{"id":77197,"date":"2025-07-31T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/?p=77197"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:21:43","slug":"sykes-gems-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/sykes-gems-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sykes Gems 2025: Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77197\" class=\"elementor elementor-77197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17f6917f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17f6917f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ac4ad5\" data-id=\"11ac4ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7563ccf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7563ccf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the Sykes Gems 2025 Awards Shortlist, where we celebrate the hard work and excellence of our property owners.<\/p><p>The shortlist will be judged throughout August by a panel of experts including:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-shaw-0047b61\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Shaw<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Managing Director of Sykes Holiday Cottages<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/harriet-k-77b60725\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet Kerr<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Portfolio Director<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luke-squires-8a784835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Squires<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Customer Experience Director<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/author\/sophie-swietochowskithe-sun-co-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophie Swietochowski<\/a>, Assistant Travel Editor at The Sun<\/li><\/ul><p>The Sykes Gems 2025 winners will then be announced in September.<\/p><p><em><strong>Find the wonderful, shortlisted properties below&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a4e76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45a4e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c60b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33c60b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sykes-Gems-CTA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82253\" alt=\"Sykes Gems Awards 2025\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb66340 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2bb66340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52825bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52825bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skip ahead to:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3a8ed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3a8ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57d2cbd3\" data-id=\"57d2cbd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df3a7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df3a7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#farm\">Best Farm Stay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#beaches\">Best for Beaches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#couples\">Best for Couples<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#families\">Best for Young Families<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#glamping\">Best for Glamping<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#groups\">Best for Large Groups<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#pets\">Best for Pet-Friendly Breaks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#sustainability\">Best for Sustainability<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#views\">Best for Views<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#walking\">Best for Walking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#historic\">Best Historic Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#hottub\">Best Hot Tub Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#longstanding\">Best Longstanding Owner<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#luxury\">Best Luxury Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nationalpark\">Best National Park Property<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e84c48 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e84c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41995e81\" data-id=\"41995e81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5297ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5297ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#newcomer\">Best Newcomer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#quirky\">Best Quirky Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#renovation\">Best Renovation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#central\">Best in Central England<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#eastanglia\">Best in East Anglia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ireland\">Best in Ireland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#midandsouthwales\">Best in Mid and South Wales<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#northeast\">Best in North East England<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#northwales\">Best in North Wales<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#northwest\">Best in North West England<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#peakdistrict\">Best in Peak District<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#scotland\">Best in Scotland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#southandisleofwight\">Best on the South Coast of England and the Isle of Wight<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#southwest\">Best in South West England<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#yorkshire\">Best in Yorkshire<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db153d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1db153d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335e0ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"335e0ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"farm\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc279b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc279b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/farm-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Stay<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487db73 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"487db73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pol-View-ref.1088427_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Pol View (Ref.1088427)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Pol View (Ref.1088427)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Granary-ref.1034447_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Granary (Ref.1034447)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Granary (Ref.1034447)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Hayloft-ref.930463_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Hayloft (Ref.930463)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Hayloft (Ref.930463)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/High-Church-Hill-ref.952976_resized.jpg\" alt=\"High Church Hill (Ref.952976)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">High Church Hill (Ref.952976)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Swill-House-ref.1087038_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Swill House (Ref.1087038)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Swill House (Ref.1087038)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e296273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e296273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best farm stay includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Berepper\/Pol-View-1088427.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pol View (Ref.1088427)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Somerset-Bridgend\/The-Granary-1034447.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Granary (Ref.1034447)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Monaughty\/The-Hayloft-930463.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hayloft (Ref.930463)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Witton-Gilbert\/High-Church-Hill-952976.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Church Hill (Ref.952976)<\/a><\/li><li>The Old Swill House (Ref.1087038)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302badaa elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"302badaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527a3b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"527a3b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"beaches\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cb5524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69cb5524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/beach-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beaches<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174e93ee elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"174e93ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gull-Rock-ref.984748_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Gull Rock (Ref.984748)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gull Rock (Ref.984748)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Beach-Store-ref.1019259_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Beach Store (Ref.1019259)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Beach Store (Ref.1019259)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Beach-House-ref.1008397_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Beach House (Ref.1008397)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Beach House (Ref.1008397)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bucket-and-Spades-Right-on-the-Beach-ref.1153335_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Bucket and Spades- Right on the Beach (Ref.1153335)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bucket and Spades- Right on the Beach (Ref.1153335)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Louies-Loft-ref.1161318_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Louies Loft (Ref.1161318)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Louies Loft (Ref.1161318)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c07f5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c07f5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for beaches includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Trebarwith\/Gull-Rock-984748.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gull Rock (Ref.984748)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Sennen-Cove\/The-Old-Beach-Store-1019259.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Beach Store (Ref.1019259)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Wexford-Courtown\/Beach-House-1008397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beach House (Ref.1008397)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Sussex-Pevensey-Bay\/Bucket-and-Spades-Right-on-the-Beach-1153335.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bucket and Spades- Right on the Beach (Ref.1153335)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Carn-Everis\/Louies-Loft-1161318.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louies Loft (Ref.1161318)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3a3a9a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b3a3a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32886e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"32886e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"couples\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52af8f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52af8f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/romantic-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Couples<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797a4dba elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"797a4dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Kites-Nest-ref.1135495_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Kites Nest (Ref.1135495)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Kites Nest (Ref.1135495)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-Silver-Fox-ref.988227_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Little Silver Fox (Ref.988227)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Silver Fox (Ref.988227)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thompson-Rigg-Barn-ref.997270_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Thompson Rigg Barn (Ref.997270)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Thompson Rigg Barn (Ref.997270)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Badgers-Shack-ref.1066267_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Badger&#039;s Shack (Ref.1066267)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Badger's Shack (Ref.1066267)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Lazy-Squire-by-The-Water-ref.1153002_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Lazy Squire By The Water (Ref.1153002)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Lazy Squire By The Water (Ref.1153002)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6f9077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d6f9077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for couples includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Pont-rhyd-y-groes\/The-Kites-Nest-1135495.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kites Nest (Ref.1135495)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-High-Bickington\/Little-Silver-Fox-988227.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Silver Fox (Ref.988227)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Crosscliff\/Thompson-Rigg-Barn-997270.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thompson Rigg Barn (Ref.997270)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Garnett-Bridge\/The-Badgers-Shack-1066267.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Badger&#8217;s Shack (Ref.1066267)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Blithfield-Hall\/The-Lazy-Squire-by-The-Water-1153002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lazy Squire By The Water (Ref.1153002)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9cae73 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b9cae73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a146eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"72a146eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"families\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bfc577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65bfc577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for Young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/family-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Families<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40408cf8 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"40408cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pastures-Barn-ref.1164378_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Pastures Barn (Ref.1164378)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Pastures Barn (Ref.1164378)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HollyDale-ref.1164383_resized.jpg\" alt=\"HollyDale (Ref.1164383)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">HollyDale (Ref.1164383)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ty-Kinik-ref.1074496_resized.jpg\" alt=\"T\u0177 Kinik (Ref.1074496)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">T\u0177 Kinik (Ref.1074496)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Meadway-House-ref.917397_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Meadway House (Ref.917397)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Meadway House (Ref.917397)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Castle-View-ref.1025831_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Castle View (Ref.1025831)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Castle View (Ref.1025831)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dff1e20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dff1e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for families includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-High-Cross\/Pastures-Barn-1164378.html\">Pastures Barn (Ref.1164378)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-High-Cross\/HollyDale-1164383.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HollyDale (Ref.1164383)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Geufron\/T-Kinik-1074496.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u0177 Kinik (Ref.1074496)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Colwyn-BayBae-Colwyn\/Meadway-House-917397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meadway House (Ref.917397)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Lindhead-Beck\/Castle-View-1025831.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castle View (Ref.1025831)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55198889 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55198889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c6166d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"19c6166d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"glamping\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dd0fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74dd0fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/uk-glamping-breaks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glamping<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2935ad83 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2935ad83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dragonfly-Shepherds-Hut-ref.1143982_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Dragonfly Shepherd&#039;s Hut (Ref.1143982)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dragonfly Shepherd's Hut (Ref.1143982)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Foxes-Den-Shepherds-Hut-ref.1151420_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Foxes Den Shepherds Hut (Ref.1151420)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Foxes Den Shepherds Hut (Ref.1151420)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Middle-Longlands-ref.1107470_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Middle Longlands (Ref.1107470)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Middle Longlands (Ref.1107470)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cae-Bach-ref.1159391_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Cae Bach (Ref.1159391)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cae Bach (Ref.1159391)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Moonshine-ref.1161787_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Moonshine (Ref.1161787)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Moonshine (Ref.1161787)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347ed34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347ed34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for glamping includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-OakfordDerwen-Gam\/Dragonfly-Shepherds-Hut-1143982.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dragonfly Shepherd&#8217;s Hut (Ref.1143982)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Gloucestershire-Oldbury-on-Severn\/The-Foxes-Den-Shepherds-Hut-1151420.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Foxes Den Shepherds Hut (Ref.1151420)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Green-Bank\/Middle-Longlands-1107470.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle Longlands (Ref.1107470)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Cyffylliog\/Cae-Bach-1159391.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cae Bach (Ref.1159391)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Resugga\/Moonshine-1161787.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moonshine (Ref.1161787)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ea726a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62ea726a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5204040b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5204040b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"groups\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2688091c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2688091c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/large-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Large Groups<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c12bc7e elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5c12bc7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6-Faraway-Fields-ref.1154232_resized.jpg\" alt=\"6 Faraway Fields (Ref.1154232)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">6 Faraway Fields (Ref.1154232)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/85A-Braybrooke-Road-ref.1165047-resized.jpg\" alt=\"85A Braybrooke Road (Ref.1165047)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">85A Braybrooke Road (Ref.1165047)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ty-Ni-ref.1067011_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Ty Ni (Ref.1067011)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ty Ni (Ref.1067011)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Leafield-House-@-Nables-Farm-ref.1044785_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Leafield House @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044785)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Leafield House @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044785)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Corn-House-ref.1021_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Corn House (Ref.1021)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Corn House (Ref.1021)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ca3e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ca3e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for large groups includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Dobwalls\/6-Faraway-Fields-1154232.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Faraway Fields (Ref.1154232)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Leicestershire-Desborough\/85A-Braybrooke-Road-1165047.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">85A Braybrooke Road (Ref.1165047)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-New-QuayCeinewydd\/Ty-Ni-1067011.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ty Ni (Ref.1067011)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Wiltshire-Nables-Fm\/Leafield-House-Nables-Farm-1044785.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leafield House @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044785)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Plaish\/Corn-House-1021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corn House (Ref.1021)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763fd873 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"763fd873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4332134d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4332134d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"pets\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12b101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c12b101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/pet-friendly-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pet-friendly Breaks<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697d7aa6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"697d7aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Estuary-View-ref.1057762_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Estuary View (Ref.1057762)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Estuary View (Ref.1057762)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herdie-Hideaway-ref.1107447_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Herdie Hideaway (Ref.1107447)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Herdie Hideaway (Ref.1107447)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Piggery-ref.1105036_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Piggery (Ref.1105036)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Piggery (Ref.1105036)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wassicks-Cottage-Haughley-ref.1116975_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Wassicks Cottage, Haughley (Ref.1116975)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Wassicks Cottage, Haughley (Ref.1116975)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fellside-Lodge-ref.1065820_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Fellside Lodge (Ref.1065820)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fellside Lodge (Ref.1065820)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51eb553e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51eb553e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for pet-friendly breaks includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Pentire\/Estuary-View-1057762.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estuary View (Ref.1057762)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Eden-Vale\/Herdie-Hideaway-1107447.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herdie Hideaway (Ref.1107447)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Worcestershire-Church-Fm\/The-Old-Piggery-1105036.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Piggery (Ref.1105036)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Suffolk-New-Bells-Fm\/Wassicks-Cottage-Haughley-1116975.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wassicks Cottage, Haughley (Ref.1116975)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Bowness-On-Windermere\/Fellside-Lodge-1065820.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fellside Lodge (Ref.1065820)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46171a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46171a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c11bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"68c11bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sustainability\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c777cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c777cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a95465b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7a95465b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oh-Deer-ref.1124606_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Oh Deer (Ref.1124606)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Oh Deer (Ref.1124606)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kalipe-ref.1133678_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Kalip\u00e9 (Ref.1133678)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kalip\u00e9 (Ref.1133678)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Arosfa-ref.1022481_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Arosfa (Ref.1022481)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Arosfa (Ref.1022481)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Narracott-Down-ref.1126499_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Narracott Down (Ref.1126499)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Narracott Down (Ref.1126499)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Birches-ref.1136763_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Birches (Ref.1136763)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Birches (Ref.1136763)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3ef357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e3ef357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for sustainability includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Ashbourne\/Oh-Deer-1124606.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oh Deer (Ref.1124606)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Perthshire-Boreland\/Kalip-1133678.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalip\u00e9 (Ref.1133678)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Axton\/Arosfa-1022481.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arosfa (Ref.1022481)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Honiton-Barton\/Narracott-Down-1126499.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narracott Down (Ref.1126499)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Windermere\/The-Birches-1136763.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Birches (Ref.1136763)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f490600 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f490600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d39434d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3d39434d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"views\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71074a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71074a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for Views<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b5683d elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"34b5683d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-Silver-Leaf-ref.1000432_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Little Silver Leaf (Ref.1000432)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Silver Leaf (Ref.1000432)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-The-Quay-ref.976002_resized.jpg\" alt=\"1 The Quay (Ref.976002)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1 The Quay (Ref.976002)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ynys-Faelog-ref.1123613_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Ynys Faelog (Ref.1123613)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ynys Faelog (Ref.1123613)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Atlantic-Sea-Breeze-ref.1167877_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantic Sea Breeze (Ref.1167877)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Atlantic Sea Breeze (Ref.1167877)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fronwig-ref.1165667_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Fronwig (Ref.1165667)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fronwig (Ref.1165667)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3ffa03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3ffa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for views includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-High-Bickington\/Little-Silver-Leaf-1000432.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Silver Leaf (Ref.1000432)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Ridge-The\/1-The-Quay-976002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 The Quay (Ref.976002)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Menai-BridgePorthaethwy\/Ynys-Faelog-1123613.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ynys Faelog (Ref.1123613)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Donegal-Cloghaneely\/Atlantic-Sea-Breeze-1167877.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantic Sea Breeze (Ref.1167877)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-New-QuayCeinewydd\/Fronwig-1165667.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fronwig (Ref.1165667)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaa220 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eaaa220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a31fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2a31fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"walking\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb9c34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb9c34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best for Walking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75221153 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"75221153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Wink-Cape-Cornwall-ref.1040624_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Wink, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1040624)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Wink, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1040624)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wilstone-Cottage-ref.1011277_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Wilstone Cottage (Ref.1011277)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Wilstone Cottage (Ref.1011277)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shiers-Farmhouse-ref.982540_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Shiers Farmhouse (Ref.982540)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Shiers Farmhouse (Ref.982540)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Nest-ref.1108733_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Nest (Ref.1108733)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Nest (Ref.1108733)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/No-Deer-ref.1125125_resized.jpg\" alt=\"No Deer (Ref.1125125)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">No Deer (Ref.1125125)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf8f538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf8f538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best for walking includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Middle-Carn-Gloose\/The-Wink-Cape-Cornwall-1040624.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wink, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1040624)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Wilderness-The\/Wilstone-Cottage-1011277.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilstone Cottage (Ref.1011277)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Skelterton-Hill\/Shiers-Farmhouse-982540.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiers Farmhouse (Ref.982540)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Llys\/The-Nest-1108733.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nest (Ref.1108733)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Ashbourne\/No-Deer-1125125.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Deer (Ref.1125125)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77098296 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"77098296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e151382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2e151382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"historic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c3d542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c3d542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best Historic Property<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75db5eb3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"75db5eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/High-Hall-ref.969711_resized.jpg\" alt=\"High Hall (Ref.969711)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">High Hall (Ref.969711)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-White-House-Cottages-ref.1081968_resized.jpg\" alt=\"1 White House Cottages (Ref.1081968)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1 White House Cottages (Ref.1081968)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nurses-Cottage-ref.1122198_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Nurse&#039;s Cottage (Ref.1122198)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Nurse's Cottage (Ref.1122198)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Old-Monmouth-ref.1106651_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Old Monmouth (Ref.1106651)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Old Monmouth (Ref.1106651)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Cells-ref.980529_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Cells (Ref.980529)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Cells (Ref.980529)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d650f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d650f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best historic property includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Appletreewick\/High-Hall-969711.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Hall (Ref.969711)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Herefordshire-Bury-Hill\/1-White-House-Cottages-1081968.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 White House Cottages (Ref.1081968)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Alnwick\/Nurses-Cottage-1122198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurse&#8217;s Cottage (Ref.1122198)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/DorsetSomerset-Lyme-Regis\/Old-Monmouth-1106651.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Monmouth (Ref.1106651)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Ingleton\/The-Cells-980529.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cells (Ref.980529)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c8a220 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21c8a220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee19ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fee19ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"hottubs\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2925cd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2925cd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottages-with-hot-tubs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hot Tub Property<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358fe9 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7358fe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Palour-Barn-ref.1164375_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Parlour Barn (Ref.1164375)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Parlour Barn (Ref.1164375)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Birchenhayes-ref.1126114_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Birchenhayes (Ref.1126114)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Birchenhayes (Ref.1126114)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-Silver-Owl-ref.1000434_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Little Silver Owl (Ref.1000434)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Silver Owl (Ref.1000434)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-Heaning-ref.1107472_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Little Heaning (Ref.1107472)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Heaning (Ref.1107472)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryn-Haford-ref.1114633_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Bryn Hafod (Ref.1114633)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bryn Hafod (Ref.1114633)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541f3bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541f3bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best hot tub property includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-High-Cross\/Parlour-Barn-1164375.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parlour Barn (Ref.1164375)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Saltash\/Birchenhayes-1126114.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birchenhayes (Ref.1126114)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-High-Bickington\/Little-Silver-Owl-1000434.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Silver Owl (Ref.1000434)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Green-Bank\/Little-Heaning-1107472.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Heaning (Ref.1107472)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Heartsease\/Bryn-Hafod-1114633.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryn Hafod (Ref.1114633)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270cda86 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"270cda86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f3e107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"31f3e107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"longstanding\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54527775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54527775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best Longstanding Owner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320d8f28 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"320d8f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Blacksmiths-Workshop-ref.3914_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Blacksmith&#039;s Workshop (Ref.3914)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Blacksmith's Workshop (Ref.3914)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Wain-House-ref.1863_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Wain House (Ref.1863)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Wain House (Ref.1863)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vitula-Cottage-ref.998662_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Vitula Cottage (Ref.998662)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Vitula Cottage (Ref.998662)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Harriets-Cottage-ref.973900_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Harriet&#039;s Cottage (Ref.973900)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Harriet's Cottage (Ref.973900)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tich-a-Phailean-ref.920025_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Tigh a Phailean (Ref.920025)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Tigh a Phailean (Ref.920025)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af56582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af56582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best longstanding owner includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-West-Pier\/The-Old-Blacksmiths-Workshop-3914.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Blacksmith&#8217;s Workshop (Ref.3914)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Shropshire-Westhope\/The-Wain-House-1863.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wain House (Ref.1863)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Shropshire-The-Wood\/Vitula-Cottage-998662.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitula Cottage (Ref.998662)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Briggswath\/Harriets-Cottage-973900.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet&#8217;s Cottage (Ref.973900)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/The-Inner-Hebrides-Letterfearn\/Tigh-a-Phailean-920025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tigh a Phailean (Ref.920025)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd14235 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7dd14235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa5c4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5aa5c4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"luxury\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eaf8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64eaf8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/luxury-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxury Property<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc4c2a2 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3fc4c2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chapel-House-ref.1164842_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel House (Ref.1164842)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Chapel House (Ref.1164842)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Berisal-ref.1162616_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Berisal (Ref.1162616)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Berisal (Ref.1162616)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Langley-Barn-ref.1079448_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Langley Barn (Ref.1079448)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Langley Barn (Ref.1079448)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Riblows-Cape-Cornwall-ref.1136807_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Riblows, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1136807)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Riblows, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1136807)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Salt-House-ref.1073990_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Salt House (Ref.1073990)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Salt House (Ref.1073990)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d52d9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d52d9ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best luxury property includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Cerrig-y-brain\/Chapel-House-1164842.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapel House (Ref.1164842)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Kent-Ashford\/Berisal-1162616.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berisal (Ref.1162616)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Leicestershire-Over-Burrows\/Langley-Barn-1079448.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Langley Barn (Ref.1079448)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Middle-Carn-Gloose\/The-Riblows-Cape-Cornwall-1136807.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Riblows, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1136807)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Porthminster-Point\/Salt-House-1073990.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salt House (Ref.1073990)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca82500 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ca82500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbd931b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7cbd931b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"nationalpark\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318b615f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318b615f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best National Park Property<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c521631 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7c521631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michaelmas-Cottage-ref.975813_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Michaelmas Cottage (Ref.975813)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Michaelmas Cottage (Ref.975813)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Little-Orchard-ref.1112988_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Little Orchard (Ref.1112988)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Orchard (Ref.1112988)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Green-ref.1134717_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Green (Ref.1134717)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Green (Ref.1134717)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shepherds-Cottage-ref.1138585_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Shepherds Cottage (Ref.1138585)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Shepherds Cottage (Ref.1138585)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cartref-Ref-1020736.jpg\" alt=\"Cartref (Ref. 1020736)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cartref (Ref. 1020736)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc1bff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cc1bff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best national park property includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Drewsteignton\/Michaelmas-Cottage-975813.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michaelmas Cottage (Ref.975813)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Ashburton-Down\/Little-Orchard-1112988.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Orchard (Ref.1112988)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Camomile-Fm\/The-Green-1134717.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Green (Ref.1134717)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Black-Beck\/Shepherds-Cottage-1138585.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shepherds Cottage (Ref.1138585)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Trawsfynydd\/Cartref-1020736.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cartref (Ref. 1020736)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128906f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"128906f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543d0930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"543d0930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"newcomer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b82d364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b82d364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best Newcomer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b521c4 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"76b521c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Grove-ref.1160408_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Grove (Ref.1160408)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Grove (Ref.1160408)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Swyn-Llyr-ref.1155679_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Swyn Llyr (Ref.1155679)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Swyn Llyr (Ref.1155679)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Style-Cottages-ref.1110892_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Style Cottage (Ref.1110892)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Style Cottage (Ref.1110892)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Black-House-Cottage-ref.1096777_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Black House Cottage (Ref.1096777)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Black House Cottage (Ref.1096777)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rock-Cottage-ref.1153043_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Cottage (Ref.1153043)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rock Cottage (Ref.1153043)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8b2439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e8b2439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for best newcomer includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Wolfsdale\/The-Grove-1160408.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Grove (Ref.1160408)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Rhosneigr-Sta\/Swyn-Llyr-1155679.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swyn Llyr (Ref.1155679)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Ayrshire-and-Dumfries-Galloway-Keswick\/Style-Cottage-1110892.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Style Cottage (Ref.1110892)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Baitings-Pasture\/Black-House-Cottage-1096777.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black House Cottage (Ref.1096777)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Carsington\/Rock-Cottage-1153043.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock Cottage (Ref.1153043)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5b4af6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b5b4af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e2196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c5e2196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"quirky\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a62be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a62be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/unusual-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quirky Property<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425020da elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"425020da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Wagon-at-Burrow-Hill-ref.1104502_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Wagon at Burrow Hill (Ref.1104502)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Wagon at Burrow Hill (Ref.1104502)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bear-Claw-Lodge-ref.1167455_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Bear Claw Lodge (Ref.1167455)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bear Claw Lodge (Ref.1167455)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Carriage-at-High-Barn-Heritage-ref.1075120_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Carriage at High Barn Heritage (Ref.1075120)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Carriage at High Barn Heritage (Ref.1075120)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Standby-Generator-Bunker-ref.1137374_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Standby Generator Bunker (Ref.1137374)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Standby Generator Bunker (Ref.1137374)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Circus-Circus-ref.1156322_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Circus Circus (Ref.1156322)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Circus Circus (Ref.1156322)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693b24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693b24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best quirky property includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Wiggaton\/The-Wagon-at-Burrow-Hill-1104502.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wagon at Burrow Hill (Ref.1104502)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Derry-Magilligan\/Bear-Claw-Lodge-1167455.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bear Claw Lodge (Ref.1167455)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Essex-Highbarn-Hall\/The-Carriage-at-High-Barn-Heritage-1075120.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Carriage at High Barn Heritage (Ref.1075120)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/DorsetSomerset-Spring-Bottom-Hill\/Standby-Generator-Bunker-1137374.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standby Generator Bunker (Ref.1137374)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-HolywellTreffynnon\/Circus-Circus-1156322.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circus Circus (Ref.1156322)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d259ada elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d259ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617d87f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"617d87f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"renovation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da83fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da83fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best Renovation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f918641 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2f918641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evenjobb-Court-Farmhouse-ref.1127715_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Evenjobb Court Farmhouse (Ref.1127715)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Evenjobb Court Farmhouse (Ref.1127715)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-School-ref.1108480_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old School (Ref.1108480)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old School (Ref.1108480)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishops-Retreat-ref.1087994_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Bishops Retreat (Ref.1087994)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bishops Retreat (Ref.1087994)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cranford-ref.1134025_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Cranford (Ref.1134025)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cranford (Ref.1134025)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Pottery-ref.1125448_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Pottery (Ref.1125448)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Pottery (Ref.1125448)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ccf2d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ccf2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best renovation includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-EvenjobbEinsiob\/Evenjobb-Court-Farmhouse-1127715.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evenjobb Court Farmhouse (Ref.1127715)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Hendre\/The-Old-School-1108480.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old School (Ref.1108480)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Isle-of-Wight-Ventnor\/Bishops-Retreat-1087994.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishops Retreat (Ref.1087994)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Salcombe\/Cranford-1134025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cranford (Ref.1134025)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Afon-Nyfer\/The-Pottery-1125448.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pottery (Ref.1125448)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45807986 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45807986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d548be elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"43d548be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"central\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199a6101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199a6101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/heart-of-england-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central England<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b9ef5d elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"42b9ef5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Milking-Parlour-ref.12658_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Milking Parlour (Ref.12658)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Milking Parlour (Ref.12658)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thorn-Cottage-ref.1124035_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Thorn Cottage (Ref.1124035)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Thorn Cottage (Ref.1124035)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Grove-Farm-ref.1093859_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Grove Farm (Ref.1093859)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Grove Farm (Ref.1093859)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Byre-ref.1132194_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Byre (Ref.1132194)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Byre (Ref.1132194)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Anchorage-@-Nables-Farm-ref.1044786_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Anchorage @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044786)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Anchorage @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044786)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b18ea36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b18ea36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in central England includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Shropshire-Westhope\/The-Milking-Parlour-12658.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Milking Parlour (Ref.12658)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Gloucestershire-East-End\/Thorn-Cottage-1124035.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thorn Cottage (Ref.1124035)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Cardington\/Grove-Farm-1093859.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grove Farm (Ref.1093859)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Wiltshire-Woodfalls\/The-Old-Byre-1132194.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Byre (Ref.1132194)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Wiltshire-Nables-Fm\/The-Anchorage-Nables-Farm-1044786.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Anchorage @ Nables Farm (Ref.1044786)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16100157 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16100157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34651230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"34651230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"eastanglia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebba7b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ebba7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/east-anglia-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Anglia<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760e2e99 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"760e2e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joys-Cottages-ref.1090899_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Joy&#039;s Cottage (Ref.1090899)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Joy's Cottage (Ref.1090899)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Knights-Farm-ref.1153327_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Knights Farm (Ref.1153327)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Knights Farm (Ref.1153327)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cobblers-Barn-ref.1024053_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Cobblers Barn (Ref.1024053)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cobblers Barn (Ref.1024053)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Aldeburgh-Lodge-Gardens-ref.1116918_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Aldeburgh Lodge Gardens (Ref.1116918)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Aldeburgh Lodge Gardens (Ref.1116918)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Five-Bells-Inn-ref.1145750_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Five Bells Inn (Ref.1145750)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Five Bells Inn (Ref.1145750)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38058099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38058099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in East Anglia includes:<\/p><ul><li>Joy&#8217;s Cottage (Ref.1090899)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Essex-Harkstead\/Knights-Farm-1153327.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knights Farm (Ref.1153327)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Norfolk-River-Thurne\/Cobblers-Barn-1024053.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cobblers Barn (Ref.1024053)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Suffolk-Aldeburgh\/Aldeburgh-Lodge-Gardens-1116918.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aldeburgh Lodge Gardens (Ref.1116918)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cambridgeshire-Wisbech\/The-Five-Bells-Inn-1145750.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Five Bells Inn (Ref.1145750)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3219a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3219a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba0be65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4ba0be65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ireland\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c75dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c75dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/en\/ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ireland<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52059e6c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"52059e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Moorhen-House-ref.1154217_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Moorhen House (Ref.1154217)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Moorhen House (Ref.1154217)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Humble-Daisy-ref.30577_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Humble Daisy (Ref.30577)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Humble Daisy (Ref.30577)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gortnamona-ref.1136360_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Gortnamona (Ref.1136360)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gortnamona (Ref.1136360)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Schooner-ref.989134_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Schooner (Ref.989134)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Schooner (Ref.989134)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kyleatunna-Cottage-ref.1144471_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Kyleatunna Cottage (Ref.1144471)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Kyleatunna Cottage (Ref.1144471)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ac3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ac3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in Ireland includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Donegal-Loch-an-Iuir\/Moorhen-House-1154217.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorhen House (Ref.1154217)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Tipperary-Gorteeny\/The-Humble-Daisy-30577.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Humble Daisy (Ref.30577)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Kerry-Drom\/Gortnamona-1136360.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gortnamona (Ref.1136360)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Cork-Goleen\/The-Schooner-989134.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Schooner (Ref.989134)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Clare-Beaghfa\/Kyleatunna-Cottage-1144471.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyleatunna Cottage (Ref.1144471)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d58fd3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d58fd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0e0ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4c0e0ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"midandsouthwales\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e97a09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e97a09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/mid-wales-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mid<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/south-wales-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Wales<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb6367f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5fb6367f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Curtau-ref.1146526_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Curtau (Ref.1146526)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Curtau (Ref.1146526)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dol-Blodau-ref.1128627_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Dol Blodau (Ref.1128627)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dol Blodau (Ref.1128627)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Llety-Cariad-ref.1114639_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Llety Cariad (Ref.1114639)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Llety Cariad (Ref.1114639)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Glanduad-Fawr-ref.1144820_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Glanduad Fawr (Ref.1144820)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Glanduad Fawr (Ref.1144820)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Creauddyn-ref.1118419_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Creuddyn (Ref.1118419)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Creuddyn (Ref.1118419)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cdcb57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11cdcb57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in Mid and South Wales includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Aberduhonw\/Curtau-1146526.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curtau (Ref.1146526)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Newbridge-on-Wye\/Dol-Blodau-1128627.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dol Blodau (Ref.1128627)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Heartsease\/Llety-Cariad-1114639.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Llety Cariad (Ref.1114639)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Felindre-Farchog\/Glanduad-Fawr-1144820.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glanduad Fawr (Ref.1144820)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn\/Creuddyn-1118419.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creuddyn (Ref.1118419)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1987f6fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1987f6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39df81a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"39df81a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"northeast\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3582e78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3582e78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/north-east-england-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North East England<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3258c40c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3258c40c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Teviot-Cottage-ref.991975_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Teviot Cottage (Ref.991975)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Teviot Cottage (Ref.991975)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/St-Aidans-ref.1140260_resized.jpg\" alt=\"St Aidans (Ref.1140260)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">St Aidans (Ref.1140260)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-George-ref.1148315_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The George (Ref.1148315)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The George (Ref.1148315)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Granary-Cottage-ref.1056875_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Granary Cottage (Ref.1056875)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Granary Cottage (Ref.1056875)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Waters-Edge-Beadnell-Harbour-Road-ref.1121914_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Waters Edge Beadnell (Ref.1121914)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Waters Edge Beadnell (Ref.1121914)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce346d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce346d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in North East England includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Corbridge\/Teviot-Cottage-991975.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teviot Cottage (Ref.991975)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Alnwick\/St-Aidans-1140260.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St Aidans (Ref.1140260)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Whitley-Bay\/The-George-1148315.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The George (Ref.1148315)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Scottish-Borders-Bellingham\/Granary-Cottage-1056875.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Granary Cottage (Ref.1056875)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Beadnell\/Waters-Edge-Beadnell-Harbour-Road-1121914.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waters Edge Beadnell (Ref.1121914)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23402cd2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23402cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a15cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"36a15cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"northwales\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117a3ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117a3ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/north-wales-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Wales<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6443fdb8 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6443fdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Sweet-Shop-ref.1061735_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Sweet Shop (Ref.1061735)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Sweet Shop (Ref.1061735)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Weirglodd-ref.1159392_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Weirglodd (Ref.1159392)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Weirglodd (Ref.1159392)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Manor-House-Skerry-Vore-ref.1153321_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Manor House Skerry Vore (Ref.1153321)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Manor House Skerry Vore (Ref.1153321)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Lifeboat-House-ref.1008898_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Lifeboat House (Ref.1008898)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Lifeboat House (Ref.1008898)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balog-Farm-ref.1066803_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Balog Farm (Ref.1066803)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Balog Farm (Ref.1066803)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125c98fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125c98fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in North Wales includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Conwy\/The-Old-Sweet-Shop-1061735.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Sweet Shop (Ref.1061735)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Cyffylliog\/Weirglodd-1159392.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weirglodd (Ref.1159392)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Bryn-Pydew\/The-Manor-House-Skerry-Vore-1153321.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Manor House Skerry Vore (Ref.1153321)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Anglesey-Penmon\/The-Old-Lifeboat-House-1008898.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Lifeboat House (Ref.1008898)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Balog\/Balog-Farm-1066803.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balog Farm (Ref.1066803)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cee7d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54cee7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9794360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9794360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"northwest\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10deec15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10deec15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/north-west-england-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North West England<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9404b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6b9404b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Moorlands-Manor-ref.1163100_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Moorlands Manor (Ref.1163100)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Moorlands Manor (Ref.1163100)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eden-Bay-Retreat-ref.1122706_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Eden Bay Retreat (Ref.1122706)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Eden Bay Retreat (Ref.1122706)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wolfen-Mill-ref.1173662_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfen Mill (Ref.1173662)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Wolfen Mill (Ref.1173662)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gate-House-ref.1143496_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Gate House (Ref.1143496)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gate House (Ref.1143496)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Gatesgarth-ref.1044227_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Gatesgarth (Ref.1044227)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gatesgarth (Ref.1044227)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9422c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9422c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in North West England includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Lower-Broach\/Moorlands-Manor-1163100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorlands Manor (Ref.1163100)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Morecambe\/Eden-Bay-Retreat-1122706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eden Bay Retreat (Ref.1122706)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Clitheroe\/Wolfen-Mill-1173662.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolfen Mill (Ref.1173662)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Coniston\/Gate-House-1143496.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gate House (Ref.1143496)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Coniston\/Gatesgarth-1044227.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gatesgarth (Ref.1044227)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23003490 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"23003490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c705f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"79c705f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"peakdistrict\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a9b614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a9b614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/peak-district-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peak District<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272d41dc elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"272d41dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lydgate-Cottage-ref.1066992_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Lydgate Cottage (Ref.1066992)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lydgate Cottage (Ref.1066992)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Five-Wells-Barn-ref.942217_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Five Wells Barn (Ref.942217)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Five Wells Barn (Ref.942217)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Yes-Deer-ref.1144952_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Yes Deer (Ref.1144952)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Yes Deer (Ref.1144952)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sycamore-Cottages-ref.1053986_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Sycamore Cottage (Ref.1053986)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sycamore Cottage (Ref.1053986)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Overlea-Cottage-ref.1025634_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Overlea Cottage (Ref.1025634)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Overlea Cottage (Ref.1025634)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d89314f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d89314f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in the Peak District includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Eyam\/Lydgate-Cottage-1066992.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lydgate Cottage (Ref.1066992)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Priestcliffe-Ditch\/Five-Wells-Barn-942217.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Wells Barn (Ref.942217)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Ashbourne\/Yes-Deer-1144952.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yes Deer (Ref.1144952)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Brown-Edge\/Sycamore-Cottage-1053986.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sycamore Cottage (Ref.1053986)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Cheshire-Over-Lee-Fm\/Overlea-Cottage-1025634.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overlea Cottage (Ref.1025634)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609cb62c elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"609cb62c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6452af5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6452af5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"scotland\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a33aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24a33aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/en\/scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daba6cd elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4daba6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Moss-Bourach-ref.1107454_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Moss of Bourach (Ref.1107454)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Moss of Bourach (Ref.1107454)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Balcary-Tower-ref.1165487_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Balcary Tower (Ref.1165487)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Balcary Tower (Ref.1165487)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shepherdess-Cottage-ref.1121769_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Shepherdess Cottage (Ref.1121769)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Shepherdess Cottage (Ref.1121769)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Taigh-Moy-ref.1133282_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Taigh Moy (Ref.1133282)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Taigh Moy (Ref.1133282)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Quarryfield-ref.1110721_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Quarryfield (Ref.1110721)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Quarryfield (Ref.1110721)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb0365e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb0365e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in Scotland includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/speyside-the-cairngorms\/moss-of-bourach-1107454.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moss of Bourach (Ref.1107454)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Dumfries-Galloway-Balcary-Bay\/Balcary-Tower-1165487.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balcary Tower (Ref.1165487)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Scottish-Borders-Moffat\/Shepherdess-Cottage-1121769.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shepherdess Cottage (Ref.1121769)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northern-Highlands-Cairngorms-National-Park-Kilmonivaig\/Taigh-Moy-1133282.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taigh Moy (Ref.1133282)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/The-Highlands-Ross-shire-Quarryfield\/Quarryfield-1110721.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quarryfield (Ref.1110721)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddb7064 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ddb7064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f84c3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7f84c3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"southandisleofwight\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a47067e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a47067e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/south-coast-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Coast<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/isle-of-wight-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isle of Wight<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6066d9ad elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6066d9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stable-Cottage-ref.1166063_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Stable Cottage (Ref.1166063)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Stable Cottage (Ref.1166063)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Old-Brewhouse-and-Piggery-ref.980661_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Brewhouse &amp; Piggery (Ref.980661)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Old Brewhouse &amp; Piggery (Ref.980661)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chapel-House-ref.1066825_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Chapel House (Ref.1066825)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Chapel House (Ref.1066825)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Meon-Boscage-ref.1113322_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Meon Boscage (Ref.1113322)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Meon Boscage (Ref.1113322)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pilgrims-Loft-ref.1072796_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Pilgrim\u2019s Loft (Ref.1072796)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Pilgrim\u2019s Loft (Ref.1072796)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c98d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43c98d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best on the South Coast of England and the Isle of Wight includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Hampshire-Burley-Lawn\/Stable-Cottage-1166063.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stable Cottage (Ref.1166063)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Isle-of-Wight-Ningwood-Common\/The-Old-Brewhouse-amp-Piggery-980661.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Brewhouse &amp; Piggery (Ref.980661)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Isle-of-Wight-Chale-Green\/Chapel-House-1066825.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapel House (Ref.1066825)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Hampshire-Meonstoke\/Meon-Boscage-1113322.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meon Boscage (Ref.1113322)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Isle-of-Wight-Ventnor\/Pilgrims-Loft-1072796.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pilgrim\u2019s Loft (Ref.1072796)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2015eb46 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2015eb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f288eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3f288eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"southwest\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e10a295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e10a295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/south-west-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South West England<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f256135 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f256135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterwell-Barn-ref.995294_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Butterwell Barn (Ref.995294)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Butterwell Barn (Ref.995294)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sandsgate-Lodge-ref.1101508_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Sandsgate Lodge (Ref.1101508)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sandsgate Lodge (Ref.1101508)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/See-Two-Seas-Cape-Cornwall-ref.1013628_resized.jpg\" alt=\"See Two Seas, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1013628)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">See Two Seas, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1013628)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Silvermine-House-ref.986088_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Silvermine House (Ref.986088)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Silvermine House (Ref.986088)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Orchard-Retreat-ref.1118018_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Orchard Retreat (Ref.1118018)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Orchard Retreat (Ref.1118018)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8ff01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a8ff01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in South West England includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Dartmouth\/Butterwell-Barn-995294.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butterwell Barn (Ref.995294)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Chagford\/Sandsgate-Lodge-1101508.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandsgate Lodge (Ref.1101508)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Cape-Cornwall\/See-Two-Seas-Cape-Cornwall-1013628.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Two Seas, Cape Cornwall (Ref.1013628)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Castle-Gotha-Fm\/Silvermine-House-986088.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silvermine House (Ref.986088)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Somerset-Coombe-Fm\/Orchard-Retreat-1118018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orchard Retreat (Ref.1118018)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b92e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b8b92e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581ecb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"581ecb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"yorkshire\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36aaebdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36aaebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/yorkshire-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1a397f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2e1a397f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/The-Barn-ref.1043787_resized.jpg\" alt=\"The Barn (Ref.1043787)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Barn (Ref.1043787)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Thompson-Rigg-House-ref.1164248_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Thompson Rigg House (Ref.1164248)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Thompson Rigg House (Ref.1164248)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/39-West-Street-ref.1049697_resized.jpg\" alt=\"39 West Street (Ref.1049697)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">39 West Street (Ref.1049697)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Calm-Waters-Luxury-Beach-House-ref.1171107_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Calm Waters Luxury Beach House (Ref.1171107)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Calm Waters Luxury Beach House (Ref.1171107)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fernhill-Castle-ref.1069783_resized.jpg\" alt=\"Fernhill Castle (Ref.1069783)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Fernhill Castle (Ref.1069783)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3281b189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3281b189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The shortlist for the best in Yorkshire includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Goose-Green\/The-Barn-1043787.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Barn (Ref.1043787)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Crosscliff\/Thompson-Rigg-House-1164248.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thompson Rigg House (Ref.1164248)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-South-Bay\/39-West-Street-1049697.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">39 West Street (Ref.1049697)<\/a><\/li><li>Calm Waters Luxury Beach House (Ref.1171107)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Farnhill\/Fernhill-Castle-1069783.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fernhill Castle (Ref.1069783)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269a23a3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"269a23a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfa105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adfa105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If this Sykes Gems 2025 shortlist has inspired you to book with us then choose from one of these amazing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK staycations<\/a>. You can even use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Travel Guide<\/a> to help plan your getaway.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re proud to announce the shortlist for the Sykes Gems 2025 Awards. Read on to learn more about our hardworking owners and their properties!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":82256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77197"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88610,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77197\/revisions\/88610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}