How about saying ‘I love you’ through your actions by whisking your other half away for a romantic retreat this Valentine’s Day?
This year, the timing couldn’t be more awkward, a long weekend is hard to plan when the actual day is a Wednesday! But if you can get away, we have pulled together a list of secluded escapes, city breaks and luxury boutiques for you to spend the most romantic day of the year with the love of your life.
Matfen Hall, UK
Matfen Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa was the winner of the Large Hotel of the Year 2015 at the Visit England Awards. Located just 15 miles west of Newcastle, you’re sure to have a Valentine’s break to remember. Your stay will include; one night in a Deluxe Room, chocolate and a bottle of Pink Fizz, dinner in the award-winning Library Restaurant and a Northumbrian Breakfast the following day as well as full use of the Aqua Vitae Spa and leisure facilities.
Offer available from 11 – 17 February 2018.
Rates from £170 per room.
Find out more here.
Northern Lights Short Break to Hotel Nangu, Lapland
Newly-opened Hotel Nangu is the perfect romantic retreat offering Scandi-chic boutique wilderness in Finnish Lapland. Based on the wild shores of Lake Inari, the adults-only hotel has a Finnish sauna with panoramic lake views and a restaurant specialising in local delicacies. Snuggle up in the blonde timber-cladded bedrooms with Scandi design accents and take part in snow-based activities and Northern Lights excursions.
Departing 15 or 22 February, Nangu Northern Lights Short Break is priced from £1,865 pp (two sharing), including flights (London), transfers, three nights’ full board, dog sledding, reindeer farm visit, snowshoeing, and more.
Find out more here.
The Kings Hotel, UK
Retreats don’t come more romantic than the The Kings Hotel, an 18th-century Cotswold-stone townhouse in the pretty market town of Chipping Campden. An overnight stay on Valentine’s Day includes champagne, flowers and chocolates in room on arrival, pre-dinner champagne and canapés, a seasonal six-course candlelit dinner and full English breakfast the following morning. The hotel’s cosy bar stocks local tipples including Cotswolds Dry Gin and Little Oak Vineyard Wine.
Rates from £350 per room, per night.
Find out more here.
Lucknam Park, UK
Enjoy a stately home romance at a Pride of Britain Hotel. Lucknam Park’s mile-long drive and Palladian mansion house will impress even the fussiest partner. The hotel’s Love Valentine’s stay includes either a three-course dinner in The Brasserie or a tasting menu in the Michelin-starred Restaurant Hywel Jones. The hotel also has an equestrian centre, cookery school and 500 acres of parkland.
Rates for a one-night stay (valid 11-15 February) costs from £440 per couple (two sharing) including a three-course dinner in The Brasserie, full English breakfast, half a bottle of champagne and a rose in the room on arrival and use of the spa. Upgrade to dinner at Restaurant Hywel Jones from £560 per couple/£280 pp.
Find out more here.
The Clubhouse, UK
The Clubhouse in Farr is only six miles from Inverness but is ideal for couples seeking a romantic retreat. This snug little cottage, from Cottages & Castles, Scotland’s leading independent holiday-lets company, has all-new, stylish interiors and guests will love the feature wood-burning stove for cosy February evenings. The bedrooms are stylishly decorated, each with luxurious beds and pillows that you can sink into at the end of each day. The cottage has wonderful countryside views and is in a quiet rural location.
Rates from £475 for the week of 10-17 February. (Shorter stays are available).
Find out more here.
Devonshire Club, UK
This luxury private members club is offering members and non-members alike, a special Valentine’s Day experience. The offer includes a Valentine’s Day menu, a bottle of champagne to enjoy in the room and breakfast the next day. For those who don’t wish to stay over, the luxury club is offering up a romantic three-course dinner from 6pm – 10pm in their delightfully extravagant Brasserie on Valentine’s Day. Diners can indulge in a selection of delicious dishes including their signature sushi to share, Crispy ox cheek with smoked mash and shallot salad and a gluten-less chocolate mi-cuit all whilst listening to the soft sounds of soulful jazz.
Rates for the overnight stay: £219 per person for members and £289 per person for non-members. The Valentine’s dinner is priced at £40 per person for two courses and a glass of prosecco or £47 per person for three courses and a glass of prosecco.
Dinner must be booked in advance by emailing brasserie@devonshireclub.com.
Members can reserve rooms here and non-members can reserve here.
