Because winter weekends and 40-degree water were made for each other.
From cosy cottages for 12 to country estates for 30 or more, when there’s a group of you looking for the ultimate escape, a large house with a hot tub just makes sense. Especially when they come with countryside views, private rural locations, proper maintenance, and space for 8 to 10 people without having to sit on someone’s knee.
Warwickshire
A 9-bedroom Queen Anne manor house brimming with history - but is by no means old-fashioned. With numerous reception rooms, a natural swimming pool, hot tub, a well-equipped games room, astroturf tennis court and croquet lawn, surrounded by 34 acres of beautiful countryside.
Weekends From £3,160
Weeks From £5,310
Cumbria
Stunning Country House with adjacent cottage and extensive private grounds in the heart of the Lake District. Sleeps 24. Wood fired hot tub
Weekends From £5,243
Weeks From £5,825
Kent
Close to historic Canterbury, these two, luxurious holiday houses are fully wheelchair accessible, with private swim spas & lovely countryside views.
Weekends From £2,700
Weeks From £5,760
Gloucestershire
Upper Court is a Georgian manor built in 1760, with 15 acres of grounds, including a private lake, swimming pool, tennis courts, children’s play ground and beautiful gardens.
Weekends From £7,094
Weeks From £13,821
Derbyshire
Holly House sleeps up to 40 near Belper with hot tub, swim spa, cinema room and grand spaces for family stays, retreats and celebrations.
Weekends From £5,750
Weeks From £6,500
Worcestershire
Cotswold Manor is a charming, honey-colored luxury manor house, with charming original features and a secret passageway!
Weekends From £3,850
Weeks From £5,800
Herefordshire
Holly Tree House is a beautiful, three storey Victorian house nestled in the heart of the Wye Valley.
Weekends From £2,750
Weeks From £4,750
Herefordshire
Grand Georgian home in Symonds Yat by the River Wye. Sleeps 24 with pool, party barn & gardens — perfect for celebrations, pets, pub walks.
Weekends From £2,750
Weeks From £4,500
Norfolk
Bessingham Manor is a stunning Victorian manor house on the edge of the North Norfolk Coast, sleeping 35 across the Manor House and an extra self-contained Wing, with a main hall seating 36 for dining.
Weekends From £3,800
Weeks From £4,200
Somerset
An incredible stately home that feels like the very best sort of country house.
Weekends From £15,850
Weeks From £26,200
Argyll
Balinakill is a welcoming Victorian country house, on West Scotland's Kintyre Peninsula
Weekends From £3,450
Weeks From £5,460
Derbyshire
Elegant exclusive-use country house in Derbyshire sleeping 20, with hot tub, tennis court, gardens and generous entertaining space.
Weekends From £3,000
Weeks From £5,250
Herefordshire
Set in the glorious Herefordshire countryside, The Barns sleeps up to 48 in beautifully furnished stone barns.
Weekends From £9,600
Weeks From £15,000
Norfolk
An impressive Grade II listed property with a self-contained annexe, offering nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms and four reception rooms
Weekends From £2,500
Weeks From £4,000
Gloucestershire
Beautiful 18th century 11 ensuite bedroom home for 25 guests in the heart of Coleford, Forest of Dean. Hot tub, games room walk into woodland.
Weekends From £3,250
Weeks From £5,250
Derbyshire
Darley House is a grand Georgian home, near Chatsworth in the Derbyshire Dales set in an acre of ornamental gardens. Perfect for special celebrations and get togethers with family and friends.
Weekends From £2,470
Weeks From £3,500
Oxfordshire
A delightful Oxfordshire country party house, with a swimming pool, hot tub and arctic cabin. 10 bedrooms 8 bathrooms, tranquil location, private.
Weekends From £4,400
Weeks From £8,250
Somerset
A big, friendly party-house with plenty to keep everyone entertained, set beside a lazy mill stream.
Weekends From £3,900
Weeks From £7,350
Somerset
A luxurious Grade 1 listed manor house set in 700 acres of glorious Somerset countryside. Close to Langport, Taunton and the Quantock Hills.
Weekends From £4,916
Weeks From £6,828
Northamptonshire
A countryside farmhouse sleeping up to 29 people, set in 2 acres of mature gardens with a hot tub, games room and plenty to keep everyone entertained.
Weekends From £3,700
Weeks From £6,930
Somerset
Tatham House is a large light-filled house, with an indoor pool, hot tub, tennis court, cinema room and 10 ensuite bedrooms.
Weekends From £4,500
Weeks From £6,900
Powys
A secret hill farm above Hay-on-Wye; a health spa for the soul. Rest, recuperate and recapture the good things in life.
Weekends From £2,400
Weeks From £3,000
Suffolk
Four beautiful country retreats, along with the Dark Horse event space located together around The Stowlangtoft Hall Stable Courtyard. The perfect choice for family holidays, reunions, special celebrations, and wedding guest accommodation.
Weekends From £2,853
Weeks From £4,565
East Riding of Yorkshire
6-8 bedroom country manor house set in 26 acres of private land equipped with a indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi- a truly unique property!
Weekends From £3,290
Weeks From £4,200
Group getaways are as much a chance to chill as they are to catch up. Maybe that’s why hot tubs are one of our most popular features in group accommodation. There’s something about being in toasty-warm water when it’s properly chilly out that’s good for the soul. Could be the steam curling off the surface as you feel your muscles relax for the first time in months. Could be that you’re having proper chats at last because hot tubs and phones don’t mix. Could be because someone just topped up your glass…again.
Our hot tub holiday houses range from barn conversions with outdoor tubs overlooking the Welsh valleys to Scottish estates with cedar hot tubs on private decks to modern builds where hot tubs sit in orangeries. Most are wood-fired rather than electric. They only need an hour to heat up and stay hot all weekend. So the hot tub stays ready at a moment’s notice for your whole stay.
These houses sleep 12 to 30 or more guests, with hot tubs that fit 6 to 10 people comfortably. That means there’s no taking turns, there’s always room for one more and there’s always at least one person who insists on staying in until they’re wrinkly as a prune.
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The scores are in: you lot love a hot tub. And we get it. Enjoying the outdoors without freezing your extremities. Cosying up with your best ones to put the world to rights with not a screen in sight. And enjoying all the stress-relieving, muscle relaxing, circulation improving benefits of floating in warm water for a bit. But here’s the thing: location matters. You want countryside views. You want private gardens where you’re not overlooked by nosy neighbours. You want chic outdoor spaces with lighting, so 11pm sessions feel atmospheric rather than just dark.
Size also matters. A 6-to-10-person hot tub means half the group are soaking while the other half cosy up round the fire pit. These are bigger than inflatable pools, but smaller than commercial spas. Think of it as another social space to spend time together. For this group, the hot tub was a gathering point, not just an amenity: “With the addition of a hot tub and pergola the weekend was perfect.”
Maintenance determines experience. Clean hot tubs with proper chemical balance, consistent temperatures, clear water, and strong jets become the focal point of the celebration. Our hot tub property owners take maintenance seriously because it’s what attracts return bookings. One group of returning guests noted they’ve “stayed three times at this beautiful house… great hot tub and beautiful grounds.”
We’ve facilitated hot tub house rental bookings for 16 years and October to March is by far the most popular time for hot tub bookings. Something about that Scandi combination of hot water and cold air, a sky of stars up above, a glass of something warming in your hands. As one guest told us: “The hot tub was sooooooo relaxing.” Just remember to pack your dressing gown (or your bravery) to get you from house to hot tub and back again.
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Richard Chalmers
Really pleased with my experience with landed houses, was searching for a large house to celebrate my 50th and landed houses had lots of good options...managed to secure somewhere for a good price and looking forward to our dates, many thanks to Edmund and the house owner for their friendly correspondence and help, Steve
Stephen Alexander
Some great houses on offer here /all new to me! Now we are planning our next big family getogether!
Tina Metcalfe
Barbara Ryan
When I was faced with having to find a large house with a pool for a family celebration at relatively short notice, Edmund at Landed Houses came straight to my aid. He responded promptly to my email enquiries, even on a Sunday, putting me in direct contact with someone who managed a property that fitted my needs; the outcome being that a superb house, with everything I need, was secured within 24 hours of my first enquiry. Many thanks, Edmund, for making the task so straightforward. If you’re looking for that special house for a party or family gathering I can recommend Landed Houses as your first port of call.
Mrs Manors
Usually yes, the hot tub’s part of the house, not an extra. Some properties may charge a £50 to £100 heating supplement for winter months, when they are most expensive to run. This covers enough electricity or gas to maintain 38 to 40°C water temperatures when the outside air hits 2°C or lower. That’s genuinely expensive to do.
Check individual listings before you book, but hot tub surcharges are rare and properties charging them will usually explain costs transparently.
Wood-fired hot tubs take one to two hours to heat but stay hot all weekend with occasional log additions. It’s more atmospheric, but also a little more effort. Someone has to remember to line up the logs to keep things toasty.
Electric hot tubs heat faster but cost more to run. You lose a bit of the romance of a wood-fired hot tub but it’s absolutely zero work.
Both work fine. Groups that enjoy the ritual and getting back to nature a bit prefer wood-fired. Usually someone in the group will take pleasure in becoming caretaker for the weekend: chopping the wood, building the fire, checking the temperature. Those wanting convenience and a set-and-forget option choose electric. You simply press a button, return in 30 minutes in your swimming costume, and job done.
When you’re booking a hot tub party house, have a chat to your group and see what suits you better. Check the listing and have a chat to the property owner so you know what to expect.
You’ll need swimwear (unless you’re that kind of group), towels (most properties don’t provide “hot tub towels” separate from bathroom towels), non-slip flip-flops for walking to and from the tub, and maybe robes for winter use. That dash from house to hot tub can get a bit chilly otherwise. Properties will be responsible for providing chemicals and cleaning equipment. Bringing your own towels for the hot tub will help you avoid a shortage of bathroom towels. You’d be surprised how quickly wet towels accumulate when you’re all jumping in and out of the tub all day and it’s too cold out to dry anything quickly.
Coming prepared with the right kit means you’re more likely to get the most out of the hot tub and make some truly amazing memories.
Absolutely. Winter is when hot tubs come into their own. Cold air and warm water, a starry sky, snow settling around you while your body stays warm. The contrast is what hot tubs were made for. Our booking patterns over the years show that October to March bookings request hot tubs more than summer bookings. Summer hot tubs are pleasant. They let you draw out the chillier British evenings and make the most of the outside space once the sun goes down. Winter hot tubs are pure magic whatever time, day or night.
Generally, you can expect to pay a 10 to 20% premium compared to equivalent houses without the amenity. The reason for this is that hot tubs cost £8,000 to £15,000 to install, plus the cost of ongoing maintenance which is around £500 to £1,000 annually. Heating a hot tub costs at least £50 to £150 per week in winter. For groups seeking a hot tub, the premium is well worth it. For groups that aren’t bothered either way, you’ll find better value in non-hot tub properties. The question to ask is are you going to use it once as a novelty and then leave it bubbling away all weekend? Or will it become the focal point of your trip? The go-to spot for pre-dinner drinks, post-dinner unwind sessions, and conversations that stretch late into the night and maybe even the following morning. The extra cost, which amounts to very little split between you, pays for itself in memories made.
