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A luxury hotel stay close to Tate Modern at Hilton London Bankside

by Sarah Bridge
added January 5, 2023

With rooftop beehives, a 'Vegan Suite' and classic films playing in the lobby depending on the season, Hilton London Bankside is not your typical chain hotel offering. It's also the closest hotel to Tate Modern, which makes it the ideal location to s...

Birthday treats in five star luxury at Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor, south Devon

by Sarah Bridge
added November 2, 2022

Planning a significant birthday is always a scary prospect, but a weekend at the five star luxury hotel Bovey Castle in the heart of Dartmoor, meant that I was assured of a stay fit for the occasion. A birthday weekend at Bovey Castle hotel ...

A grand traditional seaside stay at The Grand Hotel Eastbourne

by Sarah Bridge
added July 11, 2022

As I arrived at The Grand Hotel Eastbourne to be welcomed by the uniformed door staff and ushered into the hotel's vast entrance hall, I couldn't help but think they made hotels on a larger scale in days gone by. To arrive at The Grand Hotel in Eastb...

A stay at Sopwell House St Albans – luxury spa with VIP access

by Sarah Bridge
added December 3, 2021

Staying at Sopwell House There's a lot to pack in during a stay at luxury hotel Sopwell House, St Albans in Buckinghamshire. There's the popular afternoon tea in the lounge at this four-star Georgian country house hotel; there's a variety of food ...

A luxury spa hotel in Staffordshire: Hoar Cross Hall hotel review

by Sarah Bridge
added October 4, 2021

Before I visited Hoar Cross Hall hotel in Staffordshire I was fond of declaring that there are hotels with spas and there are hotels which are spas, but after my stay at Hoar Cross Hall hotel I might have to add a third option. A stay at Hoar Cr...

45 hotels with swimming pools – the best UK hotels with pools

by Sarah Bridge
added August 4, 2021

Hotels with swimming pools are much more than just a lovely place to stay for a night or two; it turns a short break into a real holiday. Staying in a hotel is a treat at any time, but sometimes a hotel stay comes with the feeling you should be visit...

A historic hotel stay at the National Trust Middlethorpe Hall York

by Sarah Bridge
added August 29, 2020

It is impossible to walk around the grounds at Middlethorpe Hall and not take dozens of photos. While the front of the hotel is on a quiet country lane just next to York racecourse, the rear of the hotel looks out over a beautiful lawn containing a s...

A perfect Sunday roast at Feversham Arms Helmsley, North Yorks

by Sarah Bridge
added August 21, 2020

I had been told that the Sunday roast at Feversham Arms hotel and spa in Helmsley, North Yorkshire was not to be missed and my informant had been bang on the money. It was pronounced: 'A ten out of ten, the best I've ever eaten' by my dining companio...

Luxury after lockdown: a Covid-secure stay at Fawsley Hall hotel Northants

by Sarah Bridge
added August 11, 2020

After months of lockdown my first hotel was, reassuringly, at Hand Picked Hotel's flagship hotel Fawsley Hall hotel and spa in Northamptonshire near Daventry. This grand country house hotel and spa - we're talking at least 600 years old here - has wi...

The Headland hotel Newquay: luxury spa stay in Cornwall

by Sarah Bridge
added June 19, 2020

The Headland hotel Newquay is the perfect place to blow away the cobwebs. Perched right at the end of the glorious Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall and surrounded by nothing but coast and countryside all around, it's ideal for bracing walks in the ...

West Sussex luxury hotel and spa at South Lodge hotel, Horsham

by Sarah Bridge
added February 28, 2020

South Lodge hotel and spa in West Sussex near Horsham is a great destination hotel. With a huge, modern spa, two restaurants, a bar, acres of lush grounds to explore, a terrace for cocktails or afternoon tea, vast luxury bedrooms and even its own win...

New Hall hotel and spa in Birmingham – luxury rooms and a moat

by Sarah Bridge
added February 12, 2020

There are probably many historic hotels with a spa and swimming pool but I don't think many of them can say they have their own moat, which makes New Hall hotel and spa in Sutton Coldfield, just a few miles from the centre of Birmingham, a rare hotel...

Luxury in the Cotswolds at The Lygon Arms Broadway

by Sarah Bridge
added November 21, 2019

If you're looking for luxury hotels in the Cotswolds The Lygon Arms Broadway will be high on your wish-list. This historic hotel has been a main fixture in the beautiful Cotswolds village of Broadway since its days as a coaching inn back in the 17t...

A relaxing stay at Stapleford Park hotel and spa in Leicestershire

by Sarah Bridge
added November 3, 2019

Stapleford Park hotel in central England was a real treat; a combination of traditional stately home and modern spa, with all the trimmings of a luxury hotel: staff happy to drive you to the spa at the other end of the hotel grounds in little buggies...

Cornish spa delight at Mullion Cove hotel in Cornwall

by Sarah Bridge
added October 31, 2019

Not having had the luxury of a clifftop spa hotel on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall before, I didn't have much to compare Mullion Cove hotel with, but judging on my first visit I think it will be hard to beat. A stay at Mullion Cove hotel ...

A room with a seaside view at Thurlestone hotel Devon

by Sarah Bridge
added October 15, 2019

Getting to Thurlestone hotel Devon is like going down Alice in Wonderland's rabbit hole. You follow one of those high-hedged, single-track south Devon lanes, praying not to meet any oncoming tractors, until, half an hour later, you pop up into the op...

A most relaxing stay at Ragdale Hall spa in Leicestershire

by Sarah Bridge
added August 8, 2019

There are some hotels with spas and there are some hotels which ARE spas. Ragdale Hall spa in Leicestershire most definitely falls into the latter camp, making a spa break at Ragdale Hall a must for any spa fans. The moment you arrive you are greeted...

My stay at Cliveden House hotel (favourite of poets, players and princesses)

by Sarah Bridge
added June 29, 2019

Throughout my own stay at Cliveden House hotel, there was one question which I found almost impossible to answer. Would Cliveden still be as fabulous if it wasn't, well, Cliveden? Cliveden house history The thing about Cliveden, which i...

Bond, Bridget and me: my stay at Stoke Park hotel Buckinghamshire

by Sarah Bridge
added June 21, 2019

A stay at Stoke Park hotel and country club comes with high expectations. It's where James Bond played golf with Goldfinger, where Bridget Jones spent the night with Daniel Cleaver and where Teri Hatcher and Pierce Brosnan (as James Bond) danced the ...

The Good Hotel Guide’s ten luxury hotels with swimming pools

by Sarah Bridge
added June 21, 2019

Guest post from the best-selling Good Hotel Guide - their top 10 luxury hotels with pools for the summer Summer’s here and with any luck we’ve all got summer holidays booked in. Come rain or shine, no holiday would be complete without a little swimm...