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The United Kingdom
Cliveden House
A National Trust stately home turned hotel, in 376 acres of gardens above the River Thames.
Gleneagles
A legendary 1924 sporting estate in Perthshire with three championship courses and a celebrated kitchen.
Grantley Hall
A Georgian estate near Ripon with six restaurants, a Michelin star and a vast wellness wing.
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
Exclusive-use sporting castle on North Harris, with salmon fishing and stalking included.
Another Place, The Lake
A relaxed lakeside hotel built around open-water swimming, a pool and a genuinely informal welcome.
Another Place, The Machrie
A relaxed links hotel above Islay's Laggan Bay, with hot tubs, cold tub and 43 rooms.
Babington House
A Georgian estate near Frome run as a members' club and hotel, with a full health club and grounds.
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.
Burgh Island Hotel
A 1929 Art Deco hotel on a private tidal island off the South Devon coast.
Calcot & Spa
A 14th-century farmstead near Tetbury with a long-established spa and genuinely family-friendly rooms.
Cameron House on Loch Lomond
Baronial resort on the shores of Loch Lomond, with spa, two golf courses and LOMA dining.
Château Rhianfa
Victorian French-fantasy château on the Menai Strait with private beach and sea views.
Chewton Glen
A long-established Hampshire country house with a large spa and treehouse suites over the valley.
Coruisk House
Four rooms and a serious kitchen at the far end of Skye's Strathaird peninsula.
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.
Craigellachie Hotel
An 1893 Speyside hotel whose Quaich Bar holds one of Scotland's great malt collections.
Cromlix
Andy and Kim Murray's 34-acre estate near Dunblane, back open after a 2026 refurbishment.
Dormy House Hotel & Spa
Seventeenth-century Cotswold stone on the Farncombe Estate, paired with a Scandinavian-style spa.
Douneside House
Deeside country house with pool, tasting-menu dining and profits going to charity.
Doxford Hall Hotel & Spa
Northumberland's only four AA red star hotel, with a full spa and easy reach of Bamburgh and the Farnes.
Eilean Shona
Eight cottages and a nine-bedroom house on a private car-free island off the Moidart coast.