Waterside Cottages and Cabins

Waterside Cottages

Whether it's by a river or right on the beach, there's nothing quite like a holiday by the water – no substitute for falling asleep to the trickle of a stream or waking up to seagulls and the sound of surf. Here's a selection of some of our favourite riverside, lakeside and seaside self-catering places to stay all over Britain – in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Best Places to Stay

Gravel Farm Gravel Farm, Newmarket Road, Stretham, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 3LJ i

Gravel Farm

Ely, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
6 Porth Sands Porth, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 3LW i

6 Porth Sands

Newquay, Cornwall, South West England
Westward House Storrs Park, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria i

Westward House

Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, North West England
Anchor Cottage Cliff Road, Porthleven, Cornwall TR13 9EZ i

Anchor Cottage

Porthleven, Cornwall, South West England
Ashford Mills Ashford Mill House, Ilton, Somerset TA19 9ED i

Ashford Mills

Ilminster, Somerset, South West England
Ecotone Cabins Leckmelm Wood, Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty IV23 2RH i

Ecotone Cabins

Ullapool, Ross-shire, Highlands
Smugglers Cove Cottages Portreath Cornwall TR16 4NS i

Smugglers Cove Cottages

Cornwall, South West England
Cliff Cottage Sheringham Salt, NR26 8BJ i

Cliff Cottage

Sheringham & Cromer, Norfolk, East Anglia
Fisherman's Cottage 4 Sea Street, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1AN i

Fisherman's Cottage

Whitstable, Kent, South East England
Den by the Stream Garden Cottage, Llangoedmor, Cardigan, Ceredigion SA43 2LB i

Den by the Stream

Cardigan, Ceredigion, Mid Wales
Dittisham Hideaway Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0JB i

Dittisham Hideaway

Dartmouth, Devon, South West England
Still Southwold Easton Lane, Easton Bavents, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6SU i

Still Southwold

Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia
Blackbird Blagdon Water, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6NX i

Blackbird

Holsworthy, Devon, South West England
Crispie Estate Crispie Estate, Kilfinan, Tighnabruaich, Argyll PA21 2ER i

Crispie Estate

Argyll & Bute, Highlands
Pentire Penthouse 27 Oceans Gate 1 Esplanade Road Pentire Newquay TR7 1PY i

Pentire Penthouse

Newquay, Cornwall, South West England
Tregulland Cottage & Barn Tregulland Farm St Clether Launceston Cornwall PL15 8QW i

Tregulland Cottage & Barn

Launceston, Cornwall, South West England
East Cambusmoon Gartocharn Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park G83 8RZ i

East Cambusmoon

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Central Scotland
Waveney River Centre Staithe Rd, Burgh St Peter, Norfolk NR34 0DE i

Waveney River Centre

Lowestoft, Norfolk, East Anglia
The Great Barn Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND i

The Great Barn

Cumbria, North West England
John O'Groats Luxury Lodges and Apartments John O'Groats, Wick, Caithness KW1 4YR i

John O'Groats Luxury Lodges and Apartments

Wick, Caithness, Highlands
Lews Castle Lews Castle, Stornoway HS2 0XP i

Lews Castle

Isle Of Lewis, Scottish Isles
Beach Rocks 70a Brynfield Road, Langland, Swansea, SA3 4SX. i

Beach Rocks

The Gower, South Wales
Ben Lawers 4 Shoreside, Fearnan, Loch Tay PH15 2FE i

Ben Lawers

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Central Scotland
Blyth Rise Stays Station Road, Laxfield, Suffolk IP13 8HF i

Blyth Rise Stays

Halesworth, Suffolk, East Anglia
The Boat House Weymouth, Dorset i

The Boat House

Weymouth, Dorset, South West England
The Bothy at Racquety Farm Racquety Farm, Wyecliff, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5LA i

The Bothy at Racquety Farm

Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Mid Wales
Buddha Beach House Whitsand Bay Torpoint Cornwall i

Buddha Beach House

Cornwall, South West England
Byron Luxury Apartments Beach Road, Woolacombe, Devon EX34 7BS i

Byron Luxury Apartments

Woolacombe, Devon, South West England
The Camillia Boatel Lochrin Basin, Edinburgh EH3 9QP i

The Camillia Boatel

Edinburgh, Lothian, South Scotland
Classic Yacht Nadine Cobbs Quay Marina, Woodlands Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4EL i

Classic Yacht Nadine

Poole, Dorset, South West England
Clawford Lakes Clawton, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6PN i

Clawford Lakes

Holsworthy, Devon, South West England
Cornish Horizons Cornwall PL28 8EA i

Cornish Horizons

Padstow, Cornwall, South West England
Craig Cottage Craig Cottage, Near Bonawe, Oban, Argyll PA37 1RL i

Craig Cottage

Oban, Argyll & Bute, Highlands
Craighead Howfs Craighead Farm, Braco, Dunblane, Perthshire FK15 9LP i

Craighead Howfs

Dunblane, Perthshire, Central Scotland
Darcy Mews Darcy Mews, Riverside Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4JR i

Darcy Mews

Richmond, North Yorkshire, North East England
Dundas Holiday Homes Dundas Castle i

Dundas Holiday Homes

Edinburgh, Lothian, South Scotland
Edgar House 22 City Walls, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1SB i

Edgar House

Chester, Cheshire, North West England
Eusemere Lodge Eusemere Lodge, Pooley Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 2NR i

Eusemere Lodge

Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, North West England
Ewe Two Oakenholt, Near Northrop i

Ewe Two

Oakenholt, Flintshire, North Wales
FBM Holidays Slate House, St Julian's St, Tenby, SA70 7AS i

FBM Holidays

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Fallen Angel Fallen Angel, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK, TR19 6RL i

Fallen Angel

Cornwall, South West England
The Ferry Boat of Cluny, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2JT i

The Ferry

Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Central Scotland
Ferry View Ferry View Rd Horning Norfolk NR12 8PS i

Ferry View

Norfolk, East Anglia
Flying Boat Cottages, Tresco Tresco, Isles of Scilly, TR24 0QQ i

Flying Boat Cottages, Tresco

Tresco, Isles of Scilly, South West England
Forest Holidays Ardgartan Argyll Argyll Ardgartan Arrochar Argyll and Bute G83 7AR i

Forest Holidays Ardgartan Argyll

Argyll & Bute, Highlands
The Four Sisters Boatel Lochrin Basin, Edinburgh EH3 9QP i

The Four Sisters Boatel

Edinburgh, Lothian, South Scotland
Glasnant Lower Glasnant, Kington, Herefordshire HR5 3QN i

Glasnant

Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, West Midlands
The Gulls Stoke Fleming, Devon i

The Gulls

Dartmouth, Devon, South West England

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