Check availability on our website at www.english-heritage.org.uk/holidaycottages or call our booking office on 0870 333 1187.

Opening times are:
Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Sunday and Public Holidays Closed

Discuss your cottage choice with our staff who will confirm availability for you.
You can make a booking by paying the deposit by credit or debit card.

OR

You can ask for the cottage to be held for you for 7 days whilst you talk to friends or family. This provisional booking will be cancelled automatically if the deposit is not paid within this 7 day period. Payment can be made either by telephone with a credit or debit card, or by completing the booking form and enclosing a cheque payable to English Heritage.

Full payment is due 8 weeks before your holiday start date. On receipt full details of your cottage with directions, key collection and local contacts will be sent to you.


All prices are per cottage per week and include VAT at 17.50%. All full week bookings begin on a Friday, except over Christmas and New Year when other start days may apply. For bookings of two weeks or more, each week will be priced as in the date bands above.

Supplements may be charged on certain cottages on specific dates where demand is high due to a special event locally. English Heritage reviews its pricing annually and may move cottages up or down in the price bands.


There are two lengths of short break: 3-nights starting on a Friday and 4-nights starting on a Monday.

For Christmas and New Year short breaks can only be booked 4 weeks in advance but different start days may apply.

Short breaks are bookable up to 2 years in advance at most times of the year at most cottages. Exceptions apply in high season (25th July 2008 to 30th August 2008) at Pavilion Cottage Osborne House, Sergeant Major’s House Dover Castle, Refectory Cottage Rievaulx Abbey, Fort House, St Mawes Castle, where they can only be booked 2 weeks in advance.