10 of the best hotels for honeymoons in the UK
10 of the best hotels for honeymoons in the UK
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
York
Poet and diarist Mary Pierrepoint eloped to marry Edward Wortley Montagu, rather than submit to an arranged marriage. For two years this William III house was her home, and you pass beneath her portrait as you ascend to your bedroom, perhaps with four-poster and a view of South Lawn or Beech Avenue.
La Sablonnerie
Little Sark
‘Paradise’, say our readers, of Elizabeth Perrée’s enchanting hotel on a car-free island, centred on a whitewashed farmhouse amid flower-filled gardens. Star-crossed lovers Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier stayed here, and no doubt took a dip in the tidal Venus Pool.
Seaham Hall
Seaham
Lord Byron’s marriage to Anne Isabella Millbanke, formalised in the drawing room of this Georgian Mansion, was not to prove happy, but we don’t believe in ill omens. An exotic spa, cliff-topped gardens, friendly staff and fantastic food augur well for wedded bliss.
Marlfield House
Gorey
Beautifully furnished bedrooms are filled with antiques at this cherished, Regency-style former dower house in landscaped grounds patrolled by a peacock. The French bedroom has gilded period furniture, a marble bathroom with a lake view, and French doors to a terrace.
Langar Hall
Langar
An avenue of lime trees leads to this apricot-washed mansion in the Vale of Belvoir, beloved of the late Barbara Cartland, queen of romance. Among the pretty and characterful bedrooms, honeymooners go for Bohemia, with poetry on the walls, and a canopy bed.
Kinloch Lodge
Isle of Skye
Bedrooms include a romantic suite with Toile de Jouy wallpaper and sublime views over Loch Na Dal, at Lord and Lady Macdonald’s former hunting lodge on the Isle of Skye. Fires blaze in public rooms filled with family heirlooms and portraits.
Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-on-Sea
Standing like a cruise ship on its own tidal island, this Art Deco hotel glories in its past, with black-tie dinners in the ballroom, cocktails in the Palm Court lounge, and pub fare in the ancient, cosy Pilchard Inn. A dip in the seawater Mermaid Pool beats any hot tub.
Drakes
Brighton
Favoured by Kylie, this seafront boutique hotel will lay on all manner of treats for a honeymoon couple, from bubbles in the bath, to bubbles in a glass, chocolates, roses and a ‘love hamper’. Some bedrooms have a roll-top bath in the bay window
The Scarlet
Mawgan Porth
Bedrooms at this adults-only hotel have an Atlantic view from a private garden, terrace or balcony. There are cliff-top hot tubs, a spa, and a glass-walled restaurant from which to watch the sunset.
Lime Wood
Lyndhurst
A Forest Lodge or hideaway suite provides the perfect romantic bolthole for honeymooners at this chic but relaxed luxury hotel in the New Forest. Luke Holder and Angela Hartnett cook Italian food with brio.
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