Places to Stay With a Hot Tub in Cheshire

What's on offer

BritStays currently lists 8 places to stay with a hot tub in Cheshire, and the mix is broader than you might expect. There are 3 hotels, 2 cottages, 1 holiday park, 1 caravanning site and 1 camping site, so you can choose a hot tub with room service or one outside your own front door. Every one of the 8 has parking, which helps if you're driving in with luggage or planning day trips. Five have WiFi, 4 have a restaurant and 3 have a bar. Three list disabled access, 2 have indoor areas for wet days, and 2 are near a train station.

One honest note: not every listing in this set sits neatly within Cheshire. Aylesbury Lodge, for example, is in Colchester, East Anglia. Check the location on any listing before you book so you know where you'll be based.

Choosing an area

Chester has the most choice, with 3 of the 8 stays. If you want a city base with places to eat and things to see on the doorstep, start there. The Chester options are more hotel-style. Belmont Hotel and Parc Farm both pair a hot tub with a swimming pool and gym. The Manor B&B has a bar and restaurant alongside its hot tub.

If you'd rather wake up somewhere quieter, the rural options are spread more widely:

• Peckforton Castle (Cheshire) offers a hot tub with a bar and restaurant, so you can stay put for the evening.
• Abbey Farm (Llangollen) has a hot tub, restaurant and parking.
• Henlle Hall Cottages (Henlle, near Oswestry) sleeps 4 and suits a small group who want self-catering.
• Woodland Park Lodges (Ellesmere) sleeps 8 and has a picnic area.

On coast versus countryside: none of the stays in this set are described as coastal. This is a page for city breaks and countryside escapes rather than seaside trips.

Matching the stay to your trip

Couples will probably find the hotel-style stays the easiest fit. Peckforton Castle and The Manor B&B both have a bar and restaurant on site, so you won't need to drive anywhere after a soak. Belmont Hotel adds a pool and gym if you want more than the hot tub.

Families and larger groups should look at Woodland Park Lodges, which sleeps 8. The picnic area is a bonus with children. For smaller families, Henlle Hall Cottages and Aylesbury Lodge each sleep 4. Aylesbury Lodge also lists disabled access and WiFi.

Dog owners need to do a little extra homework. None of the facility information here confirms that dogs are welcome. Ask the owner directly about their pet policy, and whether dogs are allowed near the hot tub area, before you commit.

Things to do while you're there

If you're based in Chester, Chester Zoo and the Grosvenor Museum are both in the city and make easy day plans.

Families have plenty of other choices:

• Gulliver's World is a theme park.
• Trafford Watersports Centre is in Cheshire, if you fancy getting wet before you get warm again.

Heritage lovers are well served too:

• Little Moreton Hall, Rode Hall and Holt Castle Ruins are castle and heritage sites.
• Eaton Hall, Soughton Hall and Vale Royal Abbey fall under stately homes and palaces.
• Tatton Park is a National Trust property.

For smaller museums, there's Winding House in Cheshire, Redfern Cottage in Staffordshire and Tanat Valley Light Railway Museum in Shropshire. The Amazing Novelty-Orium & Mechanical Museum in Merseyside and The Hardmans' House in Liverpool are good additions for a rainy day.

When and how to book

With only 8 hot tub stays listed, choice is limited, and the ones that sleep larger groups are scarcer still. Only Woodland Park Lodges sleeps 8. If you need that much space, or have fixed dates such as school holidays or a weekend celebration, book as early as you reasonably can.

Before you pay, check these points with the owner:

• Is the hot tub private or shared?
• Are there set hours or extra charges for using it?
• Does disabled access cover the hot tub area itself, not just the building?
• Do you need indoor space (only 2 stays have it) or a station nearby (also only 2) if you're travelling without a car?