Alastair Sawday's Special Escapes

Not your average vacation rental directory site - these are personally selected and described by travel book author Alastair Sawday. This is a great selection of "special places" - hotels and vacation rentals (self-catering) in England, Scotland and Wales. Some areas have only a few selections, but others have many (Cornwall 50+, Devon 40+, Somerset 20+, Gloucestershire-Cotswolds 10+, Lake District 20+, Yorkshire 16+). Good information about each place, rent directly from the owner.

Listings for England: Bath, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cotswolds, County Durham, Derbys --> Listings for England: Bath, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cotswolds, County Durham, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lake District, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Sussex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire <--

Listings for Scotland: Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, Highlands, Lothia --> Listings for Scotland: Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, Highlands, Lothians, Perth and Kinross <--

Listings for Wales: Carmarthenshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Monmouthshire, Pembrok --> Listings for Wales: Carmarthenshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys <--

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