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Cottages to rent for self-catering holidays

We have all kinds of holiday cottages to rent for self-catering weekly holidays and low season short breaks.

Our pretty Gate Lodge is a tranquil hideaway for one or two people. Situated near Athboy in County Meath, the cottage is at the entrance to a small Georgian farmhouse and overlooks mature parkland and unspoilt countryside.

There is a daffodil edged walk to the cottage in spring.

The cottage has three comfortable well furnished rooms with open fireplace and French doors to the terrace. Shower room. It has its own secret graden with a stream and in summer roses and honeysuckles scent the air.

The lodge is a member of Alastair Sawday's Special Places to stay in Ireland and has a 4 star tourist board rating.

It is one hour 15 minutes from Dublin Airport.  The great archaeological sites of Loughcrew and Newgrange are within easy reach,and lake and nature walks are on our doorstep.

Have a great touring holiday in Ireland, visit Dublin and explore County Meath. Discover a gentle Ireland and relax on holiday.

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You may be looking for specific locations or perhaps just for self-catering ideas. On our home page you will find a set of categories that will help identify the best holiday cottages to rent for you, for example, you may be looking for a quiet country cottage where wildlife is plentiful, where foxes walk through your back garden, or you can spot badgers at dusk.

Click for cottages in locations with abundant local wildlife

Willow Cottage in Warwickshire is a secluded 3 bedroom cottage to rent - nature lovers can spend a blissful week in the countryside. It has birds and wildlife in abundance, with badgers, foxes, deer, woodpeckers, owls, pheasants, tits and many more species regularly visiting the garden.

The local inn is within walking distance. Click on the cottage photograph to view interior images and find out more about facilities at this country cottage.

• More cottages in rural locations with plentiful wildlife

Cottages to rent with self-catering activity holidays:

• canoeing
• fishing
• games room for snooker etc
• full-size snooker table
• golf
• horse riding or pony trekking
• swimming in own private pool or shared swimming pool
• shooting and clay pigeon shooting
• hang gliding
• self-catering accommodation for surfing holidays
• table tennis
• tennis
• walking holidays in England, walking holidays in Scotland, walking holidays in Wales

Types of cottage to rent:

• Comfortable cottages in the UK
• Good quality cottages in Britain and Ireland
• Big cottages to sleep 9, 10, 11, 12 or more people
• Country estates rentals
• Character cottages

Click on the cockerel at the top left of the page to return to the Country Cottages home page and extra self-catering accommodation options at any time.