Family Friendly Places to Stay .

The Macdonald Aviemore Resort is a leading family friendly resort in Aviemore comprising of 3 hotels, self-catering lodges and fantastic facilities for families. Toddlers will love the indoor swimming pool, soft play, playground and cinema with family movies. There’s loads to do in the local Read more…

The Macdonald Forest Hills Resort is set in landscaped gardens and woodland sloping down to the shores of Loch Ard – ideal for exploring the magnificent Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. There are one, two and three bed apartments and an indoor swimming pool, Read more…

Rockliffe Hall is located on the banks of the River Tees in the picturesque County Durham countryside. There are loads of things for babies and toddlers at Rockliffe Hall including the amazing Mischmasch which is Rockliffe Hall’s new wonderland of curiosities inspired by Lewis Carroll. Read more…

Located in Edinburgh’s funky West End, this is a contemporary, yet well-priced, city centre hotel. It is housed in an elegant period property and has 46 guest rooms, all of which are impressively bedecked in bold colours and furnished with a mix of carefully chosen Read more…

Watergate Bay is the pre-eminent Cornish hotel for a contemporary family seaside holiday. It’s set on a spectacular surfing beach, and has an easy-going atmosphere, cool, breezy décor and fun places to eat nearby, including Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen. Guests can also spoil themselves in the Read more…

Rockcliffe Hall is a five-star golf and spa resort that also welcomes children. There are generous dedicated times at the swimming pool for young people, plus cycling and falconry. Look out for the Alice in Wonderland-themed play cabins, adventure playground and seasonal nature trail. Read more…

This Italianate Victorian manor invites lazy days spent playing croquet in 33-acre grounds, taking afternoon tea on the terrace and fishing in the River Usk in the shadow of the Black Mountains. There’s a special children’s high tea at 6.30pm so parents can dine later Read more…

The Sands Resort is an award-winning super baby and toddler friendly hotel perched high on the cliffs in North Cornwall! It’s just a mile away from Newquay and a short walk from Watergate Bay and Porth Beach. Families will love the spacious 2 bedroom suites, Read more…

Calcot Manor is a former farmhouse near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, which has been transformed into a luxury baby and toddler friendly hotel. Situated in over 200 acres of rolling English countryside, Calcot Manor has large family rooms with separate bedrooms for children, fresh fruit, coffee, Read more…

Crieff Hydro is a baby and toddler friendly resort in Perthshire with a hotel and over 50 self-catering lodges, apartments and cabins. There are 6 different places to eat, a swimming pool complex and onsite cinema (included in the price). There is an activity centre Read more…

Situated right on the pretty Georgian square of Buttlands, at the top end of the high street of the busy seaside resort of Wells-next-the-Sea, and more or less at the centre of the North Norfolk Coast, this 19th-century inn is many things to my people. Read more…

Tresanton has many imitators, but no other hotel achieves quite this successful a mix of seaside setting and sophisticated food. On arrival, children are given a fishing net to use on the tidal beach directly below the hotel with great rockpools and a floating swimming Read more…

A wonderful folly castle, grand and romantic on the outside, informal and romantic on the inside, and welcoming to all, with great emphasis on keeping children amused. Within striking distance of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, there’s 20 acres of grounds, a relaxed Read more…

Spread across 650 acres of castle grounds on the fringes of Cardiff, the Vale is a terrific getaway, with one of Wales’ top-ranking spas, two championship golf courses and country walks. The resort’s health club has a crèche for children aged three months to five Read more…