The Best Hot Tub Stays in England

Private decks, steam rising, the fells or the woods in front of you. England's best stays with a hot tub of your own.

16 places, ranked by our editors.

Luxury hotel 9.5
Windermere, Lake District

Gilpin Hotel & Lake House

A family-run benchmark for Lakeland luxury, with spa suites, Michelin-level cooking and the separate, adults-only Lake House.

Spa Hot tub Adults-only
From £395 / night
Treehouse 9.6
New Milton, New Forest, New Forest

The Treehouse Suites at Chewton Glen

Canopy-level suites with private hot-tub decks, breakfast delivered by hamper, and the full run of a five-star spa hotel below.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £750 / night
Luxury hotel 9.4
Ripon, Yorkshire Dales

Grantley Hall

A lavishly restored Yorkshire hall near Fountains Abbey, with a vast wellness spa, two pools and Michelin dining.

Spa Pool Hot tub
From £495 / night
Luxury hotel 9.3
Lyndhurst, New Forest

Lime Wood

A relaxed-luxe country house deep in the New Forest, with the Herb House spa, two pools and Angela Hartnett's cooking.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £425 / night
Luxury hotel 9.2
Bath, Bath

The Gainsborough Bath Spa

The only hotel with access to Bath's natural thermal waters, a calm spa retreat in the heart of the city.

Spa Pool Hot tub
From £320 / night
Spa hotel 9.2
Broadway, Cotswolds

Dormy House Hotel & Spa

A 17th-century farmhouse above Broadway turned into one of the Cotswolds' most assured spa retreats.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £259 / night
Luxury hotel 9.0
Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall

Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate

A five-star estate above its own Blue Flag beach, with a spa, sea-view suites and room for the whole family.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £300 / night
Country house hotel 9.2
Evershot, Dorset

Summer Lodge Country House

A Georgian country house in a thatched Dorset village, with a spa, indoor pool and serious classic comfort.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £295 / night
Country house hotel 9.1
Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire Dales

The Devonshire Arms

The Duke of Devonshire's country house and spa on the Bolton Abbey estate, with walks straight onto the Dales.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £230 / night
Boutique hotel 9.2
Bainbridge, Yorkshire Dales

Yorebridge House

A romantic boutique bolthole in Wensleydale, several rooms with private hot tubs facing the Dales.

Dog-friendly Hot tub
From £230 / night
Seaside hotel 9.1
Sandsend, near Whitby, North York Moors

Saltmoore

A contemporary coastal hotel near Whitby, with a spa, pool and the moors meeting the sea at Sandsend.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £250 / night
Family-friendly 9.0
Watergate Bay, near Newquay, Cornwall

Watergate Bay Hotel

A relaxed beachfront hotel on a two-mile Cornish strand, with pools, a spa and an easygoing welcome for families and surfers.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £230 / night
Luxury hotel 8.9
North Bovey, Dartmoor, Devon

Bovey Castle

A grand 1930s estate on the edge of Dartmoor, with a spa, indoor pool, golf and proper space for families.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £260 / night
Country house hotel 8.9
Chathill, Northumberland

Doxford Hall Hotel & Spa

A grand country house and spa within easy reach of Bamburgh, Alnwick and the empty Northumberland coast.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £190 / night
Country house hotel 8.8
Ashford, Kent

Eastwell Manor

A grand Jacobean-style manor and spa in Kent parkland, with a 20-metre pool and easy reach of Canterbury and the coast.

Dog-friendly Spa Pool Hot tub
From £200 / night
Boutique hotel 8.9
Cambridge, Cambridge

The Varsity Hotel & Spa

A contemporary boutique hotel by the river in central Cambridge, with a spa and a rooftop terrace over the colleges.

Spa Hot tub
From £190 / night