England

Enjoy a holiday in England's most beautiful regions. From rugged coastline to towering peaks, picturesque villages to lakeside views, our Country Houses are set in stunning locations - perfect as a base for your holiday, whether that be a walking holiday, leisure activity holiday such as yoga or dancing, or perhaps a Freedom Break for total flexibility.

Great Langdale in the Lake District
  • Great Langdale in the Lake District
  • Poppies in a field in the Cotswolds
  • Durdle Door on the Dorset Coast
  • Lynmouth harbour on the north Devon coast

2. Choose a type of holiday:

  • Harrington House, Heart of England
  • Country Houses
  • 4-star guest accommodation rating by VisitEngland
  • Historic Country House in charming Bourton-on-the-Water
  • A great base for visiting the Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford

Arts & Crafts Movement

4 nights - From £499

  • Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds, Heart of England
  • Heritage Tours
  • Discover the Arts & Crafts Movement in the Cotswolds
  • Rodmarton Manor, furnished according to the ideals of the Movement
  • William Morris & Burne Jones windows at Selsley church

Dartmoor & South Devon

3 to 7 nights - From £289

  • Guided Walking for Solos at Haytor, South West Peninsula
  • Guided Walking
  • No charge for single rooms
  • Choice of up to three guided walks each day at different levels
  • Ancient stone circles, clapper bridges and Bronze-Age villages

Agatha Christie

4 nights - From £499

  • The Life and Works of Agatha Christie, South West Peninsula
  • Literary Tours
  • Stay at the house that first inspired Agatha Christie, the queen of murder and mystery
  • Visits to key sites relating to life and works of Agatha Christie
  • Talks and discussions about her key works

Literary Peaks

4 nights - From £499

  • Literary Peaks, Heart of England
  • Literary Tours
  • Discover the great writers who focussed on the ‘social problem novel’
  • Learn more about writers such as Elizabeth Gaskell, DH Lawrence and Arnold Bennett
  • Visits to key sites associated with each writer

Tennyson & Literary Wight

4 nights - From £499

  • Tennyson & Literary Wight, Southern England
  • Literary Tours
  • Explore the rich literary connections of the Isle of Wight
  • Learn more about writers such as Tennyson, Dickens, JB Priestley, Woolf
  • Visits and walks to sites associated with each writer 
  • Guided Walking for Solos at Abingworth, Southern England
  • Guided Walking
  • No charge for single rooms
  • Choice of up to three guided walks each day at different levels
  • Walk on the rolling South Downs including the iconic Seven Sisters

National Trust Tour

7 nights - From £749

  • Northumberland National Trust Tour, North East Coast
  • Heritage Tours
  • The history of the National Trust in Northumberland
  • Visit several National Trust properties
  • Isolated and beautiful scenery of the Lost Kingdom of Northumberland

Yorkshire Dales

7 nights - From £799

  • Guided Garden Tour in the Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire Dales
  • Garden Tours
  • Stunning public and private gardens in the Yorkshire Dales
  • Visit Parceval Hall Gardens, a plantsman’s garden
  • Award winning Newby Hall near Ripon 

Isle of Wight & Hampshire

4 nights - From £469

  • Guided Garden Tour on the Isle of Wight & Hampshire, Southern England
  • Garden Tours
  • A mild climate encourages planting more usual in the Mediterranean
  • Discover the range of plants at Ventnor Botanic Gardens
  • Eclectic Victorian style at Osborne House

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