By character
Countryside Manor
Hambleton Hall
A Relais & Chateaux country house on a peninsula above Rutland Water, Michelin-starred since 1982.
Hartwell House & Spa
National Trust-owned parkland hotel near Aylesbury, once home to an exiled French king.
Hayfield Manor
Family-owned five-star manor house hidden behind high walls in Cork's university quarter
Inverlochy Castle Hotel
A Victorian castle below Britain's highest mountain, a hotel since 1969 and still a benchmark.
Killiehuntly Farmhouse & Cottages
A five-room 1850s farmhouse on the Glenfeshie estate, run on Scandinavian principles.
La Ferme Saint-Siméon
Half-timbered Honfleur landmark above the Seine estuary, with a walled-garden spa.
Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa
Relais & Chateaux country house in Ontario, with a celebrated kitchen and walled gardens.
Llangoed Hall
Edwardian hall remodelled by the architect of Portmeirion, in 17 acres by the River Wye.
Lough Eske Castle
Restored lakeside castle in 43 acres of Donegal woodland, gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way
Lucknam Park
A Palladian country house near Bath with an equestrian centre, spa and Michelin-starred dining.
Lympstone Manor
Michael Caines' five-star Georgian manor above the Exe Estuary, with its own working vineyard.
Manoir Hovey
Relais & Chateaux manor house on Lake Massawippi, an hour and a quarter south of Montreal.
Mas de Torrent Hotel & Spa
A restored masia near Pals and Begur, inland from the Costa Brava's best coves.
Montage Palmetto Bluff
Twenty thousand Lowcountry acres of oak forest and marsh between Savannah and Hilton Head.
Palé Hall Hotel
An eighteen-room Welsh country house on the Dee, with a Michelin Green Star kitchen.
Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel
A small, long-praised country hotel in the Shropshire border hills, with no passing traffic at all.
Penmaenuchaf
Restored country house over the Mawddach estuary with gardens and a garden-room restaurant.
Plas Dinas Country House
Grade II listed former royal family home near Caernarfon with an acclaimed restaurant.
Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa
Large five-star resort on the Powerscourt estate, half an hour from Dublin
Rosewood Cape Kidnappers
Farm lodge on 6,000 clifftop acres in Hawke's Bay wine country, above a gannet colony.
SCHLOSS Roxburghe
Kelso estate hotel with a 600 sq m spa, championship golf and three-rosette dining.
Sheen Falls Lodge
Former Lansdowne hunting lodge above the Sheen waterfalls, near Kenmare Bay
Strawberry Hill
Blue Mountains retreat of white Georgian-style cottages looking down over Kingston.
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel
A five-star Red Carnation country house in the Dorset village of Evershot, deep in Hardy country.