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Another Place, The Lake. A beautiful, contemporary bolthole in the heart of The Lakes.

Another Place, The Lake

Watermillock Ullswater Cumbria CA11 0LP

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Angel Inn. Country-chic rooms at one of the Dales' most celebrated gourmet-dining destinations.

Angel Inn

Hetton Near Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 6LT

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Aikwood Tower. A spectacular historic self-catering castle bolthole in the heart of the Scottish Borders.

Aikwood Tower

Selkirk Borders TD7 5HJ

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Ackergill Tower. Glorious isolation not far from John o'Groats

Ackergill Tower

Wick Highlands KW1 4RG

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Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel. Perhaps Scotland's most remote beachside hostel.

Achmelvich Beach Youth Hostel

Recharn By Lochinver Sutherland, IV27 4JB

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Abersoch Holiday Homes. Over 100 self-catering holiday homes in one of Wales's most enchanting corners.

Abersoch Holiday Homes

Bear Lanes Newtown Powys SY16 2QZ

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Abbots Lodge. A beautiful self-contained B&B apartment in beautiful Borders countryside.

Abbots Lodge

Wigmore Herefordshire HR6 9UD

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A Secret Garden. Your own quirky garden hideaway in Kent.

A Secret Garden

8 Honey Hill Blean Near Canterbury Kent CT2 9JP

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Wardley Hill Campsite. Relaxed back-to-basics camping and glamping in a beautiful part of Norfolk.

Wardley Hill Campsite

Wardley Hill Road Kirby Cane The Waveney Valley Norfolk NR35 2PQ

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The Oaksmere. A very comfortable boutique country house hotel with restaurant on the Suffolk-Norfolk border.

The Oaksmere

Rectory Rd Eye Suffolk IP23 8AH

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The Red Lion Pub & Kitchen. Brilliant gastro pub with rooms that is one of the best places to eat in this part of Oxfordshire.

The Red Lion Pub & Kitchen

Chapel Lane Blewbury Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 9PQ

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The Red Lion Pub & Kitchen. Comfy double rooms above a historic gastropub in the beautiful Oxfordshire village of Blewbury.

The Red Lion Pub & Kitchen

Chapel Lane Blewbury Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 9PQ

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Woodman's Huts. Beautiful handmade shepherd's huts in the heart of the South Lakes.

Woodman's Huts

Woodman's Shepherd's Huts, Haverthwaite, Cumbria LA12 8AB

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The Quiet Site. This hideaway camspite above Ullswater is a real family favourite.

The Quiet Site

Ullswater Near Watermillock Cumbria CA11 0LS

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The Bull Hotel. A revitalised and resurgent old coaching inn in a small Cotswolds town.

The Bull Hotel

Market Place Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4AA

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Talland Bay Hotel. A quirky and luxurious hotel tucked into an idyllic bay between Looe and Polperro.

Talland Bay Hotel

Porthallow Cornwall PL13 2JB

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Cool Places Seaside

We love to be beside the seaside at Cool Places and as a result we’ve got all our favourite UK coastal destinations covered – everywhere from old-style resorts like Whitby to foodie Padstow and cool and slightly arty seaside hangouts like Whitstable, St Ives and Fowey. We think we’ve got the UK seaside pretty well covered, but there must be loads of places we don’t know about that you love – so share them with other Cool Places users so they can love them too!

Cool Places Countryside

Cool Places is all about celebrating the great British countryside, and we like to get out there with our walking boots or cycle clips on and experience it for ourselves – preferably with a fab country pub at the end in which to put our feet up and have a pint and a good meal. We’ve got loads of places on the site that are great for all those things – but as always if you find somewhere you like, share it so that all Cool Places readers can enjoy it.

Cool Places Cities

British cities are unique, covering a huge range of experiences and attractions from quaint yet resurgent cathedral cities like Winchester, ancient university towns like Oxford, Cambridge and Durham, to grittier urban centres like Leeds, Bristol, and, er, London (heard of it?). We love them all, and have lots of fave places, but cities change fast – let us and the Cool Places community know if you find somewhere new that you like. We’d all like to try it!

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