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Shieldaig Lodge

Shieldaig Lodge

Gairloch, Highland

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Whale-watching, spectacular sunsets and starry, starry nights are among the wonders at this Victorian former hunting lodge on a wooded estate lapped by Loch Gairloch.

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Askham Hall

Askham Hall

Penrith, Cumbria

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With a Michelin-starred restaurant, Grade II listed garden, 17th-century pele tower and French drawing room, Askham Hall sounds as if it might be very formal; not a bit of it. 'The most homely stately hotel we have ever stayed in,' reports one reader.

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Park House, Hotel & Spa

Park House, Hotel & Spa

Midhurst, West Sussex

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An Edwardian country house in long-time family ownership is run as a spa hotel, restaurant and leisure destination with facilities for golf, tennis, bowls, croquet, swimming.

Morston Hall

Morston Hall

Holt, Norfolk

Birdwatchers and bon vivants beat a path to Tracy and Galton Blackiston's Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms in a flint farmhouse with Blakeney nature reserve on the doorstep.

Hotel Tresanton

Hotel Tresanton

St Mawes, Cornwall

In 'the most idyllic location', cascading down the cliffs at St Mawes with views to St Anthony's lighthouse, Olga Polizzi's seaside hotel continues to delight readers. Once home to a yacht club, it is spread across a cluster of houses.

Hotel Endsleigh

Hotel Endsleigh

Tavistock, Devon

Olga Polizzi's beautifully styled Georgian fishing lodge, built for the Duke of Bedford and scandalous Duchess Georgiana, stands in a picturesque designed landscape with the River Tamar running through.

The Pig on the Beach

The Pig on the Beach

Studland, Dorset

There is a hint of Castle Gormenghast about this fairytale 1820s marine villa, with its jumble of roofs, gables, gargoyles, towers and dormers, in gardens running down to a sandy beach.

Maybe you missed out on a holiday this year, but a short break can be just as reviving, and there is no time for the excitement to pall. Here are ten top hotels for a weekend away from it all.