Discover the best places to stay in Hertfordshire, from cosy pubs with rooms to stately Georgian country house hotels
LessYou’ll have 12 acres of lush countryside to roam in at Sopwell House, a few miles south of St Albans. This majestic Georgian manor house has been added to over the years and now features 128 stylishly decorated rooms.
A favourite among Londoners who want to wallow in 300 acres under three miles from Watford Tube station, the Grove is an easy escape to the country.
Birch is a country house hotel, but not as you know it. Informality is the key in this place that includes large grounds with an outdoor pool and has a laid-back, festival-style vibe. Inside there’s the Hub, a space to lounge around or, if you must, do some work.
This 18th-century former coaching inn on Berkhamsted High Street is a short walk from the train station — handy for weekend walks along the Grand Union Canal and in the nearby Chiltern Hills.
Spreading across 200 acres just north of Ware — including a championship golf course — Hanbury Manor provides a taste of gracious country life in this grandiose Jacobean manor house.
St Albans Cathedral is less than ten minutes’ walk from St Michael’s Manor Hotel, but this 17th-century townhouse is in its own tranquil spot.
If you’re catching an early flight from nearby London Luton Airport — or, more likely, just want to have a break in the countryside — then Baileys Farm is for you.
Equidistant from Hertford North and Hertford East railway stations, this intimate B&B in a handsome Georgian townhouse is handy for a weekend away in pleasant Hertford.
They know how to put on a party at Fanhams Hall. This sprawling country house hotel combines a medieval hall and Jacobean mansion in a huge Japanese garden that also features a Japanese teahouse — and an Austrian iteration.
Over the years, this 700-acre dairy farm has been transforming itself into a rustic chic complex of rooms, cabins, shepherd's huts, bars, restaurants, a wedding venue and even a cookery school.
What used to be a 16th-century farmhouse once owned by Oliver Cromwell’s secretary is now a stylish spot that, even with 77 rooms, manages to have the feeling of a boutique hotel.
Country walks on your doorstep, a sleepy village, even a dinky village green next door — the dog-friendly Fox has all that plus a pub garden and a smart restaurant serving locally sourced food.
About halfway between Hitchin and Knebworth House, the Farmhouse at Redcoats attracts food lovers who want a chilled-out countryside break.
Spread across 160 acres of gardens outside Hemel Hempstead, Shendish Manor Hotel is handy for Harry Potter fans on a Warner Bros Studio Tour five miles away.