
Rural hotels and country houses in the United Kingdom
Stone houses, inns and farmhouses in quiet villages and among the mountains.
Rural hotels by destination
With the number of hotels in each one. Destinations without an English guide yet open in Spanish.
- Bourton-on-the-Water31
- Chipping Campden31
- Giant’s Causeway21
- Stratford-upon-Avon18
- Glencoe17
- Windermere15
- Betws-y-Coed14
- Isle of Skye13
- Loch Ness13
- St Ives12
- Pitlochry12
- Falmouth11
- Castle Combe10
- Chester9
- Salisbury8
- Windsor7
- Inverness7
- Fort William7
- Scarborough7
- Keswick6
- Aberdeen6
- Whitby6
- Eastbourne6
- Stirling5
- Warwick4
- Canterbury4
- Portsmouth4
- Durham4
- St Andrews4
How to choose a rural hotel or a country house
Rural hotel, country house or inn
A rural hotel offers hotel service (reception, breakfast, daily cleaning) in a traditional building in the countryside or a small village. A casa rural, or country house, can be rented whole or by the room and often has a kitchen. Masías, cortijos, pazos, caseríos and quintas are the regional names for farmhouses turned into places to stay.
What to check before booking
You almost always need a car: check the distance to the nearest village with shops and restaurants. Make sure there is heating or a fireplace in winter, whether dinner is served and whether pets are allowed, which is common in rural tourism. In high season some houses are only let for a full weekend or by the week.
Best-rated rural hotels in the United Kingdom
Ranked by guest score and number of reviews.
Keswick Country House Hotel★★★8.6 FabulousSee prices
Cragwood Country House Hotel★★★★9.6 ExceptionalSee prices
Rickerby Grange Country House★★★★8.7 FabulousSee prices
The Plough Inn & Cottages★★★★★9.5 ExceptionalSee prices
Park Cottage★★★★9.6 ExceptionalSee prices
The Cottage - Room Only★★★★8.9 FabulousSee prices
Farmhouse Innlodge by Greene King Inns★★★7.4 GoodSee prices
Moss Cottage★★★9.6 ExceptionalSee prices
Foyers Bay Country House★★★★9.4 ExceptionalSee prices
The Wrea Head Hall Country House Hotel & Restaurant★★★★9.1 ExceptionalSee prices
Loch Ness Country House Hotel★★★★8.6 FabulousSee prices
Merewood Country House Hotel★★★★8.5 FabulousSee prices
Maes Madog Cottages★★★★9.3 ExceptionalSee prices
Pinewood Cottage Apartment & B&B Inverness★★★★9.7 ExceptionalSee prices
Bodafon Hall Cottages★★★★9.1 ExceptionalSee prices
White Cottage B&B★★★9.4 ExceptionalSee prices
Corunna Bed & Breakfast and Corunna Cottage★★★★9.6 ExceptionalSee prices
Holly Cottages★★★★9.0 ExceptionalSee prices
Montfort Cottage Guest House★★★★9.5 ExceptionalSee prices
Laurel Cottage★★★★9.3 ExceptionalSee prices
Poppy Cottage★★★8.9 FabulousSee prices
Broadoaks Boutique Country House★★★★★8.7 FabulousSee prices
Stunning cottage Grade 2 listed with parking and Hot Tub★★★★9.4 ExceptionalSee prices
Drumdevan Country House★★★★7.7 GoodSee prices