Win the Wolsey Lodges prize for June. This is a two-night stay for two at Uplands House, an award-winning B&B set in the glorious Oxfordshire countryside.

If you’re looking to escape to the country and enjoy a relaxing bed and breakfast stay, Wolsey Lodges B&Bs are a great place to start. Many are in rural settings, giving you the chance to breathe deeply clean rural air. Best, by using the Wolsey Lodges website you’ll be sure of getting a warm and hospitable welcome: whichever lodge you choose it’s going to be one of the best.

Bed and breakfast accommodation can be an excellent choice for families looking for a unique and personalised travel experience – especially if you choose a Wolsey Lodge B&B.

The best way to illustrate what makes a Wolsey Lodge B&B is through an example. This is one Wolsey Lodge B&B and the story of how it won a major award. Hopefully it shows something of what makes our association special.

There’s nothing like curling up with a good book to make the most of a winter evening. But this is also a great time to explore Britain’s cultural heritage: to visit the homes of the country’s famous authors, explore literary locations and forage cult bookshops for collectibles. 

Wolsey Lodges B&Bs are particularly good at meetings: families reuniting, friends renewing distant friendships or special-interest groups such as classic car enthusiasts, artists, rambling groups or even tour groups. Almost all Wolsey Lodges will take whole-house bookings and many can also lay on celebratory meals.

Autumn is a great time to take a B&B break with Wolsey Lodges. Landscapes across Britain and Ireland are transformed, as greens give way to a dramatic palette of browns, reds and golds, shrouded by morning mists and gently cooling temperatures.

There are several Wolsey Lodges with resident horses, enough land for cross-country hacks and occasionally stabling so riders can bring their own mounts. These are the lodges that provide hospitality for horses.

A few nights at a Bed and Breakfast near the coast isn’t always considered as an option, but actually it makes a lot of sense. You can book a few nights at a B&B at short notice, timing it for as long as the good weather is expected to last, and if you pick a B&B close to the coast you can time your travel to avoid the heavy traffic.

The longest day approaches so this is the time to head out to the countryside and explore the varied landscapes of the UK and Ireland. Many Wolsey Lodges B&Bs are set in rural locations and a lot of them also have beautiful gardens of their own: these are a few Lodges perfectly suited to a summer getaway. 

A luxury B&B – especially one that can also provide other meals – can be the perfect solution for family reunions. These are some of the Wolsey Lodges who love getting house parties together, allowing old friends to get together and families bond across the generations.

Convention says that B&B accommodation doesn’t work for families. But Wolsey Lodge owners tend to be hospitable souls and are more than happy to wheel out trundle beds or unfold travel cots. And even if the main B&B isn’t really geared up for children, often they have self-contained options that will work better.