No.3: 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK

04 March
Author: Langdale Chase
The Times and Sunday Times Number 3 of 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK, North Hotel of the Year and Countryside Hotel of the Year

The Times & Sunday Times have unveiled their list of 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK. Every year their experts visit hundreds of properties the length and breadth of the UK, on the look out for interesting openings and established hotels reinventing themselves. Every property on the list has been personally tested by their journalists, who are on the look out to make sure interiors are up to scratch, the facilities live up to the marketing promises and the food is, of course, delicious. They seek out properties with character but all on the list must also represent value for money.

From characterful pubs to sophisticated city addresses, and from busy beach resorts to romantic retreats everything is taken into account. That’s why we are delighted to be number 3 on the list of 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK. As well as being honoured as the North Hotel of the Year and Countryside Hotel of the Year. A great achievement since reopening towards the end of last year.

‘This classy revival of a gothic pile right on Windermere’s waterfront opened at the end of 2023 and is exactly what the local tourist scene has been so desperately lacking’.

Discover the full list here

When visiting Langdale Chase, hotel expert for Times Travel, Susan D’Arcy noted our ‘grand interiors’ where we ‘manage to be opluent and yet winningly informal’. Complimenting our ‘dine-anywhere informality’ and attention to detail with ‘bedrooms that are layered with thoughtful touches including binoculars for closer inspection of life on the lake’.

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The Sunday Times awarded Langdale Chase, the Best Place to Stay 2024 award for North Hotel of the Year.
The Sunday Times awarded Langdale Chase, the Best Place to Stay 2024 award for 2024 countryside Hotel of the Year.

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