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Hartwell House - National Trust Winter Break 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 - 'Your Stay Your Way' £100 Credit 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 - 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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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 £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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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' is in a restored 200-year-old barn at the heart of a historic village.

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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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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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The Mitre - 'Two Festive Nights' Special Offer

In ‘a lovely location’, with riverside terraces, and Hampton Court across the road, the flagship venture for Hector Ross’s Signet Collection received our inspectors’ endorsement.

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The Star, Alfriston

With ‘first-rate attention to detail’ and ‘efficient, helpful and delightful staff’, Olga and Alex Polizzi’s updating of a historic Tudor inn, in a medieval South Downs village, has undoubted star quality.

Wingrove House, Alfriston

A colonial-style Victorian villa with galleried veranda has been refurbished in fine style, with 16 classy bedrooms and an airy restaurant serving locally sourced, seasonal, modern British fare.

Alkham Court, Dover

If you’re outward bound for France, this farmhouse B&B, just ten minutes from the port of Dover and Eurotunnel, is perfect for a stop-off – but you you might not want to leave.

Artist Residence Oxfordshire, South Leigh

A 16th-century village inn has been reinvented as a fun, bohemian hangout, with rustic-chic bedrooms, upcycled furniture, modern artworks, good pub grub and an irrepressible sense of fun.

The Greyhound Inn, Wantage

This is a proper village inn with locals enjoying pints in the bar, scrubbed tables, robust food and comfortable, homely bedrooms.

The Mount Edgcumbe, Tunbridge Wells

‘Despite a wild and rural backdrop’ of ‘a tall sandstone ridge, surrounded by mature trees’, this pub-with-rooms is just a stroll from the town centre.

Beaverbrook, Leatherhead

Once a retreat for Lord Beaverbrook, this Victorian mansion, filled with fascinating memorabilia, is home to chic contemporary bedrooms, a fine-dining restaurant, Japanese grill, library, cinema and spa.

The Roseate, READING

All of the grandeur of the former Edwardian Shire Hall has been retained in this hotel, now part of the India-based Roseate group.

Burley Manor, Burley

This baronial-style Victorian manor house overlooking a deer park in the New Forest has been stylishly updated as an adults-only retreat with a well-regarded restaurant.

Foresters Hall, Cowes

With their background in TV and film, Sara Curran and Peter Sussman, new owners of the former North House, are experts in presentation.

The Pig at Bridge Place, Canterbury

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

The White Hart, South Harting

Dog friendly, child-friendly, cosy and characterful, this historic village inn near the South Downs Way has bedrooms that blend quirky rusticity with modern comforts, a menu of pub classics and more modern dishes.

The Harcourt Arms, Witney

Between the Thames and Windrush, this 17th-century pub blends all the charm of a traditional village local with rugs on flagstone floors, comfy sofas and log-burner, country-chic bedrooms and gastropub cooking.

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.

Wartling Place, Hailshan

In landscaped gardens with views to the South Downs, this Georgian rectory B&B offers a tranquil retreat, traditional bedrooms with garden views, and a locally sourced breakfast.

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 Crown Inn, Chipping Norton

Modern artworks by the co-owner and local artists adorn this picture-perfect Cotswolds village inn, with country-style bedrooms, that serves local ales, cream teas and updated pub fare in the conservatory and garden.

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 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.

Leonardslee House, Horsham

In restored Grade I listed woodland and lake gardens, an Italianate mansion is now home to a Michelin-starred restaurant with serenely beautiful bedrooms.

The Grosvenor, Stockbridge

In a small town in the Test valley, a Georgian coaching inn, home to the little-known Houghton fishing club, has received an exciting makeover.

Boys Hall, Ashford

With smugglers’ tunnels beneath, this ‘beautiful, gabled 17th-century manor’, five minutes from Ashford International, stands in ‘a secret garden oasis with a rose and herb garden’.

The Merry Harriers, Hambledon

When booking a stay, don’t forget to book your llama and picnic: llama treks through the Surrey hills are the unique selling point at this at this 16th-century pub-with-rooms.

St Benedict Victorian B&B, Hastings

You half expect to find a chamber pot under the bed, and Dante Gabriel Rosetti taking tea by the drawing-room fire at this 19th-century villa, a homage to the Victorian Aesthetic movement, perfect in every detail.

The Wild Rabbit, Chipping Norton

In 2013, Carole Bamford acquired the wisteria-draped, Cotswold stone, 18th-century Tollgate Inn and took it back to the bones, before complete refurbishment,

Stanwell House, Lymington

New owners have lavished millions on this Georgian hotel in a New Forest yachting town on the edge of the Solent.

Sissinghurst Castle Farmhouse, Cranbrook

A Victorian house on the Sissinghurst estate is home to this 'good-value B&B in a perfect location’ for a visit the iconic English gardens laid out in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson.

The Millstream, Chichester

In gardens bordered by a stream, the Wild family’s hotel, converted from three 17th-century cottages, a stroll from its own quayside, has well-equipped, country-classic bedrooms, formal and informal dining in restaurant and brasserie.

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.

The Old Store, Chichester

Matt and Amy Marshall welcome new arrival with a drink and are happy to share their local knowledge and love of Sussex at this 18th-century bakery-turned-B&B with updated, bright and airy interiors.

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.

Park House, Hotel & Spa, Midhurst

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.

Bingham Riverhouse, Richmond-upon-Thames

You can paddleboard on the river, stroll to see the deer in Richmond Park, and feel a world away from central London at this smart, multifaceted Thames-side hotel.

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.

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.

Old Whyly, East Hoathly

It is more than thirty years since Sarah Burgoyne first welcomed guests to her Georgian manor house, ‘in enchanting gardens and grounds’, where ‘deer roam at dawn and birdsong is guaranteed’.

The Crown Inn, Chiddingfold

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

Bay Tree Hotel, Burford

Smart accommodation combines with the ambience of a country pub, replete with beams, flagstones and open fires, and a restaurant serving modern British cooking at this Cotswolds hotel.

Belle Tout Lighthouse, Eastbourne

A beacon of hospitality on a remote 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.

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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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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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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best hotels for walking in South East

Hartwell House - National Trust Winter Break Special Offer

Aylesbury

Chewton Glen - 'Your Stay Your Way' £100 Credit Special Offer

New Milton

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

Taplow

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

Chipping Norton

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

Canterbury

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

West Hoathly

Broadway Barn - Free Glass of Bubbly Special Offer

Woking

Montagu Arms - 15% Discount Two Night Special Offer

Beaulieu

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

Newbury

The Mitre - 'Two Festive Nights' Special Offer

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Best hotels for walking in South East

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