Places to Stay in England

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.

This five-star hotel was originally a swanky parking garage.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.