Best hotels for walking in South East

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Hartwell House - Complimentary Fourth Night Special Offer

Aylesbury

An equestrian statue of Frederick, Prince of Wales, marks your arrival at this glorious Jacobean-cum-Georgian mansion, a hotel since the late 1980s.

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Chewton Glen - Four Nights for the Price of Three Midweek Special Offer

New Milton

This quintessential English country house with spa, pools, kids’ club, elegant bedrooms and fun tree houses, hits all the right luxurious notes for a romantic or family stay.

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Cliveden House - 'A Cliveden Indulgence' Special Offer

Taplow

History, opulence and a tantalising whiff of scandal enrich a stay at this palatial Italianate mansion in National Trust gardens and parkland.

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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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The Dog at Wingham - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £99 per Person per night Special Offer

Canterbury

More a stylish gastropub than a community hub, this historic inn has a following of foodies, who rave about its 'delicious meals'.

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Montagu Arms - 'Great British Adventure' Special Offer

Beaulieu

This handsome wisteria-covered Victorian building, in a picturesque village by the Beaulieu river on the edge of the New Forest, is a pleasing prospect.

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The Cat Inn - 15% Discount Two Night Stay Special Offer

West Hoathly

‘Fabulous as ever’, this 16th-century, timber-frame and tile-clad pub-with-rooms has everything you could look for in a village local and makes a good base for exploring the South Downs national park.

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Broadway Barn - Free Glass of Bubbly Special Offer

Woking

'Nigh on perfect’, Mindi McLean’s ‘superb B&B with every taste catered for' is in a restored 200-year-old barn at the heart of a historic village.

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More best hotels for walking in South East

Gravetye Manor, East Grinstead

Deep in the Sussex countryside, a romantic Elizabethan manor house, built by an ironmaster for his bride, stands amid 1,000 acres of historically important gardens, pleasure grounds and woodland.

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Great Milton

‘There is a timeless elegance to Raymond Blanc’s gorgeous country house hotel, where English–French relations reach a deliciously stylish entente cordiale,’ say Guide insiders.

Jeake’s House, Rye

Swathed with creepers and bedecked with flowers, this wildly atmospheric B&B stands on a cobbled street in a medieval citadel with views over Romney Marsh.

Old Bank Hotel, Oxford

Jeremy Mogford’s conversion of the old Barclays Bank gets credit from a Guide insider for its 'brilliant location, right in the city centre'.

The Pig in the Forest, Brockenhurst

Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel.

The Gallivant, Camber

The name says it all: a place to skip along Camber Sands, enjoy backgammon in the bar, chill in the garden or relax with yoga – and with no children to disturb the peace.

The Halfway Bridge, Petworth

At the heart of the South Downs national park, this village pub-with-rooms is the rural sister of the seaside Crab & Lobster (see Sidlesham), country but no bumpkin.

The Trout at Tadpole Bridge, Buckland Marsh

The gardens run down to the Thames with free moorings for guests at this gastropub-with-rooms in the Vale of the White Horse, a former toll house for the eponymous 18th-century stone bridge.

The Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham

Overlooking the reed beds and salt marsh of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve, this ‘lovely little pub’ is not a local boozer but a very good restaurant-with-rooms.

Old Whyly, East Hoathly

‘A curling gravel drive lined with mature trees and wild flowers’ leads to this ‘exceptionally beautiful Georgian manor house’ B&B.

Lime Wood, Lyndhurst

A New Forest bolt-hole, this country house hotel has an easy glamour, romantic and family-friendly rooms, heart-warming Italian food and top-notch spa.

Belle Tout Lighthouse, Eastbourne

Remote on a cliff-top between the English Channel and the rolling downs, this decommissioned 19th-century lighthouse found new purpose in 2010 as a unique B&B.

Hever Castle B&B, Edenbridge

If Anne Boleyn could return to her childhood home, she would be astonished to find a ‘wonderful B&B for history lovers’, housed in a ‘Tudor village’ in landscaped parkland with Italian garden, Japanese tea house and 35-acre lake.

Daisybank Cottage, New Forest

The name has an Enid Blyton ring to it, and it sits in a dingley dell on the edge of the New Forest, but this single-storey Arts and Crafts cottage is home to an entirely grown-up B&B.

New Park Manor, BROCKENHURST

Charles II might not recognise his old royal hunting lodge today but, as the father of at least 11 children and a great lover of his spaniels, the Merry Monarch would enjoy the dog-friendly, inclusive ethos.

The Greyhound Inn, Wantage

A proper village inn with locals enjoying pints in the bar, scrubbed tables, robust food, and light, creaky-floored bedrooms.

Foresters Hall, Cowes

‘The Isle of Wight’s chicest boutique hotel,’ reports a Guide insider of these Georgian town houses, set above Cowes harbour.

The Pig at Bridge Place, Canterbury

A short hop from Canterbury, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion and former music venue that once hosted rock legends such as The Kinks, was the sixth addition to Robin Hutson’s Pig collection

The George Inn, Banbury

In an ‘interesting village of honey-coloured stone, well off the beaten track’, a beautifully renovated 17th-century thatched inn lives anew as a local gastropub-with-rooms.

The Harcourt Arms, Witney

Although it has been taken over by the Barkby Group, this 17th-century gastropub-with-rooms in a rural village between the rivers Thames and Windrush 'still feels individual', say readers.

The George Inn,

Do you remember an inn, Miranda? Hilaire Belloc certainly remembered this Georgian coaching inn, from which he described setting out in The Four Men.

The Star, Alfriston

Mother and daughter Olga and Alex Polizzi have beautifully reinvented this picturesque 15th-century hostelry in a medieval South Downs village.

The Double Red Duke, Bampton

The latest addition to Georgie and Sam Pearman’s Country Creatures portfolio, this 17th-century Cotswold stone inn is ‘one of the best pubs-with-rooms I’ve ever seen’, says our inspector.

The Bottle & Glass, Henley-on-Thames

Offering 'the perfect foodie escape', this thatched gastropub is 'ideally located' just ten minutes from Henley-on-Thames on the Phillimore estate.

Bay Tree Hotel, Burford

A charmingly refurbished hotel, forged from a row of 17th-century houses in picturesque Burford – gateway to the Cotswolds.

Old Swan, Minster Lovell

In a village of thatched houses, surrounded by woodland and wildflower meadows and close to a willow-hung riverbank, the 600-year-old Old Swan has a timeless charm.

The Crown Inn, Chiddingfold

This black-and-white timbered medieval inn overlooking Chiddingfold’s village green is almost ridiculously picture-perfect.

Sissinghurst Castle Farmhouse, Cranbrook

A draw for garden-lovers, this serene Victorian farmhouse B&B is sheltered by a National Trust estate of ancient woodland, farmland and Vita Sackville-West’s acclaimed gardens (tickets for Sissinghurst Castle may be purchased at the gate).

Alkham Court, Dover

Home-made cake is the welcome treat from ‘wonderful, engaging’ Wendy and Neil Burrows at their award-winning Alkham Valley farmhouse B&B; their warm thoughtfulness lasts the stay.

The Crown Inn, Chipping Norton

This picture-perfect Cotswold-stone village inn is all low beams, flagged floors and open fires as befits its 400 years of service.

The Millstream, Chichester

A little wooden bridge leads across the Bosham Stream into the rose-filled gardens of the Wild family’s hotel, occupying three 17th-century workmen’s cottages, a stroll from its own quayside.

Park House, Hotel & Spa, Midhurst

More than 70 years after the O’Brien family first opened their Edwardian country house to the Cowdray Park set, third-generation owner Seamus O’Brien presides over a thriving spa hotel.

The Old Store, Chichester

There is a warm welcome in store for guests at this B&B and former 18th-century bakery in a South Downs hamlet on the edge of the Goodwood Estate.

The Old Railway Station, Petworth

Readers report transports of delight this year after staying at this B&B, occupying surely Britain’s prettiest disused station, a former stop on the Mid-Sussex line in the South Downs national park.

The Wellington Arms, Baughurst

Beyond massed ranks of pots and planters, a former hunting lodge on the Duke of Wellington’s estate is now a dog-friendly gastropub of immense charm, with its own Welli deli.

Artist Residence Oxfordshire, South Leigh

With funky artwork in the bar and attractive salvaged furniture, this is not your conventional thatched village inn, but it brims with a quirky charm and a warm, open-to-everyone welcome.

Deans Place, Alfriston

Hike along the South Downs Way, or meander along a country path to the village green from this dog-friendly, family-run hotel in large grounds on the banks of the Cuckmere River.

Wartling Place, Hailshan

In beautiful landscaped gardens with views to the South Downs, this Grade ll-Listed Georgian rectory offers a tranquil retreat yet is still close to the Sussex coast, historic houses and Glyndebourne.

Wingrove House, Alfriston

Charming inside and out, this immaculate 19th Century house is in a pretty village within the South Downs National Park.

The Maytime Inn, Burford

Creepers clamber up the honey stone walls of this 17th-century coaching inn, in a peaceful village a short stroll from the River Windrush.

Hotels not in the Guide that you may want to consider

White Lodge B&B

LEWES

In secluded gardens and woodland, a low-built contemporary house with sun terraces and spacious accommodation overlooking acres of greenery. There’s an open-plan lounge for relaxing, and communal Aga-cooked breakfasts with a choice of home-made breads are served in a light-filled dining area. Five miles N of Lewes.

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Pigeonwood House

FOLKESTONE

Situated in a tiny hamlet the North Downs above Folkestone, this homely B&B in an 18th-century farmhouse has spectacular views across fields and hills, and on a clear day over to France. The Channel Tunnel is a ten-minute drive.

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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best hotels for walking in South East

Hartwell House - Complimentary Fourth Night Special Offer

Aylesbury

Chewton Glen - Four Nights for the Price of Three Midweek Special Offer

New Milton

Cliveden House - 'A Cliveden Indulgence' Special Offer

Taplow

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

Chipping Norton

The Dog at Wingham - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £99 per Person per night Special Offer

Canterbury

Montagu Arms - 'Great British Adventure' Special Offer

Beaulieu

The Cat Inn - 15% Discount Two Night Stay Special Offer

West Hoathly

Broadway Barn - Free Glass of Bubbly Special Offer

Woking

More best hotels for walking in South East

Best hotels for walking in South East

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Best hotels for walking in South East

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LEWES

Pigeonwood House

FOLKESTONE

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