Sure, I can work from anywhere. By 'limited oversight', I mean that I mostly make my own project schedules, but that I'm expected to be available during normal business hours should the need arise. I did a working vacation several years ago (different company). The downside to trying to work from a vacation destination is that you pay an extraordinary amount for travel and lodging, and then lose most of your day to work.

On the bright side, if you take a five day vacation and bookend it with two weekends, that's a nine day trip.

Every uk company I worked at was like this, from a major university, an us IT company, tons financial services company.

Considering the UK minimum holiday entitlement is 4 weeks and there are 2 public holidays there (Christmas Day and Boxing Day), employees only need to take 3 days annual leave (15% their yearly total) and the company can close for one calendar week.