Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

Southcroft Cottage is ideally located in the peaceful village of Bredon's Norton at the foot of Bredon Hill. Lovingly renovated and fully modernised throughout, this spacious cottage with its pretty country garden and enviable countryside views is ideal for a break in the Cotswolds, throughout the seasons.

Information correct at time of writing. The property is ideally located for exploring the nearby market towns of Pershore and Tewkesbury, both of which have a beautiful Abbey. A little further afield is the spa town of Cheltenham, famous for horse racing and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The beautiful Cotswold honey stone village of Broadway, with its chocolate box pretty high street, is a great place to browse around the independent shops, stopping for tea or lunch at one of the many eateries. For those feeling energetic you can climb Broadway Tower , where breath-taking views span six counties. The pretty Cotswold market town of Winchcombe, home to Sudley Castle, is open daily with ten award winning gardens for you to explore. Malvern is another beautiful Spa town famous for its bottled water and worth a day trip to explore its landscape, visit the Theatre or Elgar's Birthplace Museum. Keen walkers will enjoy walking Bredon Hill (steeped in thousands of years of history dating back to the 1st century AD), The Cotswold Way (taking in over 100 miles of beautiful cotswold countryside) and The Malverns, which is great for walkers of all ages and abilities For places to eat,...