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A luxurious foodie stay at Gravetye Manor, a West Sussex gem

by Sarah Bridge
added June 27, 2020

When I first arrived at Gravetye Manor, the Michelin-starred country house hotel with award-winning gardens, I soon decided that this was one of the best hotels in West Sussex and when I was fortunate to revisit recently, there was nothing to make me...

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9 of the most romantic hotels for Valentines Day

by Sarah Bridge
added February 9, 2020

Who doesn't want to stay in a romantic hotel for Valentines Day? Just picture the scene: a luxury bedroom with a four-poster bed, thick carpet and possibly a fireplace, a bottle of something chilling next to the bed and a massive bathroom with an ext...

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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 ...

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Bovey Castle hotel Devon: a friendly, historic, luxury Dartmoor stay

by Sarah Bridge
added February 9, 2018

If a hotel is called a castle, then you want it to look seriously impressive, and Bovey Castle hotel Devon did not disappoint. Once we'd handed the car to the friendly and efficient team of valets who welcomed us on arrival, we walked through the hot...

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A romantic seaside stay in a beach suite at Cary Arms and Spa hotel, Devon

by Sarah Bridge
added February 6, 2018

I've been lucky to stay in some of the best hotel rooms in the country but for sheer romance it's hard to beat a Beach Suite at Cary Arms and Spa on Babbacombe Bay, Devon - in the heart of the 'English Riviera'. Beach Suites at Cary Arms and spa...

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A night in a Chewton Glen treehouse: luxury from spa to treetop

by Sarah Bridge
added January 16, 2018

It isn't often you spend the night at a five-star country house hotel and find yourself sleeping in a treehouse on stilts in the middle of a forest. But a Chewton Glen treehouse, located in the famous Chewton Glen hotel and spa located deep in the he...

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Whatley Manor hotel and spa: a true Cotswolds gem

by Sarah Bridge
added September 27, 2017

Just when you think you’ve stayed in the best hotels in the Cotswolds, along comes Whatley Manor hotel and spa luxury hotel and tops the lot. From the moment the gates opened to reveal a beautiful cobbled courtyard, the entrance garlanded by wisteria...

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A picture-perfect Cotswolds stay at the Manor House Castle Combe

by Sarah Bridge
added May 27, 2017

If your idea of a perfect summer's day is afternoon tea (or a gin and tonic) on a beautiful lawn in the sunshine, The Manor House luxury hotel in the pretty Cotswolds village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire, is the place to be. The Manor House ...

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Barnsley House hotel and spa – a wonderfully cosy Cotswolds hideaway

by Sarah Bridge
added December 19, 2015

Within two minutes of arriving at Barnsley House hotel and spa in the Cotswolds I had completely fallen in love with it - and that's before I'd even tried out the private cinema, outdoor hot tub or delicious food. All these things were yet to come, b...

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Gravetye Manor West Sussex – food heaven in a luxury country house hotel

by Sarah Bridge
added September 1, 2015

There are some places that are so lovely you can't stop thinking about them after you leave, and Gravetye Manor West Sussex is most definitely one of those. [Note: this review of Gravetye Manor West Sussex was first published in 2015 and some of t...

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Luton Hoo hotel: a classic country house (with Hollywood glamour)

by Sarah Bridge
added June 13, 2015

It isn't often you get to share a sink with Hugh Grant but the sign in our bedroom at the five-star Luton Hoo hotel and spa proclaimed it to be true: the rather quirky sink-in-a-cupboard in the corner was indeed the very same cupboard from Four Weddi...

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Lucknam Park hotel near Bath: my luxury mansion for a night

by Sarah Bridge
added August 28, 2014

It isn't every day I stay in a 17th century Palladian mansion but after just a few hours at Luckham Park hotel near Bath I was walking around as if I had lived there for years. Staying at Lucknam Park hotel I would grandly descend the staircase...

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