| suites add sitting areas, and free snacks and wine. free breakfast is served in an informal restaurant. there's also a lounge/bar and a sunroom. set on 220 acres of landscaped gardens with 8 lakes, this upscale spa hotel is a 7 miles from daventry country park and 15 miles from silverstone motor racing circuit. other amenities include a 27-hole golf course, a spa with 6 treatment rooms, a bowling alley (fee), and a health club with a gym, a steam room, a jacuzzi and an indoor pool. there are 24 meeting rooms. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. relaxed rooms offer tvs and free wi-fi, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 28
Burton Dassett Hills (22 min) Sulgrave Manor (24 min)
Guided tours are available of this Tudor house and furnishings, plus formal gardens and estate. Draycote Water (25 min)
240-hectare reservoir & adjacent country park offering a visitor centre, bird hide & circular trail. National Trust - Upton House and Gardens (31 min)
An elegant stately home with 1930s period displays, garden terraces, walking trails and a bookstore. Daventry Country Park (14 min)
Reservoir surrounded by woodland and meadow trails with myriad wildlife, plus adventure playground. Althorp Estate (30 min)
July-August access to the Spencer family estate, with Princess Diana's island grave and a museum. Catanger Llama Trekking (27 min)
Llama and safari park Ryton Pools Country Park (27 min)
Dog- & family-friendly park with a visitor centre/cafe, paved paths, wildlife viewing & play areas. Drayton Reservoir (15 min)
Stocked with carp & other fish, this artificial lake features a wooden boardwalk with docks. Canons Ashby House (14 min)
Sprawling Tudor manor house features period-furnished interiors, terraced gardens & a tea room. Borough Hill (15 min)
This hill features features the remains of a Roman villa, Iron Age hillforts & Bronze Age barrows. Chesterton Windmill (23 min) Banbury Museum Trust (27 min)
Museum including sections on the Civil War, the Oxford Canal and the adjacent Tooley's Boatyard. British Motor Museum (29 min)
Displays of cars that made Coventry famous, including MGs, Jaguars and Land Rovers, plus play area. | 
