Our Background and Reputation for Quality and Luxury in Self Catering Holiday Accommodation

Established in 1997, 'Coquet Cottages' comprises a unique collection of privately owned, luxury self-catering holiday properties, all centrally located in beautiful Northumberland.

Our Holiday Cottages in Northumberland

Many of our cottages are situated in the beautiful and historic Conservation Village of Warkworth but we also have stunning cottages in the Conservation area of Alnwick and in the grounds of Brinkburn Priory, near Rothbury in the Coquet Valley, in Alnmouth and Lesbury, Harbottle in the National Park and Cresswell. All of our cottages are centrally placed for exploring the whole of Northumberland, including the Heritage Coast, the Cheviots and Coquet Valley, the Borders and the National Park, as well as Newcastle and Gateshead, Durham and in fact, the whole of the North East of England, or 'Northumbria' as it is more correctly known as.

Of the self catering cottages you will find on our website, we own some of them ourselves, with others belonging to friends who share the same ethos and values as ourselves and have extremely high standards in both the interior design and the overall quality and presentation of their luxury cottages. We know each property intimately, so can answer any queries you may have in order to ensure your chosen cottage is perfect for you and your fellow guests.

Our Reputation for Quality and Outstanding Customer Service

Over the last thirteen years our reputation has been built on providing exceptionally high quality, immaculately clean and luxurious self-catering cottages to create holidays that are truly memorable. We know how important it is for your accommodation to be perfect - otherwise how can you possibly have a good holiday?! We pay great attention to detail and provide many special touches that you won't find in the majority of self-catering cottages.

Our luxury cottages are extremely well-maintained, each having either its own dedicated housekeeper or is lovingly cared for by its owner. The majority of our staff and our owners have been with us for many years and every one of them takes great pride in the cleanliness and presentation of their cottage and their aim is for you to have a wonderful and memorable holiday.

We don't use a call centre - or employ staff that have never visited our cottages. We enjoy speaking to and getting to know all of our guests so that we can be sure we are fully meeting their expectations and needs. We want you to enjoy your holiday in Northumberland and feel at home in your cottage and we want you to return home with wonderful memories of a very special holiday in a very special part of the country.

Of course we hope you'll return for another holiday, but our priority is to send you home happy and relaxed, simply feeling that you've had a very special holiday!

Quality Accredited Self Catering Holiday Cottages

The majority of our luxury cottages have been independently quality graded by the national tourism authority, EnjoyEngland. Only the newer cottages may be awaiting grading. However they are usually assessed within 3 months of joining us, as this is one of the criteria for acceptance of the cottage to our portfolio.

We are delighted to have been awarded 4 or 5 Stars for all properties that have so far been assessed.

In addition to this, a large proportion of our cottages have been awarded EnjoyEngland Gold Awards, which recognises them as being amongst the very best self catering cottages in Britain:

Ember Cottage
Estuary Cottage
Ceolwulph Cottage
Coquet View
Garden Cottage
Lane End Cottage
Magdalene House
No. 9 Percy Street
Nursery Cottage
Priory Cottage
Riverside
Tapestry Cottage
The Bridge Barn
Throstle Cottage
The Stables

Many of our quality assessed cottages have also been awarded various additional awards from EnjoyEngland. These include Walkers Welcome, Cyclists Welcome, Families Welcome and Welcome Pets. These awards recognise the special welcome and extra facilities we provide in this respect.

Please see the individual cottage webpages for specific information on star ratings and awards.

To become part of our collection cottages must be already rated at 4 or 5 Star standard, or be assessed within 3 months of joining Coquet Cottages. However we ensure that those awaiting assessment are already furnished and equipped to a minimum of 4 Star standard.

If you share our high standards and values and already own a luxury holiday cottage, you may wish to consider joining us. We would love to hear from you so please contact us or find out more here.