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.

Lord Poulett Arms
Hinton Saint George, Somerset
From £85 p/n

Inn

5 rooms for 2
Historic village inn with wonderful cooking and a Provençal-style courtyard garden; drive to the Jurassic Coast in half-an-hour
7 Longport
Canterbury, Kent
From £100 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

1 room for 2
Your own cottage sitting room downstairs and a swish bedroom up - breakfast in the courtyard before venturing forth to discover Canterbury
Mole End
Ventnor, Isle of Wight
From £128 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
A lovely old cottage in the cliffside village of St Lawrence. Watch boats sail by from the terrace, soak in an antique bath with sea views…
Pitts Deep Cottage
Lymington, Hampshire
From £265 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 9
On a serene stretch of coastline, a hideaway at the end of the track. For poets, boaters, beachcombers and families
The Litton
Near Wells, Somerset
From £100 p/n

Inn

14 rooms for 2 - 4
By a bubbling brook in the Mendips, close to Bath and Bristol, a wonderfully-revived and welcoming inn with smart rooms and scrumptious food
Gothic House
Norwich, Norfolk
From £105 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 2
A joy for foodies, peace seekers and lovers of period architecture… note the Honduran mahogany banister with inlaid jet and pearl
The Coach House
Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire
From £100 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 2
A hideaway for 2 in the grounds of an enchanting estate: sit out on the deck for glorious views, explore the garden and ancient woodlands
Lewinnick Lodge
Newquay, Cornwall
From £120 p/n

Hotel

17 rooms for 2 - 4
Escape to the edge of the Atlantic at this boutique hotel, bar and restaurant. Airy rooms, and good food from terraces overlooking the ocean
The Royal Oak Inn
Watchet, Somerset
From £80 p/n

Inn

6 rooms for 2 - 4
For walkers, dogs and those who love good home-grown food, dazzling wet rooms and delicious beds. Remote but on the Coleridge Way
Southover Mill
Frampton, Dorset
From £88 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 1 - 2
Converted water mill on the river Frome, surrounded by streams and meadows. Read by the wood fire, book a beauty treatment, love the peace
Wood House
Cockermouth, Cumbria
From £130 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 2
1600s farmhouse in glorious Buttermere valley. Friendly host, generous breakfasts, snug bedrooms with lake views and perfect peace…
Fern Cottage
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
From £110 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 4
Traditionally furnished, spacious cottage with far-reaching views and terraced garden for recovering from days spent walking and cycling
Deugh An Chy
Godolphin Cross, Cornwall
From £75 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 7
Great for families or friends, lovers of West Cornwall and of peace, comfort and style
Roskennals
Penzance, Cornwall
From £70 p/n

Self-catering

3 places for 2 - 5
Find 2 neat spaces for families and a sweet bolthole at this historic watermill. Ideal for children and dogs with masses of outdoor roaming

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Rose & Crown
Barnard Castle, Durham
From £115 p/n

Inn

14 rooms for 2 - 4
Everything you’d want of a lovely country inn - pretty rooms, tasty food, local ales in a cute bar and fabulous walking
The Inn at Fossebridge
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
From £110 p/n

Inn

9 rooms for 2 - 3
Roast venison and real ale in a fine Cotswolds garden, a lakeside stroll, lavender crème brulée by the fire... Classic Georgian rooms await
Ponden Hall
Keighley, Yorkshire
From £95 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 2 - 4
An extraordinary place. If hunting for the perfect location for the next Brontë film - here it is! Friendly hosts and fabulous views too
Stares Nest Cottage
Newton Abbot, Devon
From £85 p/n

Self-catering

1 place for 5
Cross the river Dart on the old stone bridge to find a tranquil cottage for five, with an orchard garden overlooking the old church tower