
Latest news & events


Project Lighthouse
Ange loved the coast and she loved riding her bike.
On 29th…

Three tarn Swim - planned for 2020
Some of our supporters have challenged themselves to swim in…

Fundraising
Pictured here – our prototype money boxes. We’re using recycled…

Friends newsletter
We are in the process of issuing our first newsletter! Hurrah!…

A Bit of a Break planning meeting
Working hard on the future of A Bit of a Break 🙂


Feedback from the Lake District
We love a bit of feedback!
Some of our guests have just returned…

Thank you Heart of the Lakes
We have been gifted weeks in 13 properties through the ‘Heart…

Dalesway
Mike and Andy walked the Dalesway from Bowness to Ilkley in 3…

About us
A Bit of a Break sources unfilled weeks in self-catering holiday properties. These are gifted by the property owners, to people living with a terminal illness, so they can enjoy some time away in beautiful places.
