UK help anyone?

[EnglishGirlApproximately]

I’d like to take DP away for his birthday, for just one night, but I’m not sure where! Ideally I’d like a nice country hotel/inn with great food, a good bar area and modern rooms. Failing that a recommendation for a compact friendly town where we can go out to eat and have drinks and everything is close together - we’ve been to Harrogate before and that was ideal but I’d like somewhere new. We’re going to a city for my birthday tomorrow so I want it to be a bit different for the next one,

Where are you thinking roughly/ how far do you want to travel, lots of areas here (south coast) have a two night minimum stay at weekends which is a pain in the arse!

Had a fantastic meal at Northcote bear Clitheroe last week the rooms look amazing and the bar area looked good

Ludlow should fit your bill.

Ooh forgot to say, ideally within 1 1/2 hours drive of Nottingham as we’ll be leaving after work at 4pm . Ludlow is perfect we’ve been before, now if you could just move it a bit closer that would be great! Any ideas if somewhere similar in the midlands?

York is a lovely place to go for a weekend

Stratford upon Avon?

Chester is lovely and is compact. We walked (ambled) around the city walls in about an hour.

York is lovely but prefer not to go to a city, I need a mini York! Haven’t been to Stratford in years but could fit the bill I’ll have to look into it, same with Chester. A bit further than I’d like and although it’s a city it is small so more what I’m after.

I want to go to Ludlow now though it’s the perfect place, just too bloody far!

Stamford, only an hour away according to Via Michelin!

Stay at The George or at The Crown.

Stamford I know nothing about at all! I’ll have to do some research but could be interesting thanks

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