Hotels with great breakfasts
It is said that we should eat breakfast like a king, and indeed when going away on a hotel break, one of the great pleasures to be enjoyed is a leisurely breakfast served in style.
Part of the reason for enjoying breakfast at the best hotels, B&Bs and pubs with rooms across the UK of course, is the variety of offerings available. Far from the toast and cornflakes you may have at home, proprietors at our selection of hotels with great breakfasts have put considerable thought and consideration into presentation that makes the occasion special, as well as options that cover both classic favourites and uniquely individual ideas. Invariably, the emphasis is on local, seasonal produce wherever possible, giving a true taste of each destination’s surrounding area.
From a vegetarian full English at the Horn of Plenty in the Tamar valley. To the unique toffee vodka porridge at Stoberry House B&B in Somerset, and a hearty start to the day with Cumberland sausages, Bury black pudding and Bannerigg eggs at Lindeth Fell in Cumbria. Then again, perhaps you will fall in love with the views over the Chatsworth Estate while tucking into breakfast at the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s hotel, The Cavendish in Baslow.
You can tell a lot about a hotel by the breakfast they serve, and these are the destinations where Good Hotel Guide readers and reviewers had an exceptional start to their day. Here are our top recommendations for hotels with great breakfasts…
Hotels with great breakfasts
Ees Wyke Country House - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Ambleside
‘This is one of the best country houses we have stayed in,’ writes a reader, of this white-painted Georgian gentleman’s residence with glorious views over Esthwaite Water to the Langdale Pikes.
The Cavendish - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Baslow
Fall in love with the views over the Chatsworth Estate while tucking into breakfast at The Cavendish, where everything that can be made on site is, especially the bread, jam and their famous marmalade.
Knockinaam Lodge - Two Night Added Value Special Offer
Portpatrick
Where the road ends and the Irish Sea begins, this former Victorian hunting lodge with a private cove is secluded, unapologetically traditional and rich in comforts and good food.
Beechfield House - Two Night Winter Break from £199 Special Offer
Melksham
With ‘a great setting in large grounds’ and the ‘huge plus’ of an outdoor heated pool, this ornate Italianate Victorian house in woodland and gardens impressed our inspectors, who found it a ‘very relaxed place’.
The Beaumont - Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer
London
The elegance is timeless, the style is Jazz Age glamour, the feel is New York fun – all of which makes The Beaumont, in the heart of Mayfair, one of London’s leading luxury hotels.
Pen-y-Dyffryn - 30% Discount Winter Special Offer
Oswestry
‘A hidden gem on the Welsh border’, the Hunter family’s ‘highly dog-friendly’ hotel, in a Georgian former rectory, can again bask in the praise from our readers,
Locanda on the Weir - March Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Porlock Weir
Where Exmoor meets the Bristol Channel, this foodie retreat which oozes personality and style in its eclectic rooms is 'probably as good as it gets for a small hotel', write readers.
Plas Dinas Country House - Early Bird Winter Two Night D,B&B Special Offer
Caernarfon
With its romantic bedrooms and views across the Menai Strait, the former country residence of the Armstrong-Jones family manages to be luxurious yet relaxed.
Southernhay House - Complimentary Cocktail Special Offer
Exeter
A Roman Doric portico makes a swanky statement about this Grade II-listed Georgian house, but within lies a stylish yet relaxed and fun boutique hotel.
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.
The Rose & Crown - 'Winter Snuggler' Special Offer
Barnard Castle
‘In a stunning village’, this 18th-century inn beside a Saxon church is now a highly rated pub-with-rooms, owned by a local farming family with deep roots in the Teasdale soil.
The Nare - '40 Winks Break' Special Offer
Veryan-in-Roseland
‘It’s like going back in time to more gracious living,’ writes a reader after an annual visit to the Ashworth family's hotel in sub-tropical gardens above Carne Beach.
Red Lion at East Chisenbury - Complimentary Glass of Bubbly Special Offer
East Chisenbury
A ‘laid-back, fire-in-the hearth, village pub atmosphere’ prevails at this charming thatched gastropub with riverside guesthouse on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
Cedar Manor - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Windermere
Readers are effusive in their praise for this ‘truly outstanding’ hotel, in a Victorian villa close to Windermere, with luxurious bedrooms, thoughtful comforts and ‘first-class service’.
Blue Hayes - Easter 2024 25% Discount Special Offer
St Ives
After a day browsing the galleries of this buzzy, arty town, you can escape the crowds to sit serenely sipping cocktails in the sub-tropical gardens at Malcolm Herring’s small hotel.
The Gurnard’s Head - Winter Escape Special Offer
St Ives
Friendly, unfussy, effortlessly stylish, Charles and Edmund Inkin’s dining pub ‘retains a sense of the peacefulness, remoteness and wildness that make this part of the world so very lovely’.
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.
Titchwell Manor - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Brancaster
With views over meadows and marshes to the sea, this hotel with award-winning dining bedazzles with its vibrant interiors within the walls of a Victorian farmhouse.
Askham Hall - Luxury Foodie Mid-Week Break Special Offer
Penrith
With a Michelin-starred restaurant, Grade II listed garden, 17th-century pele tower and French drawing room, Askham Hall sounds as if it might be very formal; not a bit of it.
Old Church Farm - '1000 years' celebratory discount special offer
Bristol
A Saxon royal hunting lodge in the Gloucestershire countryside, rebuilt over centuries, is run today as a private hotel by ‘lovely hosts’ Christopher Trim and Kathryn Warner.
The Tawny - Complimentary Bottle of Bubbles Special Offer
Consall
‘Treehouses, boathouses and shepherds’ huts are scattered around 70 acres of glorious grounds on the Consall Hall Estate at this deconstructed, dog-friendly hotel.
Pensons - 20% Midweek Discount Special Offer
Tenbury Wells
Pensons has announced that it will close permanently at Christmas. With just two rooms, Pensons is ‘possibly Britain’s smallest Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms’.
The Black Swan - Two night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Special Offer
Kirkby Stephen
Holding court in the centre of Ravenstonedale, ‘twixt the Lakes and the Dales, The Black Swan has the hallmarks of a much-loved village inn: home-cooked food, cheery atmosphere and comforting bedrooms.
Broadway Barn - Free Glass of Bubbly Special Offer
Woking
Tuck into breakfast overlooking the walled garden at this historic B&B, where everything is made from scratch from the bread to the fruit compote, and even the chipolata sausages, which come from her own pigs.
Plas Tan-Yr-Allt - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Porthmadog
You can lie in an antique four-poster in the William Madocks room at this singular B&B with views over the Glaslyn estuary to the Rhinog mountains, and listen to steam trains puffing along the sea wall.
From £60 per night
The Old Coastguard - Winter Escape Special Offer
Penzance
‘My favourite hotel anywhere in the world,’ writes a reader of this welcoming pub-with-rooms in an enchanting Cornish fishing village.
The Cat Inn - 15% Discount Two Night Stay Special Offer
West Hoathly
At this classic pub with rooms, breakfast is a hearty, classic affair whether you prefer a full English or a continental breakfast.
Tudor Farmhouse - 'Autumn Leaves Package' Special Offer
Clearwell
Readers are drawn back time and again to this hotel in ancient grassland, with rustic-chic bedrooms in a farmhouse, cider house and barn, with the magical Forest of Dean on the doorstep.
Cavens - Up to 15% Discount Special Offer
Dumfries
'A genuine oasis of tranquility', Angus and Jane Fordyce’s Georgian mansion is set in open countryside close to the dunes and salt marshes of the Solway coast.
The Royal Hotel - 'Up to 40% off Winter Escapes' Special Offer
Ventnor
On a hillside overlooking subtropical gardens, with sweeping sea views, the Royal started life as a coaching inn in 1832, and went on growing.
Congham Hall - 'Sleep Soundly Package' Special Offer
King's Lynn
Renowned for its herb garden, with some 400 varieties, this Georgian merchant's manor house is set in 30 acres of Norfolk parkland.
The Traddock - 'Winter Fireside Warmer' Special Offer
Austwick
In a stone-built village ‘in the most beautiful part of the Yorkshire Dales’, this small country house hotel ‘has to be one of the best dog-friendly places in the UK’.
The White Horse - Free Bottle of House Wine Special Offer
Brancaster Staithe
The superb setting of the Nye family's hotel overlooking salt marshes to the sea and Scolt Head Island is matched by a 'really good atmosphere', say readers who go back year after year.
The Horn of Plenty - 'Autumn Away - Escape to Dartmoor Together' Special Offer
Tavistock
In this uniquely beautiful part of the world with views of the Tamar Valley, there are a variety of breakfast options, not least their celebrated vegetarian full English breakfast.
The Felin Fach Griffin - Winter Escape Special Offer
Brecon
Tucked between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, this red brick inn glows with a warm welcome and down-to-earth charm that attracts walkers, dogs, families and couples.
Albergo Al Sole
Asolo
Once a bolt hole for wealthy Venetians escaping the summer heat (plus Robert Browning, Freya Stark, Igor Stravinsky et al.), this charming little medieval hill town in the Veneto is known as ‘the town of a hundred horizons’.
