United Kingdom

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the United Kingdom, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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Mercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel. Cheltenham

As the first purpose-built hotel in Europe, it seems fitting that the Mercure Cheltenham Queens Hotel still dominates the loveliest neighbourhood of what must be the most beautiful Regency town in England, Cheltenham Spa.

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Best golf courses with spas

The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled  playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect. Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.

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St. James Hotel and Club

Mayfair has plenty of luxury hotels, most of them marble-floored palaces lining Park Lane and turning the corner into Piccadilly.

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Weekend in Edinburgh. What can you pack in?

It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.

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Grosvenor House Apartments

For oil tycoons and other wealthy businessmen who travel with entourages, the Grosvenor House Apartments in London offer the ultimate in self-contained privacy.

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Grayshott Spa Hotel, Surrey

Wellness tourism put the Surrey hamlet of Grayshott on the map decades ago, and its eponymous mansion remains the venue of choice for well-heeled ladies who lunch lightly and enjoy a bit of pampering.

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