Featured hotels with Seasonal Special Offers
Family friendly hotels for Christmas
The Cottage in the Wood - 'Five Nights for the Price of Four' Special Offer
Malvern Wells
At Christmas they include a range of packages to really help you celebrate the season. It includes fine dining with a five-course lunch on Christmas Day, welcome cocktails on Christmas Eve, a Bucks Fizz breakfast and lots of seasonal decorations.
The Retreat at Elcot Park
Newbury
In this stylish Regency mansion, take Christmas up a notch on an idyllic escape at a quintessentially Christmassy home-from-home. They have a Christmas party menu fit for the holidays, complete with gorgeous gourmet bits such as roasted carrot and cumin soup and traditional roasted turkey. On Christmas Day they serve five courses and a glass of Champagne, and there's a three-night escape for the season full of treats, traditions and surprises.
The Barnsdale
Oakham
In the cosy surroundings of this former hunting lodge, celebrate the festive season in country style. Delivering comfort and joy and the most wonderful time of the year, they host dedicated Christmas packages and parties filled with rustic charm and Boxing Day rambles. Immerse yourself in festive traditions complete with flowing drinks, sensational food, Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, Breakfast & Bubbles on Christmas Day, a classic Christmas lunch, plenty of cake and even a holiday quiz.
Featured hotels with Special Offers
Family friendly hotels for Christmas
The Cottage in the Wood - 'Five Nights for the Price of Four' Special Offer
Malvern Wells
At Christmas they include a range of packages to really help you celebrate the season. It includes fine dining with a five-course lunch on Christmas Day, welcome cocktails on Christmas Eve, a Bucks Fizz breakfast and lots of seasonal decorations.
The Cavendish - Three Nights for the Price of Two Special Offer
Baslow
The Cavendish marries a sense of grandeur with the warm welcome of a boutique hotel. Exquisite food is the order of the day, while luxurious furnishings add a sense of plush decadence as well.
Knockinaam Lodge - July £100 Discount Special Offer
Portpatrick
A Victorian hunting lodge overlooking the Irish Sea, Knockinaam Lodge celebrates Christmas complete with a traditional Christmas lunch, boardgames, Boxing Day suppers, long walks and plenty of time for a good snooze
Hambleton Hall - Spring, Summer And Onwards Special Offer
Oakham
With log fires and spectacular Christmas trees, this magical country house hotel is perfect for Christmas and New Year.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - 'Tailor-Made Break' Special Offer
York
This magnificent property is the stuff that Christmas cards are made of, and over the festive season they turn everything from their spa to their afternoon tea into a festive treat.
Forss House - Dinner B&B Special Offer
Thurso
In the lead up to Christmas, this hotel creates a wonderfully festive atmosphere full of afternoon teas and beautiful decorations.
Cary Arms & Spa - 'Celebration Hideaway' Special Offer
Babbacombe
A cosy beamed pub is the warm heart of this hotel, in the shelter of wooded, red sandstone cliffs that reminded the young Queen Victoria of ‘a ballet or a play where nymphs appear’.
The Feathered Nest - 25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
Chipping Norton
The Feathered Nest Inn offers a warm, hearty welcome, great food, real ales, wines and spirits and sumptuous rooms.
The Eastbury Hotel & Spa - 'Garden Escape' Special Offer
Sherborne
Fun, food and relaxation await at The Eastbury on a Christmas festive break.
Lords of the Manor - 'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer
Upper Slaughter
A Cotswold Christmas would not be complete without the perfect country house to spend it in.
Widbrook Grange - Escape To The Cotswolds Special Offer
Bradford-on-Avon
If the Borrowers opened a hotel, it would probably be something like Nick and Charlotte Dent’s Georgian farmhouse, filled with upcycled objets trouvés.
Cuckoo Brow Inn - Three Night 15% Discount Special Offer
Ambleside
From sumptuous breakfasts to five course Christmas Day lunches, the festive season at Cuckoo Brow inn is a treat.
Shieldaig Lodge - 'Food Lovers Package' Special Offer
Gairloch
At this magical Highland retreat, you're welcomed in festive style, with a wee dram and Christmas cake, before a three-course dinner. The enchanting surroundings are perfect for waking to on Christmas Day when you can enjoy roaring fires,
big breakfasts, afternoon teas and hot toddies, as well as the full Christmas lunch.
The Devonshire Arms - 'Three Night Summer Slowdown' Special Offer
Skipton
This former 17th-century inn, which is part of the Duke of Devonshire’s 30,000-acre estate at Bolton Abbey, is today an impressive country house hotel, with fine dining and a spa.
Beechfield House - 'Stay Longer And Save' Staycation Special Offer
Melksham
With ‘a great setting in large grounds’ and the ‘huge plus’ of an outdoor heated pool, this ornate Italianate Victorian house in woodland and gardens impressed our inspectors, who found it a ‘very relaxed place’.
The Black Swan - Two Night Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Special Offer
Kirkby Stephen
Holding court in the centre of Ravenstonedale, ‘twixt the Lakes and the Dales, The Black Swan has the hallmarks of a much-loved village inn: home-cooked food, cheery atmosphere and comforting bedrooms.
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The City Gate
Exeter
Abutting the Roman city walls, this style-savvy red brick old coaching inn (Young’s Brewery) has a lively atmosphere. Inside, a host of interesting curios including a vintage sewing machine, a ship’s masthead, and splashes of colour lend a quirky yet unpretentious vibe. Microbrewed drinks and traditional pub classics are served all day in the buzzy restaurant. In balmy weather, diners spill on to the large beer garden. ‘Boutiquey’ bedrooms are themed (water, wool, cotton).
The Capital Hotel, Apartments &Townhouse
London
‘On arrival we discovered that our package included afternoon tea, which we enjoyed before a concert at Cadogan Hall.’
Eleven Didsbury Park
Manchester
A retreat from the city, the rattan swings, hammocks and sun loungers in the large walled garden of this Victorian town house make it an inviting place to hang loose. Squashy sofas encourage the laid-back atmosphere in the sitting room. Individually decorated, modern bedrooms are spread over three floors. Breakfast is in the bright conservatory. The city centre and airport are a short train-ride or drive away.
The Castle Hotel
Lincoln
On the site of the Roman Forum, this Bailgate area hotel is well located between cathedral and castle. Comfortable, compact bedrooms in the main building, decorated in earthy hues, overlook the castle walls or have views of the medieval cathedral. Courtyard rooms are in the peaceful 250-year-old coach house, all conveniently on the ground floor, with parking just outside. Contemporary dishes are served for lunch and dinner in Reform restaurant (Wednesday to Saturday), and at lunchtime on Sundays.
Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay
‘The whole family feels welcome’ at this seaside hotel, which stands in a fabulous location, on a two-mile stretch of sandy, dog-friendly beach. The modern building is breezy and bright inside, with a host of facilities to suit everyone. Bedrooms have a coastal vibe; many have views to match.
The Northgate
Bury St Edmunds
A stroll from the Abbey Gardens, this redbrick Victorian townhouse B&B has nine spacious, soft-hued bedrooms with French-inspired furniture, some with in-room bath, while two interconnect for a family.
Atholl Hotel
Aberdeen
The spires of this Victorian Gothic Revival building make this traditional hotel in a quiet location an easy-to-spot beacon.
Southampton Harbour Hotel
Southampton
Jutting out over a private marina, this ocean liner-like hotel is ship-shape inside, with porthole-shaped mirrors, vintage glass fish floats and nautical bits and pieces. Bedrooms and suites, several with a Juliet balcony, are cheerily decorated with some retro touches, and supplied with decanters of gin and sherry. The buzzy sixth-floor bar has harbour views. Jetty restaurant pairs locally caught seafood with seasonal produce, eaten on the terrace in welcoming weather.
Saorsa 1875
Pitlochry
A thoughtful take on modern hospitality, the McLaren-Stewart family’s vegan hotel and restaurant bring together a deeply considered environmental ethos with contemporary style.
It’s all the more reason to leave the cooking to someone else so that you can make the most of the time together.
When choosing family friendly hotels for Christmas, we looked for the destinations that really brought the festive season to life to children as well as parents. Naturally, that means wonderful food, but also mesmerising locations, plenty for children to see and do, space to get outside and the opportunity to enjoy a convivial environment but also time for yourself as a family as well. So from spa treatments to treehouse suites, swimming pools to sumptuous dinners, here are our favourite family friendly hotels for Christmas.
From a stylish, four-star coaching inn in the Cotswolds dating back to the 1300s to an exquisite restaurant with rooms in Devon, surrounded by exceptionally beautiful countryside that’s just waiting for you to get outside in your wellies and explore. Head to one of the UK’s finest country house hotels, surrounded by manicured gardens to a five-star hotel and spa in Hampshire, surrounded by the New Forest and complete with family suites, kids cookery classes and local attractions ranging from Marwell Zoo to pony trekking.
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