Cottages and self catering accommodation for events

Irrespective of where your go on holiday, there are always festivals or exhibitions that you wish that you could attend. People who enjoy their weekend breaks might wish to consider the various festivals and annual events then book self-catering accommodation to see that event.

Some of the popular annual events include flower festivals and flower shows, summer carnivals and fiestas, horse racing, outdoor concerts during the summer and seasonal activities such as skiing or ice skating.

A Flower Festival	English Morris dancers	Summer garden parties

The following links may be useful in identifying a holiday cottage, log cabin or self-catering accommodation for a particular event. Use find in your browser menu to look for key words or phrases.

Self-catering Accommodation for Events in England

British Literary and Book Festivals:

• Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival

Air Shows in England:

• Royal International Air Tattoo

• Farnborough Air Show

Sailing Festivals and Regattas:

• Dartmouth Regatta
• Henley Regatta - accommodation

Horse Racing Events

• Cheltenham Gold Cup and races

Annual Festivals:

People like to congregate with extended families over Christmas and perhaps invite friends who may be alone for Christmas. Modern houses and apartments simply do not have the space to allow for a large dining table and a crowd of people. One option is to rent a large house for Christmas and invite your guests to it. These lucky guests would arrive to a house decked with Christmas decorations, a tree and sit down to a festive lunch that they haven't had to prepare. That's festive heaven.

• Cottages for Christmas lets

New Year is another occasion that demands a large party house and plenty of friends. This does not have to be a choice limited to the wealthy, a group of friends could share the costs and have a great time together over New Year. One of the big advantages of self-catering at New Year is that alcoholic drinks are bought in at supermarket prices. Let's have a party.

• Cottages for new Year lets

Party time can be any time of year if you have a special birthday or anniversary. Rather than paying for hotel accommodation, guests can pay their portion of a holiday rental and make their money go further. Although large houses are in high demand at Christmas and New Year, it is far easier to find a suitable house at other times and there should be a wider choice.

• Other miscellaneous annual events