Ideas for weekend break. (Soon)
Ideas for weekend break. (Soon)
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Pit Pony

Original Poster:

10,795 posts

144 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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21st and 22nd March
UK
No more than 2 hours from Merseyside
Luxury
Wow factor
Exclusive
Great food (although not ruling out self catering)
Spa treatments (Although would compromise if there was a view and a hot tub)
Romantic
Relaxing
A big bath.
Big bed.

Can be hotel, cottage, shepherd's hut, log cabin, space ship, hobbit house.

What recommendations do you all have?

Note: 35th Wedding anniversary

Mr Roper

14,130 posts

217 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Stayed here a few times.....


https://www.lakevyrnwy.com/

LeighW

5,193 posts

211 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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This ticks a few boxes? Just about within two hours.

https://www.lakedistricthotels.net/lodorefalls/


worsy

6,465 posts

198 months

Claret m

173 posts

92 months

Sheets Tabuer

21,037 posts

238 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Literally what secret escapes was made for.

https://www.secretescapes.com/search/search?srslti...

anotherbigspender

104 posts

73 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Might just squeek in under two hours depending on where in Merseyside you are travelling from.

https://www.grantleyhall.co.uk/

joropug

2,970 posts

212 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Pit Pony said:
21st and 22nd March
UK
No more than 2 hours from Merseyside
Luxury
Wow factor
Exclusive
Great food (although not ruling out self catering)
Spa treatments (Although would compromise if there was a view and a hot tub)
Romantic
Relaxing
A big bath.
Big bed.

Can be hotel, cottage, shepherd's hut, log cabin, space ship, hobbit house.

What recommendations do you all have?

Note: 35th Wedding anniversary
I stayed in the Ivy lodge - Was a really big lodge with a nice pellet burner to heat it, outside hot tub thats completely private with great views. Only a bit further than your requirements.

https://www.hoseasons.co.uk/accom/slate-house-lodg...

Snowdon is not too far away and is stunning also even if you don't climb it.

AndyTR

703 posts

147 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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This is our go to in the lakes https://thegilpin.co.uk Should be around 2 hrs from where you are.

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

10,795 posts

144 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Can I say wow?

LooneyTunes

8,930 posts

181 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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L’enclume, if you are willing to forgo the spa/hot tub.

Audis5b9

1,290 posts

95 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Moor Hall, no spa but some rooms have hot tubs.

Tighnamara

2,582 posts

176 months

Tuesday 25th February 2025
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Outwith your 2hrs, but posted it anyway.

https://dormyhouse.co.uk/

anonymous-user

77 months

Wednesday 26th February 2025
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LeighW said:
This ticks a few boxes? Just about within two hours.

https://www.lakedistricthotels.net/lodorefalls/
Seconded - we've visited the Spa and eaten lunch and dinner here a few times and the outlook from the heated outdoor pool is lovely.

Audis5b9

1,290 posts

95 months

Wednesday 26th February 2025
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Tighnamara said:
Outwith your 2hrs, but posted it anyway.

https://dormyhouse.co.uk/
Very good suggestion

i4got

5,923 posts

101 months

Wednesday 26th February 2025
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£76 quid return per person Easyjet Liverpool to Jersey. Flight time 1 hour 10.

Accommodation - https://www.longuevillemanor.com/. Choice of room or cottage if available.




Pit Pony

Original Poster:

10,795 posts

144 months

Thursday 27th February 2025
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So, some of those places are out of my budget, some booked up, but I eventually gave my wife a short list which included a couple of them, plus a shepherd's hut, a treehouse, a castle gate house, a trip.to Jersey, and a cricket pavilion. Each met "our" requirements in different ways.

My wife then dissected the list and we are now staying here.

Which is fine by me, but doesn't meet some of the challenges SWMBO had set me.

Thank.you to all who contributed. The fact that I was able to come up with a list that didn't include generic brown tub chairs seemed to be enough to spur my wife onto booking.com and find something herself.

Pit Pony

Original Poster:

10,795 posts

144 months

Thursday 27th February 2025
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i4got said:
£76 quid return per person Easyjet Liverpool to Jersey. Flight time 1 hour 10.

Accommodation - https://www.longuevillemanor.com/. Choice of room or cottage if available.
Problem is I'd need to take a day off work. And I don't have many spare days left.

bennno

14,896 posts

292 months

Thursday 27th February 2025
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Mr Roper said:
Stayed here a few times.....

https://www.lakevyrnwy.com/
Sadly, very tired and restaurant service awful.

These places are very good, with our being silly pricing ranked top / first

Schloss Roxburgh, might be a bit far but worth it

https://www.booking.com/Share-pQxug4j

Rudding Park

https://www.booking.com/Share-LE9XjZ5

Rookery Hall

https://www.booking.com/Share-Lo95ym0

Edited by bennno on Thursday 27th February 05:27