Hotel Christmas packages - three magical words! Who hasn't dreamt of staying in a hotel for Christmas? If you think of the best luxury country house hotels for Christmas 2023 you can almost picture the festive scene: great food, beautiful decorations...
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Holiday destinations in the UK reviewed by luxury leisure reviews blogger ALadyofLeisure.com
If you've ever wanted to become a real-life Mr Darcy and/or Elizabeth Bennett, I can highly recommend a stay at the Hunting Tower, Chatsworth in Derbyshire.
Not only do you get to stay in an imposing building overlooking Chatsworth House and the w...
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Spending a night at the Sunborn Yacht hotel London was a rather pleasant if surreal experience, not least because I saw the hotel first from high up in the sky - not a usual occurrence! The hotel is located at Royal Victoria Dock in East London which...
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It isnāt often that you open the curtains of your hotel room to find a group of llamas peering in at you, but then a stay at Gilpin HotelĀ and Lake House in the Lake District is no ordinary stay.
This five-star luxury hotel near Windermere set in 21 ...
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If you're looking for the perfect country house hotel then Hambleton HallĀ Rutland must be high on the list. Dating back to 1881, this classic luxury hotel in Britain's smallest county has just 15 bedrooms and two suites, each one individually styled ...
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You don't get to be included in the Sunday Times' list of Best Places to Stay 2023 without good reason, and I was intrigued to find out what The Angel Inn Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk had to make it stand out from other great British hotels. Following...
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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...
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I honestly thought my mum was going to join in at one point. We were at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane - normally home of Frozen, the Musical - at Classical Everywhere's one-off performance of Handel's Messiah The Live Experience and during a partic...
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Being new to Paddington Basin and the whole 'Aparthotel' concept meant that I was entering the unknown with my stay at Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Paddington LondonĀ right in the heart of Paddington Basin.
While most Londoners know Paddington...
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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
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Arriving at The Foaling Box at Bethnal&Bec luxury self-catering studios, my partner's first reaction was: 'Wow? Can we stay here for a week?'
Sadly we were there just for the night, but we instantly felt at home in this fun, quirky and welcomi...
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Master Builders House hotel is a hotel steeped in history, located in a beautiful setting on the banks of the River Beaulieu in the New Forest. It might sound like something out of Lego Masters, but the Master Builders name comes from the hotelās 18t...
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If youāre trying to find a family-friendly campsite with wild swimming and no stress, then youāve come to the right place. Wild Canvas is a pop-up camping experience which runs throughout August every year, and its style of camping is on the more rel...
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A stay at The Merry Harriers pub
The Merry Harriers pub in the pretty Surrey village of Hambledon is a quintessentially British pub. It's beautiful from the outside, with trailing plants and outdoor seating, while inside has all you need from a ...
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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...
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I often wonder if the little unique touches offered by some hotels - a particular theme, a movie quiz hidden in wallpaper, a secret garden or two - are ever really appreciated by guests who are just passing through, but I certainly made the most out ...
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Staying in a small, boutique hotel rather than one with dozens of rooms turns a hotel into more of a home-from-home experience and so it turned out with my stay at Burleigh Court hotelĀ in Stroud, in the western end of the Cotswolds area of outstandin...
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