Luxury family holidays in the UK
Children do find wonder in the little things, but luxury family holidays in the UK have a lot more to offer than muddy puddles and rock pools. Think cinema snugs, games rooms, garden parties, and tennis courts.
Little ones see everything through rainbow-tinted spectacles, making travelling with children and babies an eye-opening experience. What was once mundane becomes a shiny sparkle, the smallest puddles can become a tumultuous ocean voyage, and those gnarled and twisted trees on the wilderness walk are now tall, turreted towers that must be scaled. While there's nothing like the magic of exploring a new place through the little ones' eyes, luxury family holidays in the UK happen when there's just as much enchantment to be found inside as out.
Outside, there's secret gardens and topiary mazes. Inside, there's fairytale four poster beds and movie projectors. Head out with sunhats on, pointing in awe at clouds shaped like giraffes, then return to pizza and playgrounds. All the better enjoyed with grandparents in tow, multi-generational group gatherings allow parents to sneak off for moonlit dips in heated swimming pools, or pop open a bottle of bubbles in the hot tub under Cornwall's starry skies. Time spent together is time well spent, after all, and memories are made of this.
Enkel
Reydon, Southwold, Suffolk, UK
A luxury pavilion near the seaside town of Southwold in Suffolk, Enkel is the poster child for transitional design; an architect-designed longhouse with a cinema studio and sauna.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
From: £1,995 per week, £1,495 per short break
Pets: Sorry, no pets
Features: Sauna, fire pit, baby grand piano
Found Tower
Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
For a unique escape like no other, whisk the party away to this cutting-edge designed Martello tower house set on the shores of the Suffolk coast in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Sleeps: Up to 6 guests
Alternative Group Option: Up to 2 guests
From: £2,250 per week, £1,695 per short break
Pets: Three well-behaved dogs are welcome. Other pets accepted on prior request.
Features: Grand piano, firepit and rooftop terrace
Honeystone
A historic luxury manor, complete with a pool, modern gym, spa, and high-spec home cinema, royal-esque Honeystone sits pretty near cultured Southwold on the Suffolk-Norfolk border.
Sleeps: Up to 18 guests
From: £8,995 per week, £6,950 per short break
Pets: Three well-behaved dogs are welcome on prior request
Features: Outdoor heated swimming pool (May - September), home cinema with Dolby Atmos sound system, sauna, steam room, and gym