Closer to home
The United Kingdom
Cliveden House
A National Trust stately home turned hotel, in 376 acres of gardens above the River Thames.
Beaverbrook
A 470-acre Surrey Hills estate with house rooms, garden cottages and a spa above the valley.
Bodysgallen Hall & Spa
Grade I listed National Trust hall with parterre gardens, spa and Snowdonia views.
Bron Eifion Country House Hotel
Victorian country house near Criccieth with galleried hall and mature gardens.
Chewton Glen
A long-established Hampshire country house with a large spa and treehouse suites over the valley.
Cowley Manor Experimental
A Victorian Cotswolds manor reimagined with bold colour, a spring-fed spa and 55 acres of grounds.
Coworth Park
Dorchester Collection's country estate in Ascot, with two polo grounds and an underground spa.
Cromlix
Andy and Kim Murray's 34-acre estate near Dunblane, back open after a 2026 refurbishment.
Fairyhill
Georgian country house hidden in Gower woodland, minutes from Rhossili and Oxwich.
Gidleigh Park
A secluded Relais & Chateaux country house in a wooded Dartmoor valley near Chagford.
Glenmorangie House
The distillery's own house on the Cadboll shore, with communal dinners and endless whisky.
Gliffaes Country House Hotel
Family-run country house in 33 acres above the River Usk, with famous gardens and fishing.
Gravetye Manor
Seventeen rooms and a Michelin-starred kitchen inside one of England's great historic gardens.
Greywalls
A 1901 Lutyens house beside Muirfield, with walled gardens and Chez Roux dining.
Grove of Narberth
A five-star Welsh country house near Narberth, with four-rosette dining and its own gardens.
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.
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.
Llangoed Hall
Edwardian hall remodelled by the architect of Portmeirion, in 17 acres by the River Wye.
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.
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.