Waterside hotels
There's nothing like being woken up by the sound water gently lapping outside your hotel window, and you don't always need to be beside the sea to experience it, with any number of beautiful UK waterside hotels to choose from, most of them with marvellous views to match – over some of the country's most enticing lakes, rivers and harbours. If you're really lucky, you'll get your own private balcony to kick back on and watch the world go by. Our waterside hotels UK collection contains a fine array of hotels by water, from romantic lochside retreats in Scotland to serene lakefront boltholes in England and laid-back harbourside hotels in Wales. Tip: it's worth paying that little bit extra to bag yourself a room with a view.
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A tremendous North Norfolk Coast country boutique hotel with great food.
Titchwell Manor, Titchwell Manor, Titchwell, Near Brancaster, Norfolk PE31 8BB
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The food, rooms and peaceful location of this terrific pub keep its many fans coming back again and again.
The Ship at Dunwich, St James Street, Dunwich, Suffolk IP17 3DT
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An elegant hotel on the banks of Lake Windermere
The Belsfield Hotel, Kendal Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3EL
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A quirky and very comfortable deconstructed hotel in a lush 70-acre Staffordshire estate
The Tawny, Consall Gardens Estate, Consall Lane, Consall, Staffordshire ST9 0AG
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Waterside pub/restaurant with boutique rooms and garden lodges in a tranquil Broads location
The Boathouse, Ormesby Broad Eels Foot Road Ormesby St Michael Norfolk NR29 3LP
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A cool and family-friendly North Cornwall apartment hotel with sea views and plenty of facilities
SeaSpace, Watergate Road, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 3LX
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A very cool and contemporary boutique hotel at the heart of Ipswich's resurgent Waterfront district
Salthouse Harbour Hotel, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1AX
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Great food and comfy rooms in a North Norfolk coastal location that can't really be bettered
The White Horse Brancaster Staithe, Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk PE31 8BY
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A quirky hotel with individually designed rooms and a wonderfully informal atmosphere
Artist Residence Brighton, 34 Regency Square, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2FJ
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A very comfortable family-friendly hotel – with one of the best coastal views in the UK.
Saunton Sands Hotel, Saunton, Near Braunton, Devon EX33 1LQ
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A beachside resort hotel with lots of facilities, including a spa, fitness centre, tennis and more – plus it's dog-friendly!
St Michaels Resort, Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4NB
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Good food and stylish rooms at this classic Surrey riverside pub.
The Stag on the River, Lower Eashing Lane, Eashing, Surrey GU7 2QG
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A modern Isle of Islay hotel with breathtaking ocean views and a world-class links course
Another Place, The Machrie, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll PA42 7AN
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Charming historic hotel perched right on the edge of Falmouth harbour with a great fish and seafood restaurant.
The Greenbank Hotel, Harbourside, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 2SR
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A beautiful Grade II-listed country house hotel right on the shores of Lake Windermere
Storrs Hall Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3LG
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This Norfolk gem is a boutique inn and gastropub but most of all it's a proper village pub
The Loddon Swan, 23 Church Plain, Loddon, Norfolk NR14 6LX
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Beachside chic, good food and comfortable rooms: a perfect place for a relaxing seaside break in Suffolk
The Sail Loft, 53 Ferry Road, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HQ
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A beautifully situated, very well-equipped South Cornwall hotel, spa and resort
Budock Vean Hotel, Mawnan Smith Falmouth Cornwall TR11 5LG
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A revamped inn with rooms with oodles of character, overlooking Ullswater
The Brackenrigg Inn, Watermillock, Ullswater, Cumbria CA11 0LP
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A luxurious Devon country house hotel in vast grounds with a spa and golf course
Bovey Castle, Bovey Castle North Bovey, Dartmoor National Park, Devon TQ13 8RE
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This beautifully located Fife seaside pub with rooms recently won' Romantic Hotel of the Year'
The Crusoe, 2 Main Street, Lower Largo, Leven, Fife KY8 6BT
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A gem of a beachside property on the coast of Fife, and winner of 'Seaside Inn of the Year'
The Ship Inn at Elie, The Toft, Elie, Fife KY9 1DT
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Perhaps the perfect Devon seaside inn, updated as a sumptuous boutique hotel for the 21st century.
Cary Arms & Spa, Babbacombe Beach, Devon TQ1 3LX
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A stylish seaside boutique hotel that evokes the maritime spirit of Harwich and serves great, locally-sourced food and drink.
The Pier at Harwich, The Pier The Quay Harwich, Essex CO12 3HH
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A contemporary lakeside hotel on the shores of Ullswater that does everything just right.
Another Place, The Lake, Watermillock, Ullswater, Cumbria CA11 0LP
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A beautiful seafront boutique hotel with a bar and restaurant, situated in one of the most popular locations on the Northumberland Coast
Beach House Hotel, 2A St Aidans, Seahouses, Northumberland NE68 7SR
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Dog-friendly accommodation at a country pub between Hexham and Hadrian’s Wall
The Boatside Inn , Warden, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 4SQ
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This 18th-century converted North Norfolk watermill is a tranquil haven, with contemporary rooms, a buzzy vibe and first-rate food
Sculthorpe Mill, Lynn Rd, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9QG
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A stylish beachside hotel and spa in East Sussex
The Relais Cooden Beach Hotel, Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 4TT
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A beautiful Norfolk Broads riverside pub with boutique rooms and good food – what more could anyone want?
The Rising Sun, 28 Wroxham Road, Coltishall, Norfolk NR12 7EA
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There's no better spot for a Suffolk seaside break than this fabulous Aldeburgh restaurant with rooms
The Suffolk, 152 High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5AQ
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A stylish boutique hotel tucked away in a quiet corner of Exmoor National Park.
The Old Rectory Hotel, Martinhoe Exmoor National Park Devon EX31 4QT
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Taking the concept of luxury beachfront hotel to a new level
Watergate Bay Hotel, On the Beach Watergate Bay Cornwall TR8 4AA
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A small but elegant hotel overlooking Oban Bay and the islands of the Inner Hebrides
The Manor House, Gallanach Road, Oban PA34 4LS
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A canalside pub not far from Edinburgh with waterfront views, good food and comfortable rooms.
The Bridge Inn at Ratho, 27 Baird Rd, Ratho, Newbridge EH28 8RA
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This revamped Edwardian hotel is an affordable and thoroughly up-to-date place to stay in one of the nicest spots on Norfolk's northeastern coast.
The Cliftonville, 29 Runton Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9AS
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A great seaside pub with stunning views, newly renovated rooms and award-winning food.
The Cricket Inn, Beesands Kingsbridge TQ7 2EN
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Cool seafront hotel and restaurant offering a chic stay in up-and-coming Eastbourne
Port, 11–12 Royal Eastbourne Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 7AR
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A colourful and very comfortable boutique hotel on County Antrim’s Portrush Peninsula
Elephant Rock Hotel, 17 Lansdowne Crescent, Portrush, Antrim BT56 8AY
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Modern comfort at a historic riverside hotel in Henley-on-Thames
The Relais Henley, Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2AR
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Luxurious retreat on the banks of Loch Tay in Highland Perthshire
Ardeonaig Hotel & Restaurant, South Loch Tay Side Ardeonaig Near Killin FK21 8SU
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One of Cornwall's classiest hotel and spa complexes between the popular towns of Polzeath and Rock.
St Moritz Hotel, Trebetherick, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 6SD
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Juts outside Kirkby Stephen beautiful Howgill Fells, this is everything you expect of a country pub – and it has luxury yurts out in the garden too
The Black Swan, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4NG
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Romantic, contemporary and stylish – a North Cornish seafront retreat for active types
Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa, Esplanade Road, Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1PT
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To the manor born? You’ll feel like it after a night at Swinton Park in North Yorkshire
Swinton Park, Swinton Park, Masham. North Yorkshire HG4 4JH
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A traditional Buckinghamshire country house hotel with spa not far from the Thames in the Chilterns
Danesfield House, Henley Road, Marlow-On-Thames, Buckinghamshire SL7 2EY
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A traditional Lake District luxury hotel with spa and pool in a superb waterside location
Lakeside Hotel, Lakeside, Newby Bridge, Cumbria LA12 8AT
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A sumptuous stately home and country house hotel with extensive grounds close to The Chilterns
Hartwell House & Spa, Oxford Road, Near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP17 8NR
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