20 hot new UK hotels that will make you want to book a city break
A hotel is part of a city s cultural fabric, and while we don’t have many foreign tourists they ve never felt more liveable or explorable
25 July 2021 • 5:00am
2021 is the year of the city break – and there are plenty of hot new hotels perfect for a staycation
Every UK city has its own distinct colour palette, but none is red, amber, amber plus or whatever nonsense we’re being told right now. And while overseas trips are being increasingly riddled with anxiety, a cottage in Cornwall this summer costs about as much as a down payment on Jeff Bezos’ phallic rocketship. But it’s not just their relative affordability that is making this the moment to explore our great cities.
Bookings are expected to soar when an end to lockdown is confirmed
How lucky we are to be surrounded by sea. Even in the dimmest days of lockdown, when we can scarcely venture beyond our own four walls, the seaside has always been ‘there’. For a huge swathe of the population, ‘there’ is the South Coast – around 300 miles of it stretching from Dover in Kent to Lyme Regis on the Devon-Dorset border and accessible not only by car but by train, ferry and even bicycle. The region is packed with show-stopping views and walking routes that include the South Downs Way, the Jurassic Coast, and a loop around the Isle of Wight.