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You’ll travel from Somerset to Perthshire for your favourite British hotels, which this year include recently-opened boltholes jostling alongside the timeless classics. For hotels recommended by the editors of Condé Nast Traveller, see our edit of the best hotels in Europe.
30. The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Bath, Somerset 92.75
29. Linthwaite House, Cumbria 93.50
28. Babington House, Somerset 93.50 (pictured above)
27. The Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland 93.50
26. The Gainsborough Bath Spa, Somerset 93.50
25. Trump MacLeod House & Lodge Hotel, Scotland 94.25
24. University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection, Cambridge 94.31 (pictured above)
23. The Torridon, Scottish Highlands 94.45
22. Hotel Gotham, Manchester 94.55
21. The Balmoral, A Rocco Forte Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland 94.76 (pictured above)
20. The Duke of Richmond, Hotel, Guernsey 95.77
19. The Newt in Somerset 95.78
18. The Fife Arms, Scottish Highlands 96.75 (pictured above)
17. Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester 96.99
16. Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall 97.00
15. The Fish Hotel & Retreat, Worcestershire 97.25 (pictured above)
14. Glencoe House, Scottish Highlands 97.50
13. Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Scottish Highlands 97.50
12. Grantley Hall, North Yorkshire 97.50
11. Foxhill Manor Private House Hotel, Worcestershire 97.75
10. Coworth Park, Berkshire 97.77 (pictured above)
9. Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Restaurant, Dorset 98.12
8. Dormy House, Worcestershire 98.20
7. Heckfield Place, Hampshire 98.20 (pictured above)
6. Links House, Scottish Highlands 98.31
5. Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire 98.33
4. Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire 98.65
3. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, Scotland 98.78
2. Cliveden House, Berkshire 99.00
1. Gleneagles, Scotland 99.19
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35. Gilpin Hotel & Gilpin Lake House, Lake District 85.00
34. The Lowry Hotel, Manchester 85.00
33. Artist Residence Oxfordshire 86.25
32. Bovey Castle on Dartmoor National Park, Dartmoor 89.00
31. The Pig near Bath, Somerset 91.00
30. Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire 91.17
29. Cliveden House, Berkshire 91.33
28. Kinloch House, Perthshire 92.00
27. Monachyle Mhor, Perthshire 92.00
26. Watergate Bay Hotel, Cornwall 92.50
25. Lime Wood, New Forest 93.67
24. The Grove, Hertfordshire 93.74
23. Foxhill Manor Private House Hotel, Cotswolds 94.31
22. The Fish Hotel & Retreat, Cotswolds 94.50
21. The Merchant Hotel, Belfast 94.83
20. Hawkstone Hall & Gardens, Shropshire 95.10
19. The Lygon Arms, Worcestershire 95.25
18. Calcot & Spa, Cotswolds 95.30
17. Durslade Farmhouse, Somerset 95.40
16. Waterside Inn, Berkshire 95.50
15. Babington House, Somerset 95.70
14. Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant and Spa, Dorset 95.91
13. The Pig at Combe, Devon 96.00
12. Heckfield Place, Hampshire 96.25
11. Artist Residence Brighton 96.33
10. Coworth Park, Ascot 96.34
9. Fife Arms, Aberdeenshire 96.71
8. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, Edinburgh 97.29
7. Cromlix Hotel, Perthshire 97.29
6. Dormy House, Cotswolds 97.39
5. The Bath Priory, Bath 98.00
4. University Arms, Autograph Collection, Cambridge 98.10
3. The Gainsborough Bath Spa, Bath 98.13
2. Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Chippenham 98.15
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