Blue Chip Holidays is offering savings of up to £1,400 on breaks taken over the first week of the Easter holidays, arriving on 05 April.  Hundreds of 4 and 5 star properties are available in the sale across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.  Weeks are discounted by up to 20% while three nights are discounted by up to 15%.

WHERE TO STAY?

1. St Teresas Cottage near Morgan Porth, Cornwall. Save up to £205 - under £22pppn

St Teresas Cottage, a charming five star period convent cottage built in the 1800s on the Grade I listed Lanherne Convent Estate, is the perfect place to escape from the hustle, bustle and bluster of Easter.  Set within a large walled garden, close to the nearby convent and the Cornish coast, you can enjoy a floral explosion, the sound of choral voices, and walks along Mawgan Porth Beach. 

This charming cottage for six has many original features, a large and beautifully finished kitchen with roaring log burning stove and a cosy living area.  Upstairs are four generous bedrooms for six guests, each with lovely views out over the gardens and fields beyond. 

Outside, the Grade II walled garden provides plenty of room to relax in or play.  The rear terraced garden opens out onto open countryside and views of stone barns.  The large front garden has lawns that are lined by deep flowering borders, which extend down to the lower lawn and its tree-lined boundary. 

St Teresas Cottage can be booked with Blue Chip Holidays for a week starting on 05 April from £891, saving £205. (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

2. Merchants Rise in Dartmouth, Devon.  Save up to £137 – under £18pppn

Merchants Rise, housed in one of the country's most significant historic buildings, is available during the first week of the Easter holidays from £607, saving £137.

This beautifully finished apartment at the heart of Dartmouth's old quarter offers modern living and comfort, yet with all the character of this former 17th century merchant's house.

Set out over the two upper floors of this Grade I listed building, Merchants Rest sleeps up to five guests and has a splendid en suite master bedroom spanning the entire top floor, as well as a cosy second en suite bedroom with a double bed and single on top.

Its historic living room has views out over one of the oldest streets in Dartmouth and features an original open fire place as well as plank and muntin screening.  Its mullion windows bear the charred scars of flames that nearly destroyed the building three years ago, before £1 million of restoration work created this sumptuous bolthole.

Today, the building welcomes guests and their pets with its richly carved and moulded frieze, where cherubs' heads peak out from twisting foliage, populated by musicians, soldiers and monsters' heads.

Merchants Rise can be booked for a week starting on 05 April from £607 with Blue Chip Holidays (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk)

3. The Ropemakers in Bridport, Dorset.  Save up to £119 – under £13pppn

Centrally located in the historic market town of Bridport, in West Dorset, The Ropemakers is a grade II listed four-star town house for six of both architectural and historical importance. 

Dating back more than 200 years and set over three floors, this beautifully finished house has many period features as well as views of St Mary's Church and countryside to the rear.  It also happens to be a short drive away from Abbotsbury Swannery, the only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans.

Seven nights from 05 April can be booked from £532, saving £119.  Deep link: The Ropemakers

(0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

4. The Well House near Freshwater, Isle of Wight.  Save up to £205 – under £16pppn

Stay in a stylish hidden Hill Fort on the Isle of Wight and save £205 on seven nights over the Easter holidays, when a week from 05 April costs just £891.  Built in 1863 Golden Hill Fort's imposing fortified structure rises sixty meters above the North West coast of the Isle of Wight.  Hidden by a grassy moat that disguises the structure as hill, this secret fort is a great base from which to explore the Island.

Sitting proud on its Eastern edge is The Well House, a luxurious five star property for eight, characterised by impressive brick barrel ceilings, large airy rooms and a one off illuminated, glass covered well.  As well as character features harking back to its time as part of the fort, The Well House has access to stunning landscaped rooftop gardens that are the only ones of their kind on a Grade I listed building in the country.  (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

5. The Penthouse at Padstow, Cornwall.  Save up to £393 – under £40pppn

With 90 square metres of estuary facing terrace and breathtaking panoramic views across to Rock and out to sea, The Penthouse at Padstow is a stunning apartment for six to stay in this Easter holiday. 

Every aspect of this sumptuous Penthouse has been designed to make the most of its enviable elevated position, overlooking the charming Camel Estuary, pretty yachts that plough the waters, and the attractive village and beach at Rock. 

Large bi-folding doors lead directly from each bedroom as well as from the chic open plan living and dining area out onto the glass fronted wraparound terrace.  Furnished to an exceptional standard, this property is all about luxury and location, and can be booked from £1,677 for a week starting on 05 April, saving, £393.  Deep link: The Penthouse at Padstow   (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

6. Ludbrook Manor, near Dartmoor, Devon. Save up to £1,400 – under £50pppn

Ludbrook Manor, a private and spectacularly well-appointed country house on the edge of Dartmoor, is offering an ideal rural retreat to share with friends and family this Easter holiday.  Providing a boutique hotel feel, yet with all the advantages of going self catered, this impressive, recently renovated period home for eighteen dates back to the 9th century.  Steeped in history it has its own folly tower, stained glass windows and a mosaic crest belonging to The Kelly Clan.  

After a day out on the moors guests can return for a dip in the indoor heated pool or the hot tub.  If you have any energy left you can challenge friends to a game of tennis on the floodlit court, or walks around the eight acres of land including three acres of woodland and its own field for a game of rugger – post included.
 
Short breaks of three nights over Easter can be booked from £4,376, saving £735.  Week breaks can be booked from £5,887, saving £1,400.  Deep link: Ludbrook Manor  (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

Other properties available to book that are not in the sale include:

7. Vindelis House, Portland, Dorset.  Under £17pppn

This Easter why not treat your kids to an active break in Dorset staying in a four-star eco-friendly house used by Olympians.  Purpose built for the athletes, Vindelis House on Portland is a beautifully finished property that sleeps eight in four bedrooms.

Ultra-modern in its layout and design, the house has a large living room, an open plan kitchen and dining room, and it comes with an enclosed private garden.   Elevated views make the most of the drama of Chesil Beach, just a short walk away, which runs 18 miles along the coast.

Nearby are a host of cafes, art houses, pubs and general shops.  The National Sailing Academy is on the doorstep, and the new international Marina is close by, where diving trips can be organised.  Kite-surfing, sailing and windsurfing are all available, while at the far end of the island you can visit Portland Bill, the island's iconic lighthouse. 

Vindelis House can be booked through Blue Chip Holidays for a week during the Easter Holiday period from £951 (0844 7044987, www.bluechipholidays.co.uk).

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Notes to Editor:

For further Blue Chip Holidays information, contact Ewan Davy on 01803 881025 or 07792 625645. Email: ewan.davy@bluechipholidays.co.uk

About Blue Chip Holidays

For bookings call 0844 7044987 or visit www.bluechipholidays.co.uk

Set up in 2000, Blue Chip Holidays has become a leading force in high quality self catering with over 900 four and five star properties across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, The Isle of Wight, Somerset and Wales. 

Ranging from Devon cottages and Cornish retreats to luxury self catering coastal houses, apartments and barn conversions, Blue Chip Holidays aims to provide a wide selection of stunning self catering properties to suit all tastes.  The collection includes pet friendly accommodation, family friendly accommodation, child friendly accommodation, accessible accommodation and more unusual properties such as converted chapels, eco retreats, and even sumptuous reclaimed shipwrecks. 

Many properties have a range of onsite facilities such as pools, hot tubs, indoor games rooms, gyms, and children's play rooms.  Each is chosen for its stunning location, amazing coastal or rural views or hi-spec interior, and each is reviewed to ensure they meet the high standard set by Blue Chip Holidays.