Top 5 Searched For Holiday Cottage Destinations

CornwallNational Park, proving particularly popular amongst
Consistently the most popular holiday cottageholiday cottages enthusiasts. Wales' relative
destination in the UK, Cornwall has the Unitedproximity to England's major cities and its
Kingdom's most temperate climate and possessesaccessibility mean that it is often the first choice
a distinctive, varied coastline. Much of Cornwall'samongst people searching for short break holidays
popularity can be attributed to its beaches, whichand weekend cottage breaks.
number over 150. Many have been granted theYorkshire holiday cottages
prestigious Blue Flag award and provide safe, cleanThe desolate splendour of the Yorkshire Dales
environments in which people can to enjoy theirand its National Park, which covers around 700
holidays.square miles, attract visitors from far and wide.
Cornwall also has a fascinating industrial past withHoliday cottages are a popular choice of
mining playing a key role in its history. Theaccommodation and allow occupants the
pioneering inventions and innovations that tookopportunity of being up close and personal with
place here during the 18th - 20th century had athis dramatic region. Despite its popularity The
significant bearing on the mining industry on aDales' remoteness is still evident in places such as
global scale. The remains of this once thrivingGrassington and Kettlewell which maintain an
industry were recently granted World Heritage,untouched charm. Yorkshire also possesses a rich
status by UNESCO.industrial heritage - West Yorkshire was once a
Cumbriacentre for the British Wool Market producing
The Lake District National Park, England's seconddress cloths, heavy woollen cloths and
largest county, forms part of Cumbria and is oneready-made clothing. In fact this region became a
of the reasons why the region is so popularworld centre of the wool trade with products
amongst visitors and holidaymakers. Its landscapebeing exported all over the globe. The remains of
is one of the most dramatic in England andthis industry can still be seen through the mill
consists of four peaks that rise over 4000ft. It'schimneys that rise up from the Pennine valleys of
great walking country, well suited to hikingthe Pennines and contribute to the unique and
enthusiasts and ramblers with a number ofcharming character belonging to Yorkshire.
internationally recognised trails and paths that windNorfolk holiday cottages
through the heart of the magnificentNorfolk and the Norfolk Broads are a major
countryside.50 stone circles found in Cumbria dateholiday cottage destination and prove popular with
back to the Bronze Age and vividly illustrate ansailing enthusiasts and holidaymakers, keen to
intriguing past. Some of the best ones can beexperience the waterways and rivers that
found at Castlerigg, Little Meg and Grey Croft.criss-cross the region. Tourism is the major
Walesindustry in these parts but you wouldn't think it.
750 miles of exceptional coastline are one of theMost of the Broads are protected areas and have
many reasons that Wales achieves a top fiveremained untouched and unspoilt for hundreds of
status. The National Parks of Snowdonia,years. There are 40 Broads in all, linked together
Pembrokeshire and the Brecon Beacons are alsoby around 200km of lock-free waterways.
chief attractions and provide the visitor with someOriginally peat diggings, they became flooded
of the most impressive landscapes in all of theduring the 14th Century as water-levels rose.
UK. Short break holidays are particularly popular inBicycles also provide a pleasant way of
the country's Southerly reaches withexperiencing Norfolk, and can be hired from nine
Pembrokeshire, the United Kingdom's only coastalpoints located close to the moorings.