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Keep young children off balconies and if there is a garden pond, ensure that children cannot access it. Look out for any steep drops in the garden and if there are garden sheds or outbuildings, ensure that children cannot get in them.

Many cottages have gardens where you can enjoy peace and privacy and do some well earned sun bathing as long as you use sun tan lotion to protect your skin. Privately owned properties around the UK :: music to your ears Equipment in the children's playgrounds should be safe and in good condition. The surface of the play area should be soft with sand, soft earth or wood chippings. If you have a baby or several babies in your party then you need to remember a highchair and cot, along with bedding and sterilisation equipment, along with nappy changing facilities and a potty. Alternatively you may want a music room that is fully equipped with a cello, double bass, bassoon or organ. Don't forget to check! Alternatively you can take your own musical instrument along with you, carefully wrapped in its case, such as a guitar, trumpet (you don't get much chance to practice these instruments at home, eh?) or something more unusual like a basoon, flute or clarinet.

How many bedrooms has the cottage got? Can it sleep a party of two, three, four or five, or groups of friends with children who have six, seven, eight, nine or ten people with babies and toddlers who need to have special sleeping arrangements. Many people ask whether properties are suitable for disabled people, whether walking disabled, in a wheelchair needing access using a ramp or are severly disabled, and we often find that the suitability of a property for the disabled is indicated in the property description. Please note that provision is made to accept guide dogs and service dogs at properties that do not normally allow pets. Occasionally you will find an abbreviation within a property's descriptive text and many people get confused, wondering what they all mean. Here is an explanation of the abbreviations and you might come across some more that are not listed:

If you have a swimming pool, unless it is deep you should not dive into the pool, check which end is shallow and which end is deep, and check the location of life belts and other buoyancy equipment and read the instructions on how to use them. Occasionally you will find an abbreviation within a property's descriptive text and many people get confused, wondering what they all mean. Here is an explanation of the abbreviations and you might come across some more that are not listed: Some properties have internal stairs so if you really need a bungalow to take your holiday that has no steps and have at least one bedroom and one bathroom on the ground floor. Some properties participate in the Tourist Board National Accessible scheme which is great news for visitors with all forms of disability. If you are unsure of how to use the any electrical appliances please ask the cottage owner or caretaker, and if your property has night storage heaters, these must never be covered.

Holidays like half term, Christmas, Easter, May bank holiday, summer holiday and new year are a great time to take your remaining holiday entitlement at work and just take a few days well earned break. Many cottages have gardens where you can enjoy peace and privacy and do some well earned sun bathing as long as you use sun tan lotion to protect your skin. Holidays starting on a Monday are also find and you just need to consider whether you should book in advance to avoid a disappointment, or make a last minute booking and receive a discount. If your cottage in Ireland or France then you need to think about your ferry journey across the Irish sea or across the English Channel from sea port to foreign climes.

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Holidays like half term, Christmas, Easter, May bank holiday, summer holiday and new year are a great time to take your remaining holiday entitlement at work and just take a few days well earned break. When you arrive you will need a lot of guides to the local area and get your key which is probably hidden skilfully under the door mat, on the sill or under a flower pot. You should also pay a visit to the local branch of the tourist information service to get up to day information about local events, attractions, gardens, castles, country houses and fun fairs. Have you thought about whether your holiday cottage has Internet access because for some holiday makers a web connection will be a vital part of making sure your holiday meets all of your needs? Can you play musical instruments when you go and stay in your cottage? Many people are keen pianists and need to know that they will have a piano waiting for them on arrival at their holiday cottage.

You might need to pay the full amount up front or pay a deposit with the balance when you leave. Equipment in the children's playgrounds should be safe and in good condition. The surface of the play area should be soft with sand, soft earth or wood chippings. If you have a baby or several babies in your party then you need to remember a highchair and cot, along with bedding and sterilisation equipment, along with nappy changing facilities and a potty. If you have a swimming pool, unless it is deep you should not dive into the pool, check which end is shallow and which end is deep, and check the location of life belts and other buoyancy equipment and read the instructions on how to use them. Equipment in the children's playgrounds should be safe and in good condition. The surface of the play area should be soft with sand, soft earth or wood chippings. If you have a baby or several babies in your party then you need to remember a highchair and cot, along with bedding and sterilisation equipment, along with nappy changing facilities and a potty.

Holiday Cottages in the UK are usually in the more scenic rural counties but we have cottages for rental throughout the UK:

  • Rye
  • Sea
  • Spa
  • Peel
  • Port
  • Quay
  • Reay
  • Rhyl
  • Road
  • Rock
  • Ryde
  • Shap
  • Soho
  • Star
  • Penge
  • Perth
  • Poole
  • Porth
  • Powys
  • Rasen
  • Reach
  • Reeth
  • Regis
  • Ripon
  • Rudge
  • Rugby
  • Ryton
  • Sandy
  • Selby
  • Seven
  • Soham
  • South
  • Stock
  • Stoke
  • Penryn
  • Pensby
  • Pentre
  • Perton
  • Pewsey
  • Pinner
  • Pirton
  • Poplar
  • Pudsey
  • Purley
  • Putney
  • Radway
  • Raglan
  • Ramsey
  • Rawdon
  • Raydon
  • Raynes
  • Redcar
  • Riding
  • Ripley
  • Rodley
  • Romsey
  • Rosyth
  • Rowley
  • Rowner
  • Ruabon
  • Ruthin
  • Sawtry
  • Scilly
  • Seaham
  • Seaton
  • Sefton
  • Selsey
  • Settle
  • Shrops
  • Sidcup
  • Skegby
  • Skewen
  • Slough
  • Smisby
  • Solent
  • Spring
  • Staffs
  • Steane
  • Peebles
  • Pelsall
  • Penarth
  • Pencoed
  • Penrith
  • Pentney
  • Poolewe
  • Porlock
  • Portree
  • Poynton
  • Prenton
  • Prescot
  • Preston
  • Princes
  • Prudhoe
  • Quinton
  • Radlett
  • Rainham
  • Reading
  • Reddish
  • Redhill
  • Redland
  • Redruth
  • Reigate
  • Renfrew
  • Retford
  • Rhondda
  • Rhymney
  • Riseley
  • Romford
  • Rothley
  • Rowfant
  • Royston
  • Rudston
  • Rufford
  • Rugeley