England

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Angel

The Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds. Beautiful Georgian Pile.

Bag a room at the front of the Angel Hotel, in Bury St Edmunds, and you will be looking out over a huge cobbled square that has changed little for many centuries, certainly since the arrival of the railways in 1846 ended its role as one of the key coaching inns between London and East Anglia.

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Allington Manor

Allington Manor Hotel. Grantham has never looked so good.

Britain is celebrating its Bed and Breakfast places with the first national day this month. James Ruddy reveals the highlights of a night at one of the new breed of historic and luxurious manor houses, near Margaret Thatcher’s birthplace.

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Anthea Gerrie takes afternoon tea at the Savoy and enjoys a mutli-course feast. Savoy Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea at the Savoy. The Essential British Experience.

While £65 for tea sounds like a price only an oil sheikh could afford, it really is lunch, tea and dinner rolled up in one – perhaps brunch too, if you take the high tea option, which includes a poached egg with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce.

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Terry Marsh reciews the Salutation Hotel in Ambleside, a spa hotel in one of the Lake District's historic towns.

The Salutation Hotel. Perfect for exploring Ambleside’s history.

Having occupied one corner of the centre of Ambleside for more than 360 years, it is not surprising that the Salutation Hotel has acquired both a history and a reputation.

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The Signal Box. Ever wondered what life would be like hidden away in a romantic and luxurious railway signal box in deepest North Norfolk? James Ruddy reveals all. Signal Box in sunny times

The Signal Box. Discover the quirkiest cottage rental you’ve ever seen!

Ever wondered what life would be like hidden away in a romantic and luxurious railway signal box in deepest North Norfolk? James Ruddy reveals all.

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Lucy Daltroff stays at the Runnymede Hotel and Spa in Egham Surrey. the runnymede on thames exterior

The Runnymede Hotel and Spa. Discover Glorious Magna Carta history on the doorstep.

Maybe it was the effects of a “White Night”   dry gin and pink Mediterranean tonic water but when I looked out of my bedroom window from the Runneymede Hotel I thought I saw a Jacuzzi by the Thames, full of happy looking people waving their hands in the air.

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