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A stay at the charming Chewton Glen is all about comfort and understated elegance. Ideal for guests looking for a quiet break, this quintessential country house offers tranquility and luxury.

The 70 rooms and suites (including a collection of wonderful treehouses) offer views over the surrounding gardens, croquet lawn and parklands. For a truly memorable stay, make one of the 12 luxury tree houses your temporary home. The décor in the rooms ranges from traditional to more contemporary.

The team at The Dining Room use fruit, vegetables and herbs fresh from the kitchen garden, in keeping with the hotel’s focus on sustainability. The head chef and estate manager team up when it comes to planning menus according to what is most readily available in the garden.

Explore the 130 acres of woodlands and gardens which reach right to the borders of the New Forest National Park and towards the coast.

Take your relaxation to the next level at the award-winning spa, where a team of therapists are on hand to help you re-energize. Choose from 50 different treatments, and make use of the hydrotherapy spa pool, aromatherapy saunas, crystal steam rooms and nail studio. Active guests can spend some time on the tennis courts, in the dance studio or play a round of golf.

Set in the charming village of Great Milton, surrounded by 30 acres of manicured lawns and orchards, Chef Raymond Blanc’s manor house hotel is the perfect destination for culinary enthusiasts with a taste for the finer things in life.

The 32 guest rooms and suites have been separately designed to create a relaxing country hideaway.  Elegant and inviting, each room was inspired by the owner’s travels. With hints of a classic French boudoir or Asian opulence, the rooms feature soft linens and rich hues. Window seats look out onto the courtyard, and some rooms offer access to the lush gardens via a terrace.

With two Michelin stars, the restaurant uses seasonal and organic produce. The chef is passionate about knowing where each and every ingredient comes from. Thriving gardens provide the kitchen with fresh vegetables and herbs. Wander through the tranquil English water garden, or explore the mushroom valley. And if dinner has you inspired, don’t miss out on a lesson or two at the Raymond Blanc Cookery School.

For an extra luxurious pampering experience, book a spa, massage or beauty treatment in your room. If the weather is good, head out onto the lawns for a game of croquet or boules, or borrow bicycles for younger guests to go exploring.

Dotted around the Cotswolds are clusters of honey-coloured cottages and fitting right in to the scenery is Dormy House, near the picture-perfect village of Broadway.

The boutique country hotel is perched on the top of Willersey Hill within the 400-acre Farncombe Estate. A 17th-century farmhouse, it has plenty of English charm and is nestled in the heart of the rolling hills and beautiful countryside.

Each of the 38 rooms and suites are individually designed, blending classic country charm with contemporary British design, splashes of colour and bold prints. You’ll be forgiven for wanting to hole up in suites with such inviting names as The Den, The Snug and The Hideaway or you can make yourself at home at Rose Cottage which comes with its own stone courtyard and Jacuzzi.

Take a seat in The Garden Room or The Potting Shed and enjoy modern, seasonal cuisine cooked by chefs who are passionate about championing British cooking. The Garden Room is a bright and airy space that looks over the pretty garden, while The Potting Shed is a more informal centred around a huge oak bar.

There’s plenty to keep you occupied at the hotel, including a spa with indoor pool, fitness studio and champagne nail parlour. However, you’re also ideally located to explore the surrounding countryside. Walk through the Farncombe estate to Broadway village or take a day trip to Stratford upon Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare. There is also a perfectly manicure 18-hole golf course next door.