Best Family-Friendly Hotels in the UK
Once upon a time going on holiday with the kids in the UK meant avoiding hotels. Nowadays, however, more and more hotels cater for families and young children, and even do so with a smile on their face. It's not just about the child-friendly facilities like cots, high chairs, child menus and baby-sitting services, which are of course important, but also about the type of nearby (or, even better, onsite) activities available to keep both you and your children amused throughout your holiday. From outdoor pools, bushcraft and foraging adventures, play areas and games rooms, our collection of family-friendly hotels UK is our pick of hotels where you can either kick back and relax whilst the kids entertain themselves, or get stuck in and enjoy some precious quality time with the family.
One of Bristol's most unique and comfortable places to stay, with all the cool, shabby-chic charm we expect from the Artist Residence group
Artist Residence Bristol, 28 Portland Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8SA
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Hotel-style rooms and suites in the green surroundings of the Yorkshire Wolds
Kilnwick Percy , Pocklington, Kilnwick Percy, York YO42 1UF
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A stylish boutique hotel in a lovely village, with good food all day in a buzzy restaurant.
Milsoms, Stratford Road, Dedham, Essex CO7 6HW
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A revamped inn with rooms with oodles of character, overlooking Ullswater
The Brackenrigg Inn, Watermillock, Ullswater, Cumbria CA11 0LP
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A relaxed, rural wine retreat with more than a dash of luxury in the rolling Surrey Hills
Denbies Vineyard Hotel, London Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6AA
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A stylish boutique hotel in York just a 10-minute walk from the station
New Holgate, 106 Holgate Rd, Holgate, York YO24 4BB
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A beautiful Norfolk Broads riverside pub with boutique rooms and good food – what more could anyone want?
The Rising Sun, 28 Wroxham Road, Coltishall, Norfolk NR12 7EA
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This friendly, privately-owned hotel is an excellent base for parts of southeastern Wales – and it also has a shepherd's hut!
Parkway Hotel & Spa, Parkway Hotel, Cwmbran Drive, Cwmbran, Newport NP44 3UW
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A lovely 18th-century manor house overlooking the sea in Lyme Regis
Alexandra Hotel, Pound St, Lyme Regis DT7 3HZ
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Steeped in history, this quintessentially British Tavern is an excellent Central London base
Pride of Paddington, 1 – 3 CRAVEN ROAD, LONDON W2 3BP
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A stylish contemporary inn whose boutique rooms and cool apartments make the perfect base for seeing Norwich.
The Georgian Townhouse, 30–34 Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2RB
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Contemporary country house hotel in the charming Ribble Valley
Mitton Hall, Mitton Road, Mitton, Whalley, Lancashire BB7 9PQ
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An award-winning country pub with good food and very comfy rooms.
The Pheasant, Gestingthorpe Essex CO9 3AU
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This revamped Edwardian hotel is an affordable and thoroughly up-to-date place to stay in one of the nicest spots on Norfolk's northeastern coast.
The Cliftonville, 29 Runton Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9AS
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This 17th-century pub with rooms makes a great base for exploring the Ribble Valley and the Tolkein Trail
The Shireburn Arms, Whalley Rd, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9QJ
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Great family-friendly accommodation in a serviced apart-hotel in genteel Lytham St Anne’s, close to miles of sandy beach
HY Hotel, 318–328 Clifton Drive North, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire FY8 2PB
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Beautifully situated Victorian-era Isle of Wight hotel with fantastic sea views
Luccombe Manor, Popham Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6RG
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A romantic treehouse on the edge of an ancient woodland near Canterbury
Oakside Tree Tops, Oakside Lodge, Roman Road, Upper Harbledown, Kent CT2 9AX
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Brilliant seaside Isle of Wight hotel with excellent facilities
Luccombe Hall, Luccombe Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6RL
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The Grand, 97–99 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FW
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The Dru is a national treasure: a family-run Pembrokeshire coast hotel with great sea views – and it's extremely dog-friendly too
Druidstone Hotel, Druidstone, Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire SA62 3NE
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Modern hotel rooms in the very heart of royal Windsor
Goswell House, Goswell Hill, 135 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1DS
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Quirky contemporary design, great food and a warm welcome.
Strattons, Ash Close, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7NH
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A fabulous boutique hotel and restaurant bang in the heart of beautiful Norwich
The Assembly House, Theatre St, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 1RQ
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An elegant country hotel on the Essex-Hertfordshire border, as seen on the Great British Bake Off!
Down Hall, Matching Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM22 7AS
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This contemporary Essex pub is the perfect spot for a night out or weekend away
The Lion Inn, Main Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 3JA
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Pedn Olva Hotel, West Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2EA
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Scotland's premier island resort hotel on the Isle of Arran
Auchrannie Resort, Auchrannie Road, Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8BZ
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Cliveden, Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0JF
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One of Cornwall's classiest hotel and spa complexes between the popular towns of Polzeath and Rock.
St Moritz Hotel, Trebetherick, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 6SD
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Resurgent hotel that's a fabulous base for the New Forest.
Forest Park Hotel, Rhinefield Rd, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7ZG
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A comfortable yet affordable hotel with the odd high-end flourish.
Brooks Hotel Edinburgh, 70-72 Grove Street, Edinburgh EH3 8AP
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A great dog-friendly choice in the heart of London's Museumland.
Ampersand Hotel, 10 Harrington Road, London SW7 3ER
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For a bit of pampering in an archetypal English setting, head to New Park Manor.
New Park Manor Country House Hotel, Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7QH
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This boutique country house hotel has all the makings of a perfect Norfolk weekend
Congham Hall, Lynn Rd, Congham, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE32 1AH
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A contemporary and welcoming boutique guesthouse within easy reach of Bath city centre.
Brooks Guesthouse Bath, 1 Crescent Gardens Upper Bristol Road Bath Somerset BA1 2NA
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A dog friendly country pub at the heart of a lavish country estate, with rooms, great food and tremendous grounds and facilities.
Fritton Lake, Church Lane, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 9HA
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Great food and rooms in a terrific village pub.
The Kingham Plough, The Green, Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 6YD
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A boutique 4-star coaching inn, situated at the gateway to the Cotswolds
The Old Crown Coaching Inn, 25 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7HU
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Perhaps the perfect Devon seaside inn, updated as a sumptuous boutique hotel for the 21st century
Cary Arms & Spa, Babbacombe Beach, Devon TQ1 3LX
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Boutique seaside hotel, restaurant and bar on the gorgeous Northumberland coast
Beadnell Towers, The Wynding, Beadnell, Northumberland NE67 5AY
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A dog-friendly hotel on the Furness Peninsula, just south of the Lake District
The Dunes Hotel, Roanhead Beach, Hawthwaite Lane, Cumbria LA14 4QW
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Spectacular views and room service at the Lodore Falls hotel, Derwent Water
Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa, Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5UX
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A stylish beachside hotel and spa in East Sussex
The Relais Cooden Beach Hotel, Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 4TT
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A beautiful boutique hotel with an excellent restaurant on the edge of Exmoor and the North Devon coast
Kentisbury Grange, Kentisbury, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4NL
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This Cornwall gem is the perfect family hotel by the sea
The Rosevine, Portscatho, Cornwall TR2 5EW
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A country house hotel with spa on the outskirts of Cheltenham
The Greenway Hotel & Spa, Shurdington Rd, Shurdington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 4UG
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A traditional Lake District luxury hotel with spa and pool in a superb waterside location
Lakeside Hotel, Lakeside, Newby Bridge, Cumbria LA12 8AT
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