The Grove

This fashionable country house hotel contains one of Britain's top spas, a championship golf course, and three restaurants... all within a forty minute drive from London. Other features of this elegant and hip getaway from London include a kid's club and a magnificent walled garden with an outdoor swimming pool and even a vegetable garden. From the moment they drive up the long, gravel driveway, passing manicured lawns, to the 18th-century manor guests are treated like royalty, but without any of the stuffiness this entails. Instead, the Grove is irresistibly hip and laid-back and welcomes couples in search of romance as well as families.

The 227 guest rooms and suites range from the luxurious to the truly palatial. The contemporary style and comfort of the West Wing rooms are joined by the ultimate in luxury and decadence in the individually designed Mansion rooms. The stunning 18-hole championship golf course is regarded as one of the finest courses in Europe. Sequoia spa, which is one of just a few spas to offer ESPA treatments, provides the ultimate in relaxation and personal attention in a discrete and stylish environment and features a state of the art gym and a black mosaic tiled swimming pool. The Grove has three restaurants for informal and formal dining, including the Stables that features an open kitchen and wood burning oven and serves homely, farmhouse food. The social hub of The Grove is The Glasshouse bar. There are also five lounge rooms in the original mansion leading onto private terraces as well as the relaxed Stables bar.

The Grove is situated just outside London with a direct link to London Euston train station from Watford Junction. London's West End can be reached in under 40 minutes and all major London Airports can be accessed in under one hour - Heathrow airport is just 20 miles away. Accessing The Grove by car is also simple with links to both the M25 and M1 close by.