Take a break from the “new-normal” and discover a right royal retreat near Windsor. You know you’re in for a treat when you turn into the gravel drive and approach the distinctive façade of Great Fosters, once a hunting lodge used by Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I and now a four-star pile of […]
Mallory Court Hotel and Spa – Review
Luxury life in Leamington Spa at Mallory Court. Leamington Spa, just south of Coventry and Birmingham and to the east of Stratford-upon-Avon, deserves to be better known. A pretty spa town that rivals Bath for Georgian and early Victorian architecture, I suspect it suffers from proximity to Stratford-upon-Avon. My soft spot for Leamington comes from […]
Billesley Manor – Review
A luxurious countryside hotel break steeped in history. Here at London Unattached, we love a hotel that has some real history and Billesley Manor near Stratford Upon Avon is not only a beautiful Elizabethan Manor House Hotel but also played a crucial part in Shakespeare’s creative and personal life. Rumour has that he wrote ‘As […]
Bedruthan Hotel, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall – Review.
Bedruthan Hotel a perfect getaway in North Cornwall. The stylish Bedruthan Hotel, built into the cliffs above the golden beach of Mawgan Porth, is only a short distance from Newquay airport and is an ideal base for a family or walking holiday exploring the beautiful North Cornish coast. It is dog-friendly with rooms suitable for […]
The Welcombe Hotel – Review
Hallmark Welcombe Hotel and Spa – Stratford upon Avon: The stunning Welcombe Hotel is a former country mansion house near Stratford upon Avon, built in a grand Neo-Jacobean style for Manchester businessman Mark Philips who commissioned the building from designed by architect Henry Clutton. Completed in 1869, Philips died just four years later, leaving the estate […]
County Durham – Sea Glass and a Heritage Spa Hotel – Seaham Hall.
Seaham, County Durham – Byron, the Beach, a Spa and Sea Glass. Arrive at Seaham Hall at dusk to a stunning classic mansion fronted by a striking contemporary water feature. First impressions count – mine was one of fascination. I’m used to the juxtaposition of old and new, but the water feature at the approach to […]
Luxury Cocoa Spa Treatments at Le Kalon Spa, The Bentley Hotel, London
The Bentley Hotel, London – Luxurious Cocoa Spa Treatments One of my favourite indulgences is chocolate and I love a spa treatment so offered the chance to visit Le Kalon Spa at the Bentley Hotel, South Kensington for luxury cocoa spa treatments I was more than happy to accept and combine the two. The spa […]
Congham Hall Spa Hotel Norfolk
Country House Hotel in Norfolk – Congham Hall Hotel and Spa: An invite to Congham Hall Hotel and Spa, near King’s Lynn in Norfolk was one I would never have passed up. Norfolk, and in particular this part of North Norfolk, has special memories for me and I always love going back to what I […]
The Corinthia Hotel Prague
The Corinthia Hotel Prague and Vyšehrad: I’m something of a latecomer to the Czech Republic and Prague – I visited both for the first time a year ago and have been back three times since. It’s a love of history and of places that look as if they might just have escaped the pages of one […]
Tre-Ysgawen Hall Country House Hotel and Spa
A perfect base for exploring North Wales The Isle of Anglesey lies off the North West Corner of Wales, a quick hop at the end of the A55. It’s perhaps most famously known as the home of the town with the longest name in the United Kingdom (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch), or as the departure point to Dublin […]