Activities and Adventure
If you're the type of person that likes to do stuff and be busy on holiday, then we hear you! Luckily, there are dozens of ways to find your perfect activity-stuffed holiday. From hotels offering horse riding, clay-pigeon shooting and country sports, lakeside getaways offering water sports and high-adrenaline activities, or quaint pottery and yoga getaways for the more peaceful holidaymaker.
Often location is the key, with the Scottish Highlands, England's Lake District and Wales' Brecon Beacons figuring highly for aspirant adventurers, but wherever you stay, we know what you're after – a great hotel, B&B, youth hostel or lodge with some amazing activities right on the doorstep. From off-road cycling and mountain-biking to zip-wiring, surfing or coasteering, you are sure to be spoiled for choice in some of the most exciting parts of the UK. Browse our collection of activity and adventure accommodation for your perfect active weekend away.
Best Activities and Adventure Places to Stay
A perfect rural B&B and self catering bolthole in the South Downs – just an hour or so from London.
Blue Door Barns, Beddingham, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6JY
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A rural idyll on the edge of the Cotswolds for couples or families, with lovely accommodation, wild swimming, tennis and more.
Brandiers Farm, Crossing Ln, Brandier, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9PZ
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These eco-friendly pine lodges are a perfect base for this corner of the Scottish Highlands – and they're dog-friendly too!
Big Sky Lodges, Drynie Park Muir of Ord Inverness IV6 7RP
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Well-appointed wooden lodges in a spectacular woodland location on the shores of Loch Awe.
Log Cabin Scotland, Dalavich Argyll & Bute PA35 1HN
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A unique and ultra-luxurious modernist waterside house on a bucolic Cotswolds estate.
Reid Villa, Lower Mill Estate, Mill Lane, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire GL7 6BG
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A cosy off-grid cottage in as remote and challenging an environment as you'll find in the UK.
Laggan, Ardnish Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, PH38 4NA
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A unique off-grid cottage, on the banks of one of Scotland's most remote sea lochs.
Craig Cottage, Craig Cottage, Near Bonawe, Oban, Argyll PA37 1RL
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Ferry View, Ferry View Rd Horning Norfolk NR12 8PS
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Boutique rooms in a uniquely serene Norfolk riverside location – with boat hire, wild swimming and a terrific pub nearby!
Three Rivers Rooms, The Boat Shed, Station Road, Geldeston, Norfolk NR34 0HS
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Beautifully designed log cabins with hot tubs set, within ancient woodland overlooking a trout river on the edge of the Lake District
Hidden River Cabins, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5TU
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The ultimate luxury, contemporary country holiday property – deep in the heart of North Norfolk.
The Old Stables at Godwick Hall, Mill Road, Godwick, Norfolk, PE32 2RJ
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Luxurious and very cosy shepherds huts on a glorious North Norfolk country estate.
Godwick Hall Shepherds Huts, Godwick Hall, Godwick, Mill Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE32 2RJ
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Self-catering stays among the tree tops of a safari park in Kent
Port Lympne Treehouses, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Near Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD
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Cute cabins among the trees of a safari park in Kent
Port Lympne Forest Hideaways, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Near Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD
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Your own private estate - in a beautiful and unspoilt part of Norfolk.
Bodney Lodge, Bodney Hall, Bodney, Norfolk IP26 5BX
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A sumptuous North Norfolk self-catering property with less emphasis on the 'self'!
Godwick Hall, Godwick Hall, Godwick, Mill Lane, Fakenham, King's Lynn PE32 2RJ
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Super Lake District luxury by Ullswater's lakeside and catering for every need.
Waternook, Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND
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A luxury Lake District barn conversion right by the shores of Ullswater.
The Great Barn, Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND
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Get a true taste of safari by staying on site at an acclaimed wild animal park
Port Lympne Safari Lodges and Cabins, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Lympne, Near Hythe, Kent CT21 4PD
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Luxurious self-catering on a beautiful Sussex country estate
Lydhurst Cottages, The Street, Warninglid Near Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 5TR
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Charming Lake District yurt glamping for friends, families and romantic couples.
Long Valley Yurts at Moss Howe Farm, Witherslack, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6SA
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Classic, vintage Airstream trailers offering cool, retro caravanning holidays on a charming farm site on the Isle of Wight
Retro Staycations, Hazelgrove Farm, Ashey Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 4BD
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Luxury domes that take Isle of Wight glamping to a new level
Dome Meadow at Tapnell Farm, Tapnell Farm, Yarmouth Isle of Wight, PO41 0YJ
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Luxury glamping and wellbeing in a gorgeous Pembrokshire location.
The Little Retreat, Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire SA68 0PW
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Luxurious apartments and cottages in a prime Scilly Isles location.
Sea Garden Cottages, Tresco, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, TR24 0QQ
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Glorious rural tranquillity in twin holiday cottages in the heart of mid-Wales.
Fforest Fields Cottage, Hundred House, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 5RU
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Reconnect with the natural world at this cosy yet elegant house on the banks of the River Wye
The Bothy at Racquety Farm, Racquety Farm, Wyecliff, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5LA
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Contemporary and very comfortable eco retreats amid glorious Norfolk countryside, yet just minutes from the sea
Mill Farm Eco Barns, Mill Farm, Hemsby Rd, Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk NR29 4AE
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Comfy glamping near the Isle of Wight's unspoilt south coast.
Tom's Eco Lodge – Tapnell Farm, Tapnell Farm Isle of Wight PO41 0YJ
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Utterly charming hand-built log cabin with hot tub, hidden away in the woods by a trout river.
Shank Wood Log Cabin, Longtown Carlisle Cumbria CA6 5TU
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Enjoy a stay in the iconic River Cottage Farmhouse on the Devon/Dorset border, either renting the whole place or just going B&B.
River Cottage Farmhouse, Park Farm, Trinity Hill Road, Axminster, Devon EX13 8TB
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This one-bed Surrey boutique B&B is one of best antidotes to inner city blues that we know of.
Walnut Tree Cottage, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Surrey GU8 4EF
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This historic and characterful Tregaron inn has an excellent restaurant and and comfy rooms and is a perfect base for the Ceredigion coast and Cambrian mountains.
Y Talbot, Tregaron, Ceredigion SY25 6JL
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Four coastal-inspired properties, surrounded by peaceful green pastures in the charming village of Trevone.
Stein’s at Trevone Farm, Trevone Padstow Cornwall PL28 8QN
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