Bath & West Country
Georgian architecture, picture-perfect gardens, hedge-lined countryside, verdant romantic places and luxury hotels. England's West Country is King Arthur and Jane Austen country.

Hunstrete House Hotel
Hunstrete
Nr. Bath, England
T: +44 1761 490 490. 26 rooms; $275 -
www.hunstretehouse.co.uk
A pretty 18th century Georgian manor house set in 71 acres of deer park, woodland walks and fragrant gardens, located 6 miles outside of Bath enroute to the cathedral city of Wells.


Southwest
Vast hunting forests and quaint fishing villages.

Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-on-Sea
Devon, England
14 rooms, US$ 500-
www.burghisland.com
A temple of art deco frequented by Agatha Christie and Noel Coward, located on an island with views of the South Devon coast. Art deco devotees enjoy dressing for dinner in period piece.

Endsleigh
Milton Abbot
Tavistock
Devon, England
T: 01822 870 000. 16 rooms. US$ 375-
www.hotelendsleigh.com
Idealized rusticity created built as a hunting and shooting lodge in the 19th century.

Hotel Tresanton
St. Mawes
Cornwall, England
T: +44 1326 270 055. 29 rooms. US$ 395-
www.tresanton.com
This former yacht club located in the pretty coastal village of St. Mawes was transformed by designer Olga Polizzi into a stylish seaside English hotel with sea views.


Lake District
Bucolic green mountains, lakes, hiking trails and cozy romantic places; England's Lake District is Beatrix Potter and Woodsworth country.

Holbeck Ghyll
Holbeck Lane
Windemere, England
T: +44 153 943 2375. US$ 270-
www.holbeck-ghyll.co.uk
19th century Lake District hunting lodge once owned by Lord Lonsdale, one of the richest men of his time. This romantic English hotel overlooks one of England's loveliest stretches of water, Lake Windemere.


South England
Ancient stones, famous battlegrounds, romantic seaside places; William the Conqueror entered England here.

Esseborne Manor
Hurstbourne Tarrant, Nr. Andover
Hampshire, England
T: +44 1264 736444. 15 rooms. US$ 260-
www.esseborne-manor.com
Cozy romantic English hotel with pretty gardens, excellent food, and nearby lanes for walking and jogging. Unpretentious and relaxing, with an obvious attention to detail.

Maison Talbooth
Dedham, Colchester
Essex, England
T: +44 1206 322367. 10 rooms. US$ 260-
www.talbooth.com
Located in John Constable country, this pink washed Victorian house has bedrooms with views over the valley and water meadows. It is a ten minute stroll to their famed restaurant "Le Talbooth", a half-timbered riverside building featured in some of Constable's paintings.

Amberley Castle
Amberley, Nr. Arundel
West Sussex, England
T: +44 1798 831992. 19 rooms. US$ 290-
www.amberleycastle.co.uk
Barrel vaulted ceilings, lancet windows, tapestries and suits of armour are found in this romantic English castle hotel dating back to 12th century England.

Gravetye Manor
Nr. East Grinstead
West Sussex, England
T: +44 1342 810 567. 18 rooms. $290-
www.gravetyemanor.co.uk
This luxury English romantic hotel is a 1598 manor house with gardens designed by William Robinson.

London

Connaught Hotel
Mayfair District, London
US$ 790-
www.the-connaught.co.uk
Recently stylishly upgraded with original artwork, contemporary-classic design, and attention to its original Edwardian and Art Deco period details.

WALES
Lush countryside; the old ways of talking (Welsh) are living and still alive here.

Hafod Wen
Nr. Haplech, North Wales
T: +44 1766 780356. 4 rooms, US$ 100-
www.hafodwen.co.uk
Dutch-style house with views overlooking Tremadoc Bay. Walk through
the garden to a stretch of sweeping sands. Owners with a passion for period pieces, lace trimmed bed linen, and outstanding home grown and made food.

Lake Vyrnwy Hotel
Llandwddyn, Wales
T: +44 1691 870692. 35 rooms, US$ 265-, includes dinner & breakfast
www.lakevyrnwy.com
Victorian country house set within 26,000 acres of hiking and biking trails. Sits on a hillside with panoramic views over water. Room are chintzy and cozy.