Meldrum House Hotel Golf and Country Estate

The ten Manor House bedrooms sit in what the hotel's own website calls the historic heart of the house, in room types including Manor Masters, Manor Double, Laird's Suite and Turret Suite. The wider hotel has 51 bedrooms in total, spread across four separate buildings: the Manor House, more modern Estate Rooms, a converted stable block called The Stables, and Chain Lodge for group bookings.

If sleeping in the oldest part of the building matters to you, book a Manor House room rather than the Estate Rooms, Stables or Chain Lodge, which are later, separate structures on the estate. Dogs are only allowed in a selection of Stables bedrooms, at a £25 per dog supplement per stay.

Seton's Dining Room, named after the family that once owned the estate, is Meldrum House's main restaurant. The Cave Bar occupies part of the old building and stocks more than 120 whiskies, and the hotel describes it as 800 years old, tying it to the site's earliest tower. Afternoon tea, private dining and outdoor dining domes are also offered, and dogs are welcome in the Cave Bar.

Meldrum House sits within 240 acres of grounds near Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, with woodland walks and open countryside for guests to explore. The estate includes an 18-hole championship golf course with its own clubhouse, though dogs are not permitted on the course itself. A 1628 stable block, carrying a Royal Coat of Arms, still stands among the estate's historic buildings.