A small collection of UK retreats
Six houses.
Six places worth going.
Owner-managed. Direct-booked. Five of six welcome dogs. We answer the phone.
A small collection of UK retreats
Owner-managed. Direct-booked. Five of six welcome dogs. We answer the phone.
Each property is restored with the same standards we’d apply to a home of our own. Wood burners that draw, kitchens that work, beds you sleep in for ten hours and don’t want to leave. Photography that shows the place as it is — not as a stock library.
South Croydon · London
A six-bedroom townhouse twenty-five minutes by direct train from London Bridge
Falkirk · Central Scotland
A five-bedroom Falkirk townhouse for work-stay professionals and tourists. Ten minutes from Grangemouth, five from the Kelpies.
Falkirk · Central Scotland
A three-bedroom family home in a quiet Falkirk neighbourhood, five minutes from the Kelpies and Helix Park.
Falkirk · Central Scotland
A three-bedroom Grade B listed flat in the heart of Falkirk town centre. One minute from the train station.
Glasgow · Merchant City
Coming soon
A Merchant City studio with king bed, ensuite, kitchen, and balcony — for couples and solo work-stay professionals.
Glasgow · Merchant City
Coming soon
A 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom Merchant City apartment for groups and small work-stay teams.
Booking direct skips Airbnb’s service fees, and we pass the saving on. £20–£35 a night on most of our houses.
A real person, not a chatbot. Every day, including Sundays. We answer questions before you book and stay reachable while you’re here.
The price you see is the price you pay. Linen, towels, log baskets, and end-of-stay clean are included on every booking.
The leafy southern edge of London. Twenty-five minutes by direct train to London Bridge and the Thameslink corridor — Tower of London, The Shard, Tate Modern, St Pancras — with Gatwick Airport seventeen minutes the other way.
The Forth Valley between Edinburgh and Glasgow. INEOS Grangemouth ten minutes east, the Kelpies and Helix five minutes south, Stirling twenty north. Three Falkirk properties covering different group sizes — a 5-bedroom residential townhouse (Randyford), a Grade B listed town-centre flat (Vicar Street), and a quiet 3-bedroom family home (Kersehill Crescent).
The historic heart of Glasgow city centre. Two properties at 29 College Street — a studio for couples and solo work-stay professionals, and a 3-bedroom apartment for groups. Five minutes’ walk to Glasgow Queen Street station, Buchanan Street, and the Gallery of Modern Art. Register interest at [email protected] to be told first when bookings open.
Booking guide · 8 min read
Four criteria that matter for groups of 8–12, the five pitfalls to avoid, and an honest price benchmark at £25 per person per night.
Visitor’s guide · 8 min read
A market chartered in 1276, a Tudor archbishop’s palace, 200 acres of ancient woodland, and the best evening street-food venue in south London.
Travel guide · 7 min read
Brighton in 50 minutes, Cambridge in two hours, Paris in four. Why South Croydon turns out to be one of the better London bases for a London-plus-one itinerary.
Travel guide · 6 min read
Why South Croydon is a smarter London base than zone 1 for travellers arriving via Gatwick — and what you can reach from this corner of the Thameslink corridor.
Travel guide · 7 min read
Tower of London, Tate Modern, St Paul’s, Coal Drops Yard, the British Library, and six more — with the right station to alight at and the walk from each.