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.

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
Dairy Cottage
Sancreed, Cornwall
From £70 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Characterful cottage in a tiny hamlet a ten-minute drive from Penzance and the beach, with over an acre of garden for children and dogs
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa
Newquay, Cornwall
From £160 p/n

Hotel

95 rooms for 3 - 6
A family hotel that delights adults and children alike - sea views, chic interiors, a spa with two pools and a surf school all wait
Lemmington Lodge
Alnwick, Northumberland
From £120 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 6
An enormous picture window gives you views over fields of sheep and the Cheviots, beaches are nearby. Return to huge comfort and warmth
The Bildeston Crown
Bildeston, Suffolk
From £100 p/n

Inn

12 rooms for 2
A smart village local with original timber frames, a lively bar, chic rooms and delicious food from the fields around you
Stag Barn at Frasers
Egerton, Ashford, Kent
From £700 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 8
A microcosm of modernity in a peaceful, rural setting - a superb eco-barn with award-winning restaurant, 12 miles from Tenterden. Look after yourselves or opt for B&B
Little Barn
Delly End, Oxfordshire
From £270 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 6
Rural peace in this eco-friendly Cotswold stone barn with relaxed owners. Take the Bothy loft too if you have an extra couple of guests
Highgate Home
Highgate, London
From £120 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 2
Quiet and comfortable flat on a residential road near Highgate Woods, with a conservatory and an office at the end of the garden
The Wellington Arms
Baughurst, Hampshire
From £125 p/n

Inn

4 rooms for 2
A pilgrimage for foodies - note the smallholding (pigs, sheep, hens, bees). Stay in gorgeous rooms, spill into the big garden on warm days
St Aidan’s
Helmsley, Yorkshire
From £105 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
A stylish, peaceful, ecclesiastical retreat in a North Yorkshire hamlet, with the Moors on the doorstep and York 30 miles
Pentonwarra
Padstow, Cornwall
From £150 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 8
A magical family house with its toes in the water, a beach either side and Padstow’s pretty harbour and restaurants down the road
St. Catherine Tea Pavilion
Bath, Bath & N.E. Somerset
From £190 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 3
In the beautiful Somerset hamlet of St Catherine, a cosy wooden cabin surrounded by fields and woods. Wonderful walks from the front door…
Shallowdale House
Ampleforth, Yorkshire
From £130 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 2
Phillip and Anton are true wizards at hospitality - colourful big bedrooms, tip-top Yorkshire breakfasts and dinner worth staying in for
Egton Estate
Whitby, Yorkshire
From £120 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 2
Sumptuous bedrooms and a cheering big fireplace in these old stables on the Egton Estate, great for walks and wildlife, a hop from Whitby

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Ashley Barn
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
From £100 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

1 room for 2
A friendly home with a generous host. Soaring beams in the comfy suite, pretty gardens with horses, dogs, ducks, hens - walks from the door
Amery Cottage
West Wittering, Sussex
From £185 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
A very sweet seaside cottage with lovely gardens on a gentle, private estate just minutes on foot from a quiet beach and a village shop
The Golden Lion
Settle, Yorkshire
From £75 p/n

Inn

14 rooms for 2
Return from adventures in the Yorkshire Dales to hearty market cooking, real ales and rustic elegance in this historic coaching inn