Mission Statement
Overview
Our dedicated editorial team have handpicked the very best accommodation, places to visit and restaurants in the UK. Whether you are looking to take a weekend break in a luxury hotel or a special B&B, tour a historic house, take in a museum, discover an attraction or simply unwind in a beautiful garden, Britain’s Finest possess the most comprehensive and trusted selection of the best places to stay and visit in Britain.
We believe that what sets Britain’s Finest apart from other travel websites is our emphasis on:
- Strict Selection Criteria: For Britain's Finest Accommodation our editorial team have focused on identifying places to stay that are individually owned and managed, have a distinctive character and share excellent standards of food, service, accommodation and ambiance. Hotels, Self Catering and Bed & Breakfasts are all vetted by our editorial team and Gardens, Museums, Galleries, Historic Houses and Attractions have been selected by specialist journalists. Many 'upmarket' travel websites are compromised by their inclusion of inappropriate accommodation, but with Britain's Finest you can be assured that highest of standards are guaranteed.
- Thorough Content & Direct Website Links: We ensure that each entry on our website possesses a comprehensive description, full details on facilities and at least three photos. Furthermore, we provide a link to the website of the Hotel, B&B or Attraction, so that you can find out further information and deal directly with the property - all too often other websites do not provide direct contact details or links to the official websites of the hotel, B&B or attraction, which can be extremely frustrating.
- Special Offers: We have collated hundreds of Special Offers available only by booking direct, allowing you to access the best deals available.
- Classsifications/Facilities: We have rigorously organized the information so that you can search be Classifaction/Facility such as for Dog Friendly Hotels or Coastal Accommodation.
- Diverse Subjects: Unlike many other websites, Britain's Finest does not solely focus on accommodation, but allows you to easily identify places to visit on your journey to your Hotel/B&B or in the vicinity of your Hotel/B&B. You can use the flexible on-line maps to view the various places to visit, and then you can add these places of interest on the trip planner, so that you have an easy source of reference for your planned trip or email potential trips to friends and family.
- Hardcopy Maps: For each accommodation subject, we publish an A1 sized map that features a useable road map of Great Britain surrounded by 250 entries consisting of a photo, contact details, prices and a description, written by a travel journalist. The A1 maps fold down to a manageable A5 size and are perfect for the car glove box.
Britain’s Finest Hotels
Over 375 hotels each sharing excellent standards of accommodation, food, service and ambience. They range across a spectrum of traditional hotels, country house hotels, town house hotels and boutique hotels. All hotels have been visited and inspected and the selection is targeted at those people who enjoy staying in special places.
Britain’s Finest Small Hotels, Inns & Restaurants with Rooms
Over 475 good and charming small hotels, inns and restaurants with rooms which offer reasonable prices. This array of quality hotels has been specially selected by our team of travel experts and includes boutique hotels, small country house hotels and coastal small hotels.
Britain’s Finest Self Catering
Over 550 upmarket individually owned and managed self catering properties, which are of the highest standard. These 4 star, 5 star and luxury properties include self catering apartments, flats, cottages, log cabins, lodges, farmhouses, contemporary, island and child friendly self catering properties.
Britain’s Finest B&Bs
Over 675 B&Bs high quality B&Bs throughout Britain and Ireland. They range across a spectrum of country houses, cottages, village houses, farmhouses, town houses, manor houses, castles and even the occasional converted church or lighthouse.
Britain’s Finest Museums & Galleries
Over 425 major museums and art galleries of national and local importance with appeal to all ages. The museums display outstanding collections of historic and social interest, fine and decorative arts, literature, transport, military and defence, natural history, sporting history, and many more diverse subjects. The galleries have superb collections of art ranging from ancient times to the 21st century.
Britain’s Finest Historic Houses
Over 300 outstanding historic houses and castles throughout Britain ranging from National Trust, Scottish National Trust and English Heritage properties to houses that have been occupied by the same family for hundreds of years, many of whom are members of the Historic Houses Association, and possess wonderful and diverse architecture and art collections on public display.
Britain’s Finest Gardens
Over 350 special gardens to visit throughout Britain, carefully selected by The Times's gardener and broadcaster Stephen Anderton. Included are gardens of every size and kind, from cottage gardens to classical terraces, from temples to topiary, from wild-life ponds to parks, from woodlands to arboretums, and from walled to landscape gardens.
Britain’s Finest Attractions
Over 275 of Britain's Finest Attractions including, Aquariums and Sea Life Centres, Castles, Monuments & Forts, Distilleries, English Heritage Sites, Steam Railways, Theatres & The Arts, Theme Parks, Zoos & Wildlife Parks.
Britain’s Finest Spas
Over 275 of the best luxury spas in the UK. This collection of top spas and health spas has been specially selected by our team of travel experts and they offer a wide range of treatments including massages, facials, body scrubs and water, cosmsetic and wellness treatments.
Britain’s Finest Golf Courses
Over 250 of the best UK golf courses. This collection of golf courses has been selected by the golf expert Peter Godsiff and includes a range of top links, heathland and parkland courses.
Britain’s Finest Restaurants
Over 450 restaurants that serve the best ingredients, freshly prepared by some the country’s most skilled and imaginative chefs. The surroundings are often luxurious but always comfortable. Service is of the highest order; in larger establishments that could well mean an army of waiters presenting your food with a flourish, but equally it could be the wife of the chef providing professional, knowledgeable and friendly advice in a small family run quality restaurant. A variety of styles are represented from cutting edge fine dining and more casual “modern European” cooking to some ethnic cuisines.
We hope that Britain’s Finest proves the key to many memorable trips.
We welcome any feedback or ideas of how we might improve our website and maps - editor@britainsfinest.co.uk
Will Blackwell
Editor