Working Farm Holidays and Cottages

Name

Working Farm Holidays and Cottages

Legal name

The Travel Chapter Limited

Website

https://farmholidays.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holiday Cottage Booking Marketplace

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAMADAH

Farm Stays & Agritourism Lodges

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Boutique & Unique Stays (Cabins, Tiny Homes, Treehouses, Yurts)

SECONDARYTHAMABAG

Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches)

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Private Rooms & Shared-Home Stays

SECONDARYTHAAAHAL

Agritourism Eco-Lodges & Farm Nature Stays

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Nature Lodges & Eco-Resorts

Keywords

• Holiday cottage booking
• Farm accommodation marketplace
• Rural self-catering stays
• Vacation rental platform
• Working farm holidays

Headquarters

HQ city

Bideford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Commission from Property Owners: The company earns commission on bookings made through its platform. Property owners join through the 'Let with us' service and pay competitive commission rates. Services include property marketing, booking management, payment processing, and dedicated property account management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Farm Holidays operates an online marketplace that lists 1,783 working-farm and rural holiday properties across six regions of the UK and facilitates bookings on behalf of property owners. The consumer side provides search, filtering, real-time availability, and direct booking of farm cottages, shepherd huts, log cabins, yurts, and castles. The supply side ('Let with us') recruits farm property owners and provides property marketing, booking management, payment processing, and dedicated account management in exchange for commission on each booking.

Product overview

Working Farm Holidays and Cottages operates a consumer-facing holiday cottage booking platform as part of The Travel Chapter network. The core offering is a searchable database of over 1,783 working farm holiday cottages across the UK, with properties spanning regions including Cornwall (168 properties), Devon (199 properties), Somerset (57 properties), Peak District (54 properties), Wales (443 properties), and Scotland. The platform provides specialized sub-brands for romantic getaways (681 properties), family-friendly stays (1,141 properties), coastal locations (1,737 properties), and dog-friendly cottages. The platform also includes a property letting service for farm owners (Let Your Property) and editorial travel guides covering country walks, dog-friendly attractions, and farm experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm Cottage Search and Booking Platform An online marketplace allowing visitors to search, filter, and book 1,783 working farm holiday cottages across the UK. Customers can filter by region, dates, party size, amenities, and property collections, and complete bookings directly on the site.
• Let with Us Property Listing Service A managed letting service for farm property owners that lists their cottages on the platform, handling property marketing, booking management, payment processing, dedicated account management, and weekly owner payouts in exchange for commission on each booking.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Travel Chapter LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarm Holidays is a trading name of The Travel Chapter Limited, a leading UK holiday accommodation company. This partnership provides national marketing reach combined with local expertise through regional and lifestyle brands including flagship holidaycottages.co.uk. The Travel Chapter has over 30 years of experience in the holiday letting market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Hoseasons: Established UK holiday letting brand offering lodges, cottages, and unique rural stays with a similar online booking and property-letting model. Comparable to Farm Holidays in its rural UK holiday cottage focus and commission economics.
• Sykes Cottages: One of the largest UK holiday cottage letting agencies with a similar commission-based marketplace model and a comparable multi-region property portfolio. Closest direct competitor to Farm Holidays' core offering of self-catering rural UK holiday lets.
• Farm Stay UK: UK membership organisation promoting farm accommodation across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Directly competes with Farm Holidays in the niche of working-farm and rural B&B stays.
• Holidaycottages.co.uk: Flagship sister brand of Farm Holidays within The Travel Chapter network. Operates the same parent platform, booking infrastructure, and property-owner services, and overlaps in UK holiday cottage listings — its closest internal comparator.
• Rural Retreats: UK agency specialising in high-end self-catering holiday properties in rural locations. Overlaps with Farm Holidays' premium tier (properties up to £1,800/week) and rural cottage focus.
• Cottages.com: Major UK holiday cottage letting brand with a large UK property portfolio and online booking platform. Operates the same commission-based two-sided marketplace model as Farm Holidays and overlaps on rural cottage inventory.

Broad incumbents

• Vrbo: Global vacation rental marketplace with UK rural cottage inventory. Operates a broader model than Farm Holidays but competes for the same customer booking occasions in the UK countryside.
• Airbnb: Global vacation-rental marketplace with a large UK rural and unique-stays inventory. A broader incumbent whose scale and brand awareness pose a long-term competitive threat to Farm Holidays' niche farm-stay positioning.
• Booking.com: Global online travel agency with extensive UK holiday-let and alternative-stay inventory. A broad incumbent competing for the same UK countryside holiday bookings via paid search and brand strength.

Emerging players

• Canopy & Stars: UK-based curator of unique and unusual holiday stays including shepherd huts, yurts, and glamping. Partial overlap with Farm Holidays' non-cottage inventory and similar emphasis on experiential rural breaks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FarmHolidaysUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/farmholidaysuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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