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
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.
The Horn of Plenty - 'Escape to the Country' 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.
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.
Knockinaam Lodge - Summer 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.
The Nare - Coronation Celebrations Special Offers
Veryan-in-Roseland
‘A year spent without a visit to The Nare is a year wasted,’ writes a returning guest of this perennially popular country house hotel overlooking the sands of Carne Bay.
The Black Swan - 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.
Pen-y-Dyffryn - Third Night Half Price Special Offer
Oswestry
'As close to the Welsh border as you can get' this 'charming, family-run hotel' in a Georgian rectory has ‘tremendous views from the beautiful garden’.
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.
The Red Lion Freehouse - Complimentary Glass of Bubbly Special Offer
East Chisenbury
A ‘laid-back, fire-in-the hearth, village pub atmosphere’ prevails at this thatched gastropub with riverside guesthouse on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
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.
The Dial House - 'Free Bottle of Fizz' September Special Offer
Norwich
Highly idiosyncratic and seriously fun, Hannah Springham and Andrew Jones’s hotel features bedrooms themed on the Georgian Grand Tour and Victorian global gallivanting.
Congham Hall - King's Coronation Two Night Special Offer
King's Lynn
Thirty acres of parkland surround this Georgian merchant's manor house in the Norfolk countryside, renowned for its fragrant garden of 400 herb varieties.
Longueville Manor
St Saviour
‘Unbelievably perfect in every way’, Malcolm and Patricia Lewis’s manor-house hotel (Relais & Châteaux) sits in landscaped gardens with a lake and specimen trees.
Tudor Farmhouse - 'Forest Awakens' Special Offer
Clearwell
Where the Forest of Dean meets the Wye valley, rustic Tudor charm meets modern boutique-hotel style at Hari and Colin Fell’s converted farmhouse, cider house and barn.
Titchwell Manor - 'Shepherd's Huts' 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.
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 visit year after year.
Cavens - Up to 15% Discount Special Offer
Dumfries
Guests love the tranquillity and attentive service at Angus and Jane Fordyce’s Georgian mansion, set in open countryside close to the dunes and salt marshes of the Solway coast.
Blue Hayes - 10% Discount August 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.
Goldstone Hall - 'Golden Garden Triangle' Special Offer
Market Drayton
Everything in the garden is lovely at John and Sue Cushing’s red brick Georgian manor house hotel in dairy-farming country five miles outside Market Drayton.
The Traddock - Yorkshire Gourmet Break Special Offer
Austwick
‘A lovely hotel in a lovely village,’ says a fan of this Yorkshire Dales country house hotel that combines comfort and elegance with a homely atmosphere.
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 fishing village.
Cedar Manor - £20 per Night Discount Special Offer
Windermere
This cossetting and intimate hotel, in a Victorian villa close to Lake Windermere, continues to charm guests with its luxurious bedrooms, thoughtful comforts and faultless yet friendly service.
Pendragon Country House - Complimentary Upgrade 100% Flexible Special Offer
Camelford
While we await the return of the once and future king, King Arthur is very much a presence at Sharon and Nigel Reed’s Victorian former rectory, later a shooting lodge, now a hugely popular B&B.
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.
Askham Hall - Spring Three Night 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.
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.
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’.
