Summer and seasonal breaks
Spring breaks
Spring is a great time to stay near a National Trust garden, or to escape to a woodland cottage. For the school holidays, you'll find cottages surrounded by nature for walks and wildlife spotting, or near National Trust places with programmes of events for families.
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Half-term holidays
Make the school holidays really memorable with a half-term getaway to a spot filled with history or surrounded by nature. Image: 1 Bagdon Farm Cottage, Surrey
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Easter holiday breaks
Enjoy the lighter, warmer days and all the signs of spring, with an Easter trip to a cottage or campsite by the coast or in the countryside. Image: Crom Campsite, County Fermanagh
Stay by a National Trust garden
Choose a cottage next to a beloved National Trust garden. Some of these cottages even have a key for the garden gate, so you can wander and take it all in after other visitors have gone home for the day. Image: Florence Court Rose Cottage in the orchard at Florence Court, County Fermanagh
Stay by a National Trust attraction
Browse cottages at places in our care, where you'll have free entry during your stay. Enjoy trails, parkland and gardens, as well as programmes of events, and perhaps a National Trust café and shop. Image: Abbey Cottage, Yorkshire
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Woodland breaks and forest holidays
Whether your family loves outdoor adventures or needs a quiet retreat, a woodland holiday offers walks from the doorstep and time to connect with nature. Image: Warcleave Cottage, Devon
Free entry to National Trust places during your stay
What's more, dogs go free at all 300 of our dog-friendly cottages, and at 20 campsites. The money you spend on your holiday helps support our work as Europe’s biggest conservation charity, looking after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. Image: Eskeleth, Northumberland
Campsites, bothies and bunkhouses
Search bunkhouses
Bunkhouses are a great option for organised groups, as well as families and friends coming together for a holiday in the outdoors. NEW for 2025, spacious Watkin Bunkhouse sleeps 22 and is right on the Watkin Path, a challenging eight mile trail to the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and back. Image: Watkin Bunkhouse, Gwynedd
NEW St Mark's Bothy, Brownsea Island, Dorset
This rustic, beachside bothy has simple facilities and sleeps four. It has a path to the beach from an enclosed garden, and is surrounded by wildlife and views of the Purbeck Hills. Image: St Mark's Bothy, Brownsea Island, Dorset
Campsite stays
Get even closer to nature with a camping stay at a National Trust campsite. Pitch your tent or campervan, or stay in a pod, yurt or safari tent. Image: Wasdale Campsite, by Wastwater, Cumbria
Summer holidays
Whatever’s on your summer wish-list, we’ve got a place for you to stay. Explore clifftop cottages, quiet, countryside farmhouses, beachside retreats and more.
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Large holiday cottages and group getaways
Gather with friends or bring the whole family together. Choose from grand halls and large farmhouses, or a cluster of neighbouring cottages. Image: Norbury Manor, Derbyshire
NEW Tom Parson's Hut, Booby's Bay, Cornwall
This tiny smuggler's hut is now a comfortable little cottage for one or two guests, right on the coast path.
Stay by the beach
Plan a beachside holiday you'll all remember at a cottage or campsite steps from the beach. Image: Durgan Old School House, Cornwall
New and refurbished family cottages
Rockpooling, kayaking or stargazing... Catching up with each other and playing games by the fire... You'll find a cottage for whatever your family is into, including many new and refurbished cottages.
Hawthorn Cottage, Ceredigion, Wales
Try Hawthorn Cottage on the Hafod estate with trails through the valley passing waterfalls and wildlife. Sheep graze outside the garden, which looks onto a duckpond. Dog friendly. Sleeps six.
Carrick-a-Rede Cottage, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Near the famous rope bridge, you'll find Carrick-a-Rede Cottage with Atlantic views and dark night skies. Sleeps four.
Guy's Cottage, Port Quin, Cornwall
Next to a shingly beach perfect for rockpooling and launching your kayak, Guy's Cottage is tucked in rocky cove right on the coast path. Sleeps six.
Wash House Cottage, Wallington, Northumberland
In Wallington's courtyard, surrounded by family-friendly walking and cycling trails, Wash House Cottage also has woodland, a walled garden and adventure playground on its doorstep. You may catch a glimpse of the thriving family of beavers released at Wallington in 2023. Sleeps five.
Featured collections
These collections of cottages and campsites are full of ideas for memorable breaks. They're inspired by the special buildings, locations and unforgettable experiences at the heart of a National Trust holiday.
Dark skies
Take a look at campsites and remote cottages with some of the most star-spangled views in the UK. Image: Wasdale Campsite, Cumbria
Thatched cottages
Looking for a quaint countryside getaway? From boltholes for two to rustic farmhouses, we've carefully restored these thatched cottages, on the outside and in, for picture-perfect stays. Image: Middlebere Farmhouse, Dorset
Lighthouses and lookouts
From an old radar station to former officer's quarters and coastguard cottages, we have a great selection of quirky coastal stays. Image: The Lieutenant's Quarter, Cornwall
Barns and stables
From modern barns with luxurious interiors to wonky buildings full of historical, rustic features, all our barns and stables have walks from the doorstep and comfortable places to relax at the end of the day. Image: Stabl Bach, Gwynedd