Whether looking for a city break, hotel stay or cottage holiday there are great savings in this week’s selection of the best UK late deals…
Springtime in Pembrokeshire – if you’ve got a large family or want to get away with family or friends, Heddwch, an imposing detached house sleeping 12, is just 500 yards from the superb beach at Broad Haven. Seven nights from March 28 from £684, saving £281. The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path (above) is close by. See www.coastalcottages.co.uk
Lake District Schoolhouse – Troutbeck Bridge’s Victorian gothic school house has been converted into a four-star holiday cottage for two. Rent Grooms Cottage for seven nights from March 22, from £319. Village pub 200 yards away, Lake Windermere two miles. See www.cumbrian-cottages.co.uk
The Cairngorms, Scotland – rental Tomnavoulin The Old School – a two bedroom period property sleeping five – in the Cairngorms National Park, from March 22 or 29, from £440. On the edge of the hamlet of Tomnavoulin in the heart of the Glenlivet Estate, it is an ideal base for walking, cycling, pony trekking and fishing, while sandy beaches and a choice of attractions are within easy reach. See www.holidaycottages.co.uk
Easter Activity Camp for Kids – This offer from PGL is for all 7-16 year olds at their Easter activity camp starting April 14 for four nights, from £239, saving £160. This is a 40% saving at Winmarleigh Hall in Lancashire, where everything is included from meals and exciting activities to supervision and evening fun. Book by April 3. See www.pgl.co.uk
Wow house for 21 – For an Easter get-together, rent Highgate Manor in Leicestershire. Set in rolling countryside, the contemporary manor house, sleeping up to 21 people, has an indoor swimming pool, a spa with Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, and games room. If the sun doesn’t shine, make use of the games room/bar and exercise studio complete with pool table, darts board, shuffle board and card table. There’s a Minstrel gallery with a home cinema and the kitchen diner has French windows out to the terraces, for flexible indoor and outdoor dining. Three nights self-catering from April 18 for £3,350, saving £2,350 (£168pp based on 21 sharing). See www.thewowhousecompany.co.uk
Kids go free with Irish Ferries – To coincide with National Ferry Fortnight, Irish Ferries is offering free child places on all bookings made before March 29. The deal applies to all Irish Ferries sailings to and from the UK, on all ships, and on all dates this year – including peak season holiday times – right through to December 18. This means children aged four to 15 – who would normally be charged at £10 per journey – are free when travelling by car with one or more adults. Motorist fares currently start at £69 one-way for a car and adult driver. See www.irishferries.com
City break – Make the most of a Manchester break with two nights in the Days Hotel Manchester City from March 19, including B&B and dinner on the first night. Guests will also receive a bottle of house wine in their room upon arrival. Price £89.50 per person. See www.superbreak.com
Spring breaks at Four Pillars Hotels – The collection of six properties in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds has launched a range of special rates until the end of June. Bed &B stays from £34.50 per person, per night, dinner, B&B from £44.50 per person, per night, children stay and eat breakfast for free. See www.four-spring.co.uk
Thistle Hotels spring sale – Rooms at 28 of its hotels across the country are on sale with rates from £65 a night including breakfast. The offer is available to guests booking and staying between until May 5. See www.thistle.com/spring
Three nights for two – Luxury country house hotel Porth Tocyn in Abersoch, on the Llŷn Peninsula, is offering three nights for the price of two on stays until April 30. Based on two sharing, this offer includes daily full Welsh breakfast, and means a three-night stay now starts from £105 per person. See www.porthtocynhotel.co.uk/offers
