Slow Travel UK & Ireland - Vacation rentals, holiday cottages, reviews, hotels, restaurants, travel information

Find the information you need to find and book a vacation rental (holiday rental) in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. Find a cottage in the Cotswolds, a house in the West Country, an apartment in London - everything you need to make your decision is here.

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What You Will Find in this Section

Trip Planning: Guidebooks, counties of the UK and Ireland, etc.

Vacation Rentals: Reviews of places that Slow Travelers have rented. Lists of agencies and sites for booking vacation rentals. See our SlowTrav Favorites.

Hotels: Reviews of hotels by Slow Travelers, information to help you find and book a good hotel.

Restaurants: Notes about restaurants, tea rooms, pubs, takeaways, and prepared meals from supermarkets. Reviews by Slow Travelers.

Instructions for Visitors: Driving, food shopping, appliances, phones, long distance phone cards.

Travel Notes: Slow Travelers travel notes and things to do. Hiking/walking/trekking in England, the Cotswolds, Cornwall, the Southwest, Chester, finding Jane Austen, canal boats, traveling in Ireland, and more.

Postcards: Slow Travelers highlight special activites and experiences. Stonehenge, the 1000 Acre Woods and more.

Hiking in England: How to find the good hiking areas, what to expect.

ST Google Maps: Detailed, annotated Google Maps, made by Slow Travelers. Use them for trip planning.

Photos of United Kingdom and Ireland: We have lots of great travel photos.

Pauline's Photos of England

Vacation rentals in Great Britain and Ireland. Use this site to learn more about Slow Travel.

Classified Listings

Classified Listings: Vacation rental agencies, listings by owner, hotels, B&Bs, travel consultants, tour guides, cooking schools, and more.

What's New?

- Shopping in the Cotswolds - updated

- London Transportation Guide - updated

- Southeast England - travel guide, things to do, places to visit

- Walking to Stonehenge - take a short, circular walk from Amesbury rather than by car or tour bus

- Stonehenge Rocks - impressions on a visit to Stonehenge

- Northumberland - God's Own Country: One of England's hidden secrets

- Updated: US - English British Dictionary .

...more of what's new

Read Our Trip Reports for the United Kingdom

The Slow Travel Trip Reports is our most popular section! Read these travel journals written by other Slow Travelers. Learn from their experiences to plan your trip or just have some fun doing "armchair travel".

Latest Trip Reports for United Kingdom

Northumberland in the Snow in January: Eleanor And Michael won three nights dinner bed and breakfast in Northumberland. This is the review of what they did.

Two Weeks in the Cotswolds and London: We spent a week in the Cotswolds visiting the various towns, hiking/walking and basically touring using mass transportation. Then another week in London, seeing the sites and enjoying the food!

Ten Days in Great Britain: London and the Cotswolds: September 22 to October 3, 2012 Terry and her husband spent three days in London and a glorious week in the Cotswolds, touring, hiking and visiting with friends.

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