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Hotels with outdoor alfresco dining

The Lygon Arms - Four Nights for the Price of Three Special Offer
Broadway
This sprawling honey-stone building with its tall chimneys and leaded windows offers history, grand rooms and antiques, along with a thoroughly modern spa and 21st-century luxuries.

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 - 'Autumn Escape' Special Offer
Barnard Castle
This 18th century coaching inn sits beside the village’s Saxon church means picturesque views from both the room and the courtyard areas.

Soar Mill Cove Hotel - 2 night Summer Staycation Special Offer
Salcombe
Nestled into the landscape and looking out to sea, the entire hotel is focused on the views from afternoon teas on the terrace to the private patios outside most of the rooms.

The Priory - Gin Stay Package Special Offer
Wareham
There’s certainly nothing monastic about the rooms in this much-loved hotel, standing in four acres of lovely grounds bordered by the River Frome beside the Saxon priory church.

Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - Romantic Autumn and Winter Break Special Offer
York
First-time visitors can’t help but stand and stare at this exquisite country house, with its William and Mary symmetry and 20 acres of gardens and parkland.

Knockinaam Lodge - Family Suite 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 George of Stamford - 'Sunday Lunch and Stay' Special Offer
Stamford
‘Over five decades the dear old George has never missed a beat, and our stay was as perfect as ever in this beautiful, old but supremely comfortable hotel in a lovely town.’
From £195.00 per night

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.

Bedruthan Hotel and Spa - 'Simply Bedruthan' Special Offer
Mawgan Porth
Seen through walls of windows, the sea is a huge presence at this family-run hotel ‘in a fabulous location’ on the cliffs above a surfers’ beach.

Cliveden House - Three Nights for the Price of Two Midweek Special Offer
Taplow
Redolent of its sometimes racy past, this veritable palazzo, designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1850 for the Duke of Sutherland, sits in National Trust pleasure grounds above the Thames.

The Peacock at Rowsley - Fly Fishing Packages Special Offer
Rowsley
‘Really excellent’ food is at the very heart of this lovely Peak District hotel in a 17-century manor house, surrounded by good walking country, and known for its fly-fishing.

The Old Bridge - 2 nights for the price of 1 100% Flexible Special Offer
Huntingdon
‘Traditional pub, lovely atmosphere, fantastic staff and mouth-watering food’ sums up what readers think of this ivy-cloaked Georgian town house hotel, overlooking a riverside park by the Great Ouse.

Pen-y-Dyffryn - 25% Discount Summer 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,

Widbrook Grange - 'Gin Tasting Evening' Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
This pet friendly former farmhouse is surrounded by beautiful gardens that are peppered with old farm curiosities by way of decoration. The outside is also brought in - for example, in the dining room there’s a display of garden tools!

Seaham Hall - 'Autumn Nights' Special Offer
Seaham
Garden suites with hot tubs, a state-of-the-art spa, brightly coloured sofas under gleaming chandeliers . . . this country house hotel offers luxury with a contemporary edge.

The Angel Hotel - 'Sunday Showstopper' Special Offer
Abergavenny
Behind a neo-classical façade, this Georgian coaching inn is a happy mix of local drop-in, hotel and restaurant.

The Scarlet - 'Advanced Purchase' Special Offer
Mawgan Porth
Eco values as well as enjoyment are fundamental to this cliff-top hotel, with sea thrift-covered roof, sweeping curves, reed-filtered pool and walls of windows to soak up the light and the seascape.

Cary Arms & Spa - 'Celebration Hideaway' Special Offer
Babbacombe
Perched just above the beach, Cary Arms and Spa offers guests plenty of outside space to dine or relax in, both in the common areas and in the privacy of some of the rooms and suites.

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 Feathered Nest - 25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
Chipping Norton
Guests have a bird’s-eye view over the Evenlode valley from Adam Taylor’s gastropub-with-rooms in a hilltop Cotswold village.

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 charming 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.

Cuckoo Brow Inn - Three Night 15% Discount Special Offer
Ambleside
This jolly country inn, between Lake Windermere and Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top home, welcomes walkers, dogs and children with smiles, robust food and toasty log-burners.

The Dog at Wingham - Dinner, Bed and Breakfast from £99 per Person per night Special Offer
Canterbury
This Kent pub with rooms sits in a pretty village with a selection of tables outside the front to watch the world go by and a pretty pub garden for dining or savouring a morning coffee.

The Eastbury Hotel & Spa - Doggy Getaway Special Offer
Sherborne
Behind the ‘pretty façade’ of a Georgian town house in an affluent market town, this hotel is a perfect retreat, with small spa, oasis garden and croquet lawn.

The Brisley Bell - £40 Discount Special Offer
Dereham
Just the place for watching a Friday-evening cricket match, this welcoming inn dating back to the 17th-century faces the village green.

The Horn of Plenty - 'Autumn Away - Escape to Dartmoor Together' Special Offer
Tavistock
Gazing over a glorious sweep of the Tamar Valley, the Horn of Plenty has garnered praise for gastronomic excellence since it opened as a restaurant in 1967.

Polurrian on the Lizard - Island Suite Special Offer
Mullion
While some of us bring home a fridge magnet or a Cornishware mug, businessman Andrew Long has gone one better and bought a hotel.

Talland Bay Hotel - 'Coastal Paths and Bubble Baths' Special Offer
Talland-By-Looe
In 'one of the most idyllic spots ever', this dog-friendly hotel 'near the end of an extremely narrow lane' overlooks cliff-top gardens filled with larky sculpture and Wonderland whimsy.

Montagu Arms - 'Great British Adventure' 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.

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.

Burleigh Court - 'Cosy Country Break' Special Offer
Stroud
‘We call it The Happy Place,’ wrote a reader in praise of this manor house hotel in ‘Cider with Rosie’ country, and our inspector’s stay was happy indeed.
From £65 per night

The Atlantic Hotel - Celebration Gourmet Break Special Offer
St Brelade
Glamorous ocean vistas are on show through the floor-to-ceiling windows of this hotel, which sits on a headland above St Ouen’s Bay.

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.

The Royal Hotel - 'Sensational Staycations' 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.

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.

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.

Blue Hayes - 10% Discount October 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 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.