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Country houses, castles and historic stays

Rooms or whole buildings in historic houses, inns and castles. What to expect, what to check, and 28 examples from our region guides. We hold no prices: check each property’s own site.

Datos verificados por última vez el 1 nov 2026. Britlens es independiente: consulte nuestra política editorial.

Hound Tor, a weathered granite tor on Dartmoor, above a grassy slope — Dartmoor: 3 examples of country houses, castles and historic stays in our guidePhoto: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0

Grasmere lake and its island seen from Loughrigg Fell — Ambleside & Grasmere: 2 examples of country houses, castles and historic stays in our guidePhoto: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dovedale and the River Dove, with Thorpe Cloud rising ahead — Dovedale, Ashbourne & the White Peak South: 2 examples of country houses, castles and historic stays in our guidePhoto: Paul Albertella from Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0

Photos show the areas, not the properties: we use no hotel or stock photos.

Qué esperar

Unique stays in Britain include age-old castles, lighthouses and other historic buildings; such stays tend to cost more than ordinary accommodation.^[1]
Many coaching inns are historic buildings hundreds of years old.^[1]

Before you book

Historic buildings may have stairs and no lift: ask about access before booking.
Check what heating and Wi-Fi there are in older buildings.

Examples in our region guides

28 places in 15 regions whose type in our data matches. Types and details come from OpenStreetMap or the property’s own site;^[3] they are examples, not recommendations, and we have not inspected them.

Other types

Hostels and bunkhouses Shared dorms or private rooms, usually with a guest kitchen.
B&Bs and guest houses Rooms in a smaller, often family-run house, with breakfast.
Posadas y pubs con habitaciones Rooms above or beside a pub, often in an old coaching inn.
Hoteles From budget chains to grand country-house hotels.
Self-catering: cottages and apartments Your own kitchen, from a city flat to a country cottage.
Camping, caravans and glamping Campsites, static caravans, pods, huts and other outdoor stays.
Farm stays B&B, self-catering or glamping on a working farm.

Fuentes

Read on the dates shown. Rules, dates and services change: check the source before you rely on it. Pages marked “not read” refused automated access, so we state nothing from them beyond their existence.

Accommodation options (opens in new tab), VisitBritain, read 1 November 2026
The Landmark Trust (opens in new tab), The Landmark Trust (not read: access refused)
Copyright and licence (opens in new tab), OpenStreetMap, read 1 November 2026

Qué esperar

Before you book

Examples in our region guides

The Peak District (5)

The Lake District (4)

Devon (3)

Norfolk and the Broads (3)

Yorkshire (3)

Anglesey (1)

Islay and Jura (1)

Mull and Iona (1)

North Coast 500 (1)

Northern Ireland (1)

Orkney (1)

St Andrews and Fife (1)

The Jurassic Coast (1)

The Outer Hebrides (1)

The Scottish Highlands (1)

Other types

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