Best family friendly hotels in South East

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Best family friendly hotels in South East

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Chewton Glen

Chewton Glen - 'Your Stay Your Way' £100 Credit 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?
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  • bird_watching
  • garden
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  • disabled_facilities
  • wifi
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  • tennis
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  • honeymoon
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • for_winelovers
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  • wildlife_watching
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  • outdoor_dining
  • gym
  • parking
  • boutique
  • cycling
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  • seaside
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Cliveden House

Cliveden House - Three Nights for the Price of Two Midweek Special Offer

Taplow

Redolent of its sometimes racy past, this veritable palazzo, designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1850 for the Duke of Sutherland, sits in National Trust pleasure grounds above the Thames.
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  • spa
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  • wifi
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  • gourmet
  • honeymoon
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  • babyfriendly
  • mooring_available
  • outdoor_dining
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The Feathered Nest

The Feathered Nest - 25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer

Chipping Norton

Guests have a bird’s-eye view over the Evenlode valley from Adam Taylor’s gastropub-with-rooms in a hilltop Cotswold village.
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  • walking
  • garden
  • wifi
  • tennis
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  • wine
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • for_winelovers
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  • child_friendly
  • parking
  • outdoor_dining
  • foodie
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • cycling
  • wildlife_watching
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  • dog_friendly
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The Dog at Wingham

The Dog at Wingham - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £100 per Person per night Special Offer

Canterbury

More a stylish gastropub than a community hub, this historic inn has a loyal following of foodies who rave about its 'delicious meals'.
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  • golf
  • weddings
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  • veganfriendly
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  • dog_friendly
  • child_friendly
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  • bird_watching
  • boutique
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  • historic
  • foodie
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Montagu Arms

Montagu Arms - 15% Discount Two Night Special Offer

Beaulieu

Fine food, a pleasing pub, welcoming staff and spacious bedrooms are among the benefits at this handsome wisteria-covered Victorian building, in a picturesque village by the Beaulieu river on the edge of the New Forest.
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  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • wifi
  • conference_meeting
  • view
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  • parking
  • for_winelovers
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • foodie
  • wildlife_watching
  • country_house
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
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  • dog_friendly
  • cycling
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  • bird_watching
  • babyfriendly
  • great_breakfast
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The Retreat at Elcot Park

The Retreat at Elcot Park - 'Three Festive Nights' Special Offer

Newbury

A Regency mansion in parkland, once home to Percy Shelley’s mother, has been reimagined as a contemporary country house hotel infused with a blithe spirit.
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  • bird_watching
  • boutique
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • country_house
  • cycling
  • disabled_facilities
  • dog_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • fishing
  • garden
  • gym
  • historic
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_dining
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  • outdoor_pursuits_hunting
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  • spa
  • tennis
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
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  • weddings
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wildlife_watching
  • good_value
  • for_winelovers
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Beachcroft Hotel

Beachcroft Hotel - Festive Twixmas/New Year Special Offer

Bognor Regis

A stay in Felpham inspired William Blake to write of ‘England’s green and pleasant land’, but it’s the beach that draws holidaymakers to the de Savarys’ South Coast hotel.
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  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • cycling
  • dog_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • golf
  • historic
  • indoor_pool
  • outdoor_dining
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • good_value

More best family friendly hotels in South East

Best family friendly hotels in South East

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Best family friendly hotels in South East

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Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells

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.
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  • child_friendly
  • garden
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • exceptional_value
  • conference_meeting
  • boutique
  • wine
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The Relish

The Relish

FOLKESTONE

Guests are welcomed with a glass of wine or beer at this relaxed B&B which has direct access to the private, 4-acre August Gardens. Complimentary coffee, tea, soft drinks and home-made cake are available throughout the day. The grand, cream-painted 1850s merchant’s house is furnished in a clean-lined, contemporary style.
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  • value
  • parking
  • garden
  • child_friendly
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Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

Canterbury

Within an architect-designed complex, this contemporary hotel enjoys a ‘prime position’ in the ‘serene grounds’ of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage site. At breakfast in the busy refectory or on the terrace, a ‘small buffet’ and ‘well-served’ hot dishes lay heavenly foundations for the day. Guests have free admission to the cathedral and its precincts, and discounts at local restaurants, ‘many within easy walking distance’.
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  • disabled_facilities
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  • rooms_with_a_view
  • historic
  • disabled
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • weddings
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • babyfriendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • child_friendly
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Southampton Harbour Hotel

Southampton Harbour Hotel

Southampton

Jutting out over a private marina, this ocean liner-like hotel is ship-shape inside, with porthole-shaped mirrors, vintage glass fish floats and nautical bits and pieces. Bedrooms and suites, several with a Juliet balcony, are cheerily decorated with some retro touches, and supplied with decanters of gin and sherry. The buzzy sixth-floor bar has harbour views. Jetty restaurant pairs locally caught seafood with seasonal produce, eaten on the terrace in welcoming weather.
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  • spa
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • weddings
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
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Guildford Harbour Hotel,

Guildford Harbour Hotel,

GUILDFORD

In the thick of things, a large, modern hotel on the cobbled high street. Public spaces are vibrantly furnished or bright with colourful prints. Food and drink is available throughout the day; HarSpa has a whirlpool, sauna, steam room and small open-air heated pool.
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  • outdoor_pool
  • spa
  • child_friendly
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The Roebuck Inn

The Roebuck Inn

Lewes

An historic coaching inn opposite Laughton village green, seven miles from Lewes. Rooms are in a sympathetically converted stable block. Hearty pub grub and an extensive range of beers, wines and gin is served in the interesting bar and dining room, or in the large pub garden with an outdoor bar and children’s play area.
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  • parking
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  • child_friendly
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L’hote

L’hote

Canterbury

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The Woughton House

The Woughton House

Milton Keynes

In parkland, a white-painted country house hotel blending classic with contemporary twists. The cheerful lounge has yellow seating, and retains its period features. Oversized headboards add statement to individually styled bedrooms. British cuisine is served in Seasons restaurant overlooking Ouzel Valley Park, or outside on a sunny, decked terrace in summer. Children are offered special menus and board games for rainy days. On the outskirts of Milton Keynes, the hotel is a popular wedding venue.
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  • garden
  • child_friendly
  • wifi
  • babyfriendly
  • parking
  • weddings
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • country_house
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The Great House Sonning

The Great House Sonning

Reading

By the river, a modern hotel in Sonning-on-Thames, 3½ miles E of Reading. Stylish, with a retro edge, bedrooms are in separate buildings – some in a converted coach house and clock tower. Open from breakfast until late at night, Coppa Club bar/restaurant features a long, curved pewter bar, original fireplaces, velvet sofas and separate workspace. Large gardens, and a covered terrace overlooks lawns going down to the water.
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  • wifi
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
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The New Inn

The New Inn

Reading

In a picturesque village, five miles north of Reading, a welcoming olde worlde country inn with an open fire and Brakspear real ales in the traditional bar. Comfortable, mellow-toned bedrooms are named after types of wine. Satisfying pub dishes are served in a cosy restaurant. Outside there is a patio and garden with a children’s play area.
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  • wifi
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • parking
  • garden
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Royal Berkshire Hotel

Royal Berkshire Hotel

Ascot

In fifteen acres of landscaped grounds, a red-brick Queen Anne mansion that was originally built for the Churchill family. Afternoon tea is served in The Polo Bar and Lounge or outside on the terrace. FORK restaurant (casual dining), and some of the modern bedrooms have views over the lovely garden, where outdoor activities include a croquet lawn, tennis courts, shooting hoops and giant snakes and ladders. Part of Exclusive Collection.
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  • child_friendly
  • tennis
  • country_house
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Hotel Continental

Hotel Continental

Whitstable

A beachfront hotel within walking distance of the harbour and the high street. Some of the compact, light and simply decorated bedrooms have far-reaching views over the Thames Estuary (binoculars provided). Even closer to the shore, former fishermen’s stores on the sea wall have been converted into appealing self-contained units (some have steep stairs). Fresh-from-the-sea oysters and mussels feature on the French-style brasserie menu. Breakfasts must be pre-booked.
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  • seaside
  • wifi
  • parking
  • conferencemeeting_friendly

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Last updated: March 08, 2023