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Best hotels with pools
Featured Hotels with Special Offers
Bishopstrow
Warminster, Wiltshire
'Stay Longer, Save More' Special Offer
Rolling countryside surrounds this large Georgian house in extensive grounds of meadows and woodland; a tunnel leads to the river Wylye.
Burleigh Court
Stroud, Gloucestershire
New Year Special Offer
There are stunning views across the Golden Valley from this Georgian mansion, a smart but friendly hotel with fine-dining restaurant.
Beachcroft Hotel
Bognor Regis, Sussex
Christmas and New Year Festive Package Special Offer
A stay in Felpham inspired William Blake to write of 'England's green and pleasant land', but it's the beach that draws holidaymakers to the de Savarys' South Coast hotel.
The Nare
Veryan-In-Roseland, Cornwall
'Four Day Break' Special Offer
On the Roseland Peninsular in Cornwall, The Nare is all about beautiful leisure activities, from its own yacht to the heated outdoor pool that's open seasonally. There's also an indoor pool with its own jet stream, a hydrotherapy pool and an outdoor hot tub.
Bedruthan Hotel and Spa
Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
'Winter Warmer' Two Night Break Special Offer
An award-winning hotel, Bedruthan Hotel and Spa is an elegant escape for families, offering a spa for mum and dad as well indoor and outdoor swimming pools and surf lessons available.
Trefeddian Hotel
Aberdovey, Gwynedd
'March Escapes' Special Offer
This traditional hotel is still 'well up to standard' and 'the situation of the hotel and its tremendous views are a major draw'.
The Devonshire Arms
Skipton, Yorkshire
'Winter Foodie Break' Special Offer
A former 17th-century inn, which is part of the Duke of Devonshire's 30,000-acre estate at Bolton Abbey, is today an impressive country-house hotel, with fine dining and a spa.
The Pheasant
Helmsley, Yorkshire
10% Discount Special Offer
This popular hotel and restaurant in a former smithy, shop and barns overlooking the village duck pond might have changed ownership, but it is 'as good as ever', reports a returning guest.
The Scarlet
Mawgan Porth, Cornwall
'Essence of Scarlet' Special Offer
Best known for being amongst the best of luxury eco spas, The Scarlet is perched on a clifftop and boasts an outdoor hot tub with incredible views and contemporary, glass-dominated architecture that houses a spectacular pool.
Widbrook Grange
Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire
Valentines Day Special Offer
If the Borrowers opened a hotel, it would probably be something like Nick and Charlotte Dent's Georgian farmhouse, filled with upcycled objets trouvés.
Cary Arms & Spa
Babbacombe, Devon
'25% Off' Winter Special Offer
The glass faceted sea-facing spa includes a waterfall hydrotherapy pool as well as other wet facilities such as a steam room, sauna and exotic experience shower.
Homewood
Bath, Somerset
'Complimentary Night' Special Offer
The yellow submarine in the 'beautiful grounds' and the hedge sculpture of a giraffe set the scene at this 'playful, quirky hotel', in a traditional honey-stone building.
Hambleton Hall
Oakham, Rutland
'Rest and Relax' Special Offer
Surrounded by landscaped gardens, Hambleton Hall has an outdoor pool that's nestled in a secluded spot under mature trees with space to relax on a lounger around it.
Hartwell House
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
'National Trust Winter Break' Special Offer
A grand country house with both Jacobean and Georgain sides, Hartwell gazes over an 18th-century landscape, with Ionic temple, obelisk, and a lake spanned by an arch from the old Kew Bridge.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
York, Yorkshire
'Tailor-Made Break' Special Offer
Just over a mile from York, this imposing William and Mary country house in 20 acres of beautiful gardens and parkland offers 'luxurious rooms and amazing food'.
Headlam Hall
Darlington, Co. Durham
'Winter Escape' Special Offer
The real charm of this grand country house, with sweeping gardens, terraces, oak panelling and swish spa along with a convenient location in a hamlet a few miles from the A1 lies in its warm and informal atmosphere.
The Atlantic Hotel
St Brelade, Jersey
Atlantic Gourmet Break Special Offer
Swim in charming landscaped gardens overlooking St Ouen's Bay at The Atlantic Hotel.
Rathmullan House
Rathmullan, Co. Donegal
Winter Midweek Special Offer
Pass the little gate lodge to drive up to this bay-fronted country house in wooded grounds edged by a beach on Lough Swilly.
The Royal Hotel
Ventnor, Isle Of Wight
'Up to 40% Off Winter Escapes' Special Offer
Polurrian on the Lizard
Mullion, Cornwall
Festive Break Special Offers
Enjoy the spectacular sea views from the outdoor pool during the summer months from May to September.
Congham Hall
King's Lynn, Norfolk
'Sleep Soundly Package' Special Offer
The 12-metre indoor swimming pool is surrounded by floor to ceiling windows and is located in the spa alongside other wet facilities.
Askham Hall
Penrith, Cumbria
Luxury Foodie Mid-Week Break Special Offer
With a Michelin-starred restaurant, Grade II listed garden, 17th-century pele tower and French drawing room, Askham Hall sounds as if it might be very formal; not a bit of it. 'The most homely stately hotel we have ever stayed in,' reports one reader.
Park House, Hotel & Spa
Midhurst, West Sussex
Winter Warmer Special Offer
With an award-winning spa this hotel has both an indoor pool and a heated outdoor swimming pool.
Mallory Court
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
'Winter Stay' Special Offer
A romantic Elizabethan-style Edwardian mansion, built for a Manchester cotton bleacher and set in landscaped gardens, is the epitome of a well-run country house hotel.
Soar Mill Cove Hotel
Salcombe, Devon
Two Night Winter Special Offer
You'll find everything you need for a holiday at this family-run, child-friendly, dog-friendly hotel tucked away in a valley, with a path to a secluded sandy beach.
Watersmeet
Woolacombe, Devon
Three Night Ramblers Package with Dinner Special Offer
Watersmeet hotel has a spa as well as a beautiful outdoor pool with views of the sea as you swim.
More Best hotels with pools
The Middleton Lodge Estate
Richmond, Yorkshire
Leave the fuss and fret of the AI(M) at Scotch Corner to reconnect with the land at this idyllic hotel, centred on a Georgian coach house amid gardens, parkland and woodland.
Burgh Island Hotel
Bigbury-On-Sea, Devon
Giving new meaning to the concept of an outdoor pool, Burgh Island has an offering as unique as the rest of it. This 1930s hotel on its own private island in Devon has an outdoor 'mermaid pool' - a seawater pool created from the natural rock formation.
Matfen Hall
Northumberland, United Kingdom
Enjoy Victorian Gothic splendour and fine or more casual dining at this country mansion with a spa and golf course in parkland.
The Harper
Holt, Norfolk
You don't have to blow a fortune to stay at this 'relaxed yet refined' hotel in some converted barns, the former home of Langham Glass, and featuring many charming nods to its heritage.
Corse Lawn House
Corse Lawn, Gloucestershire
The indoor swimming pool is available to access on request, but is closed in December, January and February.
Lulu Boutique Hotel
Zebbug, Malta, Malta
A charming oasis, Clive and Luidmila's lovingly restored 300-year-old house is tucked away in a small town of narrow, winding streets, within easy reach of the cities of Mdina and Valletta.
Summer Lodge
Evershot, Dorset
Country-house luxury abounds at this child-friendly, dog-friendly hotel, a Georgian mansion, its ‘well-maintained gardens a huge joy to visit’.
Another Place
Ullswater, Cumbria
Occupying a Georgian house and new annexe wings with private shorefront on Ullswater, this is an entirely child-friendly, dog-friendly 'lifestyle' hotel for those who love the great outdoors.
Gilpin Hotel and Lake House
Windermere, Cumbria
The facilities includes a large gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room, and indoor hot tub.
Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa
Helmsley, Yorkshire
There is a clever mix of the traditional and modern at this Victorian coaching inn with contemporary main-house, poolside and spa suites, inventive cooking in the restaurant, and an all-year heated outdoor pool.
Hell Bay Hotel
Bryher, Isles Of Scilly
With 'nothing in between to Canada', this pretty blue-and-white weatherboarded farmhouse-turned-hotel which sits above a secluded cove on Bryher's rugged west-facing coast is a 'very special and distinctive place', say guests.
Lime Wood
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
In the Herb House spa, facilities include an indoor hydro pool with exceptional forest views as well as a 16-metre ozone treated indoor lap pool with glass doors overlooking the garden.
Porth Tocyn Hotel
Abersoch, Gwynedd
A welcoming Welsh retreat on Cardigan Bay, Porth Tocyn Hotel is a family friendly hotel with a joyful eccentricity about it, a heated outdoor pool and superb afternoon teas to tuck into after that dip.
Foresters Hall
Cowes, Hampshire
With their background in TV and film, Sara Curran and Peter Sussman, new owners of the former North House, are experts in presentation.
Ellenborough Park
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
In a Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds just across from Cheltenham Racecourse, this hotel with spa and 90 acres of grounds is both family and dog-friendly.
Haven Hall Hotel
Shanklin, Isle Of Wight
The actor Colin Firth is a fan of 'the hospitality, the food, the comfort of the rooms', not to mention the location at this sprawling, cliff-top Edwardian house.
The New Inn
Tresco, Isles Of Scilly
New Inn Guests enjoy access to the nearby Tresco Island Spa with its leisure facilities including an indoor pool.
Gara Rock
Salcombe, Devon
Swim in the outdoor pool at this clifftop retreat with sea views stretching into the distance.
La Collinette Hotel
St Peter Port, Guernsey
The Chambers family run their unpretentious, family-friendly hotel in a 19th-century house set in expansive grounds a short stroll uphill from the boats in the harbour.
The Mole Resort
Umberleigh, Devon
A family- and dog-friendly leisure resort in the Mole valley, this deconstructed hotel offers a choice of traditional rooms and eco-friendly lodges, morning-to-night activities, formal and casual dining.
The Elms
Worcester, Worcestershire
It has undergone a lavish makeover, with quirky and extravagant interiors and a botanically inspired spa, but this 18th-century mansion in parkland is a welcoming hotel for families and their four-legged friends.
The Swan Hotel & Spa
Newby Bridge, Cumbria
A 'sprawling, traditional building in a beautiful setting' at the tip of Windermere, this family and dog-friendly hotel has easy access to lake-based activities as well as a spa.
Fistral Beach Hotel
Cornwall
Overlooking an iconic surfers' beach, this adults-only spa hotel has a wide choice of rooms from very affordable to luxurious with sea-view balcony.
Sopwell House Hotel
St Albans, Hertfordshire
A favourite hangout of the England football team, the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten is 'well-run', with contemporary bedrooms, cosseting suites, a good choice of eating and drinking spaces, and a magnificent spa.
Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa
Newton Abbot, Devon
In wooded grounds with Dartmoor National Park on the doorstep, the Hassell family's country-house hotel and beautiful spa impresses with a warm welcome, great service, fine-dining restaurant and bistro.
The Cliff Hotel & Spa
Cardigan, Ceredigion
There is a spirit of inclusiveness about this family-friendly, singularly accessible clifftop hotel and spa, with a wide range of rooms and suites, from cheap and cheerful to luxury, and a menu to suit most tastes.
Ockenden Manor
Cuckfield, West Sussex
History meets the modern world at this Elizabethan manor house, a luxury e hotel in eight acre-grounds, with gracious drawing room, state-of-the-art spa and fine-dining restaurant.
Crooked Swan
Crewkerne, Somerset
Saved from decay, completely refurbished, fitted out with flair and a sense of fun, this Georgian coaching inn has bedrooms of great character and seriously good food.
The Retreat at Elcot Park
Newbury, Berkshire
A Regency mansion in parkland, once home to Percy Shelley's mother, has been reimagined as a contemporary country house hotel infused with a blithe spirit.
Ballymaloe House
Shanagarry, Co. Cork
Set on a 300-acre working farm, this legendary Irish country-house hotel has grown from being a restaurant with rooms that is passionate about locally sourced food into a thriving business, with cookery school, café and arts venue.
