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
Chewton Glen - Three Nights for the Price of Two 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.
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - Christmas Breaks Special Offer
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.
Montagu Arms - Winter Indulgence Fine Dining Break 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 - 'Complimentary tea or coffee and homemade shortbread biscuits on arrival' Special Offer
Rowsley
Experience a Peak District New Year in historic surroundings, and with exceptional service this year, at The Peacock at Rowsley.
The Cottage in the Wood - 'Stay Four Nights Get One Night Free' Special Offer
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Hambleton Hall - Winter & Spring Escape Special Offer
Oakham
‘Fay ce que voudras’ reads a motto on the porch of Tim and Stefa Hart’s Victorian picturesque country house, an invitation to do as you please, and this year, as ever, readers have been pleased by their stay here.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Health and Beauty Spa Break 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.
Knockinaam Lodge - 'Refurb Rates' Special Offer
Portpatrick
Where the road ends and the Irish Sea begins, this former Victorian hunting lodge with a private cove is secluded, unapologetically traditional and rich in comforts and good food.
Lords of the Manor - 'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer
Upper Slaughter
A luxury afternoon tea in gardens on the River Eye and fine dining in the evening are among the sybaritic pleasures to be enjoyed at this Cotswold-stone former rectory.
Cliveden House - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Taplow
History, opulence and a tantalising whiff of scandal enrich a stay at this palatial Italianate mansion in National Trust gardens and parkland.
Headlam Hall - 'Winter Escape' Special Offer
Darlington
The real charm of this grand country house, with sweeping gardens, terraces, oak panelling and swish spa, lies in its warm and informal atmosphere.
The Old Bridge - 2 nights for the price of 1 100% Flexible Special Offer
Huntingdon
In the fine tradition of a town-centre hostelry, this ivy-smothered inn hums with energy, as people drop in for drinks and snacks in the buzzy lounge, bar or patio garden.
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.
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.
The Pier at Harwich
Harwich
Cranes, container ships, Holland-bound ferries . . . The views from this quayside Victorian hotel with its striking iron-lace balcony overlooking the Stour and Orwell estuaries, are ocean-going, stirring, never dull.
Lewtrenchard Manor
Okehampton
A ‘stunning Jacobean building’ is, astonishingly, largely the creation of Victorian squire, parson and prolific author the Revd Sabine Baring-Gould.
Star Castle
St Mary's
You can sit on the ramparts and watch for puffins, seals and invading armadas over a cream tea at this Elizabethan artillery castle and family-run hotel within star-shaped walls.
Kilcamb Lodge
Strontian
'Very quiet and peaceful' on the shores of Loch Sunart, this family-friendly and dog-friendly country house has an 'exceptional location'.
Whatley Manor
Easton Grey
Roses ramble over honey stone and wisteria cascades around stone mullioned casements at this Cotswolds country house hotel, with spa, gym, cinema and ‘luxury’ written all over it.
Biggin Hall
Buxton
In a small rural village in the White Peak area, this Grade II* listed 17th-century country house is run as a hotel with warmth and heart.
Coul House
Strathpeffer
‘A stunning Georgian building with wonderful grounds’, this 1820s mansion has been run as a hotel by ‘lovely, friendly’ hosts Susannah and Stuart Macpherson since 2003.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Skenfrith
Huddled below wooded hills, beside a stone bridge over the River Monnow, this whitewashed former 17th-century coaching inn is delightfully at ease in the landscape.
The Gallivant
The name says it all: a place to skip along Camber Sands, enjoy backgammon in the bar, chill in the garden or relax with yoga – and with no children to disturb the peace.
The Seaside Boarding House
Burton Bradstock
A playful mix of Edward Hopper’s Cape Cod and Edwardian seaside hotel, this white-painted villa above Chesil Beach has an easy-going stylishness, conducive to fun.
Budock Vean
Falmouth
With golf, tennis, kayaking and powerboating, indoor pool and outdoor hot tub, this spa hotel is a holiday resort in its own right.
Sopwell House Hotel
St Albans
A favourite hangout of the England football team, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is ‘well-run’, with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a good choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a magnificent spa.
Allanton Inn
Allanton
In a sleepy village in the Scottish Borders, Katrina and William Reynolds’ ‘friendly village inn’ is an ‘excellent-value’ base for walkers, cyclists, fisherfolk and visitors in search of a rural break.
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
Bath
At the centre of a glorious Georgian crescent, two adjoining mansions are home to an elegant yet family-friendly hotel with oasis garden and beautiful spa.
The Ollerod
Beaminster
The Ollerod (Dorset dialect for cowslip), with boutique rooms and a dabster in the kitchen, is the perfect place for a bit’ a’ drap when you’re hungry and athirt.
Woolley Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
It may be a grand Jacobean manor but fun and frolicking for all the family is positively encouraged at Woolley Grange which has all bases covered from crèche and cinema to spa and pools.
The Goring
London
'Traditional with a capital T’, The Goring epitomises grand Edwardian luxury from its silk-lined walls and liveried footmen to its brass-trimmed lift and secret garden.
Tyddyn Llan
Corwen
There's no mobile signal to distract you at Susan and Bryan Webb’s restaurant-with-rooms overlooking the peaceful Vale of Edeyrnion, which means you can concentrate on the excellent food.
Loch Melfort Hotel
Oban
Sit on the deck at this remote hotel, and lose yourself in the views across Asknish Bay to the Sound of Jura, as Highland cattle graze in the field below.
Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-on-Sea
Pack your Schiaparelli gowns, beach pants and playsuits, and board the 'sea tractor' for a trip back to the 1930s at this Art Deco hotel on a tidal island where the beau monde came to play.
Glenapp Castle
Ballantrae
At the end of a ‘beautiful tree-lined drive’, this romantic Victorian Scottish Baronial castle stands in landscaped grounds with views across the Firth of Clyde to Ailsa Craig.
Mullion Cove Hotel
Helston
Where better for a sun salutation than on the cliff-top of the Lizard peninsula at this iconic white, late Victorian hotel, where yoga classes are a regular feature.
The Carpenters Arms
Thirsk
Gala dinners, five course meals, lots of bubbly and evening entertainment will all you through until midnight and beyond.
Thurlestone Hotel
Kingsbridge
‘Stunning’ views reach to the sea from the Grose family’s hotel, set in 19 acres of sub-tropical gardens along the South Devon National Trust coastline.
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.
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