The Grove is a countryside escape just 20mins from London
The weekend
The Grove hotel and country retreat offers all the trimmings of a weekend getaway but without the Friday night journey from hell out of London. You can be on the terrace with a G&T in less time than your average daily commute.
Where
Just a 20 minute train ride from London in Hertfordshire, The Grove is a glamorously renovated 18th century manor house set in 300 acres of immaculate gardens and quintessentially English countryside. Once the preferred weekend hideaway of Queen Victoria, the five star hotel now boasts a championship golf course, popular kids club and a huge walled garden that reveals a croquet lawn, outdoor heated swimming pool, tennis courts and even a pop-up beach during the summer months. You can also expect a car park stuffed with Ferraris and Lamborghinis and the odd England footballer. But don’t let that put you off.