Activities and Adventure
If you're the type of person that likes to do stuff and be busy on holiday, then we hear you! Luckily, there are dozens of ways to find your perfect activity-stuffed holiday. From hotels offering horse riding, clay-pigeon shooting and country sports, lakeside getaways offering water sports and high-adrenaline activities, or quaint pottery and yoga getaways for the more peaceful holidaymaker.
Often location is the key, with the Scottish Highlands, England's Lake District and Wales' Brecon Beacons figuring highly for aspirant adventurers, but wherever you stay, we know what you're after – a great hotel, B&B, youth hostel or lodge with some amazing activities right on the doorstep. From off-road cycling and mountain-biking to zip-wiring, surfing or coasteering, you are sure to be spoiled for choice in some of the most exciting parts of the UK. Browse our collection of activity and adventure accommodation for your perfect active weekend away.
Best Activities and Adventure Places to Stay
Luxury cottages, cabins and glamping a short drive from Cardigan Bay.
Treberfedd Farm, Treberfedd Dihewyd, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7NW
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A very comfortable Hampshire country house hotel with lovely grounds and its own cookery school.
Lainston House, Woodman Lane, Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2LT
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A lovely Hampshire country inn – eco-friendly, dog-friendly, and serving great food.
Jack Russell Inn, Netherton Hill, Andover, Hampshire SP11 0DS
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This stylish and extremely comfortable Surrey hotel celebrates the golden age of motor racing - and is also home to Merceded Benz World and the Brooklands Motor Racing Museum
Brooklands Hotel, Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0SL
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A perfect weekend escape for both work and play by the Thames.
The Swan at Streatley, Coppa Club, Streatley-On-Thames, Near Reading, Berkshire RG8 9HR
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A Northamptonshire country hotel with an ultra-relaxed vibe and closeness to nature plus a superb fine dining restaurant
The Falcon Hotel, Castle Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7 1LF
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Old-school boutique hotel overlooking the Old Course in St Andrews
Rusacks St Andrews, PIlmour Links, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JQ
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A dog friendly country pub at the heart of a lavish country estate, with rooms, great food and tremendous grounds and facilities.
Fritton Lake, Church Lane, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 9HA
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Impeccable, luxury hotel with highly personal service, effortlessly chic rooms and Michelin-starred restaurant
The Queensberry, 4–7 Russell Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 2QF
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Privately owned Northamptonshire country house hotel with a relaxed vibe, a good restaurant and spa
Rushton Hall, Desborough Rd, Rushton, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 1RR
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Beautifully furnished self-catering cottages on an eco-friendly farm
Greenwood Grange Farm Cottages, Higher Bockhampton Dorchester DT2 8QH
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A historic Nottinghamshire coaching inn with sumptuous suites, comfortable lodges and spa facilities
Ye Olde Bell, Great North Road, Barnby Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 8QS
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This comfortable Thetford Forest country inn is perfect for families looking for adventure.
Elveden Inn, Brandon Rd, Elveden, Suffolk IP24 3TP
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Self-catering apartments with views of the Atlantic and Polzeath Beach
Polzeath Beach House Apartments, Atlantic Mews, New Polzeath, Padstow, Cornwall PL27 6US
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Contemporary waterside self-catering apartments on the Lizard Heritage Coast
Harbour Apartments, Mullion Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall TR12 7EP
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A wonderful dog-friendly hideaway that feels a million miles from the modern world.
Cuckoo Brow Inn, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LQ
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'As seen on TV', this luxurious boutique B&B close to Salcombe, Devon, offers the warmest of welcomes!
Brightham House Boutique B&B, Higher Town, Malborough, Nr Salcombe, Devon TQ7 3RN
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Two lovely rooms and a gypsy caravan by the sea – with optional pottery courses!
Vinegar Hill Pottery B&B, The Pottery, Vinegar Hill, Milford on Sea,Hampshire SO41 0RZ
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This Northamptonshire luxury guest house is like staying in your very own country house hotel.
Flore House, The Avenue, Flore, Northamptonshire NN7 4LZ
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Hertfordshire hotel with comfortable rooms, excellent food and beautiful grounds with lots of opportunities for walking and cycling – and it's eco-friendly too!
Tewin Bury Farm Hotel, Hertford Rd, Welwyn Garden City, Tewin, Hertfordshire AL6 0JB
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A beautiful dog friendly Cotswolds escape, with extensive riverside grounds and an excellent restaurant.
Minster Mill, Minster Riding, Minster Lovell, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 0RN
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A dog friendly Dorset hotel that also everything you need for a fantastic break with the family.
Moonfleet Manor, Fleet Rd, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 4ED
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A refurbished historic pub with rooms and excellent food in a beautiful Lake District location.
The Queen's Head Hotel, Troutbeck Brow, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1PW
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A fantastic dog friendly country pub with rooms.
The White Horse at Chilgrove, 1 High Street, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 9HX
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A fabulous, friendly, boutique hotel in Elterwater that's also dog friendly.
Eltermere Inn, Elterwater Ambleside Cumbria LA22 9HY UK
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A Michelin-starred boutique country house hotel and restaurant in a superb Lake District location.
Holbeck Ghyll, Holbeck Lane, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1LU
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A luxury family hotel overlooking the sailing and literary Mecca of Fowey
Fowey Hall Hotel, Hanson Drive, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1ET
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Contemporary boutique inn in a great location in the historic, foodie, market town of Abergavenny
The Angel at Abergavenny, 15 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5EN
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A landmark hotel & a modern eco spa over looking a lovely Cornish spa
Mullion Cove Hotel & Spa, Mullion Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall TR12 7EP
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A cracking family hotel near Newquay that's also a great couples’ retreat.
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa, Trenance, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 4BU
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A modern barn conversion between the Cambrian Mountains and Cardigan Bay
Ysgubor Holiday Cottage, Nant yr Onnen, Tregaron, Ceredigion SY25 6NH
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Elegant Lake District holiday home, with wonderful lake views, perfectly located for an active family break on the shores of Windermere
Westward House, Storrs Park, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
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Large self-catering properties in spectacular scenery near Glenshee in the Cairngorms National Park
Gulabin Lodge, Spittal Of Glenshee. Blairgowrie, Perthshire PH10 7QE
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A haven of peace that's also a perfect base for exploring Sheringham and the North Norfolk Coast.
Tree Top View, 34a Brook Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8QE
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Two beautiful eco- and family-friendly self-catering properties in a lovely rural location close to the Exmoor National Park.
Middle Stone Farm Cottage & Cabin, Middle Stone Farm, Brompton Ralph, Somerset TA4 2RT
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A beautiful Somerset glamping site with safari tents, a deckhouse and holiday cottage - and your own personal hot tub!
Middle Stone Farm, Middle Stone Farm, Brompton Ralph, Somerset TA4 2RT
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A large holiday home in a spectacular location in the Perthshire Highlands
Lundin Farmhouse, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2ED
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A fabulous off-grid cottage in one of Cornwall's most gloriously remote locations.
Leskernick Cottage, Bolventor Near Launceston Cornwall PL15 7TJ
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A collection of comfortable lodges in Highland Perthshire with far-reaching countryside and River Tay views
Strathtay Lodges, Strathtay Lodges PH15 2EZ
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A family-friendly country house B&B in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, with spectacular grounds, a tennis court, and a heated swimming pool
The Old Rectory Catfield, The Old Rectory, Catfield, Norfolk, NR29 5DA
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Beautiful handmade shepherd's huts in the heart of the South Lakes
Woodman's Huts, Haverthwaite, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, LA12 8AB
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Contemporary self-catering apartments with spectacular views of the Forest of Dean.
Symonds Yat Rock Lodge, Hillersland, Coleford, Gloucestershire GL16 7NY
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It's hard to image imagine a more relaxing place for a couple to unwind this close to London.
The Cowshed, The Brew, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8JN
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This Vale of Belvoir boutique B&B is one of the most comfortable and welcoming places to stay for miles around.
The Chestnuts Country House, Alverton, Nottinghamshire NG13 9PB
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Cosy, family-friendly safari lodges and converted railway carriages beside a beautiful pond, each with a wood-fired hot tub.
Under the Oak Glamping, The Barn, Pen y Waun Farm, Mountain Rd, Bedwas, Caerphilly CF83 8ER
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Boutique glamping in barns and shepherds huts in the Snowdonia National Park
Snowdonia Glamping Holidays, Plas yn Rhos, Rhydlanfair, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy LL24 0SS
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Cosy yurt glamping in a beautiful rural mid-Wales location.
Fforest Fields Glamping, Hundred House Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RU
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Luxury bell tent glamping in rural Worcestershire that's perfect for farmers, families and foodies
Amber's Bell Tent Camping at Bells Farm, Bells Farm Shop, Chadwick Barn, Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9SA
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