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• Avoid the Crowds with New Year Cottages

  Enjoying your New Year celebrations at a party or in a big city can be great fun but when you start getting tired of the party scene, packed clubs, drunken youths and the dreaded taxi queue to get home, a bit of peace and quiet starts to take on a new sense of worth. If you’re looking for New Year cottages, read on. A tranquil New Year’s Eve cosied up in a quaint cottage could be the perfect way to celebrate for you this year. Cottages are great for celebrating with close friends, family or just you and your partner, and enjoy good company away from the hustle and bustle of the city and its crowds that swarm the centre for the end of year.

  Relax in the Rosebank Cottage with all the comforts of home, it’s in Lindale with the southern Lakes District only a short drive, and in contrast the seaside at Grange-over-Sands five minutes away. Lakes Windermere and Kendal are less than fifteen minutes from the property.

  For an option for a large group, head to Wales to the Beth Ruach Cottage in St Nons Bay, Pembrokeshire. It sleeps up to sixteen people so you can have the friends come too, or bring the extended family for a fun gathering. With the beach only a few minutes walk, it’s ideal.

  The Northcott Farmhouse is a great choice for friends and their canine companions, as this property is pet friendly. Found in Bude, Cornwall, it’s close to beaches, countryside and small villages worth visiting.

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• Why not spend New Year in a cottage?

  Looking for a change of scenery to get away from it all? Then why not rent a cottage over the festive period? There are simply oodles of beautiful cottages waiting to be rented. You can rent a cottage in the UK for a weekend or for a month depending on your budget and requirements.

  The first website to look at is English Country Cottages. They have a huge number of different sized cottages on their books, all over the UK. They should be able to meet your needs whether you need a place that will sleep two or twenty, take dogs, be near a pub or the seaside, have a pool or be near the town. The properties are all of a super standard and are extremely well equipped. It is worth noting however that for the new year period you will not be able to book more than one month in advance if you are looking to stay for just a shorter period.

  There are other companies offering cottages for rent, or if you want to stay locally you might find smaller adverts in your paper. Most cottages for rent at this time have open fires, and a basket of logs is often included in the cost of the cottage.

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• New Year Cottages need not be draughty!

  Try some of these fantastic upmarket country cottages in the UK for your New Year escape. Whether with family or friends, there will be plenty of champagne flowing and hopefully a mince pie or two left over too. The Cottage in the Wood, Malvern Wells, Worcestershire.

  A nine-mile ridge runs above this hotel, where fabulous walks lead through light-dappled trees. And while the view is magical, so is the welcome.

  The decor is not cutting-edge contemporary, but you wouldn't want it to be; here is a cottage where old-fashioned values win out.

  Service is charming, the sort you only get with a family who really love their work and a battalion of long-standing staff. Add to that fabulous food in a restaurant that drinks in the view, and you have a winning combination for those who seek solid comforts rather than fly-by-night fashion.

  Milebrook House Country Cottage, Knighton, Powys.

  An old-school country cottage with three acres of fabulous gardens that run down to the river Teme. The house, once home to writer Wilfred Thesiger, is run in informal style by three generations of the Marsden family, with Beryl and Rodney leading the way.

  Step inside and enter a world rooted in a delightful past: clocks tick, cats snooze, fires crackle, the odd champagne cork escapes its bondage.

  Beautiful art hangs on the walls, the sitting room is stuffed with books, the bar comes in country-house style and there is food to reckon with in the wonderful dining room.

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