National GeographicAug 11, 2026
10 best English farm stays to escape the city
Once offering just a traditional bed and breakfast, the farm stay has evolved into one of the UK’s fastest-growing travel trends. Across the country, historic estates, regenerative farms and vineyards ...
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- RathfinnyRestaurantWorking wine estate on the South Downs with vineyard tours
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- FowlescombeHotelDevon, United Kingdom450-acre estate with Michelin Guide-rated restaurant
- The RefectoryCaféDevon, United KingdomFarm's Michelin Guide-rated restaurant run by chef Elly Wentworth
- ThymeHotelGloucestershire, United KingdomCountry estate in the Cotswolds with Ox Barn restaurant
- Ox BarnRestaurantGloucestershire, United KingdomRestaurant where menu items come from the grounds
- Bertioli spaPlaceGloucestershire, United KingdomSpa treatments draw on botanicals from water meadows
- The NewtAttractionSomerset, United KingdomWorking farmland estate with a 17th-century Georgian manor
- Fritton LakeSightNorfolk, United KingdomTwo-mile expanse of wild water on Somerleyton estate
- Somerleyton estateHotelNorfolk, United Kingdom5,000-acre estate with rewilded marshes and woodland
- The ClubhouseHotelNorfolk, United KingdomFormer 16th-century inn with eight cottage-cosy rooms
- LoumaHotelDorset, United Kingdom100 acres of regenerative farmland in west Dorset
- Heckfield PlaceHotelHampshire, United Kingdom438 acres with a biodynamic farm and market garden
- WildsmithPlaceHampshire, United KingdomToiletries inspired by Heckfield Place's estate
- ThornfalconHotelSomerset, United Kingdom40-acre farm stay producing award-winning cider
- TewinburyHotelHertfordshire, United KingdomFamily-run estate with 700 acres of fields and woodland
- Tudor Farmhouse HotelHotelGloucestershire, United Kingdom13th-century converted farmhouse in Clearwell village
- Cowshed RestaurantRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Granary KitchenRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Stable BarRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
