Large holiday homes with a swimming pool

A pool is near the top of most big groups’ wish lists, and rarer than they expect once they start looking. That is why finding one usually eats an evening of open tabs. This page is the shortcut: UK holiday homes with the bedrooms and shared space a large group needs, and a pool of their own, indoor or out.

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Indoor swimming pool at Primrose Farm Barn

Large holiday homes with an indoor swimming pool

In the UK, a pool and good weather rarely turn up to the same trip. An indoor one settles that: it works in April or October, not just the one week in August everyone’s secretly betting on. Browse large houses to rent with a swimming pool and check each listing for whether the pool is indoor, since that’s the one detail a spring or autumn trip turns on.

Swimming pool and hot tub at Sea View Manor

Holiday homes with a swimming pool and a hot tub

Ask a big group what the house needs and you’ll often get a pool and a hot tub in the same breath. They do different jobs: the pool runs the daytime, the hot tub is where a good chunk of the group ends up once dinner’s cleared and nobody’s ready to call it a night. Homes this size often have both, so it’s less of a stretch than it sounds. Browse the homes with a pool and a hot tub and that’s two of the group’s requests settled in one go.

Manor Farm House

Large homes with a pool and a games room

A pool handles the people who want to be in it. A games room handles everyone else: the ones with energy to burn before dinner, the kids who’ve had enough of the water, the in-between hours that otherwise become yours to fill. Between them they cover most of a large group’s day without you scheduling a thing. Browse the homes with a pool and a games room if a couple of self-running afternoons sounds like the trip you’d want to be on, rather than run.

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Frequently asked questions

Do large holiday homes have indoor or outdoor pools?

Both turn up across the UK. Outdoor pools are at their best in summer; indoor pools are the rarer, pricier option, but they work whatever the weather, which makes them the safer bet for a spring or autumn trip. Check each home to see which it has, since that changes when the pool is actually usable.

Do large holiday homes have private pools, or shared ones?

Usually private. A self-catering home with a pool means the pool is yours for the stay, not shared with other guests. It’s worth a quick check on each listing, since a small number share a pool or leisure facility across a site.

Can you get a large home with both a pool and a hot tub?

In short, yes. A hot tub is close to standard in UK group accommodation, more so than a pool, so a home with a pool will often have one too. If your group wants both, filter for both from the start so you’re only looking at homes that have them.

Are the pools at UK holiday homes heated?

Indoor pools are nearly always heated. Outdoor pools vary: plenty are, but an unheated outdoor pool is really only a summer option in the UK, so outside high summer the thing to check is that the pool is heated, not just that there is one.

Are large holiday homes with a pool expensive?

Less than the sticker price suggests, once it’s split between the group. A home big enough for the whole group with its own pool looks like a lot up front, but divided across 12 or 20 people the per-person cost drops quickly, and the larger the group, the lower each share. Split that way it is rarely the extravagance it first looks, and it keeps everyone under one roof rather than scattered across a hotel.