A Kingdom of Cottages. Royal Holiday Homes for Rent
A Kingdom of Cottages. Royal Holiday Homes for Rent
60The Keys to His Majesty’s Holiday Retreats
Fifty extraordinary cottages and hotels shaped by royal history and ownership
Fancy staying in a royal hideaway? A Kingdom of Cottages introduces around fifty holiday homes and hotels, all linked to the British Crown and some owned by King Charles personally. They stretch from Land’s End to John o’ Groats and beyond, including an entire archipelago, where an official royal residence is among the lets.
Discover the loveliest places to stay in the realm. You might choose to explore a 400-year-old fortress commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I, a converted wartime bunker with sweeping sea views, or Sandringham’s Victorian water tower. Stay amid the gardens of Balmoral, or in a former royal kitchen house at Hampton Court Palace. Two mountain bothies in the Scottish Highlands even offer stays free of charge. Further afield is the King’s personal retreat in Transylvania, where even his private apartment is available to paying guests.
Most properties stand on royal estates, while others have ceremonial ties to the monarchy, such as the island of Sark, the last fiefdom of the British crown. They open up a world usually admired from behind the railings. Specially commissioned photographs, archival images and meticulously researched essays bring architecture, gardens and characters to life, tracing centuries of royal influence. Contact details for each place help turn the journey on the page into a real holiday.
A Kingdom of Cottages is much more than a royal travel guide. From region to region, the book explores the houses, histories and landscapes, revealing that a room key can offer a surprising new way to get to know the British monarchy.
The author
Peter Littger is a journalist and author with an abiding interest in British history and culture. He studied classical, medieval and modern history, as well as political economy in Berlin and holds a graduate degree from the London School of Economics. His recent journalism has focused on the intersections of English and German culture and on the relationship between the two languages, a theme he also explored in a bestselling-book series. Littger’s interest in the property of the British Crown began with an investigation for the news magazine Der Spiegel.
The photographer
Katrin Unger is a Berlin-based photographer. She studied geography at the University of Dresden, and her work as a human-centred design consultant and entrepreneur has since taken her to Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ireland and South Africa. Unger explores photography with different cultures and communities, and she undertook formal training at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin.
A Kingdom of Cottages. Royal Holiday Homes for Rent
Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.34 kg, 424 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-9530-8
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