When 16 is the perfect number.
Sixteen is properly multi-family territory. Three or four sibling families with kids; a friend group with partners marking a big birthday; a hen do that doesn’t want a hotel.
Two sitting rooms is the minimum here. One inevitably becomes the quiet room when the kids are watching a film in the other. Kitchen capacity also starts to matter. A single domestic oven won’t roast a Sunday lunch for sixteen.
14 houses, sleeping 16 to 19, with weekends from £1,835.
East Riding of Yorkshire Quick to reply
6-8 bedroom country manor house set in 26 acres of private land equipped with a indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi- a truly unique property!
Weekends From £3,290
Weeks From £4,200
Special Offer
Cornwall
An award-winning 18th-century country manor set in peaceful gardens and woodlands with breathtaking views towards Cornwall's Heritage coastline, offering luxury barn wedding venue facilities and bed & breakfast accommodation for up to 18 guests.
Weekends From £2,700
Weeks From £5,000
Suffolk
A unique and luxurious Grade II listed country house. Located within the private Nether Hall Estate overlooking large gardens & beautiful parkland.
Weekends From £3,500
Weeks From £5,650
Gloucestershire Quick to reply
Grade II listed Georgian manor in the Forest of Dean. Montgomery Manor sleeps 18 in 8 bedrooms, with a wood-fired hot tub, walled garden & cellar bar
Weekends From £1,900
Weeks From £6,650
Cumbria
Former Tudor parsonage set in four acres of spectacular historic gardens in the heart of the idyllic Eden Valley. Home to the Markham family since 1828.
Weekends From £2,000
Weeks From £3,995
Somerset Quick to reply
An elegant Georgian manor near Wincanton, Somerset
Weekends From £2,350
Weeks From £3,200
Special Offer
Aberdeenshire
An enchanting, thousand year old Castle, wrapped in history, legacy and celebrity.
Weekends From £6,500
Weeks From £9,500
Highland
House of the Northern Gate is a stunning 9-bed luxury country home located on a private estate on top of the cliffs in the far North of Scotland.
Weekends From £7,000
Weeks From £24,500
Gwynedd
Llanfendigaid is located on one of the most breathtaking stretches of Welsh coastline & yet nestled in the midst of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.
Weekends From £1,835
Weeks From £2,445
Warwickshire
Escape to your own private slice of English history at this Grade II* listed manor house, set amid peaceful countryside on the edge of Knowle Solihull
Weekends From £3,500
Weeks From £10,000
Scottish Borders
Lovingly restored castle in the Scottish Borders.
Weekends From £4,500
Weeks From £9,000
Hampshire
Our family home, recently renovated and now available for short term rents or family gatherings. Based in North Hampshire, about one hour from London.
Weekends From £2,500
Weeks From £6,750
Dorset Quick to reply
A stunning Victorian country house set in 11 acres of rolling parkland overlooking the sea. Close to Weymouth and the iconic Jurassic Coast. Sleeps 16 guests in the main house with an additional annex available for an extra 2.
Weekends From £2,100
Weeks From £3,250
Cumbria
Silverholme Manor is a 5-star Georgian manor house that sleeps 18 guests, on the shores of Lake Windermere within a private 5,000 acre estate
Weekends From £8,427
Weeks From £9,363
Manor houses and estates designed for entertaining; original dining halls and reception rooms.
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Usually eight, though a few manage 16 with six or seven bedrooms by using bunk or twin rooms. That suits families with children better than a group of couples, so check the bedroom list on the listing.
Most houses for 16 have around six, but some have as few as three. With sixteen people, that makes a real difference to a weekend, so it is worth checking on each listing.
Most houses at this size welcome dogs. The listing says so under Amenities, and pet-friendly houses shows them all.
Only a few owners at this size take hen and stag groups. For a group of 16, hen party houses and stag party houses show the houses that do.
Christmas is mostly taken by the autumn, and the main bank holidays and summer weekends follow. Spring and early autumn weekends are far easier to find, and owners sometimes offer short-notice gaps at a better price.
