Hotels with Indoor Pools
Hartwell House - Complimentary Fourth Night Special Offer
Aylesbury
The French king Louis XVIII set up his court in exile here in the 19th century, signing his accession to the throne in the library, and today, staff do indeed 'make you feel like royalty'.
From £200 per night
Mallory Court - Winter Staycation Special Offer
Leamington Spa
A country house built in 1914 in Lutyensesque romantic vernacular style, in pleasure grounds and parkland, is today part of the Eden Hotel Collection (see Brockencote Hall in Chaddesley Corbett) with Relais & Châteaux kudos.
Woolley Grange - Seasonal Midweek Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
The hotel has a indoor 12-metre swimming pool in the spa area and is open to children as well as adults.
The Lygon Arms - 'Dogs Stay Free' Special Offer
Broadway
A 17th-century former coaching inn that counts both Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, sundry Windsors and Hollywood royalty among past guests can fairly claim to be historic.
Congham Hall - Summer Adventure Special Offer
King's Lynn
The 12-metre indoor swimming pool is surrounded by floor to ceiling windows and is located in the spa alongside other wet facilities.
Chewton Glen - 'Winter Escape' Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
New Milton
Imagine a luxurious resort with spa, pools, tennis, kids’ club – even a cookery school – at a quintessentially English country house, and you’ve captured the enduring appeal of Chewton Glen.
Soar Mill Cove Hotel - Three for Two Winter Escape Special Offer
Salcombe
It's just a ten-minute walk to a beautifully uncrowded beach through National Trust land from this ocean-facing hotel, purpose built for families and fun.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Autumn/Winter Early Bird Special Offer
York
Arrive at this William and Mary house, with its lovely facade and 20 acres of gardens and parkland, and you'd think you were deep in the country; York, however, is just over a mile away.
Bodysgallen Hall and Spa - 'Escape to the Country Break Rates' Special Offer
Llandudno
On the slopes of Pydew mountain, with views to Conwy Castle and the Snowdonia mountains, a 17th-century mansion in parkland and Arts and Crafts gardens, extended over centuries, is today a luxury hotel and spa.
The Nare - Traditional Four Day Break Special Offer
Veryan-in-Roseland
The indoor pool has its own jet stream for energetic swimmers, while there’s a hot hydrotherapy spa pool, sauna and steam room for relaxation.
Cliveden House - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Taplow
Standing grandly above the Thames, in National Trust gardens and pleasure grounds, an Italianate mansion built by Charles Barry for the Duke of Sutherland 'seems to have hosted everyone who is anyone', from Winston Churchill to Lawrence of Arabia.
Headlam Hall - Winter Escape Special Offer
Darlington
Guests continue to be delighted by this grand country house – sweeping gardens, historic features, smart bedrooms, swish spa – with a warm, down-to-earth atmosphere.
The Devonshire Arms - Four nights for the price of three special offer
Skipton
Part of the Duke of Devonshire’s Yorkshire estate at Bolton Abbey, the Devonshire Arms has grown from a 17th-century inn to a country house hotel with spa, fine dining and helipads.
The Atlantic Hotel - Free Dinner Offer
St Brelade
Overlooking St Ouen’s Bay on Jersey’s west coast, The Atlantic has a hint of ocean-cruising glamour with its retro, streamlined looks, fine dining and emphasis on relaxation.
Moonfleet Manor - Weekend Break Special Offer
Fleet
'An excellent place for a family reunion with young children', this Georgian manor house above Chesil Beach, on Dorset’s Jurassic coast, has a seriously impressive list of facilities.
Fowey Hall - Two Night Weekend Break Special Offer
Fowey
The hotel has a 12-metre indoor pool and hot tub that are open daily from 8am to 8pm. Children are welcome in the pool and they have equipment and toys available for all ages.
Trefeddian Hotel - Early Season Getaways Special Offer
Aberdovey
For a century, generations of Cave-Browne-Caves have welcomed families and four-legged friends to their hotel on a hillside above Cardigan Bay, across road and railway line from golf links and white-sand beaches.
Seaham Hall - Sanctuary Spa Getaway 25% Discount Special Offer
Seaham
A striking sculptural fountain in front of a white classical porticoed facade is a clue that this spa hotel offers luxury with a contemporary edge.
Cary Arms & Spa - Three for Two Early Bird Special Offer
Babbacombe
The glass faceted sea-facing spa includes a waterfall hydrotherapy pool as well as other wet facilities such as a steam room, sauna and exotic experience shower.
Polurrian on the Lizard - Autumn Special Offer
Mullion
In a ‘wonderful clifftop position’ on the Lizard peninsula, this relaxed hotel exults in stunning coastal views over Mount’s Bay.
Lucknam Park - Gourmet Getaway Special Offer
nr Chippenham
Take a rejuvenating dip in the stunning 20 metre indoor pool, or the indoor/outdoor hydrotherapy pool in the elegant spa.
Watersmeet
Woolacombe
The hotel has both an indoor and outdoor pool, suitable for length swimming as well as relaxation.
Dart Marina
Dartmouth
If there is nothing so nice as messing about on the river, there are few nicer places to do so than at Richard Seton’s dog-friendly spa hotel on the Dart estuary, ever popular with our readers.
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa
Bath
The sweep of honey-stone buildings that form Bath’s Georgian crescent is home to two majestic mansions which combine as one hotel, beyond which lie a leafy garden and atmospheric spa.
The Blakeney Hotel
Holt
The heated indoor swimming pool has views of the sun terrace and south facing gardens. There is also a steam room, sauna and spa bath.
Corse Lawn House
Corse Lawn
The indoor swimming pool is available to access on request, but is closed in December, January and February.
Summer Lodge
Evershot
When the Earl of Ilchester hired a certain Thomas Hardy to extend his Georgian dower house, he could not have foreseen the praise it would receive as an 'extremely well-run, very comfortable, welcoming hotel with first-class food' (Relais & Châteaux) and spa.
From £60 per night
Homewood
Bath
‘Set in rolling hills, 15 minutes from Bath, Homewood is a lovely hotel,’ our inspector writes of this country house extravaganza.
Star Castle
St Mary's
The indoor heated pool is 13-metre and has a newly refurbished sun deck area just outside, with lounge style furniture.
Rathmullan House
Rathmullan
Second-generation owners Mark and Mary Wheeler continue a 60-year tradition of welcoming guests to their Georgian-cum-Victorian house in landscaped grounds and gardens, with a sandy beach on Lough Swilly.
Whatley Manor
Easton Grey
The spa includes an indoor/ outdoor hydrotherapy pool surrounded by heated stone recliners.
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa
Mawgan Porth
Bedruthan has both an indoor pool and indoor thermal spa with a giant sea-view hydro pool.
The Pheasant
Harome
Overlooking the village pond, this golden-stone group of buildings set around a pretty courtyard ticks all the boxes for country house comforts, memorable food and good service.
From £120.00 per night
Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Windermere
The facilities includes a large gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room, and indoor hot tub.
Cowley Manor
Cheltenham
Enter ‘a world of green woodland’ once frequented by Lewis Carroll as you drive through the ‘majestic grounds’ of this Italianate mansion, which surprises with striking interiors designed with 1960s pizzazz.
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-on-Avon
Nick and Charlotte Dent have had a field day converting a Georgian stone farmhouse and outbuildings in 11 acres into a dog-friendly, fun hotel brimming with character and 'so many appealing, endlessly inventive features'.
Ilsington Country House
Newton Abbot
‘We would certainly go again,’ write trusted readers after a stay at the Hassell family’s country house hotel and spa in wooded grounds, with Dartmoor on the doorstep.
The Scarlet
Mawgan Porth
The spa’s indoor swimming pool is 13-metre with floor to ceiling windows surrounding it so you can take in views of the surrounding coastline.
Lime Wood
Lyndhurst
In the Herb House spa, facilities include an indoor hydro pool with exceptional forest views as well as a 16-metre ozone treated indoor lap pool with glass doors overlooking the garden.
Gara Rock
Salcombe
The indoor pool and sunken hot tub have floor to ceiling windows overlooking the sea from this cliff top hotel.
Family friendly hotels and luxury spa hotels with indoor pools
Whether you’re travelling with children and are in need of rainy day entertainment, or you’re looking for a spa hotel with an opportunity to exercise and stretch those hard working limbs, hotels with indoor pools are often seen as a prerequisite for holidaymakers in the 21st century.
When it comes to really beautiful and unique hotels, particularly where the architecture of old country houses, historic castles or ancient inns are concerned, it’s always seems like a juggling act to preserve the historic charm of a building whilst bringing its services into the 21st century, and a pool can be a particularly tricky one to get right, but the ones who manage it do it with wow factor.
We are not sure what Louis XVIII would have made of an indoor pool had one existed at Hartwell House during his residence, but the chances are the extra leisurely addition would have been much appreciated after a stroll around the spectacular gardens. Meanwhile at Budock Vean, the idea of swimming in heated style may be too much of a tempting edge for those not wishing to take a dip in the chillier waters of Scotland’s sea.
At Chewton Glen, it isn’t merely a case of having an indoor pool but a complete suite of wet facilities in their spa, which is amongst the many features, including outstanding food and a beautiful location in Hampshire, that makes it stand out amongst the most sophisticated and decadent wellbeing offerings in the country – not unlike Lime Wood or The Scarlet.
Alternatively, there are those like Soar Mill Cove who simultaneously offer an environment entirely suited to adults enjoying their down time, but also make for a warm dip on the South West coast when a dip in the sea nearby is just a little too chilly.