10 hotels to daydream about visiting
We’re all going to be in the mood for real escapism post lockdown, and that deserves somewhere extra special to visit. Peppered across the UK are some exquisite gems to stay in, with independent hotels, inns and B&Bs tucked away by beaches, forests and rural bliss, and all ready and waiting to open their doors to us all once again. Giving us the chance to daydream until then, here are 10 hotels to daydream about visiting…
10 hotels to daydream about visiting
Lindeth Fell - 'Save over £100' Special Offer
Bowness-on-Windermere
‘The Kennedys certainly know how to welcome their guests and to make every minute special,’ report visitors staying for lunch this year.
Bodysgallen Hall and Spa - 'The Great Half-Price Break' Special Offer
Llandudno
‘A highlight of our journey. It was everything one could expect, in a historic setting.’ A reader on a hotel tour this year was impressed by this Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion-turned-hotel-and-spa in parkland with views of Snowdonia and Conwy Castle.
Seaham Hall - Summer Revival Special Offer
Seaham
Readers ‘felt they had done their very best to look after us’, after a week-long stay at this Georgian mansion.
Headlam Hall - Summer Special Offers from £75 per person per night
Darlington
Girdled by walled gardens, with farmland sprawling beyond, the Robinson family’s stately 17th-century property has an intimate, ‘country house feel’ running through its smart, contemporary public spaces.
Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-on-Sea
Built into a hillside on a tidal island, this sleek, white, concrete hotel has a seagoing aspect. Built in 1929 for a wealthy industrialist, it hosted the likes of Nancy Cunard, Noël Coward and Josephine Baker.
The Scarlet
Mawgan Porth
Shhh! It’s adults only at this ‘truly special’ cliff-top hotel, which, say readers this year, ‘achieves a wonderful balance of chic luxury, tranquillity and culinary delight’.
The Pig near Bath
Pensford
There’s nothing bland about a Pigling. 'We had a great time,' say Guide insiders after a 2019 visit to the third in Robin Hutson’s burgeoning litter. 'They get the experience just right.'
Gara Rock
Salcombe
High on the south Devon coast, Gara Rock re-enters the Guide following a stylish revamp, and a relaunch as a ‘well-being retreat’.
The New Inn
Tresco
Just off the beach, the only pub on Robert Dorrien-Smith’s private, car-free island is a ‘relaxed’ gathering place for locals and holidaymakers alike.
Barnsley House
Cirencester
There is ‘a romantic air’ to this Cotswold stone mansion, built in the 1690s and extended in the 1820s. Today a hotel and spa, it is part of the Calcot Collection (see entry for Calcot).
