The Best Hotels with Pools in England
Indoor lengths for a grey afternoon, outdoor dips on a warm evening. These English hotels make the pool part of the reason to stay.
20 places, ranked by our editors.
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.
The Newt in Somerset
A Georgian estate turned into one of England's most remarkable hotels, with gardens, cyder, spa and pools, near Bruton.
Grantley Hall
A lavishly restored Yorkshire hall near Fountains Abbey, with a vast wellness spa, two pools and Michelin dining.
Thyme
A restored manor and working farm in a whole Cotswold village, with a spa, a cookery school and rooms that feel lived-in rather than styled.
Lime Wood
A relaxed-luxe country house deep in the New Forest, with the Herb House spa, two pools and Angela Hartnett's cooking.
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.
Dormy House Hotel & Spa
A 17th-century farmhouse above Broadway turned into one of the Cotswolds' most assured spa retreats.
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.
Summer Lodge Country House
A Georgian country house in a thatched Dorset village, with a spa, indoor pool and serious classic comfort.
Babington House
Soho House's original country house: effortlessly cool, with two pools, a spa, a cinema and a genuine welcome for families.
The Devonshire Arms
The Duke of Devonshire's country house and spa on the Bolton Abbey estate, with walks straight onto the Dales.
Saltmoore
A contemporary coastal hotel near Whitby, with a spa, pool and the moors meeting the sea at Sandsend.
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
A William III country house with a spa and indoor pool in parkland on the edge of York, run by the National Trust.
Cowley Manor Experimental
A Victorian manor reimagined with French flair, indoor and outdoor pools, and grounds made for wandering.
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.
Bovey Castle
A grand 1930s estate on the edge of Dartmoor, with a spa, indoor pool, golf and proper space for families.
Doxford Hall Hotel & Spa
A grand country house and spa within easy reach of Bamburgh, Alnwick and the empty Northumberland coast.
Salcombe Harbour Hotel
A bright, nautical hotel and spa overlooking the Salcombe estuary, with a pool and sea-view rooms.
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.
The Royal Hotel
The Isle of Wight's grandest Victorian seaside hotel, with a heated outdoor pool and sub-tropical gardens above Ventnor.