Best romantic hotels in South East

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Hartwell House - £125 Per Person Per Night Flexible Special Offer

Aylesbury

The one time home to Louis XVIII, exiled King of France, Hartwell House offers the sort of place that inspires novels as well as proposals whether the sun is shining or as frost sparkles on the ground.

From £200 per night

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Chewton Glen - 3 Nights for the Price of 2 Special Offer

New Milton

A five star country house hotel with a luxurious spa, Chewton Glen is perfect for romantic escapes, especially if you stay in the impeccable treehouses in a sky high world of your own.

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Cliveden House - Three for Two Short Break

Taplow

Where the Duchess of Sussex spent the night before her wedding, Cliveden House is the perfect destination for a decadent honeymoon, proposal or romantic weekend, set in beautiful grounds that seduce you on arrival.

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Broadway Barn - RHS Wisley Complimentary Tickets Special Offer

Woking

Just a few minutes’ drive from RHS Wisley, Mindi McLean’s refurbished B&B in a 200-year-old listed barn is filled with little luxuries.

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Gravetye Manor, East Grinstead

‘Whenever a special date crops up, we make a beeline for Gravetye and have never been disappointed.’

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Jeake’s House, Rye

A cinematic street of cobblestone and gently listing cross-beamed houses hosts this ‘beautiful, comfortable and relaxing’ B&B, once a haunt of Malcolm Lowry and Radclyffe Hall.

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The Lamb Inn, Burford

On a quiet side street in this photogenic town on the River Windrush, the Lamb has been receiving guests since the 1750s.

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The Pig in the Forest, Brockenhurst

Innovative hotelier Robin Hutson turned to pig husbandry in 2011, alchemising this New Forest hunting lodge into the mother of his still-growing family of Pig hotels (see index).

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Swan House, Hastings

‘Possibly the friendliest place I have ever stayed in,’ writes a reader in 2019, of Brendan McDonagh’s ‘exquisitely beautiful’ Tudor black-and-white B&B in a quiet Old Town cul-de-sac.

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Bingham Riverhouse, Richmond-upon-Thames

A change of both name and feel for Bingham Riverhouse this year, its ‘more traditional, opulent style’ replaced by ‘something more informal and friendly’, say our inspectors.

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Old Whyly, East Hoathly

‘You are essentially staying in someone’s beautiful farmhouse, with an exquisite garden and delicious breakfast.’ A reader reaffirms her support this year for Sarah Burgoyne’s ‘wonderful’ B&B.

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Lime Wood, Lyndhurst

Hide away in the intimacy of luxury lodges or in the grandeur of the manor house hotel. Relax with romantic spa treatments and enjoy the overall luxury of this famously romantic hotel.

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Belle Tout Lighthouse, Eastbourne

To the lighthouse! And if you have a mind to visit this unique B&B, make it quite soon. In 1999 it had to be moved from the crumbling chalk cliff edge; in around a decade it will be in peril again.

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The Pig at Bridge Place, Canterbury

A new entry to the Guide this year, the latest addition to the Pig litter (see index) is set in a Jacobean manor house just outside Canterbury. ‘Any fan of the other Pigs would love this one too,’ says our inspector.

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Bay Tree Hotel, Burford

A wisteria-festooned arch frames the entry to this prettily refurbished hotel, in a hilly Cotswold town.

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Hever Castle B&B, Edenbridge

Double-moated 13th-century Hever Castle, the childhood home of ill-fated Anne Boleyn, is now home to a sumptuous B&B.

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Daisybank Cottage, New Forest

New Forest trails lead to a gingerbread Arts and Crafts house, the home and B&B of ‘perfect hosts’ Ciaran and Cheryl Maher.

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Alkham Court, Dover

‘We were very well looked after,’ report readers in 2019. From on high, ‘warm, attentive’ Wendy and Neil Burrows’s farmhouse enjoys stunning sunsets over the Alkham Valley.

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The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

‘This is a chain hotel, but so kind and beautifully situated.’ A great, white Victorian edifice, the Grand is part of the small Elite Hotels group, but there is nothing elitist here.

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The Old Railway Station, Petworth

Some grown men play with train sets. Gudmund Olafsson went further in 2005, when he bought one of Britain’s most beautiful railway stations, renovating the property and the four Edwardian Pullman carriages on its disused line.

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Starborough Manor, Edenbridge

Approached by a long, tree-lined drive, Daisy and Clive Hayley’s B&B is the ‘perfect weekend getaway’, an ideal base for exploring Kent's stately homes and castles.

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Wartling Place, Hailshan

‘Very convenient for Glyndebourne and the coast,’ ‘every need is catered for’ at Rowena and Barry Gittoes’ Grade II listed former Georgian rectory.

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The Reading Rooms, Margate

On a Georgian square, Louise Oldfield and Liam Nabb have restored their B&B with a careful balance of a thoroughly 21st-century make-over with a 200-year-old history.

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Thurnham Keep, Thurnham

A long drive through landscaped gardens reveals this ‘simply wonderful’ Edwardian B&B where visitors are rewarded by a sweet welcome from ‘charming host’ Amanda Lane.

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The Horse Guards Inn, Petworth

Walk across Petworth Park to this 350-year-old, quintessentially English village inn, once a regular stop-over for the Household Cavalry, who would rest their horses en route to Portsmouth. .

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The Church House, Midhurst

Visitors to Fina Jurado’s genteel B&B, in a medieval market town, are in for a surprise: a string of four 13th-century cottages has been knocked through to create a ‘wonderful’ open space.

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The Blacksmiths, Chichester

Steeped with Scandinavian cool, Mariella and William Fleming’s renovated village pub-with-rooms is a stylishly relaxed spot near the Chichester canal towpath.

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The Salutation, Sandwich

A stylishly refurbished Queen Anne mansion surrounded by award-winning gardens, The Salutation is all about thoughtful details and sensory experiences - perfect for a romantic escape.

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Aylesbury

Chewton Glen - 3 Nights for the Price of 2 Special Offer

New Milton

Cliveden House - Three for Two Short Break

Taplow

Broadway Barn - RHS Wisley Complimentary Tickets Special Offer

Woking

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