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England

Historic Hotels in England

Heritage Rated Hotels and other Historic accommodation

Historic Hotels - Hand-picked Heritage Rated Accommodation

We love English heritage. No, not the English Heritage who look after thousands of historic attractions around England, but the rich history and culture of this 'green and pleasant land'. If your idea of fine accommodation is a historic medieval coaching inn or an elegant country house hotel, you'll like our Heritage Rating system for historic hotel accommodation. We've poured over thousands of hotels in our directory and noted those properties that offer more than just a room - they offer a taste of history! If you love the history and heritage of England like we do, look for Heritage Rated Accommodation or Heritage Rated Accommodation or Heritage Rated Accommodation. Historic Hotels, those rated highly on a Heritage Rating, are also highlighted in yellow and listed first. Learn more about Heritage Rated historic hotels. For an extra special experience of history, why not stay in an authentic English Castle Hotel?

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Top Rated Historic Hotels in England

Hand-rated for historic interest
Name Location Star Rating Stay From (£) Heritage Rating
Royal Horseguards London, Greater London 4 star rating 75.78 5 Heritage Rating
The Selsdon Park Hotel, South Croydon London, Greater London 4 star rating 39.50 5 Heritage Rating
Tudor Lodge Hotel London, Greater London 2 star rating 37.00 5 Heritage Rating
Stone Court Hotel Maidstone, Kent 3 star rating 50.00 5 Heritage Rating
Falstaff Hotel Canterbury, Kent 3 star rating 37.50 5 Heritage Rating
The Swan Hotel Alton, Hampshire 2 star rating 55.00 5 Heritage Rating
Sir Christopher Wren's House Hotel Windsor, Berkshire 4 star rating 70.00 5 Heritage Rating
Marygreen Manor Brentwood, Essex 4 star rating 61.63 5 Heritage Rating
Harpenden House Hotel Harpenden, Hertfordshire 4 star rating 39.00 5 Heritage Rating
Cromwell Hotel Stevenage Stevenage, Hertfordshire 3 star rating 25.00 5 Heritage Rating
Roebuck Inn Stevenage, Hertfordshire 3 star rating 40.00 5 Heritage Rating
The Barns Hotel Bedford, Bedfordshire 4 star rating 34.00 5 Heritage Rating
Glen Eagle Manor Harpenden, Hertfordshire 3 star rating 42.08 5 Heritage Rating
Bell Hotel and Inn Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 2 star rating 47.50 5 Heritage Rating
The Star Inn Alfriston, East Sussex 3 star rating 49.00 5 Heritage Rating
Whitehall Hotel Broxted, Essex 3 star rating 32.00 5 Heritage Rating
Boringdon Hall Hotel Plymouth, Devon 3 star rating 51.25 5 Heritage Rating
The White Hart Hotel Moretonhampstead, Devon 3 star rating 38.40 5 Heritage Rating
Lewtrenchard Manor Lewtrenchard, Devon 3 star rating 67.50 5 Heritage Rating
New Park Manor Brockenhurst, Hampshire 3 star rating 102.50 5 Heritage Rating
Mercure White Hart Hotel Salisbury, Wiltshire 3 star rating 35.00 5 Heritage Rating
Legacy Rose and Crown Hotel Salisbury, Wiltshire 3 star rating 25.00 5 Heritage Rating
Thornbury Castle Thornbury, Gloucestershire 3 star rating 97.50 5 Heritage Rating
Woolley Grange Hotel Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire 3 star rating 110.00 5 Heritage Rating
Weston Manor Hotel Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire 3 star rating 65.00 5 Heritage Rating
Hatherley Manor Gloucester, Gloucestershire 3 star rating 35.00 5 Heritage Rating
The Lygon Arms Broadway, Worcestershire 4 star rating 52.25 5 Heritage Rating
Buckland Manor Buckland, Gloucestershire 3 star rating 120.00 5 Heritage Rating
Old Bell Hotel Malmesbury, Wiltshire 3 star rating 55.00 5 Heritage Rating
Stratton House Hotel Cirencester, Gloucestershire 3 star rating 57.00 5 Heritage Rating
Name Location Star Rating Stay From Heritage Rating


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Bedfordshire
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