Five Best Romantic Escapes in Britain by Jill Starley-Grainger

Whisk your partner away for a loved-up weekend break at these romantic UK hotspots. Sumptuous suites, boutique hotels, four-poster bedrooms, crackling fireplaces – find your perfect passionate getaway at these amorous British locales.

Old-School Decadence

You keep expecting to see Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy in the grounds of 17th-century Hartwell House near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. This National Trust stately home will make ladies-in-waiting swoon as the sight of it. Plump for one of the royal four-poster rooms, filled with antiques and olde-worlde charm. Doubles from GBP260.

Modern Romantics

If you like your romance chintz-free, Hurst House in southwest Wales is for you. Think velvet throws, satin duvets, plush sofas, vast pebble-floored bathrooms. Go for a walk on the nearby beach, sink into the hot tub in the serene spa or reconnect over drinks by the stylish wood-burning stove in the bar. Doubles from GBP265, B&B.

Masculine Touch

Romantic suites can be a bit too frilly for some men, but not at Lainston House Hotel in Winchester, Hampshire. Four-posters, wood panelling and soft greens and browns give their still-sensual suites a manly feel that women will fall for, too. Stroll along the mile-long avenue of lime trees in search of the ruins of a 12th century chapel – the perfect place to pop the question? Doubles from GBP198.

Island Escape

Truly get away from it all at Toravaig House on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Settle down by the roaring log fire in the lounge of this nine-room country house hotel overlooking the sea, or, in fine weather, go for a jaunt in the hotel yacht. Doubles from GBP110.

Star Gazing

For a starry, starry night, book the loft suite at creeper-clad Linthwaite House overlooking Lake Windermere in Cumbria. This ultra-luxurious suite has a huge two-person, stand-alone bath tub, stylish interiors and a retractable glass roof panel and telescope for viewing the stars. Doubles in the loft suite from £465, B&B; standard doubles from GBP190, B&B.

Check out our listings of other romantic hotels in the United Kingdom.