Hotels for wine lovers
Albergo Al Sole
Asolo
Once a bolt hole for wealthy Venetians escaping the summer heat (plus Robert Browning, Freya Stark, Igor Stravinsky et al.), this charming little medieval hill town in the Veneto is known as ‘the town of a hundred horizons’.
The Retreat at Elcot Park
Newbury
A Regency mansion in parkland, once home to Percy Shelley’s mother, has been reimagined as a contemporary country house hotel infused with a blithe spirit.
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.
The Felin Fach Griffin
Brecon
Tucked between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, this red brick inn glows with a warm welcome and down-to-earth charm that attracts walkers, dogs, families and couples.
Forss House - Dinner B&B Special Offer
Thurso
Under the big skies of Caithness, wrapped in woodland and a curve of the River Forss, this Georgian mansion offers the grandeur of Scottish country house living but with modern-day warmth and comforts.
Hambleton Hall - Spring, Summer And Onwards Special Offer
Oakham
This luxurious country house hotel is complete with a popular dining experience. Under the direction of their in-house sommelier, they have a 400 bin wine list, and you can even take a tour of his cellar, where you can see a few thousand bottles waiting for your summons.
The Green Park
Pitlochry
Traditional as Burns Night and bannocks, the McMenemie family’s Victorian country house hotel stands in lawned gardens sweeping down to the shores of Loch Faskally.
Askham Hall
Penrith
With a Michelin-starred restaurant, Grade II listed garden, 17th-century pele tower and French drawing room, Askham Hall sounds as if it might be very formal; not a bit of it.
The Feathered Nest - 25% Discount Two-Night Special Offer
Chipping Norton
Guests have a bird’s-eye view over the Evenlode valley from Adam Taylor’s gastropub-with-rooms in a hilltop Cotswold village.
Seaham Hall
Seaham
Garden suites with hot tubs, a state-of-the-art spa, brightly coloured sofas under gleaming chandeliers . . . this country house hotel offers luxury with a contemporary edge.
The George of Stamford
Stamford
Priding itself on offering the most interesting wines we can find, The George of Stamford's wine list seeks to be characterful, individual and intriguing - not simply classic.
From £195.00 per night
The Old Bridge
Huntingdon
‘Traditional pub, lovely atmosphere, fantastic staff and mouth-watering food’ sums up what readers think of this ivy-cloaked Georgian town house hotel, overlooking a riverside park by the Great Ouse.
The Nare
Veryan-in-Roseland
From pre-dinner wine tastings to an impressive list of wines by the bottle and by the glass, The Nare's cellar is the perfect addition to its traditional table d'hôte dining.
Montagu Arms
Beaulieu
Fine food, a pleasing pub, welcoming staff and spacious bedrooms are among the benefits at this handsome wisteria-covered Victorian building, in a picturesque village by the Beaulieu river on the edge of the New Forest.
Park House, Hotel & Spa - Midweek Spa Break Special Offer
Midhurst
An Edwardian country house in long-time family ownership is run as a spa hotel, restaurant and leisure destination with facilities for golf, tennis, bowls, croquet, swimming.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa - 'Tailor-Made Break' Special Offer
York
The restaurant at Middlethorpe Hall has two AA Rosettes, as well as multiple other awards, partially for their extensive wine list and whisky selection.
The Gurnard’s Head
St Ives
Friendly, unfussy, effortlessly stylish, Charles and Edmund Inkin’s dining pub ‘retains a sense of the peacefulness, remoteness and wildness that make this part of the world so very lovely’.
Cavens
Dumfries
'A genuine oasis of tranquility', Angus and Jane Fordyce’s Georgian mansion is set in open countryside close to the dunes and salt marshes of the Solway coast.
The Cat Inn
West Hoathly
‘Fabulous as ever’, this 16th-century, timber-frame and tile-clad pub-with-rooms has everything you could look for in a village local and makes a good base for exploring the South Downs national park.
Lords of the Manor - 'Taste of the Cotswolds' Special Offer
Upper Slaughter
Known for their wine dinner events as well as their superb menu, Lords of the Manor make wine an intrinsic part of the hotel experience, perfect for ardent wine lovers.
Knockinaam Lodge - July £100 Discount Special Offer
Portpatrick
The Knockinaam Cellar has a reputation all of its own, thanks to hotel owner David Ibbotson, who has carefully built up a collection of over 350 wines from around the world.
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.
Shieldaig Lodge - 'Food Lovers Package' Special Offer
Gairloch
Whale-watching, spectacular sunsets and starry, starry nights are among the wonders at this Victorian former hunting lodge on a wooded estate lapped by Loch Gairloch.
Mallory Court
Leamington Spa
Mallory Court is well known for its award-winning dining experiences complete with an excellent wine list. The Dining Room has three AA Rosettes and offers a formal restaurant complete with seasonal menus.
Polurrian on the Lizard
Mullion
At this coastal hotel, the welcoming restaurant has an extensive wine list to match your food. All are carefully selected by their wine supplier, Milton Sandford, who works closely with vineyards around the world.
The Beaumont
London
The elegance is timeless, the style is Jazz Age glamour, the feel is New York fun – all of which makes The Beaumont, in the heart of Mayfair, one of London’s leading luxury hotels.
The Farmhouse at Redcoats
Hitchin
In serene countryside, this well-restored old farmhouse, with many features dating from the 15th century, stands in large, landscaped gardens.
Chewton Glen
New Milton
An award-winning hotel needs a multi award-winning wine list, and that's exactly what you will find at Chewton Glen, with their selection of individual wines making up one of the largest in England in terms of producers, regions, diversity.
Tyddyn Llan
Corwen
Four nights a week, Bryan Webb cooks exciting menus of local produce at this restaurant-with-rooms, with elegant, traditional bedrooms in the Georgian house, where he and wife Susan have been welcoming guests for more than four decades.
Russell’s
Broadway
In a gem of a Cotswold town, with its green verges, galleries and tea shops, a honey-stone house is home to this first-class restaurant-with-rooms
The Punch Bowl Inn
Kendal
To find a gem in a quiet corner of the visitor-thronged Lake District is not easy, but this smart village inn in the lovely Lyth valley is, as one reader reports, ‘always a favourite’.
Monachyle Mhor
Lochearnhead
This remote restaurant-with-rooms is unexpectedly stylish, with the odd wacky touch, such options as a ferry cabin and yurts in the grounds, and sophisticated modern Scottish cooking.
From £97.50 per night
The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By
Dunvegan
Decorated in cool Scandi-Scots style, this former crofter’s house on the shores of Loch Dunvegan is a celebrated restaurant showcasing local produce, with, across the courtyard, spacious, split-level bedrooms painted in restful shades.
Parador 44
Cardiff
Caerdydd meets Cádiz at this boutique bolthole inspired by Spain’s historic state-owned hotels, ‘in the shadow of the Principality Stadium’.
Langar Hall
Langar
Everything is peachy at this apricot-hued Georgian country house in the Vale of Belvoir, at the end of a long avenue of lime trees, transformed from a family home into a delightful, idiosyncratic and much-loved hotel.
The Angel Inn
Skipton
Michael and Johanna Wignall have reimagined a 15th-century Dales inn, creating classy, contemporary bedrooms, most in annexes with views over Rylstone Fell, and intimate dining spaces in which to sample Michael’s Michelin-starred cooking.
From £70 per night
The Pheasant
Helmsley
Overlooking the village duck pond, a former smithy, shop and barns come together as a hotel with popular restaurant and an indoor pool.
From £120.00 per night
The Star Inn at Harome
Helmsley
Rising phoenix-like from the ashes of a conflagration, Andrew Pern’s thatched village gastropub retains its joyful eccentricity, with quirky, rustic bedrooms in converted farm buildings, while Mr Pern’s modern Yorkshire cooking has lost none of its spark.
The Cross at Kingussie
Kingussie
Take afternoon tea on the terrace at this former Victorian tweed mill and you hear nothing but birdsong and the plash of the Gynack Burn that once powered the looms.
Read’s
Faversham
A Georgian manor house is home to a restaurant with spacious, old-fashioned bedrooms, where Frederick Forster, a former Roux Scholar, has been winning plaudits for his creative ways with locally sourced ingredients.
Hotels not in the Guide that you may want to consider
Hotels for wine lovers
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.’
Hotel du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Close to the station, a hotel and restaurant inside a Grade II-listed 18th-century sandstone mansion. Intimate and clubby, there is an open fire in the bar, and Gallic-influenced dishes in the informal restaurant; alfresco dining on the terrace. Modern bedrooms (some overlooking Calverley Park) have plenty of perks: a capsule coffee machine, fluffy bathrobes, chic toiletries for indulgent bathing. Within walking distance of the Pantiles.
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.
Links House
At once grand and intimate, this sumptuously refurbished Victorian manse overlooking the green at the Royal Dornoch has a relaxed, country-house ambience, fine bedrooms, annexe suites and award-winning cooking.
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Hotels in UllapoolSuperb wines are not only a great pleasure in their own right, but also add to the entire hotel experience. On romantic breaks a superb bottle of champagne can be the ideal accompaniment for celebrations, engagements or anniversaries. Meanwhile, Sunday roasts can be enhanced with an excellent bottle of red and Michelin Star experiences are given the final flourish with accompanying wines.
Some hotels are lucky enough to be within easy reach of local vineyards, which adds another dimension to the culinary experience, knowing that every sip is linked with the surrounding area. Then again, some wine lovers might prefer to really make the most of a hotel's knowledge with dedicated wine tastings providing entertainment in their own right.
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