Country: England, UK

Location: Winkleigh, DevonSee map here

Price: From £190 (low season) – £470 (high season) per cottage per week. Otter sleeps 4, Beech sleeps 6-8, Nuthatch and Honeysuckle sleep 4-6 each.

Offers: Enjoy early spring in Devon with 10% off full weeks and 5% off short breaks in one of three cosy timber lodges or our cottage (has wood burner) at the Farm until 30th March. Honeysuckle and Nuthatch lodges (sleep 4-6), Beech Lodge (sleeps 6-8) or Otter cottage (sleeps 4). Beds made up for your arrival, Devon scone welcome, free bikes and walking maps to borrow, electricity included. Use codes RTweek or RTshort when booking.

Self catering accommodation for 2 or 3 people, Peak District

Country: England, UK

Location: Buxton, DerbyshireSee map here

Price: From £216 – £300 per cottage for 2-3 nights (sleeps 3). From £360 – £500 per cottage per week. Prices depend on season

Dramatic scenery, historic buildings and cutting-edge sustainability combine to make this farm a memorable year-round holiday destination. Set in a peaceful and secluded location close to Buxton and Bakewell, the farm occupies a stunning position in one of the Peak District’s most breathtaking valleys.

From the outside it looks like a typical Peak District farm, sitting in 12 acres of pastureland at the foot of the National Trust-owned High Wheeldon. But the weathered limestone walls conceal the latest in green building technology, earning the holiday cottages a Peak District Environmental Quality Mark alongside its Green Tourism Business Scheme accreditation. An ambitious scheme agreed with the National Park has transformed the site. Ground floors are now warmed by under floor heating, with radiators upstairs. Kitchens have been updated and new bathrooms installed, along with new furniture and low-energy light-fittings throughout. Walls and roofs and have been fitted with high levels of insulation, but the most radical transformation lies under the adjacent field. Ground Source Heat Pumps – utilising hundreds of metres of buried pipes to collect solar energy stored in the ground – supply the cottages with domestic hot water and heat.

So while on the surface little has changed, the farm now combines the character of a traditional Peak District property with the comfort of modern building standards – perfect for couples, families and large or small groups seeking lazy summer strolls or bracing winter walks. Join Deborah and Martin for a holiday to remember!

Algarve holiday cottages

Country: Portugal

Location: 2 km North of Loule, AlgarveSee map here

Price: From £330 – £435 per apartment per week (1 bedroom) and from £395 – £750 per apartment per week (2 bedroom) sleeps up to 4

Offers: Casa do Forno Cottage – until 31 March 2010 reduced from £330 per week to £275 per week per couple, welcome hamper, heating within accommodation and pool heating

These Algarve holiday cottages occupy an acre of hilltop set in breathtaking Algarvian countryside in total peace & tranquillity & overlooks the market town of Loulé. Parts of the Quinta date back to mid 19th Century and are divided up into 4 apartment cottages, one large 2 bed apartment cottage, Orange; and 2 newer 1 bed apartment cottages, Lemon and Carob; and a rustic duplex cottage, Casa do Forno. All have their own separate entrances, own kitchens, private south-facing sun terraces & Bar-B-Q areas. All of our Algarve holiday cottages have been furnished to a very high standard with cane and pine furniture. During the winter months, heating is included in the tariffs.

The gardens are marvellous with many bushes, plants & fruit trees, along with quiet areas to relax and absorb the views. There is a large pool area & the added bonus of a hot tub & from October until the end of April the pool is heated. From spring 2008 there is also a children’s play area set amidst an orange grove.

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