Christmas card writing, festive house parties and Twixmas treats with Pride of Britain Hotels

Nov. 6, 2012 - PRLog -- Here are just a few of the options, but for a full list visit the late booking availability and special offers online.

Bring back the joy of Christmas cards – three nights at The Nare from £455 pp
If the thought of writing endless Christmas cards makes you groan, then here’s the answer. The Nare, located on Cornwall’s beautiful Roseland Peninsula and overlooking Carne beach, is a stylish English country house which cannot fail to bring the sparkle back into your pre-Christmas preparations.  Settle down beside a roaring log fire and write your Christmas cards in style, interrupted only by an indulgent cream tea.  Once the envelopes are sealed, the hotel will take care of the postage, and if you run out of cards, they will provide those too.  A three-night Christmas Card Break starts from £455pp (two sharing) and includes room and breakfast, dinner, Cornish cream tea each afternoon and the hotel’s unique “stamp-and-send” service.

Christmas is the perfect time to hole up at a country house hotel.  Let someone else worry about the turkey and instead enjoy some quality time with friends and family:

Christmas House Party – three nights at Bodysgallen Hall and Spa from £600 pp
Recently crowned AA Hotel of the year for Wales, Bodysgallen Hall and Spa is a 31-room country house hotel set in 200 acres of parkland above the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales. With its magnificent gardens, and views of Conwy Castle and Snowdonia, enjoy a traditional and relaxing Christmas with a Welsh twist. A three-night “Christmas House Party” stay arriving Christmas Eve starts from £600 pp (two sharing) and includes all meals, champagne reception on arrival and departure, port and mince pies on return from midnight mass, traditional Christmas Day lunch, gala dinner on Boxing Day and use of all spa facilities.  

If you like to stick with tradition and spend Christmas at home, then a Twixmas break (27-30 December) is the perfect time to get away and enjoy some downtime:

Sussex Downs Twixmas Escape – one night at South Lodge from £99 pp
Built in 1883 as a family home, South Lodge Hotel in the Sussex Downs is a beautiful country house hotel set in 93 acres in the heart of the Sussex Downs.  With a private lake, two restaurants, including the 2AA rosette, Camellia restaurant, hand-made mattresses and a pillow menu, this is the perfect place to which to escape.  The Twixmas rate of £99 pp (two sharing) is valid 27th – 30th December and includes a three-course dinner in the Camellia Restaurant, a luxury overnight stay and a hearty full English breakfast.

January Sales Shopping in style – Kilworth House from £94.50 pp
Kilworth House is a beautiful Grade II-listed country house in the peaceful Leicestershire countryside yet just 30 minutes from John Lewis and House of Fraser in Leicester – perfect for some January sales shopping.  The Kilworth House Twixmas rate of £94.50 pp (two sharing) includes a three-course dinner from the seasonal menu in the candlelit Orangery and an overnight stay with full English breakfast in a comfortable Garden room.  

See in 2013 in style - wake up between crisp cotton sheets with tea or coffee delivered to your room, followed by a full English breakfast to set you up for the day:

Treat yourself this New Year – two nights at Barnsley House from £625 pp
Located in the heart of the Cotswolds, Barnsley House, is a classy 17th century country hotel and the perfect spot to see in 2013.  With immaculate gardens shaped by the celebrated garden designer, Rosemary Verey, the hotel houses the highly-acclaimed Potager Restaurant which specialises in home-grown Anglo-Italian cuisine, while the relaxing spa offers a range of treatments plus a steam room, sauna and an outdoor hydrotherapy pool. There’s even a private 30-seater cinema with hot pink leather seats – the ideal way to recover from the night before, perhaps?  The New Year Break rate of £625 pp (two sharing) includes two nights in a Superior room, four-course New Year’s Eve Dinner with a Scottish Piper, full English breakfast each morning, pre-dinner cocktail reception, glass of champagne at midnight and a three-course à la carte dinner on New Year’s Day.  

The Pride of Britain Hotels’ website (http://www.prideofbritainhotels.com) also provides a constantly updated list of late booking availability and special offers.  

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Pride of Britain Hotels is also the official hotel partner to the National Trust, with many of the hotels located near to one or more National Trust properties.  

To book any of the above offers please contact Pride of Britain Hotels (0800 089 3929; http://www.prideofbritainhotels.com).  

Ends/6 November, 2012

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