Historic Weekends
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In Love with Lilac: Cosy and Colourful Holiday Cottage Morpeth
Lilac Cottage is a super-sweet holiday cottage in Morpeth, full of springtime personality and thoughtful touches. Sleeps 4. Dog Friendly. From £190pn.
- Morpeth, Northumberland
- https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/cottage/83679-lilac-cottage--morpeth
Literary Dorset: A trip back in time at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage
Get ready for some serious Victorian allure as you discover the birthplace of Dorset’s most famous author and poet, Thomas Hardy. Amongst towering oaks and a collage of greens, browns and oranges lies a large thatch cottage – the childhood home of Thomas Hardy, called simply Hardy’s Cottage. Located within…
- Dorchester, Dorset
- https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardys-cottage
Historic Hotels: Green Dragon Hotel Hereford
With roots dating back more than 900 years, The Green Dragon Hotel in Hereford is one of the oldest hotels in Britain. Dog-friendly, historic, and splendid!
- Hereford, Herefordshire
- https://www.greendragonhotel.com/
A stay aboard SULA Lightship will really float your boat
SULA Lightship is the only UK lightship you can stay on overnight. Beautifully restored with 2 luxury bedrooms sleeping 4 adults. From £275pn.
- Gloucester, UK
- https://www.sulalightship.com/
The Eastbury Hotel Sherborne - Elegance in the Heart of Hardy's Dorset
A beautiful multi award-winning Georgian townhouse hotel with fabulous rooms and suites, a walled garden, award-winning restaurant and unique garden spa.
- Sherborne, Dorset
- https://theeastburyhotel.co.uk/
Royal Castle Hotel Dartmouth. A Beautiful and Historical Place to Stay
The Royal Castle Hotel in Dartmouth has so much to offer: fabulous river views, beautiful rooms, delicious food - and historical charm by the ship load.
- Dartmouth, South Devon
- https://royalcastle.co.uk/
Stunning Seafront Holiday Cottage in Lyme Regis: Sundial House
Loved by locals and admired by visitors, Sundial House holiday cottage in Lyme Regis is a unique and stunning place to call home for a weekend, or longer. Sleeps 9 in 5 double rooms.
- Lyme Regis, UK
- https://www.lyme-regis-accommodation.co.uk/sundial
Sleep like Rapunzel in Peter's Tower Devon
Peter's Tower is a late 18th-century memorial building that deliberately echos of Venice's St Mark's Campanile - it's a quirky place to stay for 2.
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