Country hotels
Below are a few handpicked ward winning hotels. Click on the links to find out more about these and other similar places to stay nearby.
Silver Award
Surrounded by beautifully maintained lawns and gardens, with fabulous views over the surrounding countryside, the Brackenborough Hotel provides a fabulous accommodation.
Silver Award
Situated next to the RSPB reserve at Titchwell and the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club at Brancaster, Briarfields Hotel has old beams and an oak floor, a log fire, an excellent bar and some delicious restaurant dishes.
Silver Award
Renowned for the comfortable, relaxed, friendly atmosphere and efficient yet unobtrusive service, this hotel has been owned by the same family for over 40 years, and is one of only six hotels to have been featured in the Good Hotel Guide since it began.
Silver Award
Set within 500 acres of landscaped parkland, designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown, Coombe Abbey is the ideal backdrop for a celebration or a special treat. There are 119 individually designed bedrooms, filled with historical artefacts and special touches.
Silver Award
This superb 17th century mansion stands in beautiful walled gardens along with its own spa, golf course and farmland. The restaurant serves freshly prepared modern British cuisine in relaxed and charming surroundings.
Silver Award
This privately owned and personally run hotel is ideally suited for visiting London, Oxford, and the many other attractions that the area provides: The National Trust properties of Bleinheim Palace, Hughenden Manor and Waddesdon Manor, the footpaths of the nearby Chilterns, or the Rohl Dahl museum at Great Missenden.
Gold Award
Imagine a wildly romantic Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in 3,500 acres of one of Devon's finest country estates. Beautiful Arabian horses and pheasants roam freely as you approach Combe House along a mile of winding drive. This charming country house hotel lies in Gittisham, described by Prince Charles as the "Ideal English Village" - a timeless picture of days gone by.
Silver Award
This elegant country house lies in a peaceful rural setting, and is only five minutes away from one of Britain's most dramatic coastlines and historic seaports.
Gold Award
Family owned and run since 1981, Aynsome dates back, in part to 1512, and is situated in open meadowland, overlooking the lovely Cartmel Priory.
Silver Award
This 18th century building set in Berkshire's racing heartland has 10 acres of landscaped gardens to explore. For golf lovers the internationally-acclaimed golf courses of Wentworth and Sunningdale are only a few miles away.
