Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Cottages and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

Alston Hall is a three storey, detached country house down a long drive about a mile from the South Devon hamlet of Battisborough Cross. The house sleeps 38 people in 18 bedrooms, 17 of which have an en suite bathroom, over the first and second floors. On the ground floor is a hall with seating area and wood burning stove, two sitting rooms, a dining room, a snooker room, a kitchen and a study. Outside is an indoor swimming pool, a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, two tennis courts, a play area, three acres of lawns and gardens and an enclosed walled garden with furniture. Alston Hall is an exceptional huge house for an amazing Devon break for a big group of family or friends. Three well-behaved dogs welcome first dog free a fee will be charged for extra dogs. Note: The outdoor swimming pool is available from 26th May to 15th September.

Battisborough Cross is a tiny hamlet, one mile from the mouth of the beautiful River Erme estuary, the sandy beach at Mothecombe and from the open sea.