Helpful Holidays

Description: Self-catering properties in a wide range of locations throughout England's Westcountry.

Newest Review: ... which are highly informative and charming to read. The overall feeling that you get from Helpful Holidays is that they love the area, have personally visited these properties and take a delight and pride in sharing that with you. The descriptions are excellent, just as if they are walking you through the properties and pointing out all the useful and interesting features they can, inviting ... more

... you to look through the window into the garden and giving you the low down on things the owner might arrange. Sometimes they will tell you some of the interesting history about the property or warn you about hazards for the children, how many steps up o...more

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Helpful Holidays: Is this the most helpful holiday company in the U.K? It has ... (1688 words)
by - written on 22/03/03 (Very useful, 420 readings)
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Imagine for one moment the following scenario:- You have been asked to organise the annual family holiday. It must be in the U.k because Granny doesn't feel well enough to travel abroad. Grandad's pension has gone down in value, so you need to be cost conscious. Auntie Ethel can't walk up many steps. Uncle Jim likes nothing more than a pint down the local. Mum likes to go swimming. Dad likes to be able to read his newspaper in peace and quiet. Your teenager hogs the bathroom for an hour every morning and the two younger children will find something to fight about if they get bored. The dog would like to get his ... Read the complete review

Absolutely brilliant; it's rare to find such good servic ... (799 words)
by - written on 21/03/02 (Very useful, 241 readings)
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A couple of years ago I sent for a Helpful Holidays brochure from the back of the Radio Times. We were looking for a self catering cottage in the West Country for a fortnight's holiday with our 6 week old baby. When it arrived we were absolutely overwhelmed with the choices it gave. All the properties were described in great detail, giving you the opportunity to select the best one for your situation. They range from small places just big enough for two, to huge properties catering for extremely large numbers. There were forts, thatched cottages, seaside villas, farms where you could help with the animals, country houses, isolated cottages deep in the ... Read the complete review

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