We're one of the UK's leading independent holiday
cottage rental agencies with over 25 years' experience in the
business.
We offer over 14,500 holiday homes throughout the UK and Ireland
- from cosy cottages for two, to larger properties sleeping 20 or
more. Whether you're after some peace and quiet in the
countryside or a relaxing hot tub weekend away, there's
something for everyone.
Our aim is to become the number one provider of UK breaks, by
delivering the best choice of holiday homes and unrivalled service
to our customers and property owners alike.
Our story
Our journey began in the Yorkshire Dales, where Clive Sykes'
mother ran a small lettings agency for her own holiday cottages and
those of friends. Clive soon saw that there was a demand for a
top-quality service to holidaymakers and holiday home owners, so
this dedicated 'mother and son' team decided to create
Sykes Holiday Cottages.
Having started out at Clive's kitchen table, we've now
become one of the biggest players in the industry.
We secured private equity investment in 2015 and, under the
leadership of CEO Graham Donoghue, have become a fast-growing
technology-driven business, hosting more than a million
holidaymakers each year.
Over the past three years, we have successfully integrated nine
regional businesses into the Sykes Family, retaining existing
brands to offer a local service-led position backed by Sykes'
technology. These sister brands include Cornish Cottage Holidays,
Helpful Holidays, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Manor Cottages,
Hideaways, Dream Cottages, Coast & Country Cottages, and Menai
Holidays.
Although our business has grown significantly, the commitment to
giving both our customers and property owners a great experience
remains unchanged. Our quality accommodation and exceptional
customer service brings our customers back time and time again.
Nobody knows the UK staycation sector quite like we do.
Over the years, we've grown from the kitchen table to become
an award-winning business. We're the winner of the British
Travel Award for Best UK Holiday Cottage Booking Company for the
past six years in a row - a fact we're very proud of!
Working with us
Our head office is based in Chester city centre, with regional
offices in the Lake District, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and the
Cotswolds.
We're an exciting, dynamic company with a hard-working and
friendly team of over 500 employees. If you're interested in
joining us, you can view our opportunities and find out more about
working with us here.
Join over 8,000 holiday home owners who see the benefit of our
expert advice and marketing support. To find out more about
becoming a property owner with Sykes Holiday Cottages, please visit
our Let
Your Cottage page.
Our values
Our company values are at the heart of everything we do. We want
to build a company that we can all be proud of and these values
provide the foundation to achieve the right results in the right
way. Our staff voted for these values to reflect who we are and
what's important to us:
- We achieve together
- We communicate honestly
- We grow and learn
- We earn trust
- We drive innovation and change
Press & Media
You'll find contacts for our helpful press and media team,
and more information about what we can offer to journalists and
influencers here .
Awards
- The British Travel Award for 'Best Large UK Holiday Cottage
Company' for the last six years (2013 -2018)
- Best Companies Awards - 2018 'One to watch' and 2019 2
star company
- Named as 'The Sunday Times Fast Track Ones to Watch'
2018
- Graham Donoghue winner of a CEO Today United Kingdom Awards
2018
- Michael Graham - Financial Director of a business
£32-£60 million turnover 2018 at the Finance Director of
the Year Awards
- Judges' Leadership Award in the 2018 Northern Tech
Awards
- Feefo 'Gold Trusted Service Award' for 2018
- 'Top 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies' at the
Northern Tech Awards in 2017 & 2018
- 'Top 1,000s companies to Inspire Europe' by the London
Stock Exchange in 2017
- Highly commended for Frontline team of the year at the Call
North West awards in 2017
- 'Top 15 Fastest Growing Larger Technology Companies' in
2017
- 'Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain' by the London
Stock Exchange in 2015 and 2016
- 'Best Use of Search Engine Marketing' at the
Travolution Awards in 2014