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Stable Cottage. Beautiful North Norfolk cottage in a quiet coastal setting.

Stable Cottage

Incleborough Close East Runton Cromer Norfolk NR27 9PU

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Incleborough House. A fabulous self-catering property in a great location.

Incleborough House

Lower Common East Runton Cromer Norfolk NR27 9PG

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The Brambles. A traditional flint cottage with a stylish interior and a garden with hot tub.

The Brambles

off Mill Lane, East Runton, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9PH

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Godney Arts House. A contemporary and chic self-catering cottage in Somerset, where many of the fittings, fittings and artworks are for sale

Godney Arts House

Thornreed Studio Lower Godney Somerset BA5 1RZ

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The Gate House. Your own mini castle – right next door to Dover Castle!

The Gate House

Victoria Park Dover Kent CT16 1QR

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The Greyhound Inn. A proper village pub with comfy rooms and top quality food in the heart of a pretty Oxfordshire village.

The Greyhound Inn

Main Street Letcombe Regis Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9JY

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Smokehouse. Fish and chips, Jim, but not as we know it.

Smokehouse

1–3 Back Street Folkestone CT19 6NN

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The Duke of William. A quintessential Kentish pub with superb food and stylish rooms, located in the heart of the Garden of England

The Duke of William

The Street Ickham Canterbury Kent CT3 1QP

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Rocksalt Rooms. Set over Folkstone Harbour and with panoramic views out to the Channel, this boutique bolthole has four rooms and serves superb food

Rocksalt Rooms

4-5 Fishmarket Folkestone Kent CT19 6AA

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The Wife of Bath. A boutique bolthole in Kent's Wye that's home to six luxe rooms and serves an array of Tapas

The Wife of Bath

4 Upper Bridge Street Wye Kent TN25 5AF

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Rocksalt. Creative, locally sourced food in a super-stylish waterside location.

Rocksalt

4–5 Fishmarket Folkestone Kent CT19 6AA

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Graywood Canvas Cottages. Luxury yurt holidays on a small Sussex family farm.

Graywood Canvas Cottages

Graywood Farm, Graywood Lane, Graywood East Hoathly East Sussex BN8 6QT

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Long Valley Yurts at Knotlow Farm. Long Valley Yurts at lovely Knotlow Farm sit on a family-run campsite in the middle of the Peak District National Park.

Long Valley Yurts at Knotlow Farm

Flagg Buxton Derbyshire SK17 9QP

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Long Valley Yurts at Great Langdale. Comfortable glamping at one of the National Trust's most spectacularly sited and best-run campsites.

Long Valley Yurts at Great Langdale

Great Langdale National Trust Campsite, LA22 9JU

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YHA Hartington Hall. This 17th-century manor house in Derbyshire is one of the YH's finest properties.

YHA Hartington Hall

Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0AT

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Top of the Woods. A choice of boutique glamping options in a beautiful part of Wales.

Top of the Woods

Penrallt Capel Coleman Boncath Pembrokeshire SA37 0EP

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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 Town & City

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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