Ascot, Berkshire
A Georgian mansion in 240 acres beside Windsor Great Park, with its own polo fields and stables. Coworth Park is where to stay for Royal Ascot if one wishes to arrive by horse, or at least to give that impression.
The spa is eco-minded and excellent, the staff are Dorchester-trained and dogs are welcome to share in the country life with gusto.
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