Looking for a half-term getaway where everyone can relax? A family-friendly hotel or resort is the perfect opportunity for kids and parents to unwind in style with something for every age group.
In the beautiful North Warwickshire countryside, The Belfry is a warm and welcoming family friendly spa hotel where nothing is too much trouble. The hotel is particularly child friendly, with family rooms with amenities including a baby bath tub and bottle warmer, activities including the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course and the interactive woodland walk, and a creche. Nearby attractions also include Drayton Manor, Alton Towers, and the National Sea Life Centre.
A grand country house hotel with beautiful grounds to roam in, Slaley Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort - The QHotels Collection offers family-friendly spa hotel rooms, inflatables and slides around the pool, children’s menus in the restaurants to ensure kids are happy and well catered for. There are luxury lodges to stay in within the grounds for that extra sense of privacy, and attractions nearby include Hadrian’s Wall and Alnwick Garden and Castle.
An extensive resort within 1400 acres of parkland in the Usk Valley, Celtic Manor is not only home to a world leading golf course, but also hosts a spectacular spa complete with a wealth of facilities and an extensive range of activities for kids. The hotel is known for excellence across the board, offering multiple dining experience and extensive spa and leisure facilities. Their Elemis Herbal Steam in the Forum Spa is a particular treat. It's also one of the best family spa hotels, offering just about everything you could ask for, from childcare to entertainment.
Five-star luxury meets family friendly facilities, Foxhills Club and Resort is a luxurious but welcoming hotel and spa that aims to give every guest an exceptional experience. As a result, it clearly delineates family time and adult-only time whilst also providing space to relax together. The hotel is elegant and stylish, complete with 400 acres of grounds, and country club facilities including a par three nine hole golf course, tennis and gym. The spa is adult-only and there are four swimming pools – one indoors, one outdoors, one for families and one for hotel residents only. The resort also has a reputation as one of the best family spa hotels, with a careful attention paid to making sure children and parents have a fabulous time, with youth clubs and plenty of activities.
Contemporary, calm, and offering excellent service, New Park Manor Hotel and Spa is a luxurious family friendly spa hotel in the New Forest that describes itself as not only family-friendly, but family focused. It's surrounded by beautiful lawns that invite the whole family to run around and play, while there are also communal areas for settling down. Parents delight in the modern spa, exploring the New Forest, and in the elegance of the historic manor house, where the style is elegant and the restaurant is famous for its fine dining.
A grand retreat on Loch Lomond, Cameron House its between the still waters and the dramatic landscapes of the Highlands. A beautiful destination, guests can choose to stay in 208 bedrooms including 24 suites overlooking 400 acres of picturesque Scottish countryside. Spend days exploring the great outdoors, on speedboat tours, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, 4X4 off-road driving, falconry, and more. There’s a Championship golf course, and further activities ranging from mountain bike hire to loch cruises, or a scenic walk. Cameron Spa however is at the heart of the resort’s rest and relaxation offering, with 17 treatment rooms, a VIP couple’s suite, and facilities ranging from a 20-metre relaxation pool to a journey through a tepidarium, caldarium, sauna, infrared sauna, a hammam and an aromatherapy room.
A luxurious, four-star hotel surrounded by 38 acres of grounds and gardens, Horwood House is a historic property with a brand new spa. Brimming with charm, it's replete with triple rooms that are ideal for families. Dating to 1911, it honours the famous gardener, Percy Thrower, who was born here, from the manicured Pytheas Gardens to the convivial restaurant and the inventive cocktails. The H Spa is a really special addition, offering a host of carefully considered facilities as well as five treatment rooms where vine-based Caudalie products are used in a collection of therapies.
The Ixora Hotel and Spa makes the most of the great outdoors whilst also offering the time and space to relax and unwind. Choose from a range of rooms and suites - some with views of the surrounding woodland while others enjoy lagoon vistas. When it comes to dining, the hotel celebrates North Wales’ local produce in the stylish surroundings of Zephyr’s Bar & Grill. Meanwhile, the spa is a modern space for restoration and wellbeing, with a suite of indoor and outdoor facilities, from a Tyrolean Sauna to outdoor vitality pools, as well a five treatment rooms offering Tribe517 therapies.
A breathtaking destination, Bovey Castle has something for everyone. A five-star hotel, it's set in 275 acres of Dartmoor National Park, it has 59 rooms and suites divided between the extended former manor house and mews as well as 22 self-catering, three-storey granite lodges for larger groups and families. There are two restaurants - the relaxed, Mediterranean-inspired Smith’s Brasserie, as well as the more formal Great Western Grill. The Elan Spa meanwhile is in the Art Deco-inspired Orangery, with an exquisite pool with views across the landscape, saunas and steam rooms, as well as a floor dedicated to TEMPLESPA treatments.
A famously food family-friendly resort, The Ickworth is a magical destination brimming with history and whimsy. An Italianate palace, it dates back to an entry in the Domesday Book and has hosted some of British society's leading figures. Part of the Luxury Family Hotels collection, you can choose to stay in a variety of rooms and suites, including the Butler's Quarters, which houses up to four adults and four children, and multi-bedroom apartments. There are two restaurants at the hotel, both of which are extremely popular. Facilities also include a beautiful indoor pool in a separate building within the grounds, as well as treatment rooms offering therapies that use the holistic ishga product line. There are even Little ishga treatments, which are suitable for children aged three and over.
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