Weekend away recommendations please

[hamzamian]

Hi,

next weekend is my first wedding anniversary I'd like to take the wife away somewhere for one night (nothing like leaving it to the last minute eh).

Ideally no more than 3 hours drive from NW London with some nice roads en route and with enough to keep up amused for an evening and most of the next day. A nice hotel etc etc. Prepared to drive a little further if its worth it but it will be just a one night stay so can't be too far.

Money wise things are still tight so £500 a night suites are out of the questions, less than half that for the night's stay would be nice.

Thanks!

[V8mate]

Oxford? Cambridge? Bath?

[Cara Van Man]

Buxton.

[hamzamian]

I was hoping for recommendations of an actual hotel rather than just a city if possible

[rocksteadyeddie]

Cotswold House in Chipping Camden.

[V8mate]

hamzamian said:

I was hoping for recommendations of an actual hotel rather than just a city if possible

Well it would help if you decided on a town first!

[Cara Van Man]

hamzamian said:

I was hoping for recommendations of an actual hotel rather than just a city if possible

Google 'hotel, buxton, palace'

I'm not doing it for you.

[cazzer]

http://www.langleycastle.com/

It might be slightly more than three hours drive.
But you didn't say how fast you drove

[hamzamian]

rocksteadyeddie said:

Cotswold House in Chipping Camden.

that looks nice if a bit expensive but unfortunately also not available on the night that I need.

[Road Pest]

Barnsley Hotel was pretty nice. It's South Gloucestershire I think so should be within 3 hours. You could go motorway or cross country past Oxford.

[Famous Graham]

Appreciate the "hotel recc rather than town" but Bath would be a very good place to start.

[hamzamian]

cazzer said:

http://www.langleycastle.com/

It might be slightly more than three hours drive.
But you didn't say how fast you drove

although I'm sure i'd enjoy the drive there and back there's also a distinct possibility the wife will kill me if I make her suffer a 10 hour road trip over the weekend! Looks nice for a longer stay in future though.

[rocksteadyeddie]

Famous Graham said:

Appreciate the "hotel recc rather than town" but Bath would be a very good place to start.

Royal Crescent is all right

[tegwin]

Hmm.... stretch it to 4ish hours in a car and go stay at Castell Deudraeth at Portmeirion...

http://www.portmeirion-village.com/content.php?nID...

Really nice place!

[theironduke]

Cheltenham is realistic travel wise, cracking town and lots to do/see in the surrounding area..nice room in the Queens, sorted..

[davido140]

anonymous said:

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"Luxury without sacrifice to the environment"

Hmm, the tag line on the home page would put me right off.

[hamzamian]

tegwin said:

Hmm.... stretch it to 4ish hours in a car and go stay at Castell Deudraeth at Portmeirion...

http://www.portmeirion-village.com/content.php?nID...

Really nice place!

Does look really nice but no availability for the night I need either.

[Simon Brooks]

Twickenham, hour max, cheap hotel, two tickets for match, few beers and a nice ruby on the way back to hotel, could even treat the Mrs to warm hat and scarf and still be quids in, pound says she would never forget the 1st anniversary

[hamzamian]

thanks for all the suggestions. Red room also wan't available but that and the castles were the type of things I was looking for

I've booked Malmaison in Oxford, hopefully that should do the trick

[Rob S]

Malmaison is lovely and the Prison complex is trnedy and a good night out if yo make it their for a few drinks

Eynsham Hall just down the road is also lvoely