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Let Us Entertain You: Holiday Homes with Indoor Fun and Games

1 April 2022

Here’s a question: why do so many people book a fabulous holiday home to stay in, then spend all their time outside of it?

We’ve got something to say to all those intrepid explorers: get ready to change your holiday point of view!

How? Our rundown of entertainment-equipped holiday homes is packed full of indoor treasures that will have you battening down the hatches with pleasure.

From dedicated cinema rooms and gleaming, fully equipped bars, to retro computer games and adrenaline-fuelled spaces for competitive spirits (table tennis or football, anyone?) we’ve got all your getaway entertainment covered… under one amazing roof.

Author: Nina Jervis
Main image: Dungraften House | Blackpool, Lancashire

Sea Gem Camber

Camber Sands, East Sussex, England

A magnificent award-winning architect-designed beach house with panaromic sea views and private boardwalk to the sands.

Bedrooms: 4

Sleeps: 8

From

£2,420 (3nts)

Fair Oak Farm

Mayfield, East Sussex, England

A private 12-acre country estate in East Sussex, offering stylish self-catering accommodation in historic farm buildings, treehouses and Shepherd huts for large groups of up to 32 guests.

Bedrooms: 18

Sleeps: 10-32 guests

From

£1000 /2 nts

St Curig's Church

Capel Curig, County Conwy, Wales

Experience heaven on Earth in this charmingly converted 19th century church, with sociable village life and a backdrop of the breathtaking Snowdonia mountains built in.

Bedrooms: 6

Sleeps: Up to 16

From

£750 / night

Upper Lodge

Shotley, Suffolk, England

Open-plan, contemporary luxury by expert architect design, set on the stunning Shotley Peninsula...spectacular views are guaranteed both inside and out.

Bedrooms: 3

Sleeps: 6

From

£560 / week

Barford Beach House

Nr. Bude, Cornwall, England

Barford Beach House is a large and luxurious Cornish home-from-home with superlative views of a secluded beach.

Bedrooms: 6

Sleeps: 12+4

From

£2,960 /4nts

Chateau Mareuil

Brigueil-le-Chantre, Aquitaine, France

Ancient history and contemporary comfort combine at Château Mareuil, a regally rural French home-from-home.

Bedrooms: 4

Sleeps: Up to 12

From

€1950 / week

Lark Rise

Camber Sands, East Sussex, England

A large, laid-back and luxurious family retreat with cinema room and hot tub, mere moments away from the dog-friendly beach at Camber Sands.

Bedrooms: 3

Sleeps: 6

From

£1,620 (7 nts)

Sunridge Lodge

Yealmpton, Devon, England

Things to note

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 5

From

£1,495/wk

Dunstan Hall

Craster, Northumberland, England

Spirit your loved ones away to a magnificent, Grade II*-listed country retreat, rich in fascinating history and secluded in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close to the Northumberland coast.

Bedrooms: 10

Sleeps: 18

From

£1950 (3nts)

East Church House

Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

An elegant church conversion with soothing green views, peacefully located in the historic Scottish market town of Strathaven for divine group breaks.

Bedrooms: 9

Sleeps: 19

From

£907 /night

The Coach House

Near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

A sumptuous couples' hideaway, complete with a games room and a huge freestanding bath, privately nestled amongst 25 picture-perfect acres of Cotswold countryside.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£225 / night

Halula Gem

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

A seriously Instagrammable large group retreat with an epic kitchen disco and sugar-sweet interiors, set within the walls of a 13th century castle on the edge of the Quantock Hills.

Bedrooms: 6

Sleeps: 20

From

£3250 2 nts