Sykes Holiday Cottages is an independent holiday cottage rental agency, with the finest selection of holidays across the UK and Ireland. Whether it’s a family-friendly holiday, a pet-friendly holiday or an activity and adventure-filled holiday, find your ideal UK break with Sykes Holiday Cottages. Our sister brands include Abersoch Quality Homes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Character Cottages, Coast and Country Cottages, Coast and Country Holidays, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Heart of the Lakes, Helpful Holidays, Hideaways, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray, Lakes Cottage Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country, Welsh Coast and Country Cottages and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages, and our family extends as far as Bachcare in New Zealand.

Labour in Vain is a charming, three-storey, semi-detached cottage in the centre of St Ives in Cornwall. The property has three bedrooms; a double with a woodburning stove, a second double and a bunk room, sleeping six guests. There is a family bathroom, a kitchen, dining room with woodburning stove (decorative only), a sitting room with woodburning stove (decorative only) and a lower-ground-floor games room with table football. Outside, there is parking in a nearby car park, as well as an enclosed front courtyard garden with seating. Labour in Vain is a fantastically placed property in the heart of St Ives. Recently redecorated in 2022.

One of Cornwall's prettiest harbour towns, St Ives offers fabulous beaches, shops, a thriving arts scene, great pubs and restaurants and much more. The surrounding area has much to see and do, with abundant wildlife, fabulous coastal walks, quality surfing and attractions such as the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Museum.