we are blessed in the uk with some of the world’s finest country house hotels – and our editor’s choice features the top ten crème de la crème. country house hotels are renowned for their gorgeous gardens, their extensive grounds and their luscious landscapes.
Editor’s choice: 2016 Country House Hotels
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Oakham
‘Fay ce que voudras’ reads a motto on the porch of Tim and Stefa Hart’s Victorian picturesque country house, an invitation to do as you please, and this year, as ever, readers have been pleased by their stay here.
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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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Upper Slaughter
A luxury afternoon tea in gardens on the River Eye and fine dining in the evening are among the sybaritic pleasures to be enjoyed at this Cotswold-stone former rectory.
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.
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Yarm
A tiny river meanders through the landscaped, wooded grounds of this Victorian country house hotel and photogenic wedding backdrop.
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.
Rothay Manor
Ambleside
In landscaped grounds, Jamie and Jenna Shail’s Grade II listed manor house pleases, inside and out.
Glenapp Castle
Ballantrae
At the end of a ‘beautiful tree-lined drive’, this romantic Victorian Scottish Baronial castle stands in landscaped grounds with views across the Firth of Clyde to Ailsa Craig.
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