Places to Stay With a Hot Tub in Nottinghamshire

Six stays, and what they have in common

There are six places with a hot tub published on BritStays in Nottinghamshire, and the mix is narrower than you might expect. Four are holiday parks, one is camping and one is a hotel. That shapes the kind of break on offer: rather than one-off cottages down country lanes, you're mostly looking at lodge-style accommodation on a managed site, with the tub on a private deck and a reception desk somewhere nearby.

The facility counts tell the same story. All six have a hot tub, five have parking, and three each have a swimming pool, a spa, a bar, a restaurant and disabled access. Three are pet friendly. In practice, that means half of this small set are places where you could arrive, park once and not drive again until you leave.

Countryside, not coast

Nottinghamshire is landlocked, so a hot tub with a sea view isn't on the table here. What you get instead is woodland and parkland. The locations in this set cluster around Nottingham, Edwinstowe and Perlethorpe near Newark-on-Trent — all within reach of Sherwood Forest country — with a couple simply listed as Nottinghamshire. If your idea of a good soak involves trees rather than waves, this region does it well, and the drive from most of the Midlands and South Yorkshire is short.

Which stay suits which kind of trip

• Couples wanting quiet: Redbrick Woodland Lodges in Edwinstowe keeps things simple — the hot tub is the headline facility rather than a site full of extras. It sleeps 8, so a pair can rattle around in it, though it's better value split between two couples.
• Families who want everything on site: Center Parcs Sherwood Forest pairs a hot tub with a swimming pool and gym, which is the usual combination when the weather turns. Hellaby Hall Hotel offers the same three facilities in a hotel format, useful if you'd rather not self-cater.
• Dog owners: three of the six take pets. The Sherwood Hideaway Lodges at Perlethorpe, Newark-on-Trent is the clearest example in this set, combining a hot tub with pet friendly and parking, and sleeping 6.
• Bigger groups: Goosedale Lodges near Nottingham sleeps 8 and lists WiFi and parking alongside the tub — practical if someone needs to work a day or two, or the teenagers need a signal.
• A spa-leaning break: Fairview Farm Holiday Accomodation near Nottingham lists a swimming pool, hot tub and spa together, which is unusual for a farm-based stay.

Sleeps numbers aren't published for every option, so if group size is the deciding factor, confirm it before you pay anything.

What to do once you're there

The forest side of the county is the natural day-out territory. Clumber Park and Thoresby Hall are both easy to build a day around, and Southwell Workhouse and Mr Straw's House offer something quieter and more thought-provoking when you want a break from walking. For castles and old halls, there's Gainsborough Old Hall, Tickhill Castle and Winkburn Hall.

With children, Sundown Adventureland is aimed squarely at younger ones, and Yorkshire Wildlife Park works for a full day out. Smaller, odder options include Flintham Museum, Wollaton Dovecote and the Judges Retiring Room — all good fillers for a grey afternoon before you get back in the tub. If you're happy to range further, Rutland Falconry & Owl Centre, the Alfred Denny Museum in Sheffield, the John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum in Leicestershire and the Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer at Matlock are all within day-trip distance of the county.

Check opening days before you set off. Smaller museums and National Trust properties often close on particular weekdays or over winter, and nothing sours an afternoon like a locked gate.

When to book, and what to check first

Six stays is a small pool, and hot tub lodges are the first things to go at any site that has them. For school holidays, half terms, Christmas and New Year, think six to nine months ahead — particularly for the two eight-sleeper lodges, which suit both big families and group celebrations and therefore get booked from both directions. Midweek breaks outside the holidays are a different matter; those often come up at shorter notice, sometimes a few weeks out.

Before you confirm, ask the owner or site directly about:

• Whether the tub is private to your lodge or shared, and whether it's drained and refilled between guests.
• Heating times — some tubs are switched off between stays and need several hours to come up to temperature.
• Dog charges and how many are allowed, if you're booking one of the three pet friendly options.
• What "disabled access" covers at that specific property, including access to the tub itself, not just the building.
• Quiet hours, which most sites enforce around the tubs.

Pack swimwear, flip-flops, a towel you don't mind ruining, and a torch for the walk back from the tub after dark.