This traditional festive country house party offers fun for the whole family at Christmas.

A coaching inn dating back to the 1300s, The Lygon Arms is all about log fires, vaulted ceilings and ancient wood panelling - perfect for Christmas!

From spa treatments to exceptional food, Christmas at Congham Hall is always luxurious.

When guests return from days exploring art galleries and nature trails, they can nestle in with dog in tow for superb meals, a well stocked library and, always, a toasty log fire at Christmas.

With log fires and spectacular Christmas trees, this magical country house hotel is perfect for Christmas and New Year.

Mince pies, mulled wine and afternoon tea are just part of the joys of Christmas at Chewton Glen spa and hotel.

A lunch filled with festive classics and Christmas eve settling into your cosy surroundings - it's all about the senses at The Priory Wareham.

This magnificent property is the stuff that Christmas cards are made of, and over the festive season they turn everything from their spa to their afternoon tea into a festive treat.

A traditional hotel that excels at a traditional Christmas, Gliffaes brings bountiful Welsh charm to the festive season, with an 18ft tree dominating the hall and lots of carol singing on Christmas Eve.

This dreamy Elizabethan mansion-turned-hotel-and-spa with views of Snowdonia, comes to life at Christmas time as you can imagine - it’s the perfect combination of tradition and modern luxury.

Festive parties and sumptuous food and drink abound at this 17th century historic house with breathtaking sea views at Christmas.

At this seaside hotel, Christmas is all about home-made mince pies, crackling fires and black-tie dining.

A Cotswold Christmas would not be complete without the perfect country house to spend it in.

Treat the family to exquisite festive dining or country pub comforts at the Montagu Arms Hotel in The New Forest.

Christmas at Headlam Hall is all about luxury - festive afternoon teas in the ballroom, Christmas music and plenty of decorations that sparkle throughout.

The ivy clad 18th century townhouse hotel is all about festive parties and convivial celebrations at Christmas.

A dinner of Christmas classics re-worked, Christmas is a romantic and intimate escape.

Few places could be more perfect for a traditional Yorkshire Christmas, than this gorgeous manor hour. Bring the dog and combine good food with brisk walks on Christmas Day.

From deliciously decadent dining and spa days with added sparkle to dancing the night away at the hotel's glitzy New Year’s Eve ball, visit for a magical two or three-night Christmas mini-break by the Durham coast.

From hampers to wreath masterclasses, Christmas at the Dial House is as stylish as you would expect from this charming hotel.

At Christmas they include a range of packages to really help you celebrate the season. It includes fine dining with a five-course lunch on Christmas Day, welcome cocktails on Christmas Eve, a Bucks Fizz breakfast and lots of seasonal decorations.

From sumptuous breakfasts to five course Christmas Day lunches, the festive season at Cuckoo Brow inn is a treat.

Christmas at Lewtrenchard Manor offers a sumptuous gateway into superb food, relaxation and entertainment.

What could be more magical that Christmas at this unique castle in the ocean?

Sumptuous dinners and Christmas fairs are just some of the features at this beautiful hotel in December. If you’re lucky, you might even get a white Christmas!

An impressive pub with rooms in a Domesday village near Thirsk, Christmas here is about chilly walks followed by warming feasts.

From mulled wine and homemade mince pies, to live festive reading and invigorating rambles, each year Twr Y Felin offers something unique alongside the traditional for a magical festive season.

‘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.

This historic location is what magical Christmases are made of, complete with roaring fires, private dining menus and a talent for superb mince pies.

Christmas here brings a feast of festive lunches and rustic winter picnics, mince pies, mulled wine, and whisky. There’s always a log fire to relax by in the evening.

Serenity and space are the two words that crop up most in the wealth of praise we receive for this ‘utterly relaxing’ adults-only spa hotel with sublime views over beach and sea.

There’s more than an air of Cape Cod about this white clapboard hotel above Chesil Beach, which could have come straight out of an Edward Hopper painting.

Its family roots and boutique size give The Goring the sense of visiting a superbly enriching home, and as such it has a real intimacy to it that’s perfect for a cosy Christmas escape.

A castle sparkling with fairy lights, Glenapp Castle turns into a winter wonderland in December. Spend the season dining, stargazing, partying and even enjoying the odd spot of falconry.

Above the town, a newly built hotel with a ‘distant view of sea’ across fields and houses.

On the seafront, this great, white Victorian hotel gazes majestically over the water, the views stretching along the coast.

Touring dogs and their discerning owners are warmly welcomed at Imogene and Robert Anglaret’s ‘perfect little dog-friendly hotel’ which has walkies straight into the surrounding New Forest.

Paths through open countryside lead to the shady horse chestnut tree that guards this pretty, thatch-roofed country inn.

Facing a sandy beach on the scenic Antrim Coast Road, a sociable hotel in a 17th-century baronial pile.

Woodland and riverside walks unfurl from the door of Nichola and Graham Hawkins’s rural B&B, which stands in peaceful seclusion amid rolling South Hams countryside.