The Broke Backpacker

Save money on ordinary ₤ 211 by scheduling independently owned holiday residential properties in the UK, direct with the owner. Kip runs as a subscription scheme, costing just ₤ 14 a year or ₤ 2.99 a month and giving unique access to the most wonderful holiday homes that all come with something special, whether that's an exterior jacuzzi, barking log fire or homemade cake awaiting visitors on arrival.

Red-brick cottages covered in wisteria, grand manor houses set in manicured gardens, transformed barns with swimming pools - Deluxe Cotswold Rentals curates private homes to take over in this appealing corner of England Owners Nigel and Maria Stengard-Green started the business to promote their own property, and now oversee loads of services.

The group at member's club Kip Hideaways edits a pared-back listing of holiday homes to hire out with residential properties that rest 2-6 people and have pleasant interiors - a Scandi-inspired cottage on the Isle of Skye with beige shiplap and a window seat ignoring the sea, or a beach residence in Whitstable with views right throughout the pebbles from the linen-draped bed.

The bathroom has been upgraded with an elegant double-ended bath and the kitchenette is equipped with tea and coffee, yet the rest of the house is 100 percent back-to-basic You can also cut the fresh roses and herbs from the garden to include some perfume to the place.

Sheepskin Life hires honeyed-stone homes in the Cotswolds and smart red-brick houses in Somerset, as well as properties throughout Scotland, Ireland, Wales et cetera of the best uk self catering holidays - a brew home in the hills of Yorkshire with original attributes, or a 16th-century cottage in the Brecon Beacons with a huge flat yard that's excellent for games in the sunlight.