https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/lifestyle/luxury_uk_holidays_summer/156206 Jun 2020 01:08
Burgh Island Hotel
Fancy sealing yourselves away on a secluded tidal island? Burgh Island Hotel near Salcombe in Devon offers a chance to do just that. Built in 1929, the art deco hotel retains much of its original decor – from the building’s stylish accents to the period art hung on its walls. Over the years, it’s accommodated famous politicians and been used as a retreat for literary figures, after whom the hotel’s bedrooms are named. Burgh Island also inspired the setting of several of Agatha Christie’s best-loved works – and several of their TV adaptations were filmed there.
Days can be spent fishing, paddle boarding, playing tennis or croquet, or enjoying a local brew in The Pilchard and Tom Crocker – one of the UK’s oldest inns which shares the island with the hotel. And for those in need of some pampering, there’s the on-site spa (but treatments can also be enjoyed in your room). Burgh Island Hotel remains full of character and offers novel opportunity to dress formally for dinner while pretending to be characters in an unfolding murder mystery.
Cost: Rooms from £345pp