{"id":78205,"date":"2026-09-25T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/?p=78205"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:23:57","slug":"sykes-gems-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/sykes-gems-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Sykes Gems Winners 2026: Our Property Owner Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78205\" class=\"elementor elementor-78205\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d73e31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59d73e31\" 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-505283b4\" data-id=\"505283b4\" 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-1f6998bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6998bb\" 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 2026 Sykes Gem Awards winners list where we celebrate the hard work and excellence of our property owners.<\/p><p>These properties were judged 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>, <em>Chief Commercial Officer<\/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>, <em>Group Director of Operations<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/julie-delahaye-917a4182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Delahaye<\/a>, <em>Travel Editor at Reach<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>After deliberating over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/sykes-gems-shortlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shortlist<\/a>, we&#8217;re please to share the Sykes Gems 2026 winners!<\/p><p><em><strong>Find the wonderful winners 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-3a03dfd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a03dfd3\" 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-2862e624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2862e624\" 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=\"1880\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-93344\" alt=\"Sykes Gems Awards 2026 banner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner.jpg 1880w, https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner-640x177.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner-1400x387.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner-150x41.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sykes-Gems-banner-1536x425.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px\" \/>\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-86b9931 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"86b9931\" 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-6278b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6278b23\" 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-5a399e7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a399e7c\" 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-1856ddfe\" data-id=\"1856ddfe\" 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-56125446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56125446\" 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 Pet-Friendly Property<\/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=\"#longstanding\">Best Longstanding Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#luxury\">Best Luxury Property<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#newcomer\">Best Newcomer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#quirky\">Best Quirky 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-529725cd 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=\"529725cd\" 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-5644e71e\" data-id=\"5644e71e\" 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-8eeac1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eeac1d\" 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=\"#holidaypark\">Best Holiday Park or Resort<\/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 and Northern 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=\"#cornwall\">Best in Cornwall<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#yorkshire\">Best in Yorkshire<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#devon\">Best in Devon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#dorset\">Best in Dorset and Somerset<\/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-40d07d5 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=\"40d07d5\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef2b030 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ef2b030\" 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-36be9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"36be9cd\" 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-5d3bc0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3bc0a8\" 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-210581cb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"210581cb\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Sty-Ref.-1192132.jpg\" alt=\"The Sty (Ref. 1192132)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Sty (Ref. 1192132)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Saddlers-Cottage-Berllandeg-Farm-Ref.-5396.jpg\" alt=\"Saddlers Cottage, Berllandeg Farm (Ref. 5396)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Saddlers Cottage, Berllandeg Farm (Ref. 5396)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Palace-Farmhouse-Ref.-1122446.jpg\" alt=\"Palace Farmhouse (Ref. 1122446)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Palace Farmhouse (Ref. 1122446)<\/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-6a3c39a9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6a3c39a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Derbyshire-Mount-Pleasant\/The-Sty-1192132.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sty (Ref.1192132)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a94d7bd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2a94d7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Gelli\/Saddlers-Cottage-Berllandeg-Farm-5396.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saddlers Cottage, Berllandeg Farm (Ref.5396)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a645c32 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2a645c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Coldbrook\/Palace-Farmhouse-1122446.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palace Farmhouse (Ref.1122446)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62379060 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62379060\" 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-6e0f5c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6e0f5c39\" 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-432ed7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"432ed7aa\" 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-38164a79 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"38164a79\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bucket-and-Spades-Right-on-the-Beach-Ref.-1153335.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=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Crystal-Bay-Ref.-1079683.jpg\" alt=\"Crystal Bay (Ref. 1079683)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Crystal Bay (Ref. 1079683)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Waters-Edge-Beadnell-Harbour-Road-Ref.-1121914.jpg\" alt=\"Waters Edge Beadnell (Harbour Road) (Ref. 1121914)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Waters Edge Beadnell (Harbour Road) (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-3935e541 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3935e541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee01bc8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2ee01bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Porthmeor-Beach\/Crystal-Bay-1079683.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Bay (Ref.1079683)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a67194 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"21a67194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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 (Harbour Road) (Ref.1121914)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589bb90f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"589bb90f\" 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-521102ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"521102ae\" 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-3a2edc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2edc5\" 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-be40ba5 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"be40ba5\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hona-Ref.-1109261.jpg\" alt=\"Hona (Ref. 1109261)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Hona (Ref. 1109261)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cae-Bach-Ref.-1159391.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=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beckaford-View-Ref.-1127691.jpg\" alt=\"Beckaford View (Ref. 1127691)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Beckaford View (Ref. 1127691)<\/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-64b4b738 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"64b4b738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/The-Outer-Hebrides-Lewis-Lirigeo\/Hona-1109261.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hona (Ref.1109261)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ae5586 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"48ae5586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373fc8a7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"373fc8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Beckaford-Fm\/Beckaford-View-1127691.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beckaford View (Ref.1127691)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d85748f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d85748f\" 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-7aaa2c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7aaa2c17\" 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-6a91e359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a91e359\" 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-4751591e elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4751591e\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Olde-Cow-House-Ref.-3591.jpg\" alt=\"The Olde Cow House (Ref. 3591)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Olde Cow House (Ref. 3591)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hornshayne-Farmhouse-Ref.-976031.jpg\" alt=\"Hornshayne Farmhouse (Ref. 976031)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Hornshayne Farmhouse (Ref. 976031)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Mill-House-Ref.-15917.jpg\" alt=\"The Mill House (Ref. 15917)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Mill House (Ref. 15917)<\/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-5ffafe85 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ffafe85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Plaish\/The-Olde-Cow-House-3591.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Olde Cow House (Ref.3591)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7731ee0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7731ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Farway\/Hornshayne-Farmhouse-976031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hornshayne Farmhouse (Ref.976031)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74211c5c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"74211c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Shropshire-Alberbury\/The-Mill-House-15917.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mill House (Ref.15917)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36952c06 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36952c06\" 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-6a0fef30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6a0fef30\" 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-5bebac61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bebac61\" 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-46cb15fa elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"46cb15fa\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Evendine-Hut-@-Evendine-Cottage-Ref.-1145686.jpg\" alt=\"Evendine Hut @ Evendine Cottage (Ref. 1145686)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Evendine Hut @ Evendine Cottage (Ref. 1145686)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Low-Longlands-Ref.-1107291.jpg\" alt=\"Low Longlands (Ref. 1107291)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Low Longlands (Ref. 1107291)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/High-Rigg-Shepherds-Sunrise-Ref.-1107439.jpg\" alt=\"High Rigg Shepherd&#039;s Sunrise (Ref. 1107439)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">High Rigg Shepherd's Sunrise (Ref. 1107439)<\/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-2233b081 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2233b081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Worcestershire-Colwall-Green\/Evendine-Hut-Evendine-Cottage-1145686.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evendine Hut @ Evendine Cottage (Ref.1145686)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387d44dd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"387d44dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Cartmel\/Low-Longlands-1107291.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Low Longlands (Ref.1107291)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2354795b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2354795b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-North-Scales\/High-Rigg-Shepherds-Sunrise-1107439.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Rigg Shepherd's Sunrise (Ref.1107439)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259997b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"259997b5\" 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-528f98dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"528f98dc\" 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-ec619a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec619a6\" 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-76947f73 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"76947f73\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Oakdene-Country-House-Ref.-1022219.jpg\" alt=\"Oakdene Country House (Ref. 1022219)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Oakdene Country House (Ref. 1022219)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Boars-Head-Pub-Ref.-1027356.jpg\" alt=\"The Boars Head Pub (Ref. 1027356)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Boars Head Pub (Ref. 1027356)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Moor-End-Manor-Ref.-1003016.jpg\" alt=\"Moor End Manor (Ref. 1003016)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Moor End Manor (Ref. 1003016)<\/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-53ac858f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"53ac858f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Hollins\/Oakdene-Country-House-1022219.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakdene Country House (Ref.1022219)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffca42e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6ffca42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Bishops-Castle\/The-Boars-Head-Pub-1027356.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boars Head Pub (Ref.1027356)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f52bc0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"47f52bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Townsdales\/Moor-End-Manor-1003016.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moor End Manor (Ref.1003016)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7386fe3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7386fe3d\" 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-5c0f62ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5c0f62ef\" 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-5d30a90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d30a90c\" 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\/dog-friendly-accommodation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pet-friendly 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-1a1aeaad elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1a1aeaad\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Estuary-View-Ref.-1057762.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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hall-Cottage-Ref.-1045366.jpg\" alt=\"Hall Cottage (Ref. 1045366)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Hall Cottage (Ref. 1045366)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Garden-House-Ref.-934595.jpg\" alt=\"The Garden House (Ref. 934595)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Garden House (Ref. 934595)<\/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-71abae0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"71abae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Pentire\/Estuary-View-1057762.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estuary View (Ref.1057762)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1426d6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c1426d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Cockshot-Camp\/Hall-Cottage-1045366.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall Cottage (Ref.1045366)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c25311d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3c25311d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumberland-Scottish-Borders-Chirnside\/The-Garden-House-934595.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Garden House (Ref.934595)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404f78a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"404f78a8\" 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-5526b87f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5526b87f\" 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-74714761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74714761\" 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-21b6fedb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"21b6fedb\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Weirglodd-Ref.-1159392.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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/High-Cogges-Farm-Holiday-Cottages-\u2013-The-Granary-Ref.-1049150.jpg\" alt=\"High Cogges Farm Holiday Cottages \u2013 The Granary (Ref. 1049150)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">High Cogges Farm Holiday Cottages \u2013 The Granary (Ref. 1049150)<\/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-434ffb47 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"434ffb47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eae8ef elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"64eae8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Cyffylliog\/Weirglodd-1159392.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weirglodd (Ref.1159392)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121991b8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"121991b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Oxfordshire-High-Cogges\/High-Cogges-Farm-Holiday-Cottages-The-Granary-1049150.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Cogges Farm Holiday Cottages \u2013 The Granary (Ref.1049150)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6140f2f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6140f2f7\" 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-ce03af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ce03af2\" 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-4037b81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4037b81e\" 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-59ae2442 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"59ae2442\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-Channel-View-Ref.-1131310.jpg\" alt=\"2 Channel View (Ref. 1131310)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2 Channel View (Ref. 1131310)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Star-House-Ref.-960823.jpg\" alt=\"Star House (Ref. 960823)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Star House (Ref. 960823)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Lookout-Ref.-1039409.jpg\" alt=\"The Lookout (Ref. 1039409)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Lookout (Ref. 1039409)<\/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-4aad16c6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4aad16c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Salcombe\/2-Channel-View-1131310.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 Channel View (Ref.1131310)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd1693 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"70cd1693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Marazion\/Star-House-960823.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Star House (Ref.960823)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7239c4e7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7239c4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/The-Inner-Hebrides-Ardvasarird-a-Bhasair\/The-Lookout-1039409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lookout (Ref.1039409)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68aa0c3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"68aa0c3d\" 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-4991cfba elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4991cfba\" 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-614cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614cd7\" 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-6035d364 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6035d364\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Larch-Cottage-Ref.-1042956.jpg\" alt=\"Larch Cottage (Ref. 1042956)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Larch Cottage (Ref. 1042956)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pogles-Wood-Cottage-Ref.-1079500.jpg\" alt=\"Pogles Wood Cottage (Ref. 1079500)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Pogles Wood Cottage (Ref. 1079500)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dalegarth-Hall-Farm-Cottage-2-Ref.-1135822.jpg\" alt=\"Dalegarth Hall Farm Cottage 2 (Ref. 1135822)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dalegarth Hall Farm Cottage 2 (Ref. 1135822)<\/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-566adc04 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"566adc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Hawkshead-Hill\/Larch-Cottage-1042956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larch Cottage (Ref.1042956)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11437aa1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"11437aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Lythe-Ho\/Pogles-Wood-Cottage-1079500.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pogles Wood Cottage (Ref.1079500)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292ab852 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"292ab852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Beckfoot\/Dalegarth-Hall-Farm-Cottage-2-1135822.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalegarth Hall Farm Cottage 2 (Ref.1135822)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cdf4f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"90cdf4f\" 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-62541a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"62541a9\" 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-4ae5aae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae5aae4\" 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-5db1dfbc elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"5db1dfbc\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Clocktower-Culzean-Castle-Ref.-1104230.jpg\" alt=\"Clocktower - Culzean Castle (Ref. 1104230)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Clocktower - Culzean Castle (Ref. 1104230)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/St-Edmunds-Church-Ref.-1165573.jpg\" alt=\"St Edmunds Church (Ref. 1165573)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">St Edmunds Church (Ref. 1165573)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-Masons-Court-Ref.-1197369.jpg\" alt=\"4 Masons Court (Ref. 1197369)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">4 Masons Court (Ref. 1197369)<\/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-66d699bb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66d699bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Dumfries-Galloway-Culzean-Castle\/Clocktower-Culzean-Castle-1104230.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clocktower - Culzean Castle (Ref.1104230)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551110b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"551110b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-York-Moors-Coast-Fraisthorpe\/St-Edmunds-Church-1165573.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St Edmunds Church (Ref.1165573)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bf8f0e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"19bf8f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Warwickshire-Stratford-upon-Avon\/4-Masons-Court-1197369.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Masons Court (Ref.948452)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575684d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"575684d0\" 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-6222527d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6222527d\" 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-3984ac9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3984ac9f\" 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 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-785742d6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"785742d6\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lotties-Loft-Ref.-2832.jpg\" alt=\"Lottie&#039;s Loft (Ref. 2832)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lottie's Loft (Ref. 2832)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Farmhouse-Ref.-1035418.jpg\" alt=\"The Farmhouse (Ref. 1035418)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Farmhouse (Ref. 1035418)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-The-Quay-Ref.-976002.jpg\" alt=\"1 The Quay (Ref. 976002)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">1 The Quay (Ref. 976002)<\/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-41d509db elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"41d509db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Grassington\/Lotties-Loft-2832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lottie's Loft (Ref.2832)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c1fd0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"57c1fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Newport-Trefdraeth\/The-Farmhouse-1035418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Farmhouse (Ref.1035418)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959b9da elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"959b9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a945cba elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a945cba\" 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-7fb4550a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7fb4550a\" 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-41d2f419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d2f419\" 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-4ea0ab89 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4ea0ab89\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Ridge-Ref.-1165746.jpg\" alt=\"The Ridge (Ref. 1165746)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Ridge (Ref. 1165746)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Otherton-Hall-Ref.-1120972.jpg\" alt=\"Otherton Hall (Ref. 1120972)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Otherton Hall (Ref. 1120972)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Heilan-Roo-Ref.-1056397.jpg\" alt=\"Heilan Roo (Ref. 1056397)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Heilan Roo (Ref. 1056397)<\/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-a1e6414 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a1e6414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Burrow-Ho\/The-Ridge-1165746.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ridge (Ref.1165746)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ec7b9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"733ec7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Lyne-Hill\/Otherton-Hall-1120972.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otherton Hall (Ref.1120972)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a791ac elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"11a791ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Perthshire-Killiecrankie\/Heilan-Roo-1056397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heilan Roo (Ref.1056397)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1f83db elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a1f83db\" 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-27fd14f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"27fd14f7\" 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-5900cdc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5900cdc7\" 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-6b00353e elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6b00353e\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Celyn-Ref.-1166670-1.jpg\" alt=\"Celyn (Ref. 1166670)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Celyn (Ref. 1166670)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Gardeners-Cottage-at-Lytham-Hall-Ref.-1193002-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Gardeners Cottage at Lytham Hall (Ref. 1193002)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Gardeners Cottage at Lytham Hall (Ref. 1193002)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Barn-Ref.-1192579.jpg\" alt=\"The Barn (Ref. 1192579)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Barn (Ref. 1192579)<\/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-232d7266 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"232d7266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Hirgwm\/Celyn-1166670.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celyn (Ref.1166670)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e58e0c3 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e58e0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lancashire-Lytham\/The-Gardeners-Cottage-at-Lytham-Hall-1193002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Gardeners Cottage at Lytham Hall (Ref.1193002)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fbcd1d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"39fbcd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lancashire-Beecroft\/The-Barn-1192579.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Barn (Ref.1192579)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c501b0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c501b0a\" 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-6d8ea01c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6d8ea01c\" 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-1c209632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c209632\" 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-2a6e94c6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2a6e94c6\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Sir-Peter-Scott-Lighthouse-Ref.-1097952.jpg\" alt=\"The Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse (Ref. 1097952)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse (Ref. 1097952)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lady-Of-The-Lake-Ref.-1150624.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Of The Lake (Ref. 1150624)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lady Of The Lake (Ref. 1150624)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Standby-Generator-Bunker-Ref.-1137374.jpg\" alt=\"Standby Generator Bunker (Ref. 1137374)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Standby Generator Bunker (Ref. 1137374)<\/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-3b0ad65b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b0ad65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lincolnshire-Lighthouse-Fm\/The-Sir-Peter-Scott-Lighthouse-1097952.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse (Ref.1097952)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488cc545 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"488cc545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Cheshire-Leek\/Lady-Of-The-Lake-1150624.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady Of The Lake (Ref.1150624)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6695e405 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6695e405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10bbd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f10bbd3\" 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-38282a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"38282a7b\" 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=\"holidaypark\"><\/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-1318c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1318c88\" 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\/holiday-parks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Park or Resort<\/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-6193d001 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6193d001\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stonerush-Lakes.jpg\" alt=\"Stonerush Lakes\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Stonerush Lakes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ullswater-Heights.jpg\" alt=\"Ullswater Heights\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ullswater Heights<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Riviera-Bay.jpg\" alt=\"Riviera Bay\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Riviera Bay<\/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-3c336d3b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3c336d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/charteroak-lanreath.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stonerush Lakes<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f748911 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7f748911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/ullswater-heights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ullswater Heights<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f4fb72 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62f4fb72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/riviera-bay-holiday-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riviera Bay<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c257a43 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c257a43\" 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-69ba3a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"69ba3a01\" 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-621ba06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621ba06f\" 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-fab1fcd elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"fab1fcd\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/12-Manor-Farm-Close-Ref.-1079812.jpg\" alt=\"12 Manor Farm Close (Ref. 1079812)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">12 Manor Farm Close (Ref. 1079812)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grove-Farm-Ref.-1093859.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=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Tractor-Shed-Ref.-1000425.jpg\" alt=\"The Tractor Shed (Ref. 1000425)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Tractor Shed (Ref. 1000425)<\/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-50c6fe9f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"50c6fe9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cotswolds-Oxfordshire-Kingham\/12-Manor-Farm-Close-1079812.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 Manor Farm Close (Ref.1079812)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794a30f6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"794a30f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66866e82 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66866e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Kinnerley\/The-Tractor-Shed-1000425.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tractor Shed (Ref.1000425)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a08e5c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a08e5c2\" 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-7288c030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7288c030\" 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-f321434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f321434\" 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-60880dfe elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"60880dfe\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pollys-Annexe-Ref.-1131119.jpg\" alt=\"Polly&#039;s Annexe (Ref. 1131119)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Polly's Annexe (Ref. 1131119)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Little-Lodge-Ref.-1107411.jpg\" alt=\"Little Lodge (Ref. 1107411)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Little Lodge (Ref. 1107411)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/County-Farm-Barn-Ref.-1150437.jpg\" alt=\"County Farm Barn (Ref. 1150437)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">County Farm Barn (Ref. 1150437)<\/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-1958fd35 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1958fd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Essex-Levington\/Pollys-Annexe-1131119.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polly's Annexe (Ref.1131119)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226cbf06 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"226cbf06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Norfolk-West-Bilney-Wood\/Little-Lodge-1107411.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Lodge (Ref.1107411)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e942c6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"63e942c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Norfolk-Hare-Fen\/County-Farm-Barn-1150437.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County Farm Barn (Ref.1150437)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65902253 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65902253\" 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-4718df62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4718df62\" 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-1eabc6f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eabc6f2\" 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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/holiday-cottages-in-northern-ireland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern 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-2bb4cc81 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2bb4cc81\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Atlantic-Sea-Breeze-Ref.-1167877.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=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lough-Island-Reavy-Cottage-Ref.-1011860.jpg\" alt=\"Lough Island Reavy Cottage (Ref. 1011860)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lough Island Reavy Cottage (Ref. 1011860)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rocklyn-Lodge-Ref.-1151887.jpg\" alt=\"Rocklyn Lodge (Ref. 1151887)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rocklyn Lodge (Ref. 1151887)<\/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-168bf84 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"168bf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1211ccb9 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1211ccb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Down-Drumlee\/Lough-Island-Reavy-Cottage-1011860.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lough Island Reavy Cottage (Ref.1011860)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cec93b0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7cec93b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/County-Down-Donaghadee\/Rocklyn-Lodge-1151887.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocklyn Lodge (Ref.1151887)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfb0c11 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1bfb0c11\" 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-1b8fb767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1b8fb767\" 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-6b80f1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b80f1b4\" 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-2a91255a elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2a91255a\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Rusty-Boathouse-Ref.-1108197.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty Boathouse (Ref. 1108197)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rusty Boathouse (Ref. 1108197)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Evenjobb-Court-Farmhouse-Ref.-1127715.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=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Barcud-Coch-Red-Kite-Ref.-1125354.jpg\" alt=\"Barcud Coch - Red Kite (Ref. 1125354)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Barcud Coch - Red Kite (Ref. 1125354)<\/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-742cd51e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"742cd51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/South-Wales-Pembrokeshire-Fron-Wilym\/Rusty-Boathouse-1108197.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rusty Boathouse (Ref.1108197)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e872026 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3e872026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4c74a3 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3a4c74a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Mid-Wales-Cardigan-Bay-Llifior-Brook\/Barcud-Coch-Red-Kite-1125354.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcud Coch - Red Kite (Ref.1125354)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736e4064 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"736e4064\" 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-1fe4ffd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1fe4ffd2\" 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-5129bb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5129bb36\" 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-411ebd4b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"411ebd4b\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Puffin-Cottage-Ref.-1175140.jpg\" alt=\"Puffin Cottage (Ref. 1175140)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Puffin Cottage (Ref. 1175140)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/West-Dunkirk-Hemmels-Ref.-1166564.jpg\" alt=\"West Dunkirk Hemmels (Ref. 1166564)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">West Dunkirk Hemmels (Ref. 1166564)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Barn-Ref.-1174456.jpg\" alt=\"The Barn (Ref. 1174456)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Barn (Ref. 1174456)<\/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-44cadadb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"44cadadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Craster\/Puffin-Cottage-1175140.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puffin Cottage (Ref.1175140)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcaffe8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6fcaffe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Dunkirk\/West-Dunkirk-Hemmels-1166564.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Dunkirk Hemmels (Ref.1166564)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78583f2a elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"78583f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Northumbria-Northumberland-Grey-Court\/The-Barn-1174456.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Barn (Ref.1174456)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483e218e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"483e218e\" 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-f337271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f337271\" 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-55368679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55368679\" 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-68de83ae elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"68de83ae\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glanllyn-Bach-Ref.-1155680.jpg\" alt=\"Glanllyn Bach (Ref. 1155680)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Glanllyn Bach (Ref. 1155680)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Offas-Dyke-Escape-Ref.-1063953.jpg\" alt=\"Offas Dyke Escape (Ref. 1063953)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Offas Dyke Escape (Ref. 1063953)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plas-Glan-Yr-Afon-Ref.-1102388.jpg\" alt=\"Plas Glan Yr Afon (Ref. 1102388)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Plas Glan Yr Afon (Ref. 1102388)<\/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-7c238470 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7c238470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Rhosneigr\/Glanllyn-Bach-1155680.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glanllyn Bach (Ref.1155680)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cb73f elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"94cb73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Offas-Dyke-Path\/Offas-Dyke-Escape-1063953.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Offas Dyke Escape (Ref.1063953)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce4d4c5 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4ce4d4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Llangernyw\/Plas-Glan-Yr-Afon-1102388.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plas Glan Yr Afon (Ref.1102388)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f80cbe elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72f80cbe\" 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-1fe3fbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1fe3fbb9\" 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-46f6007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f6007\" 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-2c17b96c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2c17b96c\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Laithe-House-Ref.-1164740.jpg\" alt=\"Laithe House (Ref. 1164740)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Laithe House (Ref. 1164740)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gosling-Cottage-Ref.-1137790.jpg\" alt=\"Gosling Cottage (Ref. 1137790)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Gosling Cottage (Ref. 1137790)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Artisan-Lodge-Ref.-1161916.jpg\" alt=\"Artisan Lodge (Ref. 1161916)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Artisan Lodge (Ref. 1161916)<\/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-55f37e5e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"55f37e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Cliviger-Laithe\/Laithe-House-1164740.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laithe House (Ref.1164740)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e372f8c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1e372f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Cumbria-The-Lake-District-Castle-Howe\/Gosling-Cottage-1137790.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gosling Cottage (Ref.1137790)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158f13fc elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"158f13fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Lake-District-Yorkshire-Dales-South-Alston-Lodge\/Artisan-Lodge-1161916.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artisan Lodge (Ref.1161916)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255fccdd elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"255fccdd\" 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-4dfa5114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4dfa5114\" 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-4044b2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4044b2dd\" 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-1f729f22 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1f729f22\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Parlour-Barn-Ref.-1164375.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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grange-Cottage-Ref.-928584.jpg\" alt=\"Grange Cottage (Ref. 928584)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Grange Cottage (Ref. 928584)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-Cottage-Ref.-1064674.jpg\" alt=\"Church Cottage (Ref. 1064674)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Church Cottage (Ref. 1064674)<\/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-771bbd31 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"771bbd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728c18ef elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"728c18ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Castleton\/Grange-Cottage-928584.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grange Cottage (Ref.928584)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb405a4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fb405a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Peak-District-Peak-District-Derbyshire-Dales-Bakewell\/Church-Cottage-1064674.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Cottage (Ref.1064674)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b04a254 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b04a254\" 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-71e7cf5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"71e7cf5b\" 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-fbb48c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb48c2\" 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-1cd6b0b1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1cd6b0b1\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bramble-Cottage-Ref.-1153653.jpg\" alt=\"Bramble Cottage (Ref. 1153653)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bramble Cottage (Ref. 1153653)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Mews-Flat-Ref.-930173.jpg\" alt=\"The Mews Flat (Ref. 930173)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Mews Flat (Ref. 930173)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Old-Distillery-Lodge-Ref.-1172267.jpg\" alt=\"Old Distillery Lodge (Ref. 1172267)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Old Distillery Lodge (Ref. 1172267)<\/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-78ad2aa4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"78ad2aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Perthshire-Sholach\/Bramble-Cottage-1153653.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bramble Cottage (Ref.1153653)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f3fafb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66f3fafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Dumfries-Galloway-Dalswinton\/The-Mews-Flat-930173.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mews Flat (Ref.930173)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d18e7 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"25d18e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/The-Highlands-Inverness-Loch-Ness-Kingussie\/Old-Distillery-Lodge-1172267.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Distillery Lodge (Ref.1172267)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182133cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"182133cc\" 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-fbcc593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fbcc593\" 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-5e414a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e414a00\" 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-3346bf91 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3346bf91\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Happy-Hut-Ref.-1141027.jpg\" alt=\"The Happy Hut (Ref. 1141027)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Happy Hut (Ref. 1141027)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Milston-Ref.-1171872.jpg\" alt=\"Milston (Ref. 1171872)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Milston (Ref. 1171872)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Spring-Cottage-Ref.-1167706.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Cottage (Ref. 1167706)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Spring Cottage (Ref. 1167706)<\/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-613c381b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"613c381b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Hampshire-Christchurch\/The-Happy-Hut-1141027.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Happy Hut (Ref.1141027)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a7bf53 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"51a7bf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Isle-of-Wight-Walpan\/Milston-1171872.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milston (Ref.1171872)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edabedb elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2edabedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Sussex-Yapton\/Spring-Cottage-1167706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring Cottage (Ref.1167706)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c5f877 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21c5f877\" 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-1f1a69b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1f1a69b2\" 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=\"cornwall\"><\/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-5050ea80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5050ea80\" 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\/cornwall-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Cornwall<\/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-58b346b6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"58b346b6\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/See-Two-Seas-Cape-Cornwall-Ref.-1013628.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=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Blucks-cottage-Ref.-1179432.jpg\" alt=\"Bluck&#039;s cottage (Ref. 1179432)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bluck's cottage (Ref. 1179432)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Granary-at-Boskensoe-Barns-Ref.-1040635.jpg\" alt=\"The Granary at Boskensoe Barns (Ref. 1040635)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Granary at Boskensoe Barns (Ref. 1040635)<\/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-41de53dd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"41de53dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><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><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284325c2 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"284325c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Goonown\/Blucks-cottage-1179432.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluck's cottage (Ref.1179432)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380ecf5d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"380ecf5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Cornwall-Carlidnack\/The-Granary-at-Boskensoe-Barns-1040635.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Granary at Boskensoe Barns (Ref.1040635)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4476fe36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4476fe36\" 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-5d60d5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5d60d5e8\" 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-2ae99dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae99dca\" 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-428ba15e elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"428ba15e\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Barn-Ref.-1146081.png\" alt=\"The Barn (Ref. 1146081)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Barn (Ref. 1146081)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Cobbles-Ref.-1163170.jpg\" alt=\"The Cobbles (Ref. 1163170)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Cobbles (Ref. 1163170)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Snave-Cottage-Ref.-1045628.jpg\" alt=\"Snave Cottage (Ref. 1045628)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Snave Cottage (Ref. 1045628)<\/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-15335a0b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"15335a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Thornton-Manor\/The-Barn-1146081.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Barn (Ref.1146081)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdd2380 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1cdd2380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Grassington\/The-Cobbles-1163170.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cobbles (Ref.1163170)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fab8559 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5fab8559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Yorkshire-Dales-South-Appletreewick-Moor\/Snave-Cottage-1045628.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snave Cottage (Ref.1045628)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673d4fab elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"673d4fab\" 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-5ee26def elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5ee26def\" 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=\"devon\"><\/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-3bc1a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc1a4e\" 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\/devon-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon<\/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-6d73e1f6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6d73e1f6\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Little-Orchard-Ref.-1112988.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=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Shippon-Ref.-1087064.jpg\" alt=\"The Shippon (Ref. 1087064)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Shippon (Ref. 1087064)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Searles-Ref.-980889.jpg\" alt=\"Searles (Ref. 980889)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Searles (Ref. 980889)<\/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-6eb3823e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6eb3823e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Ashburton-Down\/Little-Orchard-1112988.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Orchard (Ref.1112988)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb0c1cc elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5eb0c1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Somerset-Stockland\/The-Shippon-1087064.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shippon (Ref.1087064)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12278bcd elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"12278bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Devon-Lympstone\/Searles-980889.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Searles (Ref.980889)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1641b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b1641b\" 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-578f4cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"578f4cc7\" 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=\"dorset\"><\/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-77c7daae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77c7daae\" 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\/dorset-holiday-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dorset<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/somerset-cottages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somerset<\/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-665c683f elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"665c683f\" 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 swiper-image-stretch\" 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 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-Beach-Way-House-Ref.-1106591.jpg\" alt=\"3 Beach Way House (Ref. 1106591)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">3 Beach Way House (Ref. 1106591)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Fox-Den-Ref.-1176732.jpg\" alt=\"The Fox Den (Ref. 1176732)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Fox Den (Ref. 1176732)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Seaward-Ref.-1143853.jpg\" alt=\"Seaward (Ref. 1143853)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Seaward (Ref. 1143853)<\/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-ba024b8 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ba024b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Gold_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71886\" alt=\"Gold Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gold Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/DorsetSomerset-Broad-Ledge\/3-Beach-Way-House-1106591.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 Beach Way House (Ref.1106591)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3c1018 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3a3c1018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Silver_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71885\" alt=\"Silver Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Silver Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/Somerset-Hardington-Mandeville\/The-Fox-Den-1176732.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fox Den (Ref.1176732)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319fefa1 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"319fefa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bronze_Gem.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-71887\" alt=\"Bronze Sykes Gem\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Bronze Winner<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/cottage\/DorsetSomerset-Lyme-Regis\/Seaward-1143853.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seaward (Ref.1143853)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d01343b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d01343b\" 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-74da86d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74da86d0\" 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 these winners of the Sykes Gems 2026 awards have inspired your next holiday, book a stay at one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/sykes-gems-winners.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sykes Gems winners<\/a> today or browse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/uk-holiday-destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best UK holiday destinations<\/a>! If you&#8217;re still deciding who to book with our guide on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/comparing-best-uk-holiday-cottage-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best UK holiday cottage companies<\/a> has you covered and explains why so many holidaymakers choose Sykes with confidence.<\/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 excited to reveal the winners of Sykes Gems 2026. Read on to learn about the hard work and excellence of our property owners!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":93376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78205","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\/78205","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=78205"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93979,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78205\/revisions\/93979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sykescottages.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}