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20 Summer Staycations with July and August Availability

12 March 2021

Summer staycations are booking up faster than ever this season, for obvious reasons.

If you’ve decided to embark on a summer holiday but are finding it tough to find anywhere with availability for July and August this year, here we are to the rescue again with 20 fantastic places to stay in the UK and Ireland with summer dates to book.

As ever, don’t delay if one (or two, or three!) catch your eye – these dates might not be available for long once word gets out!  
Main image: Island Lodge | Gloucestershire

Oswestry Church

Oswestry, Shropshire, England
A cool celestial conversion by the Welsh border, ideal for group breaks in a lively setting filled with art, style and colour.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 8
From
£150 / night

Blackbird

Blagdon Water, Devon, England
Let your cares sail dreamily away, aboard a romantic ‘floating suite' secluded on a freshwater lake (ideal for trout fishing) in North Devon, close to the moors and beaches.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£400/ 4 nts

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