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Sykes Gems Hero 2025

31st July 2025

Sykes Gems 2025: Shortlist

Reading Time: 13 minutes

by Steph Boal / News

Welcome to the Sykes Gems 2025 Awards Shortlist, where we celebrate the hard work and excellence of our property owners.

The shortlist will be judged throughout August by a panel of experts including:

James Shaw, Managing Director of Sykes Holiday Cottages
Harriet Kerr, Portfolio Director
Luke Squires, Customer Experience Director
Sophie Swietochowski, Assistant Travel Editor at The Sun

The Sykes Gems 2025 winners will then be announced in September.

Find the wonderful, shortlisted properties below…

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Best Farm Stay

Pol View (Ref.1088427)

The Granary (Ref.1034447)

The Hayloft (Ref.930463)

High Church Hill (Ref.952976)

The Old Swill House (Ref.1087038)

The shortlist for best farm stay includes:

Best for Beaches

Gull Rock (Ref.984748)

The Old Beach Store (Ref.1019259)

Beach House (Ref.1008397)

Bucket and Spades- Right on the Beach (Ref.1153335)

Louies Loft (Ref.1161318)

The shortlist for best for beaches includes:

Best for Couples

The Kites Nest (Ref.1135495)

Little Silver Fox (Ref.988227)

Thompson Rigg Barn (Ref.997270)

The Badger's Shack (Ref.1066267)

The Lazy Squire By The Water (Ref.1153002)

The shortlist for best for couples includes:

Best for Young Families

Pastures Barn (Ref.1164378)

HollyDale (Ref.1164383)

Tŷ Kinik (Ref.1074496)

Meadway House (Ref.917397)

Castle View (Ref.1025831)

The shortlist for best for families includes:

Best for Glamping

Dragonfly Shepherd's Hut (Ref.1143982)

The Foxes Den Shepherds Hut (Ref.1151420)

Middle Longlands (Ref.1107470)

Cae Bach (Ref.1159391)

Moonshine (Ref.1161787)

The shortlist for best for glamping includes:

Best for Large Groups

6 Faraway Fields (Ref.1154232)

85A Braybrooke Road (Ref.1165047)

Ty Ni (Ref.1067011)

Leafield House @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044785)

Corn House (Ref.1021)

The shortlist for best for large groups includes:

Best for Pet-friendly Breaks

Estuary View (Ref.1057762)

Herdie Hideaway (Ref.1107447)

The Old Piggery (Ref.1105036)

Wassicks Cottage, Haughley (Ref.1116975)

Fellside Lodge (Ref.1065820)

The shortlist for best for pet-friendly breaks includes:

Best for Sustainability

Oh Deer (Ref.1124606)

Kalipé (Ref.1133678)

Arosfa (Ref.1022481)

Narracott Down (Ref.1126499)

The Birches (Ref.1136763)

The shortlist for best for sustainability includes:

Best for Views

Little Silver Leaf (Ref.1000432)

1 The Quay (Ref.976002)

Ynys Faelog (Ref.1123613)

Atlantic Sea Breeze (Ref.1167877)

Fronwig (Ref.1165667)

The shortlist for best for views includes:

Best for Walking

The Wink, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1040624)

Wilstone Cottage (Ref.1011277)

Shiers Farmhouse (Ref.982540)

The Nest (Ref.1108733)

No Deer (Ref.1125125)

The shortlist for best for walking includes:

Best Historic Property

High Hall (Ref.969711)

1 White House Cottages (Ref.1081968)

Nurse's Cottage (Ref.1122198)

Old Monmouth (Ref.1106651)

The Cells (Ref.980529)

The shortlist for best historic property includes:

Best Hot Tub Property

Parlour Barn (Ref.1164375)

Birchenhayes (Ref.1126114)

Little Silver Owl (Ref.1000434)

Little Heaning (Ref.1107472)

Bryn Hafod (Ref.1114633)

The shortlist for best hot tub property includes:

Best Longstanding Owner

The Old Blacksmith's Workshop (Ref.3914)

The Wain House (Ref.1863)

Vitula Cottage (Ref.998662)

Harriet's Cottage (Ref.973900)

Tigh a Phailean (Ref.920025)

The shortlist for best longstanding owner includes:

Best Luxury Property

Chapel House (Ref.1164842)

Berisal (Ref.1162616)

Langley Barn (Ref.1079448)

The Riblows, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1136807)

Salt House (Ref.1073990)

The shortlist for the best luxury property includes:

Best National Park Property

Michaelmas Cottage (Ref.975813)

Little Orchard (Ref.1112988)

The Green (Ref.1134717)

Shepherds Cottage (Ref.1138585)

Cartref (Ref. 1020736)

The shortlist for best national park property includes:

Best Newcomer

The Grove (Ref.1160408)

Swyn Llyr (Ref.1155679)

Style Cottage (Ref.1110892)

Black House Cottage (Ref.1096777)

Rock Cottage (Ref.1153043)

The shortlist for best newcomer includes:

Best Quirky Property

The Wagon at Burrow Hill (Ref.1104502)

Bear Claw Lodge (Ref.1167455)

The Carriage at High Barn Heritage (Ref.1075120)

Standby Generator Bunker (Ref.1137374)

Circus Circus (Ref.1156322)

The shortlist for the best quirky property includes:

Best Renovation

Evenjobb Court Farmhouse (Ref.1127715)

The Old School (Ref.1108480)

Bishops Retreat (Ref.1087994)

Cranford (Ref.1134025)

The Pottery (Ref.1125448)

The shortlist for the best renovation includes:

Best in Central England

The Milking Parlour (Ref.12658)

Thorn Cottage (Ref.1124035)

Grove Farm (Ref.1093859)

The Old Byre (Ref.1132194)

The Anchorage @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044786)

The shortlist for the best in central England includes:

Best in East Anglia

Joy's Cottage (Ref.1090899)

Knights Farm (Ref.1153327)

Cobblers Barn (Ref.1024053)

Aldeburgh Lodge Gardens (Ref.1116918)

The Five Bells Inn (Ref.1145750)

The shortlist for the best in East Anglia includes:

Best in Ireland

Moorhen House (Ref.1154217)

The Humble Daisy (Ref.30577)

Gortnamona (Ref.1136360)

The Schooner (Ref.989134)

Kyleatunna Cottage (Ref.1144471)

The shortlist for the best in Ireland includes:

Best in Mid and South Wales

Curtau (Ref.1146526)

Dol Blodau (Ref.1128627)

Llety Cariad (Ref.1114639)

Glanduad Fawr (Ref.1144820)

Creuddyn (Ref.1118419)

The shortlist for the best in Mid and South Wales includes:

Best in North East England

Teviot Cottage (Ref.991975)

St Aidans (Ref.1140260)

The George (Ref.1148315)

Granary Cottage (Ref.1056875)

Waters Edge Beadnell (Ref.1121914)

The shortlist for the best in North East England includes:

Best in North Wales

The Old Sweet Shop (Ref.1061735)

Weirglodd (Ref.1159392)

The Manor House Skerry Vore (Ref.1153321)

The Old Lifeboat House (Ref.1008898)

Balog Farm (Ref.1066803)

The shortlist for the best in North Wales includes:

Best in North West England

Moorlands Manor (Ref.1163100)

Eden Bay Retreat (Ref.1122706)

Wolfen Mill (Ref.1173662)

Gate House (Ref.1143496)

Gatesgarth (Ref.1044227)

The shortlist for the best in North West England includes:

Best in Peak District

Lydgate Cottage (Ref.1066992)

Five Wells Barn (Ref.942217)

Yes Deer (Ref.1144952)

Sycamore Cottage (Ref.1053986)

Overlea Cottage (Ref.1025634)

The shortlist for the best in the Peak District includes:

Best in Scotland

Moss of Bourach (Ref.1107454)

Balcary Tower (Ref.1165487)

Shepherdess Cottage (Ref.1121769)

Taigh Moy (Ref.1133282)

Quarryfield (Ref.1110721)

The shortlist for the best in Scotland includes:

Best on the South Coast and Isle of Wight

Stable Cottage (Ref.1166063)

The Old Brewhouse & Piggery (Ref.980661)

Chapel House (Ref.1066825)

Meon Boscage (Ref.1113322)

Pilgrim’s Loft (Ref.1072796)

The shortlist for the best on the South Coast of England and the Isle of Wight includes:

Best in South West England

Butterwell Barn (Ref.995294)

Sandsgate Lodge (Ref.1101508)

See Two Seas, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1013628)

Silvermine House (Ref.986088)

Orchard Retreat (Ref.1118018)

The shortlist for the best in South West England includes:

Best in Yorkshire

The Barn (Ref.1043787)

Thompson Rigg House (Ref.1164248)

39 West Street (Ref.1049697)

Calm Waters Luxury Beach House (Ref.1171107)

Fernhill Castle (Ref.1069783)

The shortlist for the best in Yorkshire includes:

If this Sykes Gems 2025 shortlist has inspired you to book with us then choose from one of these amazing UK staycations. You can even use our UK Travel Guide to help plan your getaway.

by Steph Boal / News

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