Low cost breaks in picturesque Wiltshire

This autumn enjoy a low cost break in picturesque Wiltshire. A number of hotels are offering excellent autumn deals. Once in Wiltshire visitors can enjoy a range of activities and attractions including Stonehenge, Longleat or Abbey House and Gardens. Furthermore Wiltshire offers many paths and bridleways for walking, cycling and horse riding.

• The Parklands Hotel, Marlborough, Wiltshire, is offering visitors a two night break for just £49.75 per person, per night. This autumn special offer is based on two sharing and includes a two course evening meal and breakfast. Based in the heart of the Marlborough Downs this 200 year old former coaching inn is ideally located for walkers and those wanting to explore Wiltshire’s stunning countryside.

See parklandshoteluk.co.uk for more details.

• The Manor House Hotel, Wiltshire is one of the region’s most exclusive country house hotels and this autumn they are offering special rates starting from £180 per room, per night, for a spacious stylish guest room. The price also includes breakfast. Dinner is available for an additional £52 per person. The Manor House is set within 365 acres of landscaped woodland, parkland and gardens, providing guests with total peace and tranquillity. Once there guests need not leave as the range of facilities includes a golf course, two restaurants catered by a Michelin rated chef, Lazer clay pigeon shooting, giant scalextric, plus a selection of DVDs and board games for loan.

For more information or reservations visit exclusivehotels.co.uk.

• Enjoy a weekend break in Salisbury, and stay at the Grasmere House Hotel – known for offering Wiltshire’s best view! Located on banks of the River Avon the hotel enjoys stunning views towards Salisbury Cathedral, as immortalised by John Constable in 1831. The hotel is currently offering a ‘Bubbly Break’ where for just £87.50 per person, per night you can enjoy one night’s luxurious accommodation with champagne in your room, plus a candlelit dinner and full English breakfast. The price is based on two sharing and is available throughout autumn. Subject to availability.

They are also offering Sunday night savers where couples can enjoy a three course meal, followed by accommodation and a full English breakfast for only £49.50 per person.

For more information and reservations visit Grasmerehotel.com.

• If you want the convenience of a hotel that is close to a thriving city centre, yet situated in a pretty peaceful village where you can enjoy country walks from the doorstep, then look no further than The Landmark Hotel in Chiselden, near Swindon. The hotel is currently offering low cost weekend (Thursday – Sunday) rates of just £50 per person, per night, including dinner and breakfast.

For more information and reservations visit Landmarkhotel.com.

• The autumn is a terrific time to visit Wiltshire and where better to use as your base than The Pear Tree at Purton. Brisk walks through the adjacent countryside, with or without your dog or visits to Westonbirt Arboretum, Avebury and Marlborough are all within easy reach. On your return you can wallow in your own private spa bath or curl up in front of the roaring log fire in the library with a drink and a good book. Enjoy Head Chef Alan Postill’s delicious food in the Conservatory Restaurant and start the next day with the Pear Tree’s award winning Wiltshire Breakfast.

At only £359 per couple for two nights dinner, bed and breakfast you can do a little bit of pre Christmas retail therapy at the nearby Designer Outlet Village in Swindon without feeling an iota of guilt. This lack of guilt extends to the knowledge that you are staying in one of the greenest hotels in England.

For reservations and more information, log on to Peartreepurton.co.uk.

• Historic Stanton Manor hotel near Chippenham, Wiltshire is offering special rates throughout autumn of just £85 per person, per night including breakfast. Stanton Manor is one of Wiltshire’s most traditional hotels offering high quality old fashioned accommodation. The hotel is located just off junction 17 of the M4 making it well placed for exploring Wiltshire’s countryside or hopping over the county border for a day of shopping in the historic market town of Bath.

For further information and reservations visit Stantonmanor.co.uk.

• What better place to watch the autumn leaves turn than in the British Cotswolds, where a two-night midweek stay costs from just £45 per person, per night, including breakfast and a full a la carte dinner (weekend rates are just £55). The package at the pretty Mayfield House Hotel is available this autumn, subject to availability and prices are based on two sharing.

For more information and reservations see mayfieldhousehotel.co.uk. Saving up to £28 per person per night on normal rates.

• Between now and December 23rd 2008 Cricklade Hotel & Country Club is offering two night’s accommodation from £120 per person, based on two sharing. The package includes full English breakfast, a three course Table D’Hote dinner with coffee and petit fours, live entertainment on Saturday evenings and full use of the leisure facilities which includes an indoor pool, hot spa bath, gymnasium, Turkish steam room, outdoor tennis court and golf course. This luxurious hotel offers stylish accommodation in a peaceful retreat on the edge of the Cotswolds.

For more information and reservations visit crickladehotel.co.uk

• Autumn is one of the best times to visit a UK garden, as the leaves turn a golden colour and the late autumn blooms arrive. The Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire is offering a special ‘Garden Lovers Break’ package for only £82.50 per person, per night. The package, which is available until October 21st, includes tickets to Westonbirt Arboretum and Abbey House Gardens, three course a la carte dinner and a daily full English breakfast.

For further information and reservations visit oldbellhotel.com.

For general tourist information and details on events and what to do in Wiltshire, log on to Visitwiltshire.co.uk.