Hotels, UK, UK Country Hotels

Oatlands Park, originally built by Henry VIII to rival Hampton Court as a palace for his fourth wife Anne of Cleves: now beautifully refurbished as a country-house hotel in 10 acres of grounds overlooking Broadwater Lake and the Surrey countryside

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Everybody has heard of Hampton Court Palace. It is synonymous with King Henry VIII, said to be his favourite palace. What fewer people know is that he built a rival palace only five miles away, near Weybridge, named Oatlands, for his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In 1540 the marriage was annulled and Henry secretly […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

South Place, a chic, vibrant five star design hotel in the City of London Square Mile, near Liverpool Street Station: with Michelin Star top-floor destination restaurant: style, comfort and a touch of flair for business and leisure stays, with excellent service and exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Oct

With its stylish ambience, touch of flair and Michelin Star top floor restaurant, this five-star hotel is designed for guests with work in the City midweek and at leisure over weekends. Designed by Conran + Partners, inspired details and playful touches mirror the vibrant neighbourhood, a deft mixture of the contemporary City, London’s most historic […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Rochester London: best rates for this boutique townhouse 4-star Blue Orchid hotel in leafy Vincent Square, Belgravia, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

In a tranquil location overlooking leafy Vincent Square, the Rochester by Blue Orchid is a comfortable four-star hotel just minutes from Victoria’s rail and Underground stations and within walking distance of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. It has hosted the England Cricket Team, among others, and is well liked by our Members. Each room has […]

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Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Stay at the five-star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa overlooking the 17th fairway on the world’s most famous golf course: surely the best place to be in St Andrews: and our Members enjoy exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Jan

The legendary Old Course at St Andrews is where every golfer wants to be, and this is how to stay there, in five-star luxury overlooking the 17th fairway—in a room with a view at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, another golfing legend! From here you have the most historic vistas in world […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Beauchamp, Bloomsbury, London WC1: exclusive Club rates including English breakfast and complimentary room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Oct

A charming four-star-plus boutique hotel in Bedford Place, in the heart of Bloomsbury, a five-minute walk from the British Museum, the Beauchamp is well liked by our Members, who have a super and exclusive Club rate including full English breakfast, complimentary room upgrade and free wifi. The hotel offers comfortable, well-equipped en-suite bedrooms and a […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, Travel, UK

The Strathmore London, best rates at the Queen Mother’s former family residence in South Kensington, with free English breakfast and free upgrade for CountryClubuk Members

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The former London residence of the Earl of Strathmore, father of the late Queen Mother, the Strathmore is a restored London townhouse situated on the delightful wide avenue of Queensgate, minutes from Kensington Gardens and the Royal Albert Hall. It has a unique blend of Victorian grandeur and family comfort, maintaining the style of an […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Grange Blooms London, best rates for this charming traditional 4-star townhouse hotel overlooking the British Museum gardens, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

A traditional 18th-century townhouse, well liked by our Members, Blooms is in the heart of Bloomsbury on a quiet street beside the British Museum, and some rooms overlook the museum gardens. Just minutes from Covent Garden and Theatreland, and not far from the City, it is well placed for business and leisure. It has 26 […]

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Events, Rail journeys, Sport & Social Events, Travel Events, UK

Take the luxurious, historic British Pullman train for a sporting and social event to remember—a five-star rail journey from London to the ‘Glorious Goodwood’ Festival Race Meeting at the family seat of the Duke of Richmond, to be part of one of English racing’s great occasions, complete with Champagne, fine wining and dining: fully booked and event concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
07
Jul

‘Glorious Goodwood’ has been part of the British social calendar since 1814. Set on the Sussex Downs, family seat of the Dukes of Richmond, with panoramic views across the Solent, Goodwood epitomises the English summer, offering the very best horseracing in Europe, from one of the world’s most scenic racecourses, viewed in a highly social […]

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Free Breaks, Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Grinkle Park, a fine sporting baronial mansion in its own parkland estate in North Yorkshire

Posted on by cb
01
Jun

Grinkle Park in North Yorkshire—a superb baronial mansion-house hotel and a welcome addition to our Free Breaks Portfolio—has also won the national award for Good Shoot Hotel. The accolades cover everything from ‘brilliant hospitality’ to ‘excellent rooms’ to ‘fantastic accomodation, wine cellar, bar and food’—plus excellent, well-run shooting on the Grinkle Park Estate, one of […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square: stylish, contemporary new five-star hotel with a Nobu restaurant taking over from the famous Nobu Berkeley Street: good news for gourmets!

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
May

Nobu has opened a five-star hotel and restaurant in Portman Square, London. It’s as elegant and glamorous as one would expect, a landmark hotel in a fabulous central location, offering world-class cuisine and service. For those who love Nobu’s amazingly good food and style, it’s a dream destination—this is, after all, successor to Nobu’s famous […]

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Regent Cruises, best rates on Seven Seas Explorer, ‘the world’s most luxurious cruise ship’—it’s official! Wine, dine, live in luxury, enjoy free flights and free shore excursions, all truly inclusive in your fare, and save thousands of pounds on any Regent Seven Seas cruise worldwide

Posted on by Julie Spencer
06
Apr

If ever a luxury cruise ship started life at the top of the ‘rich list’, the £350 million Seven Seas Explorer is the one. Built in Genoa, Italy, christened by a Princess in Monaco, she is ‘the most luxurious ship ever built’—an accolade based on the millions of pounds she cost per suite, exceptional space-to-passenger […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events, Travel, UK

Exclusive CountryClubuk Private Salmon Fishing & Sporting House Party at wonderful Amhuinnsuidhe Castle on the Isle of Harris: the dates, July 16-23, 2021: fully booked and successful event completed: watch out for new dates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
28
Mar

You are invited to join the eagerly awaited CountryClubuk Salmon Fishing & Sporting House Party in the splendour of Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, on the Isle of Harris, for the prime week of July 16 to July 23, 2021. Set in the magnificent mountains of the 55,000-acre North Harris estate in the Outer Hebrides, this is one […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Wellington Hotel by Blue Orchid, smart townhouse hotel in leafy Vincent Square, Belgravia, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The Wellington Hotel by Blue Orchid is rather a gem—a smart contemporary townhouse within a magnificent Edwardian building, once home to the College of Theology. It stands in peaceful surroundings next door to another Members’ favourite, the Rochester, in Westminster’s leafy Vincent Square. It offers an oasis of calm in the heart of Central London, […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Langham Court London, best price for this charming four-star in a quiet oasis in the West End, with free English breakfast and free upgrade for Members

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

Langham Court Hotel is a contemporary-styled boutique hotel, extremely well located in the West End of London—only a short walk from Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Regents Park. The rooms are not large—this delightful hotel was built in 1901 as a nurses’ home—but it has been refurbished to a high standard and is […]

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White Hall London, best rates at this charming 4-star boutique hotel in Bloomsbury, overlooking the British Museum gardens, including full English breakfast and complimentary room upgrade for CountryClubuk Members

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The White Hall Hotel is a Georgian townhouse hotel in a quiet street, with its own private gardens adjoining those of the British Museum. This gives a spacious, leafy view. Request a high floor room at the back of the hotel, looking out on to the British Museum and the quiet garden terrace area. This […]

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Free Breaks, Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Solberge Hall, Grade II Georgian manor house hotel in Yorkshire’s Herriot Country near Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal and the White Horse of Kilburn: an historic manor which traces its history from the Domesday Book: an ideal location for a break when motoring north or south

Posted on by Julie Spencer
01
Aug

Tucked between the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, Solberge Hall is in the perfect position for exploring a lovely part of Yorkshire. This Grade II Georgian manor in what is now called ‘Yorkshire’s Herriot Country’ feels like a wealthy uncle’s residence more than an hotel. It has character aplenty, understated charm and an […]

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Free Breaks, Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Worsley Arms Hotel, Hovingham, for stunning country holidays on the North York Moors

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The Worsley Arms, built in the 1840s as a Spa Hotel, offers a timeless and comfortable country setting in the centre of the North York Moors National Park. It stands overlooking the village green at Hovingham, birthplace of HRH The Duchess of Kent, formerly Lady Katherine Worsley. The hotel is now a Silver Award winning […]

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Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

The Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, on its own private beach on the Cornish Coast

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The Carbis Bay Hotel& Estate is superbly situated on the golden sands of its very own beach, Carbis Bay. This picturesque strand is part of St Ives Bay, and is a member of the exclusive, internationally recognised, Most Beautiful Bays in the World organisation, only two of which are in Britain. This family-run hotel offers […]

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Free Breaks, Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Lord Haldon Country House, Georgian hotel set in Capability Brown landscape overlooking the Exe Estuary

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

This splendid Georgian country-house hotel at Dunchideock stands in 10 acres of grounds overlooking the beautiful Exe estuary, four miles from Exeter. It dates from 1737, and its grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown, whose romantic vistas can still be enjoyed by hotel guests. This privately-owned hotel has been awarded three AA stars. It has […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Dorchester’s 45 Park Lane, your Manhattan pad in Mayfair—with complimentary Champagne at its destination restaurant, Cut by Wolfgang Puck

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The Dorchester Hotel is to the world of hotels what Chelsea is to football or the Brigade of Guards to the military. Less well known is that The Dorchester has an outstation hotel next door, the glamorous 45 Park Lane. This is a 45-room Art Deco extravaganza with one-to-one service from private ‘hosts’ instead of […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Chesterfield Mayfair, historic and elegant: Named in London’s Top Ten hotels: special rates for two including English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

We are pleased to welcome the charming, traditional Chesterfield Mayfair to our London hotels portfolio—an hotel with as rich and illustrious a heritage as any in the world, and current awards naming it in the Top Ten London Hotels. It stands in prime position in Mayfair’s Charles Street, south of Berkeley Square and Shepherd’s Market, […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Rosewood London, magnificent 5-star hotel, one of London’s Top 20

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

The luxurious five-star Rosewood London is the stunning reincarnation of an architectural landmark: the Pearl Assurance Company. Now this fabulously grand Edwardian marble-clad hotel is the London flagship of Rosewood, a distinguished hotel group—operator of the fabled Carlyle in New York and Jumby Bay in Antigua. It is a favourite with our Members, who enjoy […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Five-star Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, for the Tower and City of London: Club rates include free English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

This former Grange City hotel is a favourite for business—it is also right on the doorstep of some of London’s most interesting, historic and iconic sights. Its views across the River Thames, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge are spectacular. And our exclusive rates include full English breakfast, free room upgrade (if available on […]

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Europe, Hotels, London Hotels, UK

Grange Buckingham London, 4-star Georgian townhouse with studio suites for self-catering in Bloomsbury, with free English breakfast and free upgrade for our Members

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

If you wish to enjoy the freedom of self-catering in Bloomsbury, this four-star Georgian townhouse hotel may well meet the need; studios have well-equipped kitchenettes with microwave oven, fridge, cookware and utensils. The hotel is centrally located near Bloomsbury Square and Russell Square. Covent Garden, the British Museum and University of London are all within […]

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