Calcot Manor

This tasteful 35-room property is set on 220 acres of meadowland, ensuring plenty of room for play. The extensive Playzone (equipped with on-call nannies) makes Calcot Manor one of the best hotels for children in the country.

This cheery cluster of old-fashioned stone farm buildings in the Cotswolds has been transformed into such a thoroughly modern, thoroughly friendly hotel.

What a joy: a proper hotel for adults that also offers all sorts of treats for babies and children, guaranteeing a good time for the whole family. For the kiddies, there’s a heated indoor pool for splashing about (with separate child zones and times); a wonderworld nursery run by nanny pros; a relaxed, pub-style restaurant, the Gumstool Inn, complete with high chairs, bibs, homemade purees, warm organic milk and staff who get down on their knees to clean up the mess and still smile. And you can also forget the hideous bedroom-sharing scenario that always involves trying to fit the crib into the bathroom and hushed voices, putting a damper on romance. The ten new family suites come with separate children’s bedrooms (two single beds or bunk beds, plus room for a cot) in the same smart contemporary style as the rest of the hotel and a fabulous monitoring system that connects to the front desk. While staff listen for the stirrings of sleeping children, parents get to dig in to sophisticated comfort food—pressed foie gras and apple terrine, seared sea bass, licorice crème brûlée with blackberry sorbet—at the sexy restaurant. What else is there? A gym, glorious walks and cycle routes, and an outdoor hot tub and spa so serene that your brain will turn to mush.

For families travelling in the Cotswolds, Calcot Manor is the best option. Fun-filled activities and exceptional services are guaranteed to keep both mothers and children happy.