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Pubs with rooms for Christmas
The festive season has a habit of taking on almost magical expectation, providing the warmth, joy and sensory splendour that we can all take comfort in during the winter months. With food taking centre stage, and the greetings card bliss of a log fire all being part of the charm, few things beat an excellent pub for enjoying the comforts of a homely environment and the luxury of sitting back and letting someone else take care of making it all happen.
The Cuckoo Brow Inn, Far Sawrey
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
The Crown Inn
Surrey
20% Discount Midweek Stay Special Offer
History feels very present at this half-timbered, jettied medieval inn overlooking village green, with a choice of atmospheric four-poster rooms and contemporary accommodation, real ales on tap, and an eclectic menu served in a panelled dining room.
The Dog at Wingham
Canterbury, Kent
Super Special Two Night Special Offer
More a stylish gastropub than a community hub, this historic inn has a loyal following of foodies who rave about its 'delicious meals' as well as its 'lovely quiet rooms'.
The Feathered Nest
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
The Three Hills
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
'25% off all Rooms' Special Offer
There is a buzzy ambience to this refurbished, child-friendly, dog-friendly 17th-century village pub, named after local tumuli, with restaurant, smart bedrooms and alfresco dining.
Cuckoo Brow Inn
Ambleside, Cumbria
Two Night 15% Discount Special Offer
The Black Swan
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Summer Weekender Special Offer
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.
The Bull Inn
Totnes, Devon
Sunday Night Add-On Special Offer
Ethical sourcing and sustainability are at the heart of this organic pub with beautifully styled rooms and imaginative food featuring local and seasonal produce.
The White Horse
Chilgrove, West Sussex
Summer Sip and Stay Special Offer
With the Goodwood Estate down the road and the South Downs on the doorstep, this rural, dog-friendly former coaching inn is popular with Barbour-wearing country-sports enthusiasts and hikers.
More Pubs with rooms for Christmas
The Pear Tree Inn
Melksham, Wiltshire
This gastropub-with-rooms is set in a beguilingly pretty 17th-century Bath stone inn with mullioned windows and cascading wisteria, and lovely gardens outside.
The Acorn Inn
Evershot, Dorset
Artist Residence Oxfordshire
South Leigh, Oxfordshire
A 16th-century village inn has been reinvented as a fun, bohemian hangout, with rustic-chic bedrooms, upcycled furniture, modern artworks, good pub grub and an irrepressible sense of fun.
The White Swan
Pickering, Yorkshire
The Buchanan family's 16th-century coaching inn offers a warm Yorkshire mix of traditional pub, smart food and modern bedrooms with character. Overlooking the market square, it's a popular locals' spot both for the ales in the fire-warmed bar and snug and the accomplished cooking.
The Star Inn at Harome
Nr Helmsley, Yorkshire
Rising phoenix-like from the ashes of a conflagration, Andrew Pern's thatched village gastropub retains its joyful eccentricity, with quirky, rustic bedrooms in converted farm buildings, while Mr Pern's modern Yorkshire cooking has lost none of its spark.
The Punch Bowl Inn
Cumbria

George and Dragon
Clifton, Cumbria
With smartly refurbished interiors and imaginative, locally sourced, restaurant-quality food, this dog-friendly country inn on the Lowther Estate is a happy mix of pub informality and country-house comforts.
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
The Howard Arms
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
The Coach & Horses
Lymm, Lancashire
Away from the crowds but close to good walking in the Ribble valley, this traditional coaching inn, refurbished in style, is both friendly village local and foodie hotspot, with impressive and glamorous bedrooms, onsite microbrewery, fine-dining and tasting-menus in the restaurant, pub classics and light bites at lunch.
The Rose & Crown
Snettisham, Norfolk
The Dabbling Duck
Great Massingham, Norfolk
They have all their ducks in a row at this wisteria-decked gastropub-with-rooms overlooking the green in a village where mallards glide on old abbey fishponds.
The Bell at Skenfrith
Monmouthshire
Helen Browning's Royal Oak
Swindon, Wiltshire
'Bags of character and a warm vibe' are on offer at this pub with rooms on an organic farm in a pretty l village on the Marlborough Downs.
The Ship Inn
Elie, Fife
The catch of the day could be Shetland hake in the restaurant or nifty fielding on the sands at this pub-with-rooms overlooking the Firth of Forth, with its own beach cricket team.
The Yan at Broadrayne
Grasmere, Cumbria
Refreshingly different from some more traditional Lake District offerings, this contemporary hotel is in a beautiful setting overlooking Grasmere.
The Durham Ox
Crayke, Yorkshire
With views over the Vale of York, this village inn has all the warmth, character and robust food expected of a 300-year-old country pub. Owners Michael and Sasha Ibbotson ensure guests, and their dogs, are well cared for.
The Methuen Arms
Corsham, Wiltshire
Ideally situated beside Corsham Court at the heart of the village, this former coaching inn has smartly refurbished bedrooms, a friendly, casual ambience and a menu of pub classics and fancier dishes, using produce from the kitchen garden.
The New Inn
Tresco, Isles Of Scilly
The only pub on this family-owned, car-free island, the New Inn has smart contemporary interiors alongside plenty of innate charm.
The Blue Lion
Leyburn, Yorkshire
Dogs and their people receive a warm welcome at this 18th-century former coaching inn, with cosy bar and candlelit restaurant, a mix of contemporary and country-style bedrooms in the inn and converted stables, and inventive seasonally changing menu.
Hort's Townhouse
Bristol, Somerset
Across from the Guildhall, this former sports bar, now a gastropub with rooms, has been given an extensive makeover in Art Deco style, inspired by its glamorous 1920s incarnation as a cocktail bar.
The Hare & Hounds
Newbury, Berkshire
This former coaching inn is now an equestrian-themed gastropub and restaurant, with affordable boutique bedrooms spread across four annexe buildings.
The Welldiggers Arms
West Sussex
Just a couple of minutes' drive from Petworth, with views over farmland to the South Downs, this gastropub has smart contemporary bedrooms and some exciting menu choices.
The Cridford Inn
Exeter, Devon
Down a single-track road on the edge of Dartmoor national park, this dog-friendly, ancient, thatched and whitewashed pub, with four individually designed bedrooms, is a local hub serving exceptional gastropub fare.
The George Inn
Somerset
In a village close to Bath, one of England's oldest inns offers characterful rooms and above-average pub fare.

The Lord Crewe Arms
Blanchland, Northumberland
Bedrooms (most across the road at The Angel) blend contemporary chic and modern comfort with notes of rusticity at this historic hotel in a conservation village, with the barrel-vaulted Crypt bar, and simple, excellent food in dining areas.

The Carpenters Arms
Thirsk, Yorkshire

The Duncombe Arms
Ashbourne, Staffordshire
A once boarded-up village boozer with views over the Dove valley, this is today a thriving gastropub with well-equipped, stylish annexe rooms, and a menu of pub staples and creative seasonal dishes, served alfresco when the sun shines.

The Three Blackbirds
Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
Perfect for a country weekend, this 17th-century thatched pub has contemporary-cum-rustic-chic bedrooms in a 'barn', beams, bar stools, banquettes and bare boards, superior pub grub, and a separate menu for your pooch.

The Harcourt Arms
Witney, Oxfordshire
Between the Thames and Windrush, this 17th-century pub blends all the charm of a traditional village local with rugs on flagstone floors, comfy sofas and log-burner, country-chic bedrooms and gastropub cooking.
The festive season has a habit of taking on almost magical expectation, providing the warmth, joy and sensory splendour that we can all take comfort in during the winter months. With food taking centre stage, and the greetings card bliss of a log fire all being part of the charm, few things beat an excellent pub for enjoying the comforts of a homely environment and the luxury of sitting back and letting someone else take care of making it all happen. From log fires to Christmas carols, collective trips to church on Christmas Eve, and canapés and champagne when you return, as well as traditional Christmas lunches with individual twists courtesy of some superb chefs. Whether you're looking for chocolate box settings or contemporary foodie favourites, Medieval market towns or countryside retreats, the UK's pubs with rooms provide a uniquely warm and welcoming environment in which to spend Christmas this year. The UK's variety of pubs with rooms have become a hospitality favourite for those wishing to escape for Christmas.