Sykes Holiday Cottages is a holiday cottage rental agency with over 35 years of experience in the industry. We represent 25,000 holiday homes available across the UK and Ireland; from cosy cottages for two to larger properties sleeping 20 or more.
Alongside Forest Holidays, Bachcare and UKCaravans4Hire, we are owned by parent company Forge Holiday Group, who collectively manage over 30,000 accommodation units, taking over three million people on holiday each year.
Over the years, we’ve been recognised for a number of different awards which we are very all very proud of. This includes:
Northern Digital Awards - Best Charitable/Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2025
Skift Short-Term Rental Global Awards – Responsible Travel: Community Impact Award 2024
British Travel Awards 2024 - Won gold for "Best Large Company for UK Holiday Rentals" for the 11th consecutive year
Northern Digital Awards 2024 Digital Marketing In-House Team of the Year: Performance Media Team
Travolution.com Awards 2024 – Best Technology Project
'Top 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies' and 'Top 15 Largest Companies' - Northern Tech Awards 2022
'Top 100 Sunday Times Fast Track' 2020
'Top 1000 companies to inspire Britain' 2019 - London Stock Exchange Group
Graham Donoghue winner of CEO Today United Kingdom Awards 2018
Want to join the fastest growing team in Chester? Check out our current vacancies on our jobs tab!
Or perhaps you’re a property owner looking for someone to take the hassle out of your property letting, come talk to us! We’d love to hear from you! You can get in touch on 01244 352468 for free no obligation advice from one of our experts.
At Center Parcs, we offer a more peaceful way to get away.
Set within acres of protected and enhanced forest, our villages combine exceptional leisure experiences with space to unwind, switch off sooner and spend quality time together. Closer to home and further from the everyday, Center Parcs helps people reconnect with what matters most.
Center Parcs operates five villages in the UK and one in Ireland:
• Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
• Elveden Forest, Suffolk
• Longleat Forest, Wiltshire
• Whinfell Forest, Cumbria
• Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire
• Longford Forest, Ireland
Each village is set within a forest environment, typically around 400 acres in size, and offers high-quality accommodation in fully equipped Apartments and Lodges nestled amongst trees and streams.
Each village features hundreds of indoor and outdoor activities, a wide choice of restaurants, bars and retail outlets, and the award-winning Aqua Sana Spa. Woodland, water and nature remain at the heart of every Center Parcs break, creating space to unwind and time to reconnect while the forest sets the pace.
Having revolutionised the holiday market in the Netherlands more than 30 years ago, Center Parcs brought its unique short-break concept to the UK with the opening of Sherwood Forest in 1987. Since then, the brand has become synonymous with exceptional short breaks in forest locations, helping millions of guests spend less time travelling and more time together.
Today, Center Parcs is the leader in the UK short-break market, offering a distinctive experience that combines adventure, relaxation and meaningful moments in nature, with everything guests are craving closer than they think.
Find your #ForestFeeling in 13 of Britain’s most beautiful forests.
Find adventure on your doorstep, uncover mountains, coastlines and countryside, and take in the UK at its most naturally breathtaking, all year round.