me for this. I’ve just developed a strange addiction to searching for the best Airbnbs in the UK. Maybe it’s my fascination with snooping around people’s homes, or maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for a good daydream. Either way, I’ve spent far too much time daydreaming, and now I’m dragging you into it—offering up a little distraction and maybe even some holiday inspiration. I promise this will be my last one for 2023.
This Palladian-style Boathouse is surrounded by 25 acres of lake and 500 acres of the estate, which you can explore.
The Gamekeeper’s cottage dates back to 1798, surrounded by 18 acres of private ground and adjoins Sissinghust Castle Estate.
Grade II Listed Coastal Farm Cottage ‘The Wobbin’ dates back to the 1800s. You can walk for miles along the ‘Sea Wall’; on the other side, you can find Nature reserves and marshes.
Lisheeen Castle: Nature and wildlife surround the castle. It’s only a 10-minute drive from the local area, Thurles and a 20-minute drive to Rock of Cashel.
Historic Elizabethan Manor, 16+ Guests, 8 Bedrooms, 9.5 Bathrooms, Chard, Somerset, £2,010 Per Night
Built between 1590 and 1617, set amongst five acres of gardens and with views of Forde Abbey Valley and Somerset countryside, stands the magnificent Manor. Nearby the Jurassic Coast, where you can use the charming beach hut. Apparently, Jane Austen mentions this house in her book Persuasion.
In the heart of the nature reserve "de Groene Ster" near Leeuwarden stands the 120-year-old Windmill. From the bed, you can look through the glass ceiling at the wooden gear.
Inshriach House was built in 1906 by the Publishing Family, The Blacks, as a shooting lodge. It is surrounded by forests, mountains, and 200 acres of national woodland.
Grade II listed the Court House, on the private estate in the middle of the Cotswolds, as the Stuart Garden House of 1620. The house is in the heart of the ancient ground of Owlpen Manor, one of Cotswold’s most romantic manor houses.
A short drive to the picturesque Loch of Lintrathen and RSPB Scotland Loch of Kinnordy are on the beautiful grounds of Airlie Castle in the old stable block.
Located on a working croft on the ocean's edge of Mangersta sea cliffs, a stunning wild coastline. It is only a six-minute drive to Mangersta Beach.
Victorian Grade B Listed House, 2 Guests, 1 Bedroom, Shared Bathroom, Peebles, Scotland, £120 Per Night
Glenternie House dates from around 1870 and was built for David Kidd, Esq, the inventor of the modern gummed envelope. The house is near the town of Pebbles, the Dawyck Botanic Gardens, and Traquair House.
It is located on the shores of Loch Awe, a large body of fresh water in the Scottish Highlands. Close by to the magnificent ruins of Kilchurn Castle, which was built in the mid-1400s.
This beautiful Farmhouse is part of Banchory Farm, which contains livestock. It is only a 10-minute drive away from some beautiful sandy beaches and 40 minutes from Edinburgh.
The lovely stone cottage is part of the historic gardens of High Glanau Manor, which was the home of H. Avray Tipping (1855-1933), the Architectural Editor of Country Life Magazine from 1907. Many original features still stand, such as the glasshouse, pool, and double herbaceous borders. The cottage offers stunning views of the mountain range Brecon Beacons.
Exposed beamed ceiling, woodburner, stone floors, detached cottage with four acres of gardens and woodland to explore. A short drive to the riverside market town of Cardigan, sandy beaches and a short walk to the pub.
This south-facing cottage is the perfect location for someone who wants to explore, walk, swim, or cycle. It was built in the early 19th Century as accommodation for lead miners.
18th Century Farm Cottage on eight acres of Organic land. For the guest house, there is one acre of garden with a beautiful stream to explore. In another, there are two seating areas, one with a fire pit perfect for the evening, where you can stargaze, staring at the milkway.
Since the 15th Century, the Caldbergh Estate has been in the same family. The house is close to the market towns of Middleham and Leyburn. You can also visit the Yorkshire Dales National Park, only a 15-minute drive away.
Shown on Channel 4’s, Best of Both Worlds as architecturally unique. Ffynnon Oer Isaf is one of the best-surviving examples of the 18th Century Clom cottage, which was built around 1750. The traditional sleeping platforms ‘croglofts’ are traditional sleeping platforms that were common in West Wales.
Grade II-Listed two-bedroom maisonette, Hulbert’s Place, has beautiful high ceilings with original beams, a Tudor window nook and a stone fireplace. A short walk to Wells Cathedral, The Bishop's Palace and under an hour’s drive to Bath.
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