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Best Countryside Staycations UK

The British countryside remains one of the great underappreciated luxuries of life on this island. Within an hour or two of any major city, you can find yourself among rolling hills, ancient hedgerows, and the kind of deep, green quiet that no meditation app can replicate. A countryside staycation offers exactly this: a chance to step out of the noise and into a landscape that has been shaped by centuries of careful stewardship. The properties on this list are set in some of Britain's most beautiful rural landscapes — the Cotswolds, the Yorkshire Dales, the Welsh Marches, the Scottish Borders, and the Devon countryside. You will find manor houses surrounded by parkland, converted farmhouses with views across open fields, and intimate retreats where the nearest neighbour is a herd of sheep. What makes a great countryside stay is not just the setting but the way the property connects you to it. Walking routes from the door, locally sourced menus that change with the seasons, and the kind of unhurried pace that lets you actually notice the birdsong. These stays remind you why the countryside exists — and why leaving it is always a little harder than arriving.

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Showing 36 Stays

  1. 1

    Taplow, Berkshire

    Cliveden House

    A National Trust stately home with five-star hotel luxury

    ££££

  2. 2

    Ascot, Berkshire

    Coworth Park

    Dorchester Collection elegance meets English countryside

    ££££

  3. 3

    Nethy Bridge, Highlands

    The Nethybridge Hotel

    Classic Highland hotel with mountain views

    ££

  4. 4

    Grantown-on-Spey, Highlands

    Muckrach Country House Hotel

    Victorian country house with Cairngorms on the doorstep

    ££

  5. 5

    Sleat, Isle of Skye

    Kinloch Lodge

    Historic clan chief's lodge with Michelin-starred dining

    £££

  6. 6

    Portree, Isle of Skye

    Viewfield House

    Eccentric Victorian mansion in the heart of Portree

    ££

  7. 7

    Portree, Isle of Skye

    Cuillin Hills Hotel

    Portree Bay views and Highland hospitality

    ££

  8. 8

    Aldeburgh, Suffolk

    Wentworth Hotel

    Classic seaside hotel overlooking Aldeburgh beach

    ££

  9. 9

    Leatherhead, Surrey

    Beaverbrook

    Lord Beaverbrook's country estate, now a five-star hotel

    ££££

  10. 10

    Bagshot, Surrey

    Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa

    Exclusive hotel and spa in 123 acres of Surrey parkland

    ££££

  11. 11

    Ottershaw, Surrey

    Foxhills Club & Resort

    Country club resort with two golf courses and spa

    £££

  12. 12

    Alton, Staffordshire

    The Alton Towers Hotel

    Gothic fantasy meets family-friendly fun

    ££

  13. 13

    Acton Trussell, Staffordshire

    The Moat House

    Canal-side dining destination in the Staffordshire countryside

    £££

  14. 14

    Lichfield, Staffordshire

    Swinfen Hall Hotel

    Grade II listed Georgian manor with 100 acres of parkland

    £££

  15. 15

    Ramsgill, Yorkshire Dales

    The Yorke Arms

    Michelin-level dining in the heart of Nidderdale

    £££

  16. 16

    Austwick, Yorkshire Dales

    The Traddock

    Georgian country house on the Three Peaks doorstep

    ££

  17. 17

    Reeth, Yorkshire Dales

    The Burgoyne Hotel

    Georgian elegance overlooking Swaledale

    ££

  18. 18

    Hawes, Yorkshire Dales

    Simonstone Hall

    Historic hall near England's highest single-drop waterfall

    ££

  19. 19

    Llangefni, Anglesey

    Tre-Ysgawen Hall Country House Hotel & Spa

    Victorian country house with hydrotherapy spa

    ££

  20. 20

    New Milton, Hampshire

    Chewton Glen

    Iconic country house hotel between the New Forest and the sea

    ££££

  21. 21

    Lyndhurst, Hampshire

    Lime Wood

    New Forest luxury with Hartnett Holder & Co restaurant

    ££££

  22. 22

    Brockenhurst, Hampshire

    THE PIG in the Forest

    The original PIG — shabby-chic kitchen garden hotel

    £££

  23. 23

    Honiton, Hampshire

    THE PIG at Combe

    Elizabethan manor with the PIG's signature kitchen garden

    £££

  24. 24

    Port Appin, Argyll

    The Airds Hotel

    Loch Linnhe views and fine Scottish dining

    £££

  25. 25

    Benderloch, Argyll

    Isle of Eriska Hotel & Spa

    Your own Scottish island with spa and Michelin dining

    £££

  26. 26

    St Saviour, Jersey

    Longueville Manor

    13th-century manor house with Relais & Châteaux status

    £££

  27. 27

    Reynoldston, Gower

    Fairyhill

    Romantic retreat in Britain's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

    £££

  28. 28

    Parkmill, Gower

    Parc-Le-Breos House

    Victorian hunting lodge in a hidden Gower valley

    ££

  29. 29

    Ventnor, Isle of Wight

    The Royal Hotel

    Victorian grandeur overlooking the English Channel

    ££

  30. 30

    Alston, Cumbria

    Lovelady Shield

    Riverside retreat in England's highest market town

    ££

  31. 31

    Bala, Gwynedd

    Palé Hall

    Victorian mansion in the Snowdonia foothills

    £££

  32. 32

    Llandudno, Conwy

    Bodysgallen Hall & Spa

    National Trust luxury with Snowdonia panoramas

    £££

  33. 33

    Peebles, Scottish Borders

    Cringletie House

    Baronial mansion in the rolling Scottish Borders

    £££

  34. 34

    Walkerburn, Scottish Borders

    Windlestraw

    Edwardian arts and crafts house overlooking the Tweed

    ££

  35. 35

    Madehurst, West Sussex

    THE PIG in the South Downs

    The PIG's South Downs outpost with rolling chalk hills

    £££

  36. 36

    Climping, West Sussex

    Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa

    Medieval-style manor near the beach with luxury spa

    £££