Hotels Country House hotels

Farlam Hall, BRAMPTON

'A sense of humour abounds alongside proper service' at this traditional hotel (Relais & Châteaux), an old manorial house which takes its character from a Victorian modernisation. It has been run by the Quinion and Stevenson families since 1975; they 'clearly take great pride in their country hotel and the service they provide', say recent visitors...

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Hartwell House, AYLESBURY

'Exquisite in 18th-century pastoral style', this magnificent stately home is run as a luxury hotel by Richard Broyd's Historic House Hotels on behalf of the National Trust, which acquired it in autumn 2008 (see also Middlethorpe Hall & Spa, York, Bodysgallen Hall & Spa, Llandudno, Wales). The Trust will receive all profits...

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Gravetye Manor, EAST GRINSTEAD

'A lovely place to stay.' This creeper-clad Elizabethan manor house (Relais & Châteaux) stands amid woodland in grounds (open only to hotel guests) designed by William Robinson, pioneer of the English natural garden...

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Summer Lodge, EVERSHOT

'An exceptional hotel, well maintained throughout, with very nice gardens and comfortable bedrooms.' 'Well up to standard (high)...

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Stock Hill House, GILLINGHAM

Once the summer home of the cartoonist Osbert Lancaster, this late Victorian mansion, now a small hotel/restaurant, is run by its 'hospitable' owners, Peter and Nita Hauser. It stands in 'delightfully landscaped' grounds with terraced lawns, herbaceous borders, a small lake with wildlife, and a walled vegetable garden...

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