Leicestershire Self-Catering Holiday Cottages

Leicestershire is a good choice for a self catering cottage break if you want a taste of real rural England.  Leicestershire has acres and acres of beautiful green countryside and winding country lanes, perfect hills terrain for cycling and walking holidays. Rent that idyllic country cottage and take the family and dogs for a self-catering break in Leicestershire. The county of Leicestershire lies between Northamptonshire in the south and Nottinghamshire to the north.  Much of Leicestershire is rural and fairly flat hence any visitor to Leicestershire will find an extensive network of cycle paths - it is the ideal cycling holiday destination.

If you love being amongst the beauty of nature, head for the National Forest in Leicestershire.  The National Space centre is also located in Leicestershire for those with an interest in things truly out of this world.  If you want some family fun how about Twycross Zoo which should keep the kids entertained.  If you want to just soak up the beautiful scenery then why not visit one of the beautiful country houses in the area.  The populous city of Birmingham is just one hour's drive away for people wanting to escape to the country for weekends and the countryside of Leicestershire is on their doorstep. There is a good choice of self catering holiday cottages and log cabins in Leicestershire, quite a few of them offer fishing lakes and fishing breaks. Historic towns such as Melton Mowbray and Stamford also attract day trippers and offer walking tours, stately homes to visit and various tourist attractions.

Wherever you choose to go in Leicestershire there is certainly lots for families and Leicestershire should be a good option if you are looking for a relaxing self catering break.  Enjoy looking at pet friendly cottages, cottages with a hot tubs, luxury cottage with pools and pine lodge holidays on Country Cottages Online.