
View My Favourite Child-Friendly Holiday Cottages
Suitable child-friendly holiday cottages offer the kind of self-catering holidays where your children grow up remembering how the sun always seemed to shine on holidays when they were young. They will include the type of games or activities that will keep your children happy and occupied while also giving you a bit of a break. These days, it is X-boxes, table football and, trampolines for older children, and many traditional board games that still entertain and allow Mum and Dad to join in. Facilities can include changing mates and baby alarms for babies, as well as cots, and high chairs. Scroll down to view child and baby-friendly cottages if you seek a family holiday in a UK holiday cottage where young children, infants and babes in arms are welcome and well-catered for.
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- Sleeps
- 8
- Bedrooms
- 4
Gaze across the coastline of Porlock Bay from Elthorne, a large Exmoor coastal cottage just moments from the centre of Porlock, a desirable little seaside town in Somerset. Play with your pets in the beautiful private gardens and relax in the 1930s cottage with a wood burner and spacious light-filled rooms.

- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
Elm Lodge is a wood-clad cottage on a lovely property close to the coast in Washford, Somerset. The modern cottage boasts an open-plan design and contemporary style, a deck with gorgeous views, a hot tub, an inviting interior with an open fire, exposed beams, and oak floors.

- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
Elk Cottage is a charming rural cottage located next to Glassonby Hall in Glassonby, Cumbria. This award-winning pet-friendly cottage accommodates up to four people and boasts a delightful terraced garden, oak floors, a well-equipped kitchen, stunning beams and stone walls, antique furnishings, and an elegant atmosphere. To add to its charm, there is also a log fire nestled in a traditional fireplace.

- Sleeps
- 25
- Bedrooms
- 13
Eden Lodge is a large holiday cottage in Bardsea with a hot tub overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is close to the Cumbrian coastal town of Ulverston in the Lake District. It has a well-equipped kitchen, a games room, and a hot tub. This large, Edwardian rural holiday home sleeps 25, making it excellent for large group holidays and celebrations all year round.

- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
Eagles Nest is a classic grade II-listed thatched cottage in Dorset. It sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is rurally located near Symondsbury, close to the Jurassic Coast. Enjoy peace and quiet with a private garden, hot tub, and games room. Dogs are welcome.

- Sleeps
- 6
- Bedrooms
- 3
Set in the Cairngorms National Park, Dunstaffnage Cottage is a converted stable packed with thoughtful, modern features in the Cairngorms National Park. This rural cottage near Grantown-on-Spey sleeps six in three bedrooms with three bathrooms. Book today for a relaxing holiday in a naturally beautiful Highland setting.

- Sleeps
- 5
- Bedrooms
- 2
Beaches or the moors: Whichever you fancy, Drummer Cottage in the quaint village of Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, offers both holiday options. This child-friendly and dog-friendly seaside holiday cottage in Skinningrove near Saltburn-by-the-Sea offers sandy North Sea beaches and the North York Moors National Park.

- Sleeps
- 4
- Bedrooms
- 2
This comfortable family cottage on a working farm near Beaminster sleeps six in two bedrooms. It has a sunny conservatory, cosy spaces, farm-fresh eggs, and an open fire. The farm lies on the borders of Dorset and Somerset, within easy reach of Beaminster and the Jurassic Coast.

- Sleeps
- 5
- Bedrooms
- 2
With breathtaking views of the Staffordshire Moorlands, this countryside holiday cottage in Buxton sleeps seven and features an open fire and a beautifully furnished living area. Downsdale Cottage is a cosy barn conversion on the edge of the pretty village of Flash in the Peak District National Park.