Amongst our recommended hotels for New Year are award-winning favourites from across the years, and Editor’s Choice highlights for everything from walking to spas, romance to pubs with rooms. There are special offers to be had and specially arranged experiences to really celebrate in style. Wherever you go, here’s a selection of the top UK hotels for New Year’s Eve, recommended by the Good Hotel Guide.
10 Hotels for New Year
Best UK Hotels for New Year’s Eve
The Cottage in the Wood
Malvern Wells
New Year’s Eve starts with a cocktail on arrival, followed by a seven-course tasting menu, plenty of Champagne, and a night of conversation and celebration before staying over in luxurious style.
Chewton Glen - Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer
New Milton
There’s a two night house party at the exceptional Chewton Glen complete with a five course dinner, wines and dancing with a black tie dress code.
Montagu Arms - 'Paddle to the Pub' Special Offer
Beaulieu
Seeing in the New Year with an elegant ball, The Montagu Arms brings you Champagne and canapés followed by a five course black tie dinner.
The Peacock at Rowsley
Rowsley
Experience a Peak District New Year in historic surroundings, and with exceptional service this year, at The Peacock at Rowsley.
Langar Hall
Langar
Famously good at a celebration, New Year at Langar Hall comes with a six course tasting menu, plenty of bubbly and music and fireworks at midnight.
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa
Mawgan Porth
Going all out to end the year and see in the new one, Bedruthan is doing New Year in style, complete with a tuck box of festive food on arrival, a four-course gala dinner on New Year’s Eve, plenty of Champagne, and lots more besides.
Grove of Narberth
Narberth
Champagne, canapés and roaring log fires will begin your evening at The Grove’s black tie event, followed by a five-course dinner and a magnificent fireworks display to light up the New Year.
The Falcondale
Lampeter
Celebrate the New Year in atmospheric style. Spoil yourself with a six-course dinner while listening to the dulcet tones of singer Paul Dark, and follow it all with fireworks at midnight.
Deans Place
Alfriston
Usher in the New Year with food from award-winning chefs, a complimentary bottle of fizz on arrival if you’re staying overnight and a sumptuous menu befitting the season.
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
London
Christmas Day menus and New Year’s feasts take on a whole new style and sophistication at The Zetter Townhouse in Clerkenwell.
Still looking? There’s more where these came from. From Hogmanay in the Highlands to celebrations in the Scillies, or perhaps a spa retreat to start next year as you mean to go on. Keep exploring for more New Year’s hotel favourites recommended by our trusted guide, brought together by truly independent reviews from our readers. If you decide to delay your stay, check out our selection of the best hotels over the Easter holidays.
More hotels for New Year
Best UK Hotels for New Year’s Eve
Woolley Grange - Seasonal Midweek Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
Fun time, mucking-in time and adult ‘me time’ are all part of the deal at this rambling Jacobean manor turned child-friendly and dog-friendly hotel, with extensive grounds.
Hambleton Hall
Oakham
From the landscaped gardens with ‘a five-star view’ over Rutland Water to the Michelin-starred dining, Tim and Stefa Hart’s acclaimed hotel nails English country house excellence.
Lewtrenchard Manor
Okehampton
‘A most beautiful building in lovely, peaceful grounds with a wooded walk down to the river,’ say Guide insiders of the Murray family’s splendid stone manor house.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Autumn/Winter Early Bird Special Offer
York
Afternoon teas on arrival, use of the spa, dress up for dinner and celebrate in country house style this New Year’s Eve.
Lords of the Manor - Midweek Dinner and Breakfast for Two Special Offer
Upper Slaughter
This 17th-century manor house of honeyed Cotswold stone looks every bit the smart country house hotel.
Cliveden House - Private Cottage Seven Nights for the Price of Five Special Offer
Taplow
As you approach this glorious Italianate Thames-side summer palace designed by Charles Barry and set in 376 acres of National Trust grounds, it ‘feels as if you are on the film set of Pride and Prejudice’, says a Guide insider (see also Chewton Glen, New Milton).
Headlam Hall - Autumn Gold Special Offer
Darlington
This country hotel ticks all the boxes – historic building, beautiful gardens, smart bedrooms, relaxed dining, spa and pool – while retaining a homely feel.
The Old Bridge - 2 nights for the price of 1 100% Flexible Special Offer
Huntingdon
It’s much easier to enjoy the ‘exceptional wine list’ and elegant interiors of this ivy-clad town house hotel, owned by a Master of Wine and an interior designer, now that the new A14 bypasses the town, cutting down traffic noise, and a great benefit for the terrace and lovely garden in the warmer months.
The Green Park - Free Theatre Ticket Special Offer
Pitlochry
The Pitlochry theatre is a real highlight of the area, but at the hotel itself there are a vast array of activities to enjoy, making it a destination that’s perfect for energetic families spending quality time together over New Year.
The Carpenters Arms
Thirsk
Gala dinners, five course meals, lots of bubbly and evening entertainment will all you through until midnight and beyond.
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
Bath
Behind the golden-stone facade of two mansions, at the centre of Bath’s magnificent Georgian crescent, lies a luxurious hotel with an oasis garden.
The Ollerod
Beaminster
An ancient, honey-stone priest’s house turned hotel in a pretty market town has been given a chic make-over as a restaurant-with-rooms.
Gravetye Manor
East Grinstead
It might change a little from one year to the next, but Champagne in abundance, an exquisite six course tasting menu with paired wines and a live swing band are all part of New Year at Gravetye Manor.
Star Castle
St Mary's
The Francis family’s charismatic hotel, with many historic features, continues to please regulars, mainly for its ‘superb’ hilltop location, genial service and tip-top seafood.
Knockinaam Lodge
Portpatrick
‘A stiff walk from Portpatrick along the cliffs’ brings you to Sian and David Ibbotson’s Victorian hunting lodge overlooking the Irish Sea.
Kilcamb Lodge
Strontian
You need to take a ferry crossing before traversing a mountain pass and a deep glen to arrive at this ‘superb country house in a remote and extraordinary setting’ with a private beach on a loch shore with mountain views.
Whatley Manor
Easton Grey
From the moment your car is valet-parked and luggage whisked to your room, you know this honeyed Cotswold manor house will deliver cosseting luxury – and star-spangled dining.
Biggin Hall
Buxton
With a ‘spectacular location’ in a small village high in the White Peak landscape, James Moffett’s Grade II* listed manor house with its stone floors, oak beams and mullioned windows also offers ‘excellent value for money’.
Coul House
Strathpeffer
A private road leads to this singular Georgian mansion in lovely gardens and grounds, with ancient trees, a pitch-and-putt area, and a fairy trail through the rhododendrons for children.
Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-on-Sea
This decadent Art Deco grande dame, set on its own tidal island, ‘harks back to a more glamorous age’, and a recent refurbishment has been given the thumbs up by faithful regulars.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Skenfrith
On the banks of the River Monnow lies this characterful boutique retreat fashioned from a 300-year-old coaching inn, all flagstone floors and beams.
The Gallivant – Camber
Camber
A trusted reviewer had a ‘great stay’ in 2020 at this ‘very welcoming’ restaurant-with-rooms, a skimming stone’s throw from the dunes of Camber Sands.
The Seaside Boarding House
Burton Bradstock
Order a crab sandwich on the terrace, gaze out over Lyme Bay from this white-painted hotel above Chesil Beach, and you can half imagine you’re in Edward Hopper’s Cape Cod.
Thurlestone Hotel
Kingsbridge
‘Thoroughly dependable, yet stylish in an old-fashioned way’, this family-friendly hotel has been run with care by the Grose family for more than 120 years.
Sopwell House Hotel
St Albans
In extensive grounds, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is today a ‘well-run’ hotel with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a sleek spa.
Budock Vean
Falmouth
‘The setting could hardly be more enticing’ at this spa hotel and golf resort on a ‘magical’ part of the Helford river.
The Pier at Harwich
Harwich
Fishing boats and ferries, cruise liners and container ships form a constantly shifting waterscape in this port town, best enjoyed from the wrought iron balcony of the Milsom family’s harbourside hotel.
The Goring
London
A long-time favourite of its royal neighbours, this Belgravia grand dame is ‘charmingly old-school’, with red-liveried footmen, Michelin-starred restaurant, and one of the largest private gardens in London.
Tyddyn Llan
Corwen
The views roll out over the Vale of Edeyrnion to the Berwyn mountains, and provide a backdrop for the ‘superb’ food served in this restaurant-with-rooms.
Loch Melfort Hotel
Oban
In 17 acres of gardens and beach on the Argyll coast, Calum and Rachel Ross’s hotel drinks in the views across Asknish Bay and the island-studded Sound of Jura.
Glenapp Castle
Ballantrae
With sweeping views of Ailsa Craig and the Mull of Kintyre, Paul and Poppy Szkiler’s Scottish Baronial-style castle hotel balances a ‘stunning, grand building’ with ‘relaxed luxury’.
Boath House
Nairn
Hotel grounds don’t get much more ‘exquisite’ than at Don and Wendy Matheson’s ‘beautiful if unadorned’ Georgian mansion, sitting amid 22 acres of lawns, meadows and woodland.
Mullion Cove Hotel
Helston
This striking cliff-top hotel on the Cornish Coast Path is on ‘excellent form’ and as ‘welcoming, friendly and helpful as ever’, says a fan.
Allanton Inn
Allanton
A family-run affair for more than a decade, Katrina and William Reynolds’s 18th-century coaching inn is a ‘good-value’ base for walkers, cyclists, fisherfolk and visitors in search of a tranquil rural break.
Killiecrankie Hotel
Pitlochry
At New Year the hotel lays on four days of entertainment ranging from a New Year’s Eve scavenger hunt through the Pass of Killiecrankie, plenty of Champagne and dancing, a decadent brunch on New Year’s Day and a chance to try your hand at Clay Pigeon shooting.
