England

Welcome to our collection of special places to stay in England. You’ll find hotels in the southwest where you can join the great scone debate, London apartments for exploring the capital’s nightlife, charming Cotswold B&Bs and remote cottages in the Lakes and the Dales. We’ve inspected every one, looking for beach trips, city breaks, scenic walks and warm hospitality that’ll fill your suitcase with memories.

If you’re interested in finding places with availability in the next couple of months, check out our collection of places that we’ve pulled together that we know have good availability in Britain – you’ll find plenty of places in England within here!

Thurst House Farm
Yorkshire
From £80 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
2 rooms for 2 - 4
Pennine farmhouse with snug bedrooms, good food and gracious hosts. You’re deep into Calderdale here, a much underrated neck of the woods
Yew Tree Cottage Westow
Westow, Yorkshire
From £77 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 6
Listed, beamed and funky with leather sofas, American fridge, open fire and walled, sun-trap garden. A short stroll to pubs or hearty treks
The Music Room
Kingsbridge, Devon
From £40 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
Once a lofty edifice for music recitals, now an original place to stay - with stained-glass windows, a bed on a stage and wild gardens
Head Groom's House at Boconnoc
Lostwithiel, Cornwall
From £107 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 4
A stone building designed by Sir John Soane in the stable yard of this historic and beautiful estate with deer park and woodland gardens
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The Dower House
Winterborne Houghton, Dorset
From £110 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
2 rooms for 2
A charming, artistic family home in a valley deep in the Dorset Downs. Come here to relax, lap up the peace, join footpaths from the door
Stonehall: The Vestry
Portland Island, Dorset
From £85 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 6
A minute's walk from Chesil Beach, a great place to relax, eat, party and watch sunsets from the terrace or the walled garden
Tilbury Cottage
Taunton, Somerset
From £70 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
A heartfelt welcome and Exmoor views from a cosy barn deep in Quantocks country – walkers, bikers, riders will be content here
No1 Woodstock
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
From £357 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 9
Elegant townhouse near Blenheim Palace, with lots of shops and restaurants within walking distance and Oxford just half an hour away
Treworgey
Looe, Cornwall
From £59 p/n
Self-catering
4 places for 2 - 11
Rural idyll close to the coast and boat trips. House for 11, colourful cottages for 2, 4 & 6. Pool, tennis – and a great pub to walk to
Baragwainaith
St Ives, Cornwall
From £170 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 4
Steps from the sea in get-away-from-it-all scenery – half an hour’s walk from St Ives’ arty heart. Sleeps 4 with pull-out beds for 2 more
The Miller’s Cottage, Birches Mill Cottages
Clun, Shropshire
From £57 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 3
Stride off to Offa's Dyke from the deep comfort of this millside home, with a wildflower garden behind and the river to lull you to sleep
Cider Barn
Wellington, Somerset
From £90 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
3 rooms for 2
Beautiful converted barn in a peaceful hamlet. Reclaimed wood, comfy beds, good breakfasts and a natural host
Laundry Cottage
Norwich, Norfolk
From £43 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 6
Comfortable redbrick cottage with views on the Heydon Hall estate. It’s delightfully rural yet you can walk to the village pub for supper
The Annexe, St Raphael
Tavistock, Devon
From £49 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
Utter peace in a simple, beautiful space with a sculpture garden to wander, an art studio to visit and walking and cycling on Dartmoor
Netherwood Lodge
Lewes, Sussex
From £130 p/n
Bed & Breakfast
2 rooms for 2
In a rural corner of East Sussex close to Glyndebourne. Breakfasts are award-winning, the garden is beautiful, bedrooms are peaceful
The Cottage
Petworth, Sussex
From £150 p/n
Self-catering
1 place for 2
Gorgeous bathrobes, a linen bedhead, a small lawn with a dovecote and a terrace… welcome to a unique little place in historic Petworth
Burgh Island Hotel
Devon
From £290 p/n
Hotel
25 rooms for 2
A favourite haunt of Noel Coward and Agatha Christie - sip cocktails in a domed bar, dance cheek to cheek in the ballroom...