Historic Weekends

Henry VIII stayed at Thornbury Castle with Anne Boleyn. No surprise: it's a beautiful hotel, with exquisite interiors and dining that we lost our heads for!

• Thornbury, Gloucestershire
• https://www.thornburycastle.co.uk/

Following in the footsteps of Shakespeare and Dickens trying out some of London's oldest pubs, tavern, back street boozers and Victorian gin palaces! £25pp

• London
• https://www.liquidhistorytours.com/

Lilac Cottage is a super-sweet holiday cottage in Morpeth, full of springtime personality and thoughtful touches. Sleeps 4. Dog Friendly. From £170pn.

• Morpeth, Northumberland
• https://hostandstay.co.uk/holiday-lets/morpeth/lilac-cottage

Get ready for some serious Victorian allure as you discover the birthplace of Dorset’s most famous author and poet, Thomas Hardy.

• Dorchester, Dorset
• https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardys-cottage

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/

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/

A beautiful Georgian townhouse hotel with fabulous rooms and suites, a walled garden and unique garden spa.

• Sherborne, Dorset
• https://theeastburyhotel.co.uk/

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/

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

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.

• Lympstone, East Devon
• https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-and-book/properties/peters-tower-10451?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5unKl-eD5gIVDLTtCh0oGg0WEAAYASAAEgL1GPD_BwE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5unKl-eD5gIVDLTtCh0oGg0WEAAYASAAEgL1GPD_BwE#Overview