Edinburgh and the Lothians are the perfect venue for your next holiday cottage. Every year the region plays host to thousands of visitors who are taking self catering holidays in beautiful cottages that are warm and welcoming and form a brilliant base to explore this gorgeous area of Scotland.

Click here, your Scottish cottage holiday awaits!

Privately owned cottage holiday properties around Scotland :: music to your ears

When you have decided on a general location for your cottage holiday in Scotland you need to move on to think about which county, city, town or village you want to be located close to, and decide whether the holiday cottage you choose is available at the time of year you want to take your holiday. You may want a holiday cottage that has a music room that is fully equipped with a cello, double bass, bassoon or organ, or your requirements might be more conventional, just needing a comfortable living room, bedrooms, bathroom and garden. Don't forget to check!

You might need to pay the full amount up front or pay a deposit with the balance when you leave. Cots and high chairs have to conform to British safety standards so if they are damaged or deficient in any way, then tell the owner. Look out for glass patio doors or glazed interior doors - they should have stickers at adult and child eye height.

You might need to pay the full amount up front or pay a deposit with the balance when you leave. How do you locate the cottage that you want to take your holiday in? Many people ask whether properties are suitable for disabled people, whether walking disabled, in a wheelchair needing access using a ramp or are severly disabled, and we often find that the suitability of a property for the disabled is indicated in the property description. Holidays starting on a Monday are also find and you just need to consider whether you should book in advance to avoid a disappointment, or make a last minute booking and receive a discount.

If you are unsure of how to use the any electrical appliances please ask the cottage owner or caretaker, and if your property has night storage heaters, these must never be covered. Sometimes though wheelchair users may need assistance from an able bodied member of the party for some manoeuvres. If you need to pay by cash, credit or debit card or cheque then you need to make sure that the cottage you have booked can accept your preferred method of payment. Many country cottage properties welcome pets for a small additional charge per pet per week or short break, and you might do well to take your dog or cat rather than spend money on a kennel where your dogs might be unhappy, and your cats left feeling you don't love them.

Traditional Scottish attractions in Edinburgh:

New Lanark World Heritage Site
The Writers' Museum
The Georgian House The National Trust for Scotland
Lennoxlove House
Craigmillar Castle
Huntly House Museum
The People's Story
Glenkinchie Distillery
James Pringle Weavers of Inverness at Leith Mills
City Art Centre
House of the Binns, The National Trust for Scotland Linlithgow,
Thirlestane Castle
Our Dynamic Earth
Dirleton Castle
Scottish Seabird Centre
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh Castle
Museum of Flight
Deep Sea World
Museum of Scotland & Royal Museum
Dunbar Town House Museum
Linlithgow Palace
Tantallon Castle
Scottish Mining Museum
Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World
Lauriston Castle
The Scottish Genealogy Society Library & Family History Centre
The National Trust for Scotland - 28 Charlotte Square
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Hopetoun House
Dalmeny House
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Prestongrange Museum
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Winton House
Queensferry Museum
Nelson Monument
Tartan Weaving Mill & Exhibition
Malleny Garden, The National Trust for Scotland
Caledonian Brewery
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre
John Muir Birthplace
Gladstone's Land, The National Trust for Scotland
Inveresk Lodge Garden, The National Trust for Scotland
Newhailes
Preston Mill, The National Trust for Scotland
Brass Rubbing Centre
Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
Scott Monument
Scottish Roots Ancestral Research Service
Newhaven Heritage Museum
Linlithgow Story
Museum of Childhood

If you want a short break in a holiday cottage in Scotland then you need to think about logistics. When should you book your short break, and what do you need to bring with you, such as bedding, towels and kitchen implements like knives and forks. Keep young children off balconies and if there is a garden pond, ensure that children cannot access it. Look out for any steep drops in the garden and if there are garden sheds or outbuildings, ensure that children cannot get in them. Holiday Cottages in the UK are usually in the more scenic rural counties: If the property has open fires, make sure that you use the fireguard and check that the fire is safely out before you go to bed, and do not smoke in bed as this is extremely dangerous.

Cottage holidays in the UK now are just a click away. You want to see a vast range of cottages for your holiday and you have probably got some questions you would like answered before you make your booking. Privately owned properties around the UK :: music to your ears In a self-catering cottage you will find most of the standard appliances you would expect to have at home including a washing machine, fridge, freezer, tumble drier, microwave, iron and ironing board. We are only concerned with making sure you are completely safe on your cottage holidays so do not swim or go into the pool under the influence of alcohol or immediately after eating a meal.

Can you play musical instruments when you go and stay in your cottage? Many people are keen pianists and need to know that they will have a piano waiting for them on arrival at their holiday cottage. Your booking confirmation should come to you after you have booked your property and you need to know that your cottage is available for your holiday in plenty of time so you can book time off work. If you are taking your car, motor home, cycles or MPV you need to make sure that parking arrangements are satisfactory. Maybe you need off street parking, and it is normal in the country side to find that off road parking is standard. When you arrive you will need a lot of guides to the local area and get your key which is probably hidden skilfully under the door mat, on the sill or under a flower pot.

Holiday Cottages Derbyshire | Cornish Farm Cottages | Sussex Cottages | London IT Support | Cornwall Holiday Cottage

Cots and high chairs have to conform to British safety standards so if they are damaged or deficient in any way, then tell the owner. Look out for glass patio doors or glazed interior doors - they should have stickers at adult and child eye height. If the property has open fires, make sure that you use the fireguard and check that the fire is safely out before you go to bed, and do not smoke in bed as this is extremely dangerous. You will find details with each self catering holiday property and you just need to make sure you keep your pets off the furniture and remove pet hairs from carpets before you leave. You should exercise your pets outside the garden, maybe in a local park, by the seaside, or in rolling hills and fields. Searching for your cottage will give you lots of options and it is important to think of everything, because it is usually the small details that make all the difference about whether you look back on your holiday with good memories, or end up wishing you had found a more satisfactory cottage to take your well earned break.

Holiday Cottages in the UK are usually in the more scenic rural counties but we have cottages for rental throughout the UK:

The Cotswolds and East Anglia
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
North Norfolk and its Coast
South Norfolk and the Norfolk Broads
Essex and Suffolk and the Heart of England
Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire
Cheshire and the Shakespeare Country
Hereford, Worcester and The Wye Valley
Peak District, Shropshire and Cornwall
North Cornwall, South Cornwall and Mid Cornwall
South of England, Hampshire,Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
Bath, Kent, London and the Home Counties
Sussex, Dorset and Somerset
Devon, East Devon, South Devon and the Devonshire Heartland
Dartmoor, West Devon and North Devon
Yorkshire and Northumberland
North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Dales
North Yorkshire Coast, York and the Vale of York
Bronte County, Northumberland
Wales, Snowdonia and the North
Cardigan Bay, Mid Wales, Pembrokeshire and the South
Anglesey, Scotland, St Andrews, Perthshire and Tayside
Sutherland, Caithness Easter, Oban and Argyll
Ullapool and Wester Ross
Edinburgh and The Border Country
Ayrshire Coast, Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, Skye & The Isles
Lochaber, Loch Ness, The Great Glen and Inverness
Royal Deeside, Cairngorms and the North East
Cumbria, the Lake District National Park
The Lakes, the Eden Valley, Blackpool & The North West

If you want a short break in a holiday cottage then you need to think about logistics. When should you book your short break, and what do you need to bring with you, such as bedding, towels and kitchen implements like knives and forks. If you have a swimming pool, unless it is deep you should not dive into the pool, check which end is shallow and which end is deep, and check the location of life belts and other buoyancy equipment and read the instructions on how to use them. Your property should be regularly inspected and you need to be able to rest assured that only the best quality properties are on offer. When you have paid for you holiday in full, you will be given details of how to find your holidaycottage, and where to collect your keys on arrival. You have the freedom to tailor your own break and this is a unique part of a cottage holiday experience, and for many visitors to a small friendly country village it's a great excuse to spend time exploring the area and meeting the locals.

Searching for your cottage will give you lots of options and it is important to think of everything, because it is usually the small details that make all the difference about whether you look back on your holiday with good memories, or end up wishing you had found a more satisfactory cottage to take your well earned break. You might need to pay the full amount up front or pay a deposit with the balance when you leave. Do you want to go in the Autumn, Summer, Winter or Spring? Remember that a summer holiday in the UK will be hot and sunny especially in June, July, August, or September. If you want a house in the country sleeping 8 or more people you need to seriously think about all the accommodation details if you need to cater for a party that size.

Holidays like half term, Christmas, Easter, May bank holiday, summer holiday and new year are a great time to take your remaining holiday entitlement at work and just take a few days well earned break. Short breaks could be one or 2 nights long and start on a Friday or Saturday, and end on a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Holidays like half term, Christmas, Easter, May bank holiday, summer holiday and new year are a great time to take your remaining holiday entitlement at work and just take a few days well earned break. Some properties have internal stairs so if you really need a bungalow to take your holiday that has no steps and have at least one bedroom and one bathroom on the ground floor. Some properties participate in the Tourist Board National Accessible scheme which is great news for visitors with all forms of disability.

Scottish regions famed for their holiday cottages:

Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyllshire
Ayrshire
Banffshire
Berwickshire
Buteshire
Caithness
Clackmannanshire
Dumbartonshire
Dumfriesshire
East Lothian
Fife
Inverness
Kincardineshire
Kinross-shire
Kirkcudbrightshire
Lanarkshire
Midlothianshire
Moray (formerly Elginshire)
Nairnshire
Orkney
Peeblesshire
Perthshire
Renfrewshire
Ross and Cromarty
Roxburgh
Selkirkshire
Shetland Islands
Stirlingshire
Sutherlandshire
West Lothian
Western Isles
Wigtownshire

You have the freedom to tailor your own break and this is a unique part of a cottage holiday experience, and for many visitors to a small friendly country village it's a great excuse to spend time exploring the area and meeting the locals. Some properties have internal stairs so if you really need a bungalow to take your holiday that has no steps and have at least one bedroom and one bathroom on the ground floor. Some properties participate in the Tourist Board National Accessible scheme which is great news for visitors with all forms of disability. You might need to pay the full amount up front or pay a deposit with the balance when you leave. Cots and high chairs have to conform to British safety standards so if they are damaged or deficient in any way, then tell the owner. Look out for glass patio doors or glazed interior doors - they should have stickers at adult and child eye height.

When you see the phrase 'Easy walking access' means that a visitor using a walking aid should have no difficulty in gaining access to the principal rooms and garden whereas 'wheelchair access' means that a visitor in a wheelchair should always be able to gain access to the principal rooms and garden. Any property you rent for a holiday should have a full description of services and facilities available. A virtual tour of a holiday cottage is a great way of finding cottages that meet all your needs, maybe with panoramic country views, or special kitchen facilities, a hot tub or a Jacuzzi bath. If you want a short break in a holiday cottage then you need to think about logistics. When should you book your short break, and what do you need to bring with you, such as bedding, towels and kitchen implements like knives and forks. Do you want to go in the Autumn, Summer, Winter or Spring? Remember that a summer holiday in the UK will be hot and sunny especially in June, July, August, or September.