What's provided in a National Trust holiday cottage?

• Some general items

  • A welcome tray with enough tea bags, filter coffee, sugar and UHT milk* for your first drink, along with some National Trust cookies
  • A map of the local area
  • A radio (where a signal can be received)
  • Some games, DVDs (where there's a DVD player) and a selection of books
  • A hairdryer
  • A washing basket and clothes airer, cottages with private gardens also have a washing line and pegs
  • An iron and ironing board

  *Visit the FAQs to find out how using UHT milk in recyclable glass bottles results in a lower carbon impact and less wastage.

• In the kitchen

  Our kitchens are well stocked with enough items for the number of guests plus two day guests, and include all the things below as well as some other bits and pieces:

  • A kettle and toaster
  • A cafetiere and tea pot
  • Mugs and cups
  • Cutlery, plates and bowls
  • Glass tumblers and a water jug
  • Wine glasses and champagne flutes
  • A selection of knives and boards
  • A selection of utensils including spoons, a turner, a potato masher, a ladle and tongs
  • A selection of saucepans and a frying pan
  • A selection of ovenware dishes, including a dish with a lid
  • A baking tray, roasting pan and 12-bun tin
  • Scales, a measuring jug and a mixing bowl
  • A cooling rack and storage tins
  • Jugs, a juicer, a colander and a sieve
  • A grater, whisk, scissors, can opener and a corkscrew
  • An oven cloth and tea towel
  • Handwash
  • Washing-up liquid and a cloth or sponge, seven dishwasher tablets
  • Environmentally-friendly anti bacterial spray and a cloth

• In the bedrooms

  • Bedding and linen
  • Towels - one bath towel and one hand towel for each person

• In the bathrooms

  • Handwash
  • Towels - one bath towel and one hand towel for each person (found in the bedroom on arrival), and a bathmat for each bathroom
  • Two toilet rolls for each toilet - you'll need to bring some too
  • Toilet cleaner

• Where there's a woodburner or fireplace

  The fire will be laid for your arrival, with a few spare logs, firelighters and a box of matches - enough for your first evening. You'll need more seasoned logs and firelighters if you'd like to use the woodburner or fireplace for the rest of your holiday, and in some cottages you can order them from us. You'll see this option when you book your cottage online, or if you've already booked, you can call us on 0344 800 2070 to place an order. In cottages where this service isn't available, please bring what you need or source locally.

• Travel cots, high chairs and nursery fireguards

  In some cottages, we can provide a pop-up travel cot with a removable base. We don't provide additional mattresses for travel cots, or bedding and linen. You can add a travel cot, high chair and nursery fireguard to your booking when you book your cottage online, or if you've already booked, you can call us on 0344 800 2070 to request one.

  An additional travel cot may or may not be available. Please note, not all cottages that can provide a cot are suitable for more than one. Please contact us to check.

  If a travel cot isn't available at the cottage, you'll see this on the webpage or in your booking confirmation. This means the cottage is too small for a travel cot or unsuitable for babies and toddlers.

• Where there's a television

  The televisions in our cottages are unable to access streaming services due to the safety restrictions required on shared devices. You might like to download media onto your own devices before your holiday.

• For longer stays

  We don't offer mid-stay cleans. We’ll provide a spare supply of towels and linen for guests staying for 11 nights or more.

• Don't forget to pack...

  • A torch - many cottages are in dark areas so you'll need a torch for coming and going when it's dark
  • Waterproof mattress protector if travelling with young children, and any bedding required for a travel cot
  • Extra toilet paper, toiletries like shower gel and shampoo
  • Extra bin bags and cleaning supplies
  • A fan, if you'll want one during warm weather
  • Salt and pepper, oil and condiments
  • If you'd like to bake, you'll need cake tins and any other special equipment you need like an electric mixer and a piping bag
  • If you'd like to prepare a meal that requires special equipment or anything not listed above, like a rolling pin or food processor, you'll need to bring that with you
  • All the things you need for your dog, including a dog bed and a towel

Bunkhouses

• What's provided?

  Bunkhouses provide simple, self-catering accommodation for large groups.

  • They have equipped kitchens, with the basic items you need to prepare, cook and serve food, like knives, pans, cutlery, plates and glasses. They have kettles and toasters.
  • The bunk beds in bunkhouses have mattresses but no bedding or linen is usually provided.
  • Check the webpage for your bunkhouse and your booking confirmation carefully. Here you will find details of the things that are and are not provided, including bedding/linen, items in the toilets and shower rooms, and logs for the woodburner.

  • In some bunkhouses, we can provide a pop-up travel cot with a removable base. We don't provide additional mattresses for travel cots, or bedding and linen. You can add a travel cot, high chair and nursery fireguard to your booking when you book your bunkhouse online, or if you've already booked, you can call us on 0344 800 2070 to request one. If a travel cot isn't available at the bunkhouse, you'll see this on the webpage or in your booking confirmation. This means the bunkhouse is unsuitable for babies and toddlers.

  • Where there's a television, you'll find it's unable to access streaming services due to the safety restrictions required on shared devices. You might like to download media onto your own devices before your holiday.

• Don't forget to pack...

  • A torch - many bunkhouses are in dark areas so you'll need a torch for coming and going when it's dark
  • Sleeping bags/duvets, pillows and linen (unless otherwise stated)
  • Waterproof mattress protector if travelling with young children, and any bedding required for a travel cot
  • Towels
  • Toilet paper and toiletries like shower gel and shampoo
  • Logs, firelighters and matches, if there's a woodburner or fireplace
  • Salt and pepper, oil and condiments
  • If you'd like to bake, you'll need cake tins and any other special equipment you need like an electric mixer and a piping bag
  • If you'd like to prepare a meal that requires special equipment or anything not listed above, like a rolling pin or food processor, you'll need to bring that with you
  • All the things you need for your dog, including a dog bed and a towel

Bothies

• What's provided?

  Bothies are brick or stone structures that offer a simple, 'camping with walls' experience. Some have sleeping platforms. Nothing else is provided.

  St Mark's Bothy on Brownsea Island is quite different and offers more, which you can read about on its webpage.

• Don't forget to pack...

  You'll need to bring everything you need to camp, other than your tent, when you stay in a bothy. Remember your torch. If there's a woodburner, you'll need to bring logs, firelighters and matches.