Goings ons
Top 5 Christmas Shopping Destinations
We know that many of our readers will consider it too early to be talking about Christmas, but did you know that for our hoteliers, planning for the festive sea...
1st October 2018
Top 5 Grown Up Getaways
Best Loved is all about those fantastic finds where you have a great night away that you’ll remember forever. We are very lucky to have some 5-star hotels...
4th September 2018
Best Loved’s Top 5 Days Out For Water Babies
It’s not often that we get to enjoy much sunshine in the UK, so for the few months of the year that we might get some warmth, we want to help you make the mos...
6th June 2018
The best walks in the Peak District
Here at Best Loved, our team of experts spend a lot of time researching the best hotels, locations, and activities for you to enjoy during your precious free ti...
25th May 2018
Best Loved’s Top 5 Days Out With The Dog
This month is pet-friendly month at Best Loved, as we know that many of our hotel’s guests love their four legged friends. This week we are focusing on some g...
8th May 2018
Top 5 Days Out Despite the Weather
It’s that time of year when the weather can really put a dampener on our plans. Sometimes you just have to pull up your welly boots and make a splash in the g...
21st February 2018
Selection of Luxury Hotels near Beautiful National Parks
The UK boasts 15 national parks, each of them extraordinary in its own way. These are the nation’s protected breathing spaces, complete with majestic scen...
4th October 2017
The Bar is Raised at Cliff House Hotel
Robert HaiduThe bar at Cliff House Hotel has long been attracting fans among both residents and locals with its combination of warm and gently buzzing atmospher...
1st October 2015
Celebrity Glow – On Dorset as a Film & TV Location
There’s nothing like a little celebrity stardust to help raise spirits and profiles. West Dorset has had more than it’s fair share in recent times – recog...
31st March 2015
Top five food festivals
Spring has finally arrived and temperatures are slowly but surely going up. This can only mean one thing, it’s festival time! We have handpicked a top five of...
4th April 2014
Top five music festivals 2014
Spring has finally arrived and temperatures are slowly but surely going up. This can only mean one thing, festival time! We have handpicked a top five of Britai...
3rd April 2014
An Irish Fairy Tale – Solis Lough Eske Castle
As you turn into the long drive and spot the bronze sculpture of a dragon almost hidden among trees, thoughts immediately turn toward fairy tale romance. Soon...
8th August 2013
Tempted by Temple House
Temple House is neither a hotel nor a B&B and is all the better for it. Instead, it attempts (and achieves) a much nobler aim – to make you a valued guest...
1st August 2013
A night in Moy
As Manager Seamus puts it, “Not a bad place for something that started out as a mistake”. When the original owner Sir Augustine Fitzgerald built Moy House...
30th July 2013
The Oldest Fair in Ireland….Killorglin’s Puck Fair
Every August in Kerry, the town of Killorglin hosts the “Puck Fair” which dates back to pre 1603!! There are many stories of how this fair came abou...
22nd July 2013
Celebrate Yorkshire Day at the Talbot Hotel, Malton
Join in the celebration of everything Yorkshire on August 1st 2013 at The Talbot Hotel Malton – it is Yorkshire Day! Local artisan producers will display ...
17th July 2013
The New Forest & Hampshire County Show
Things are hotting up in the New Forest – and we are not just talking about this glorious weather…..huge preparations are taking place to be ready f...
16th July 2013
4th of July in Adare Manor
The majestic Adare Manor are celebrating 4th of July in spectacular fashion this year in County Limerick, Ireland. The superb Hermitage Green will play and a go...
24th June 2013
West Clare – Go west for adventure
County Clare has it all…. 2 Natural Heritage Areas, a National Park, half of Lough Derg and 8 KM of very tall Cliffs! Country Clare, Ireland has always fe...
20th June 2013
High Impact Hospitality: Learn More About Meteors & Asteroids While Staying at a Best Loved Hotel
Fascinated by the recent Russian fireball and the near-miss asteroid? Learn about NEOs (Near Earth Objects) at the National Spaceguard Centre, the only organisa...
27th February 2013
Matilda the Musical
The Cambridge Theatre, Seven Dials, London By Ryan Eiland, Editor, Best Loved Hotels. When asked whether or not I like musicals, I’m immediately faced with a ...
13th June 2012
A Stay at Kilcamb Lodge by Jools Stone
As part of our series of guest bloggers, Jools Stone of Trains on the Brain stops in The Highlands to investigate Kilcamb Lodge. Sometimes you need reminding th...
1st May 2012
South West England Tourism Excellence Awards 2011-2012 Announced
Our hearty congratulations to the following Best Loved Winners at the South West Tourism Awards announced on 6 February at Torquay: Bed & Breakfast and Gue...
7th February 2012
Triathlon Training in Westport
By Olive Roberts Best Loved Hotel; Knockranny House Hotel in Westport, County Mayo has just launched a new training weekend programme designed specifically for ...
8th February 2011
The RULES of the Friday Photo Forum (#FriFotos)
Every Friday people from across the globe gather on Twitter to share their favorite images that match the Forum’s weekly category. #FriFotos is a day-long eve...
16th December 2010
Young Chef from Knockranny House Hotel wins Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year Competition
Mary Ryan, an accomplished chef from Knockranny House Hotel, working under the mentorship of multi award-winning Head Chef Seamus Commons, has just been announc...
6th December 2010
Best Loved winners at the AA Hospitality Awards 2010/11
The AA Hospitality Awards are one of the major events in the travel industry’s calendar. The AA selects winners “in recognition of excellence and success wi...
29th September 2010
Runaway Bride & Groom at Waterford Castle, Ireland
Waterford Castle held their All-Island Open Day on July 18th and it included a BBQ, family gardens games, children’s entertainment, face painting, bouncy cast...
27th July 2010
A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Fairyland on Las-Vegas sur Solent
I was going to have to investigate Niton’s ‘The Enchanted Manor’ and discover just why TripAdvisor rated it Number One amongst the Island’s B&Bs. We...
14th July 2010