Explore Countries:

From our Britain collection

From our guide to British Hotels & Inns

Trigony House Hotel

Trigony House Hotel

Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Type of Accommodation: Hotel

A super little hotel – warm, stylish and extremely welcoming. Adam and Jan are doing their own thing wonderfully: expect delicious food, pretty rooms and a lovely garden. The house dates to 1700...

Read the rest of this entry »

Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel

Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel

Shropshire, England

Type of Accommodation: Hotel

In a blissful valley lost to the world, this small, traditional country house sparkles on the side of a peaceful hill. To the front, beyond the stone terraces that drip with aubretia...

Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to Alastair Sawday's Special Places

We think that our Special Places to Stay guide books are very special indeed. This is the online version of our books. Each of the 5,000 properties in our guides has been visited by us - we hope that we can take the hard work out of planning your escape.

Alastair Sawday

Find a Special Place

Search for places to stay »

Find a venue for an event »

Browse maps »

Browse our bookshop »

Latest News

Much-loved British Bed & Breakfast guide is fifteen!

The latest edition of our British B&B guide is the fattest ever, with over 740 stunning places. The guidebook comes out on 1st September but is available exclusively from us now; so after the madness of the summer holidays you can get cosy by the fire and plot a dreamy Autumn getaway.

British Bed & Breakfast - Edition 15

Save 35% (you pay £9.74) when you buy the new edition of British Bed & Breakfast »

P&P applicable.

Search Options

Browse our maps for a Special Place to Stay
Search the Sawday's Website

Inspire Me: Ski

Let it snow! Places that are less than 5 miles/8km from ski slopes

Your property is less than 5 miles/8km from ski slopes.

See all of our themed collections »

Special Offers

Linthwaite House Hotel & Restaurant

Three nights for the price of two!

Buy Dinner, room and breakfast (from £139 per person per night) for two nights and receive a third night free (including room and breakfast)
Valid until 28th October 2010

Read this entry's offer »

The Airds Hotel & Restaurant

Airds Special Offer

Come and stay between the 1st November 2010 and 31st March 2011 and enjoy either a 2 or 3 night break with rates from £95.00 per person, per night, inclusive of dinner and full Scottish breakfast.

Read this entry's offer »

Travel Club Offers

The Croft

Glass of champagne on arrival.

Drom Caoin

Drink on arrival or specialist coffee/herbal tea & homemade scones.

Join our new Travel Club to receive 50% off any of our books, plus reduced prices and extra special treats in our participating British & Irish places.

Travel Club

Find out more about Travel Club »

See the whole list of places with a Travel Club offer »

Not a member? Join now » or buy a membership as a gift »

More information

What are Special Places? »

Visit our bookshop »

Search for a Special Place to Stay »

NEW in Sawday's shop

British Bed & Breakfast - Edition 15

Now available! Get 35% off our latest edition of British B&B guide »

Also just published - our 3 new Slow Guides to regional England »

Also from Sawday's

Sawday's Special Escapes Sawday's Special Escapes

Quirky, comfortable, independent self-catering places in the UK.
Visit the Special Escapes website »

Sawday's Canopy & Stars Sawday's Canopy & Stars

A collection of beautiful and quirky places of a camping kind!
Visit the Canopy & Stars website »

Car Hire advert roadtour advert link advert for Triodos Bank