Wheatlands Lodge Bed & Breakfast
Between Bowness and Windermere, this detached house looks venerably Victorian, but inside you'll find eight elegant, contemporary rooms with either power shower or sit-down jacuzzi...
There's no getting around it - England isn't cheap. When it comes to accommodation, you can save money by staying in B&Bs instead of hotels, or hostels instead of B&Bs. London in particular can lighten your wallet, but you can balance this out with a stint in a countryside inn. Here, Lonely Planet authors highlight their top picks.
Between Bowness and Windermere, this detached house looks venerably Victorian, but inside you'll find eight elegant, contemporary rooms with either power shower or sit-down jacuzzi...
Today the haunt of celebrity golfers, the Bell Hotel has been sitting on the town's quay since Tudor times, though much of the remaining building is from the 19th century...
This absolute charmer is a warren of 33 rooms that has been built within a row of 18th-century Georgian houses and fitted out with antique furniture (including a museum-piece collection of Victorian baths, showers and toilets), original wood panelli...
York's top spot is this breathtaking 17th-century country house set in 20 acres of parkland that was once the home of diarist Lady Mary Wortley Montagu...
The only boutique hotel in town, the 72 rooms at this supercentral option are graded from 'comfortable' to 'fabulous' and, for the most part, live up to their names...
A rare treat, this sumptuously restored 15th-century B&B steals your heart as soon as you walk in the door...
For out-and-out luxury, there's no topping Cornwall's newest eco-chic hotel...
Live like a king for a night at this unique hostel set in an imposing moated castle once used as King John’s hunting lodge...
Location, location, location – you'd be hard pushed to find a place with a better sea view than this elegant guest house perched on the clifftop overlooking North Beach...
In the world of British B&Bs, things don't get better than this. Picture a large, elegant Edwardian vicarage surrounded by two acres of beautifully manicured, layered lawns and gardens from which there are stunning views...
The epitome of 'glamping' (glamorous camping), the five-person, fully furnished yurts on this tree-shaded site feature four-poster beds, futons, wood-burning stoves and time-worn antiques...
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