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The Lygon Arms - Summer Staycations Special Offer
Broadway
An impressive list of famous guests, including both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, have stayed at this rambling Tudor coaching inn with beams and inglenooks, panelled walls and leaded windows.
The Horn of Plenty - 2 night Escape to the Country Special Offer
Tavistock
It’s all about the views at this former 19th-century mine captain’s house turned dog-friendly hotel on a hillside on the Devon/Cornwall border.
Hambleton Hall - Summer Break Special Offer
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 - Twixmas Break Special Offer
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.
Chewton Glen - Summer Staycations Special Offer
New Milton
Be warned: you’ll raise children’s expectations sky high by taking them to this super-luxury hotel. Will anything ever match sleeping in a Treehouse suite with hot tub, 35 feet above ground? Or fun and games in the new fairytale children’s club?
The Rose & Crown - Summer Escape Special Offer from £110 per person per night
Barnard Castle
‘I would love to keep this place secret – but that would be selfish.
Soar Mill Cove Hotel - Spring Outdoors Escape Special Offer
Salcombe
It’s all about the sublime seaside setting at Keith Makepeace’s family-centric, dog-friendly hotel with ‘amazing views to take your breath away’.
The George of Stamford - Up to 20% Discount Special Offer
Stamford
Behind a Georgian facade, Lawrence Hoskins’s rambling coaching inn, with beams, wood panelling and ‘elegant period windows’, embodies the remains of far older buildings.
From £195.00 per night
The Nare - Traditional Four Day Break Special Offer
Veryan-in-Roseland
A great place for three-generation family holidays; adults are cosseted by immaculate service and comfort, while children are kept busy with lovely Carne beach, swimming pools, tennis and family painting sessions with a resident artist.
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 - Summer Staycation 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).
The Black Swan - Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Special Offer
Kirkby Stephen
In this small conservation village, with views to the Howgill fells, this large country pub is as much a locals’ favourite as an inn with smart food and bedrooms.
Headlam Hall - Summer Escape Special Offer from £115 per person per night
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.
Augill Castle - 10% Discount Special Offer
Kirkby Stephen
Children thrill to stay in this fantasy castle with its free-and-easy ethos. Books and games, a cinema, flexible meal times, tennis, a playground and ‘Little Cooks’ school add up to a recipe for a happy holiday.
Trefeddian Hotel - Five Night Summer Special Offer
Aberdovey
Generations of families have enjoyed the view across Cardigan Bay from this popular hotel that’s just a five-minute dash from the beach. But first you have to tear yourself away from the games room, indoor pool, putting green and tennis court.
Widbrook Grange - 'Gin Tasting Stay' Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
‘Staying here was an experience,’ wrote Guide inspectors of Nick Dent’s Georgian farmhouse hotel, which is so dog-friendly it even hosts doggie birthday parties, and where creative reuse has been raised to an art form.
Judges - 'Accommodation Special Rates' Special Offer
Yarm
Shrouded from the world by rolling gardens and wooded dells and with ‘impeccably maintained grounds’, this creeper-covered Victorian country house was once a retreat for circuit judges.
Seaham Hall - Four Night Staycation 25% Discount Special Offer
Seaham
‘A wonderful place’, this Georgian mansion with a pedigree (Lord Byron was married to Anne Isabella Millbanke in the drawing room) stands in landscaped gardens overlooking Durham’s heritage coast.
Cary Arms & Spa - Autumn Cosy Coastal Spa Break Special Offer
Babbacombe
Queen Victoria thought of Italy as she viewed the ‘red cliffs and rocks and wooded hills’ that surround pebbly Babbacombe Bay, and for la dolce vita look no further than this spa hotel.
Blackaddie House - Two Night Food Lovers Special Offer
Sanquhar
The River Nith ripples past the garden of Jane and Ian McAndrew’s old manse and gastronomic destination, in a rolling landscape with views to the Lowther hills.
The Feathered Nest - Three Nights for the Price of Two Early Bird Autumn Staycation Special Offer
Chipping Norton
An 18th-century malthouse on a hilltop, with spectacular views across the Evenlode valley, is today a village hub, pub and foodie destination.
The Dial House - Free In-Room Cocktail Special Offer
Norwich
Studied eccentricity abounds at this Georgian house on the market square with most rooms styled on a geographic theme – and a hairdresser and boutique on site.
The Dog at Wingham - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £99 per Person per night Special Offer
Canterbury
Every Dog has its day, and Marc Bridgen’s canine-friendly gastropub-with-rooms has been garnering awards since his family took it on in 2016.
Bunchrew House - Two Night Winter Luxury Highland Break Special Offer
Inverness
In a ‘lovely position’ by Beauly Firth, this handsome 17th-century mansion stands in large grounds that lead into woodland laced with walking paths – look out for the brown hares and roe deer who like to visit.
Lucknam Park - Gourmet Getaway Special Offer
nr Chippenham
Approach this 18th-century mansion, exulting in 500 acres of parkland and gardens, down a mile-long avenue of lime and beech trees: what awaits is ‘very grand and lovely’.
Trigony House - Early Bird Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Special Offer
Thornhill
Jan and Adam Moore’s relaxed, pet-friendly country hotel is in an 18th-century sporting lodge surrounded by mature gardens and woodland.
Cuckoo Brow Inn - Three Night 15% Discount Special Offer
Far Sawrey
The views stretch over lakeland countryside from this unpretentious 18th-century inn, atop a hill in a pretty village between Lake Windermere and Hawkshead.
The Dunstane Houses - Ultimate Scottish Road Trip 7 Nights for 5 Special Offer
Edinburgh
Heathery tones and tweedy fabrics bring a breath of fresh Orkney air to this family-owned hotel, in a peaceful area just beyond the city centre.
The Cavendish - The Great British Staycation 'Four for Three' Special Offer
Baslow
The slightly austere facade of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s hotel on the Chatsworth Estate belies the country house comforts within.
Mallory Court - Summer Break Special Offer
Leamington Spa
This Lutyens-style Arts and Crafts manor house with wood panelling and leaded windows presides over landscaped grounds, with lawns, ponds, rose and herb gardens.
Lindeth Fell - Up to 30% Discount Summer Special Offer
Bowness-on-Windermere
With glorious views of Windermere and seven acres of spectacular grounds, this guest house feels more like a country house hotel, complete with wood panelling and ornate ceilings.
Woolley Grange - Gourmet Two Night Break Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
One of the first country house hotels to welcome families, this mellow Wiltshire manor continues to delight all ages. Extensive grounds contain a grass maze and play garden with tractor; indoors, there’s a crèche, games room, pool and spa.
Congham Hall - Summer Adventure Special Offer
King's Lynn
In summer, visitors buzz like contented bees around a garden of almost 400 herb varieties at Nicholas Dickinson’s Georgian merchant’s house-turned-hotel.
Talland Bay Hotel - 'Sunday Stayover' Special Offer
Talland-by-Looe
It feels a bit as if you’ve fallen down Alice’s rabbit hole, at this whimsical, dog-friendly hotel with a ‘spectacular bay setting’ by the Coast Path.
Gliffaes - Four Day 'Explore Wales' Special Offer
Crickhowell
‘We have always loved the house and gardens and river views,’ say Guide regulars of this ‘very friendly’ hotel in the heart of the Brecon Beacons national park.
La Sablonnerie - Suite Upgrade Special Offer
Little Sark
‘Paradise,’ write readers on their ‘umpteenth’ stay at this rose-smothered, whitewashed hotel on a tiny, car-free island.
Rathmullan House - Spring & Autumn Special Offer
Rathmullan
Built for a bishop in about 1760, Rathmullan House has been a beacon of Donegal hospitality since the early ’60s.
Montagu Arms - 'Paddle to the Pub' Special Offer
Beaulieu
Perfectly placed to explore the New Forest, this Victorian Arts and Crafts inn, on the Beaulieu river near Lord Montagu’s home, is a mix of cosy bolt-hole, luxury hotel and fine-dining restaurant, with a pub in a 1920s wing.
Cley Windmill - 10% discount for stays of 3 Nights or more Special Offer
Cley-next-the-Sea
Rising above the reed beds and River Glaven in a pretty village no longer ‘next the sea’, Julian and Carolyn Godlee’s 19th-century windmill offers characterful accommodation.
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Pentillie Castle
Saltash
Capture the castle. On the banks of the River Tamar, this impressive 17th-century country house topped with an embattled parapet is available for private hire. Its grand rooms, furnished with squashy sofas and antiques, and wooded grounds, designed by Humphry Repton, make a splendid setting for special celebrations, retreats and small weddings, or for renewing vows. A raised terrace has beautiful river views; in the walled garden, a solar-heated outdoor pool.
The Talbot
Malton
This former Georgian coaching inn in Yorkshire’s ‘food capital’ has a winning combination of cool style, informal atmosphere and robust food.
Ilsington Country House
Newton Abbot
‘We would certainly go again,’ write trusted readers after a stay at the Hassell family’s country house hotel and spa in wooded grounds, with Dartmoor on the doorstep.
Ramsay Arms Hotel & Restaurant
Fettercairn
A grand archway, built to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1861, graces this tiny village at the foot of the Cairn O’ Mount.
The White Cliffs Hotel
Dover
In a tranquil village on St Margaret’s Bay, there’s ‘a very sincere welcome’ and ‘good community spirit’ to be had at Gavin Oakley’s ‘comfortable, quietly efficient’ hotel.
The Talbot Hotel
Oundle
Charm and character – perhaps even a queenly ghost – have been passed down through the centuries at this handsome Grade I listed building in a market town on the River Nene.
Grays Court
York
Hidden down a narrow cobbled street, this ‘fantastically located’ hotel is set in leafy gardens within the city’s medieval walls.
Harbour View
Brixham
Overlooking the colour and activity of the working harbour in a busy fishing town, this ‘modest’ B&B, in the former harbour master’s house, is run by ‘helpful, considerate’ host, Stephen King.
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel
Nant Gwynant
Built in 1810, this ‘eccentric’ hotel at the foot of Snowdonia retains the spirit of a mountaineers’ hostel, along with a wealth of memorabilia commemorating mountaineering’s golden age.
No. 38 The Park
Cheltenham
Easy-going cool seeps through this Georgian town house in a leafy corner of Pittville, close to Cheltenham Racecourse.
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
Close to the station, a hotel and restaurant inside a Grade II-listed 18th-century sandstone mansion. Intimate and clubby, there is an open fire in the bar, and Gallic-influenced dishes in the informal restaurant; alfresco dining on the terrace. Modern bedrooms (some overlooking Calverley Park) have plenty of perks: a capsule coffee machine, fluffy bathrobes, chic toiletries for indulgent bathing. Within walking distance of the Pantiles.
Leena’s Guest House
Salisbury
A 15-minute riverside stroll from the cathedral, ‘excellent, helpful hosts’ Gary and Edith Heikki Street provide good-value B&B accommodation in their ‘first-rate’ guest house.
Bella Luce Hotel
St Martin
Renoir was once drawn to this spot, above Moulin Huet Bay, to capture the ever-changing scene in his Guernsey paintings.
The Bull – Beaumaris
Beaumaris
In a lively seaside town known equally for its medieval castle and its ice cream parlour, this ancient coaching inn is today a ‘friendly’ hotel with updated bedrooms, a stylish restaurant, and a well-preserved pub whose wonky doors, open fireplace and old photographs create much atmosphere.
Norfolk Mead
Norwich
‘Perfect peace and quiet’ drifts across ‘lush grounds’ to James Holliday and Anna Duttson’s ‘splendid’, wisteria-hung Georgian house by the River Bure.
Eleven Didsbury Park
Manchester
A retreat from the city, the large walled garden of this suburban Victorian town house is an inviting place to hang loose.
Coombe Abbey
Coventry
Its past as a 12th-century Cistercian abbey bestows ‘character, eccentricity and individuality at its best’ on this atmospheric hotel, which stands amid a ‘well-maintained’ country park and ‘superb’ formal gardens.
The Castle Hotel
Lincoln
On the site of the Roman Forum, this sleek Bailgate area hotel is ‘superbly’ located between cathedral and castle. Comfortable, compact bedrooms in the main building, modishly decorated in earthy hues, overlook the castle walls or have views of the medieval cathedral. Courtyard rooms are in the peaceful 250-year-old coach house, all conveniently on the ground floor, with parking just outside.
Paskins
Brighton
Within the East Cliff conservation area, the Marlowe family’s characterful Kemptown B&B has long been a bastion of sustainable living.
Broadoaks
Troutbeck
The views stretch to Windermere and the Langdale Pikes from this 19th-century stone-and-slate country house, which stands in large, landscaped grounds, in a green valley that leads to the rushing river.
Lasswade Country House
Llanwrtyd Wells
The sheep-dotted landscape stretches to the Epynt hills behind Roger and Emma Stevens’s semi-rural restaurant-with-rooms, in a small mid-Wales town that’s a gateway to the Cambrian mountains.
Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay
‘The whole family feels welcome’ at this ‘great’ seaside hotel, which stands in a ‘fabulous’ location, on a two-mile stretch of sandy, dog-friendly beach.
Lyzzick Hall
Keswick
Unparalleled fell views and ‘capable, obliging staff’ are found at this family-friendly spot on the lower slopes of Skiddaw.
Holm House
Penarth
Overlooking the Bristol Channel, this contemporary hotel and spa rests on a leafy avenue, minutes from the seafront.
Chatford House
Shrewsbury
Christine and Rupert Farmer offer guests a slice of the good life at their B&B on a small organic farm – and greet them with a piece of home-baked cake. Close to the Shropshire Way, the 18th-century farmhouse has cottage-style bedrooms full of spoiling touches: fresh flowers, magazines, and a regularly topped-up hospitality tray. In each, views of the pretty garden or towards the Wrekin.
The George
Buckden
In a ‘quaint village’, this 19th-century coaching inn carries on a tradition of hosting travellers journeying between York and London along the Great North Road.
The Forest Country Guest House
Newtown
In mid-Wales countryside, Paul and Michelle Martin’s family-friendly B&B is ringed by large, flower-filled gardens.
Knockeven House
Cobh
A gracious hostess in an elegant Victorian house, Pam Mulhaire welcomes B&B guests with hot drinks and home-baked scones.
The Bell at Hampton Poyle
Kidlington
George Dailey’s honey-stone roadside inn, north of Oxford, is a popular village hub where locals come for the ‘excellent’ cooking – and where farther-flung guests settle in for ‘a very nice stay’.
Laurel Villa Townhouse
Magherafelt
B&B guests find a fascinating collection of books and memorabilia behind the bright red door of Eugene and Gerardine Kielt’s elegant villa, a literary haven for Seamus Heaney fans.
The Bull and Swan at Burghley
Stamford
In the late 17th century, the Honourable Order of Little Bedlam (an aristocratic drinking club) rampaged through this coaching inn – today an altogether more upstanding crowd come for the modern pub grub, cinema nights and the garden’s ‘pizza potting shed’ (open on warm-weather weekends). Characterful bedrooms mix vintage furnishings and modern conveniences. Some have exposed stones or feature wallpaper, perhaps an original fireplace, mullioned window.
Brook Lane Hotel
Kenmare
‘A genuine sense of hospitality’ – and an interesting collection of local art – fill Una and Dermot Brennan’s ‘attractively priced’ hotel, in a pretty town between the Ring of Beara and the Ring of Kerry.
The Crown
Stoke by Nayland
With white-painted walls and a peg-tiled roof, this ‘smartly renovated’ inn, one of Suffolk’s oldest pubs, stands in landscaped gardens that melt into Constable country.
From £145 per night
The Lime Tree
Fort William
Guests praise the ‘true hospitality’ at David Wilson’s loch-facing hotel, restaurant and modern art gallery, in a converted former manse, a stroll from the old fort walls.
The Cross Keys
Kippen
‘Pub, food, rooms, log fires’: the writing’s, happily, on the white-painted wall of Debby McGregor and Brian Horsburgh’s unassuming country inn.
From £55 per night
The Duke of Richmond
St Peter Port
Above the town, this modern, family-friendly hotel in a 19th-century building overlooks a park, and has views as far as Herm and Sark. Bedrooms might be modern or traditional, with sea view or balcony. Complimentary sweet snacks are replenished all day; a range of loose-leaf teas is served for afternoon tea, in the conservatory or on the terrace. A safari theme runs wild in the striking Leopard bar.
Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa
Salcombe
It’s not just the ‘stupendous view’, but ‘the whole ambience’ that guests find appealing about this Victorian hotel and spa on Salcombe’s tranquil estuary.
From £145 per night
Easby Hall
Richmond
On a country lane outside Richmond, this stone-built Georgian house is the stuff rural ruminations are made of.
Lower Barns
St Austell
Off a single-track road amid tranquil farmland, Janie and Mike Cooksley’s quirky B&B on the Roseland peninsula is a joyous burst of artistry, colour and all-round cheer.
Sands Hotel
Margate
A short seafront stroll from the Turner Contemporary gallery, Nick Conington’s ‘smart’, modern hotel is a welcome part of Margate’s renaissance.
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